HHS Recommendation for Fluoride Concentration in Drinking Water for Prevention of Dental Caries Subject of Planned Report: Recommended fluoride content (mg/L) in community water systems to prevent dental caries (tooth decay) Purpose of Planned Report: To update and replace previous U.S. Public Health Service recommendations for adjusted fluoride concentration in drinking water to prevent dental […]
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Watertown. Editorial: Keep fluoride
Monday’s City Council meeting will finally present a forum for a fair hearing on whether the city should continue its near 50-year practice of adding fluoride to the water supply. The Jefferson-Lewis County Dental Society is prepared to expose the council to the science and facts that substantiate the value of use of minuscule amounts […]
State dental head will discuss fluoride with Watertown City Council
Dr. Jayanth V. Kumar, a dentist for 30 years and the director of the state’s Bureau of Dental Health, went to Walden, Orange County, last week to persuade officials there to put fluoride back in the public water supply. On Monday, he will travel from Albany to persuade the Watertown City Council to keep the […]
Davis, Woodland consider adding fluoride to drinking water
For Don Saylor, it’s just common sense: Adding fluoride to drinking water in Davis and Woodland would improve dental health for 130,000 people, particularly low-income residents who can’t afford regular health visits. “This is a social justice as well as a public health issue,” said Saylor, a Yolo County supervisor. “It’s well past time to […]
NHANES Survey: Mobile site takes Saratoga County’s pulse
A new 1,600-square-foot medical facility opens its doors Saturday in Luther Forest. Blood will be drawn, dental exams will be given, bone density will be checked. But only for seven weeks. And you can’t walk in, or even make an appointment, unless you’re invited. The facility is a mobile examination center put together here by a medical team […]
Santa Fe: Rivera joins fellow councilors in race for mayor
Former Santa Fe Fire Department Chief Chris Rivera became City Councilor Rivera last year, and now he wants to become Mayor Rivera. On Thursday, the 47-year-old father of four became the third sitting councilor to formally announce a candidacy for mayor in the 2014 city election. Rivera said in an interview that he sees himself […]
How is fluoride affecting Springville citizens’ health?
SPRINGVILLE — Although a group of community members had asked the Springville Village Board of Trustees to form a committee to re-evaluate the necessity and safety of putting fluoride into the village water system, the board looked into the matter and determined that such a move was not necessary. That decision was formally announced, during […]
Portland. The Fight Against Fluoridation: Epilogue
It’s been almost two weeks since Portland voters overwhelmingly rejected a plan to add fluorosisilic acid to Bull Run tap water. Outspent 3 to 1 and facing fluoride lobbyists, high-paid consultants, and king-maker campaign operators, a loose-knit posse of citizen activists banded together to help Clean Water Portland overcome ‘Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland’ by a […]
Watertown: Council to hear fluoride flip side
Pro-fluoride forces are taking their turn to go on offense. After weeks of hearing an anti-fluoride group lobby for its side, the Jefferson-Lewis County Dental Society and other supporters are ready to make their case for keeping the colorless and tasteless chemical in the city’s water supply. Dr. Andrew E.C. Crossley, president of the Jefferson-Lewis […]
Water found to be key factor in PFC levels
Biomonitoring data from the Minnesota Department of Health also confirms that years of cleanup efforts are showing positive results. An analysis of PFC levels in residents of Cottage Grove, Lake Elmo and Oakdale confirms the cause-effect link between how much unfiltered water those people drank and the amount of the pervasive chemical compounds were found […]