11. NATURAL FLUORIDE SYSTEM: ESG [Public Works Department] seek approval to convert the City of Hinesville’s water system to a natural fluoride system. Action Item PURPOSE: To seek approval to convert Hinesville to a natural fluoride system. BACKGROUND: The Hinesville water system has a natural level of fluoride that is present. The recommended levels of […]
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Idaho pharmacists have been able to prescribe fluoride for several years.
There are big changes afoot for pharmacies both in Idaho and across the United States. Starting July 1 in Idaho, if you have a short-term illness or something that can be diagnosed via an easy test such as a sinus infection, strep throat or a cold sore, instead of going to the doctor, you can […]
Vernal City Council meets, makes statement on fluoride
Excerpt: The Vernal City Council met for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting last week, opening the meeting with a statement regarding fluoride. “There has been a lot of buzz and discussion and Facebook posts on the topic of fluoridation of our local drinking water,” Mayor Doug Hammond said. “The topic is not on our agenda […]
East Brunswick’s Advisory Health Council Reorganizes; Participates in Statewide Program
The East Brunswick Advisory Council held their reorganizational meeting for 2018 on February 13, 2018. Elections were held and new members were welcomed. Dr. Ken Freedman was reelected as President and Harriet Golub was reelected as Vice-President. Members of the Council are Roberta D’Achille, Dr. Joshua Bersaud, Erin Gilbert, Dawn Hadland, Dr. Elizabeth McSpiritt, Dr. […]
Milford Chooses Fluoridation
MILFORD — Milford Town Council chose not to eliminate fluoride from the town water supply during a busy monthly meeting Monday, March 12. Two members of the public in attendance expressed support for fluoridation’s benefits for children’s teeth. Rebecca Alles, Van Buren Township Trustee, cited the “enormous number of children who are not seeing the […]
Edgartown Debates Fluoride Question
The public health benefits of adding fluoride to the town water supply were explained and debated at a forum in Edgartown Thursday night attended by dentists, medical professionals, elected officials and town residents. Held at the Edgartown Library, the town-sponsored forum was called in advance of an Edgartown town vote on community fluoridation on the […]
Letter from Superintendent: Discontinuation of fluoridation of elementary school water
March 9, 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians and Staff Members: In accordance with the requirements for noncommunity water systems, Title 25 Pa. Code § 109.409©(2), this letter is to inform you that the Northeast Bradford School District has been granted permission, by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, to cease fluoridation of the water that serves the […]
Updated version of ADA’s premier resource on fluoridation available
Dental professionals who have questions about water fluoridation can turn to the updated 2018 edition of “Fluoridation Facts,” which was released in March, for answers. Compiled by the experts of ADA’s National Fluoridation Advisory Committee, Fluoridation Facts is the ADA’s premier resource on fluoridation. This 114-page publication provides the latest scientific information about the benefits […]
HF: Redondo Beach City Council votes to support ban on refinery chemical
Nearly 300 residents march inprotest to the PBF Energy refinery in Torrance on Saturdday, Feb 17, 2018. It has been three years since the refinery explosion rocked the neighborhod and now residents are calling for a ban on the use of hydrofluoric acid at the refinery. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributor) The Redondo Beach City […]
Clinical Trial for Fluoride Supplementation to Pregnant Women
This is online as of March 8, 2018 According to the website at ClinicalTrials.gov, a study titled Effect of Supplementation of Fluoride on Maternal Periodontal Health, Preterm Delivery, and Perinatal Well-Being was proposed to take place at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, with a start date of October 2015. Even though the website states […]