Note from Fluoride Action Network: Dr. Whitford, a promoter of water fluoridation, was a prolific researcher on fluoride with much of his work funded by the U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR, previously the NIDR). (EC) Gary M. Whitford, PhD, DMD, Regents Professor Emeritus of Oral Biology in the College of Dental […]
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.
Anti-pesticide campaigners maintain that insecticide sulfoxaflor violates the Endangered Species Act. Here’s how Biden’s EPA responded
Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural formula for Sulfoxaflor (see more information on its toxicity; USDA Shuts Down Data Collection on Honey Bees, and Sulfoxaflor Documents). I had to read this short article twice before I realized that the author believes that Sulfoxaflor is a safe pesticide. Even though the article is introduced as “ideologically […]
Sulfoxaflor: Documents
The following are some, not all, of the documents dealing with the study, review, approval, and law suits of the insecticide Sulfoxaflor (CAS No. 946578-00-3). The product names for Sulfoxaflor are Transform and Closer. More documents will be added. Date Agency Title July 19, 2022 EPA The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft biological evaluation […]
US Report Reveals 22 Years of Effort and Fluoridation Failed to Improve Oral Health.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Despite increases in public water fluoridation, dental visits, sealants, fluoride varnish applications, and significant financial, training, and program investments, oral health hasn’t improved in 22 years, according to a National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Oral Health in America Report (December 2021), reports the New York […]
Promoting support for community water fluoridation. Testing message effects and the role of normative beliefs
This study was published in December 2021. Background Despite evidence that community water fluoridation (CWF) protects oral health, improves health equity, is safe and cost-effective, and contributes to social well-being, little is known regarding which of these benefits should be highlighted to effectively influence support for CWF. Methods This within-participants study examines differences in CWF […]
A Brief History of Biological Dentistry
Biological dentistry is a novel approach to current “conventional” dentistry. This approach fosters your overall health and wellness, rather than treating the symptoms of a disease. The history of biological dentistry really diverges from traditional dentistry in the 1970s. Biological and holistic dental offices have been popping up around the world for more than 40 […]
Common Home Fumigation Pesticide Associated with Increased Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Note from Fluoride Action Network The brain is the main target for Sulfuryl fluoride. Sulfuryl fluoride’s use as a food fumigant on post-harvest food was first approved by the US EPA Office of Pesticides in 2004. With this approval, EPA approved the highest levels of fluoride residues on food in its history. According to EPA, […]
Which U.S. states are best, worst for dental health?
Which U.S. state has the best dental health? Connecticut, according to a new survey published by national dental provider Express Dentist. The survey measured 25 key dental health indicators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The results revealed not only what states had the best and worst dental health but also that […]
ADA commends NIH report, Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges
Excerpts: Good oral health is important for the overall health and well-being of individuals of all ages, their families, communities and the nation, according to a newly released report from the National Institutes of Health. That was among the key findings of Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges, a wide-ranging report that provides a […]
New Report: Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges.
Report: Oral Health in America Advances and Challenges 790 pages By the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Fluoride mentioned 276 times Fluoridation is mentioned 64 times IQ is mentioned 0 times Excerpts (page numbers are according to the pdf report): Neurotoxicity PAGE 160. Recent concerns related to […]