CDC 2011/2012 statistics reveal low-income children’s tooth decay rates are increasing substantially – despite record numbers of children served fluoride from water, foods, dental products and medicines causing an overall alarming surge in fluoride-overdose symptoms – dental fluorosis (discolored teeth), reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) Decay rates for children, […]
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Reducing fluoride levels in water part of larger effort in Ranchos Valley
Andrew Chavez says it’s easy to tell which people in Llano Quemado have a lot of fluoride in their drinking water. “I used to live down this road and my teeth were completely brown,” he says, driving past old adobes and mobile homes that flank State Road 382. If you’ve got brown teeth, he says, […]
Duxbury: Fluoride in Public Water Supply
Fluoride in the town’s public water supply for drinking will be up for discussion at tonight’s Duxbury Selectmen’s meeting. Currently, there is fluoride in the water. “There are those who are concerned about health risks and those who find great health benefits to the proposal,” Town Manager Rene Read told WATD. “So it’s something we’ve been […]
Fluoride opponents claim court win on Healdsburg ballot measure language
In a sharp rebuke to Healdsburg officials and a victory for fluoride opponents, a Sonoma County judge has ordered the city to change its proposed language on a ballot question that asks voters to weigh in on use of the additive in the city’s water supply. Judge William Harrison found the city’s wording “misleading, inaccurate […]
LETTER: Clallam commissioner hasn’t fulfilled his duty to the people
Mike Chapman has let politics, not facts, guide his decision-making. Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman has not served the people of Clallam County well nor carried out his fiduciary responsibilities in many ways. Inappropriately, he does not support the fluoridation of the Port Angeles water. As a member of the county Board of Health, his […]
Tell Gov. Brown to Respect the Vote
Oregon’s new Dental Director Dr. Bruce Austin just announced a goal of adding fluoridation chemicals to 80% of Oregonians’ water by 2019, and asked for the legislature’s help. That goal could only be practically achieved through a Legislative bill to overturn the 2013 vote of 61% of Portlanders against water fluoridation, as well as a number […]
Meadville: Both sides must be represented at public events as community considers fluoridation
One of the purposes of an institutional mission statement should be to guide the organization, spell out its overall goal and provide a path and a guide for decision-making. The Meadville Area Water Authority (MAWA) mission statement is “to provide high quality, safe, dependable water service with sound water management practices at rates that encourage […]
Georgia dental hygienists, dentists at odds over program for kids
Note from FAN: PERCENT OF PEOPLE SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE FLUORIDATED: 2014: 96.3% 2012: 96.3% 2006: 95.8% 2000: 92.9% 1992: 92.1% The state of Georgia could save millions of dollars a year and serve thousands of children from low-income families by increasing access to basic dental care, researchers told key lawmakers Monday. […]
Oskaloosa: Water Department Looks at Adding Fluoride to Water
Back in July of 2011, the water department had to make a decision with its fluoride feed system. “We have the feed equipment in place, it was something that we were doing before, but it started causing treatment issues. We were getting turbidity problems that had started to pop up and because that can be […]
Dentist Ordered to Pay $717K in Illegal Billing Case
A judge has ordered a retired Winsted dentist to pay $717,046 after concluding that he violated state law by improperly billing the state Medicaid program for dental cleanings and fluoride treatments. Superior Court Judge Trial Referee A. Susan Peck issued a 41-page decision this month against the dentist, Douglas Macko. The decision entered a judgment […]