Conflicts of interest have become more the rule than the occasional exception. Even the trusted US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) receives heavy funding from industry. How this conflict of interest may have affected the organization’s decisions is the topic of an article1 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), penned by the journal’s […]
News Archive
Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Fluoridation May Not Prevent Cavities, Scientific Review Shows
See original article If you’re like two-thirds of Americans, fluoride is added to your tap water for the purpose of reducing cavities. But the scientific rationale for putting it there may be outdated, and no longer as clear-cut as was once thought. Water fluoridation, which first began in 1945 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and expanded […]
Park Hills water fluoridation survey
The city water department invites all water customers to participate in a quick survey to inform the decision to preserve, lower or eliminate fluoride added to city water. Clicking on this link [also, see below] will allow you to express your preferences for fluoride in the city water system. Your privacy is important. This electronic […]
Wenham Board of Health to examine fluoridation policy
Following a brief discussion at their June 17 meeting, the Wenham Board of Health plans to investigate the practice of fluoridating the town’s water supply. Although the final decision on fluoride would ultimately rest with Wenham’s voters, board members said they want to be up to date about fluoridate alongside the pros and cons of […]
Cambridge: Vote means lower ‘target level’ of fluoride for city drinking water starts in September
Fluoride levels in city drinking water will be lower starting in September as a result of action Monday by the committee that advises the city Health Department. The panel voted to recommend reducing the “target level” for the cavity-fighting chemical to a single standard of 0.7 parts per million from a range of 0.7 parts […]
N.H. Still Struggling To Meet Kids’ Oral Hygiene Needs
More than one-third of New Hampshire children experience one of the most preventable childhood diseases: tooth decay. According to a new report from UNH’s Carsey School, access to oral healthcare is all about geographical and financial barriers. The problem is worst in Coos County, where more than half of third graders had tooth decay in […]
Why America’s Central Bank is concerned about our growing dental health care crisis
If the U.S. Federal Reserve is concerned about the state of dental care in this country, you know we have a problem. In fact, according to the Fed, we have a very big problem. The Federal Reserve Board of Governor’s Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households, released last month, contained some alarming statistics […]
Fluoridation decision looming for water district in northern Arkansas
BOONE COUNTY, Ark. – The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority says it’s caught in the middle of a fluoride controversy in northern Arkansas. The water district’s chairman says he disapproves of fluoridation and that a state mandate, requiring the practice, could end in litigation… The OMRPWA was created to better serve 18 municipalities in […]
Rockport to add less fluoride to drinking water
Board of Health Chairman Dr. Sydney Wedmore and board colleague Dr. Sydney Jimenez said a recent report from the U.S. Department of Public Health recommended towns lower the level of fluoride to an optimal level of 0.7 parts per million. “It’s 1.0 part per million now,” Wedmore said “The board voted last month to implement […]
San Marcos files lawsuit to invalidate fluoridation petition
The city of San Marcos has sued an activist group pushing for a citywide election to prohibit fluoridation of the municipal water supply. On April 2, the people behind Communities For Thriving Water – Fluoride Free San Marcos submitted 1,634 signatures in support of a city charter amendment that states, in part, “The city of […]