A group of citizens who support adding fluoride to Calgary’s drinking water are urging voters to elect candidates who will work to reinstate fluoridation. Members of the pro-fluoridation group Calgarians for Kids’ Health are gathering in the city’s northwest on Monday to discuss the topic. The group is comprised of dental and pediatric specialists, parents […]
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Citizen group wants water fluoridation to be election issue in Calgary
Calgarians voted to add fluoride to the city’s water in 1989, council voted to remove it in 2011 A Calgary citizens group is working to make putting fluoride back in the city’s drinking water a civic election issue. Members of Calgarians For Kids Health — which they say is made up of dental and pediatric […]
Researchers urge caution over study linking fluoride exposure in pregnancy to lower IQs in children
Anti-fluoridation activists call it ‘the biggest moment in the history of this whole debate.’ It’s the response health policy experts — and some of the authors themselves — feared Already there are people who claim fluoridated water is doing bad things to us. Now comes a new study suggesting a link between fluoride exposure in […]
Moncton votes to keep fluoride out of water
Eight months of lengthy discussions came to an end on Monday night when Moncton city council voted to stick to the status quo of not adding fluoride to the municipality’s water. In 2011, after a contentious debate, Moncton council voted to suspend adding fluoride to the city’s water for five years. At the time, council asked the […]
Higher levels of fluoride in urine linked to lower IQ scores in children
For years, many communities have added fluoride to drinking water to help reduce cavities. But a new study that has found a link between fluoride levels in pregnant women and lower intelligence in their children may provide further ammunition for those who are calling that practice into question. In the first study of its kind, […]
Owen Sound: Group Wants Another Referendum on Fluoride
A petition circulating to add a question to the 2018 municipal election ballot about removing fluoride from Owen Sound’s water supply is garnering momentum. Oliver Hartan, spokesperson for Fluoridation Free Owen Sound (FFOS), says the group already has more than 1,000 signatures supporting its appeal to the city to pose the question on the 2018 […]
Riverview calls on Ottawa to study fluoride in drinking water
Riverview town council is following Dieppe’s lead, and calling on the federal government to do a comprehensive study on water fluoridation. Both Riverview and Dieppe purchase their water from the City of Moncton, which removed fluoride five years ago. It’s been a controversial decision, and dentists in the area are now calling for a return […]
Moncton council to decide on whether to restore water fluoridation
MONCTON, N.B. — Despite pleas from dentists to restore fluoride to the water supply in Moncton, N.B., at least one city councillor says he’ll vote against it when council meets to make a decision next week. Moncton ended fluoride use in 2011, and local dentist Suzanne Drapeau-McNally says she has seen a dramatic increase in […]
Slight increase in fluoride amounts in most Huron-Kinloss Township water systems
[Note from FAN: The use of the adjective “slight” in the headline is disingenuous. The optimal level of fluoride in fluoridation schemes in Ontario is 0.7 milligrams per litre (mg/L). The levels reported below are significantly higher than this.] The Township of Huron-Kinloss water systems are reporting elevated levels of naturally-occurring fluoride, which can have […]
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On this page: What is fluoride? Benefits Sources of fluoride to prevent tooth decay Effects on health Proper use of fluoridated toothpaste for children Fluoride in drinking water Supporting organizations What is fluoride? Fluoride is a mineral. In Canada, fluoride is found naturally in our water, air, food and soil. Benefits Fluoride helps prevent tooth […]