SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dr. Jayanth V. Kumar has been named California’s new state dental director, Gov. Jerry Brown announced June 5. For years, the California Dental Association has advocated for a state dental director — the establishment of this position is a major achievement for the state’s oral health program and access to care planning […]
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Washington state considers lowering water fluoridation levels
The state of Washington is working on a new rule to reduce the amount of fluoride that is added to community water supplies after the federal government issued new recommendations in April. In the Tri-Cities, only Pasco fluoridates its water. West Richland has naturally occurring fluoride that can be higher than optimal. Kennewick and Richland […]
Western Grove: Water users douse fluoride claims; Meeting draws criticism from most people
WESTERN GROVE — A meeting about mandated fluoridation has left several dozen water customers boiling mad. The monthly meeting of the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority, which was held at Western Grove City Hall, featured a presentation on the topic by representatives from the Arkansas Department of Health. The presentation did not go over […]
Portsmouth. Report: Federal PFC levels not protective enough
PORTSMOUTH — An article just published by public health professors from Harvard University and Boston University concludes that the provisional health advisory level for a chemical found in three city wells “may be 100-fold too high.” The city closed the Haven well in May 2014 after the Air Force tested the well and found levels […]
Emergency drill gets a little dose of reality
Hydrogen fluoride is nasty stuff, and so when a cleanup worker’s personal monitor for HF went off inside the K-27 facility on Tuesday it created a bit of a stir. The situation was complicated by the fact that an emergency-response drill was being staged nearby at the former uranium-enrichment site that’s now known as the […]
Hayden to consider ballot questions at 7 p.m. tonight
The Hayden Town Council will consider whether to put two questions on the November ballot Thursday. Staff members will give their reports at 7 p.m. The regular meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m… The second ballot question is regarding the artificial introduction of fluoride or fluoride by-products into the town’s water system.
Norway first town in Maine to fluoridate its public water, and it shows
NORWAY — If longtime residents in Norway have “good” teeth, they can probably thank voters who, in 1951, agreed to become the state’s guinea pigs for fluoridation. “You can see it with patients who grew up with fluoridated water,” said Dr. Maurice Convoy, a Norway dentist and veteran advocate for the use of fluoride in public […]
Coulee Recollections
30 years ago The town of Coulee Dam announced this week that fluoride will be discontinued in both the east and west side water systems beginning June 20 through September 15. This is the third year that Coulee Dam has stopped putting fluoride in the town’s water system due to the high cost of fluoride.
16 metric tons of HF from Syria to be destroyed at Port Arthur
Title of article: Waste from destruction at sea of Syrian chemical weapons has been disposed of … Of the 1,328 metric tons of chemical weapons and precursor chemicals Damascus declared, only 16 metric tons of hydrogen fluoride remain to be destroyed at a plant in Port Arthur, Texas… Read full article _______________________________________________________ Note: The New […]
Sylacauga council to vote Tuesday on water fluoridation
SYLACAUGA – The City Council will vote on whether to keep fluoridating the city’s water in its 5 p.m. council meeting Tuesday. The decision to have a vote came during the council’s work session today, well after initial hearings on the issue on May 4, in which fluoride advocates and opponents argued whether Sylacauga should […]