Edmonton has fluoride in its drinking water. Calgary does not. Take a wild guess which of the two cities’ children have more cavities? If you said Calgary, you’d be wrong! Chew on that for a while. Despite continuing to have fluoride in their water, kids in Edmonton have more tooth decay than Calgary kids — […]
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.
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Excessive Maternal Fluoride Levels May Lower Child IQ
Note from FAN: The title is misleading. This study had fluoride exposures almost the same as what is found in fluoridating countries like the USA. See more High prenatal fluoride exposure during pregnancy is associated with poorer scores on tests of cognitive function in offspring, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of […]
Years Old Mechanical Issue Halts Fluoridation of Yorktown’s Water
AMAWALK, N.Y. – A four-year-old mechanical issue has shut down Yorktown’s supply of fluoridated drinking water. Equipment problems halted water fluoridation last week and were expected to keep the cavity-fighting chemical out of the water supply until early 2019, the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works said in a statement. In the meantime, residents generally—and especially […]
Removal of Fluoride from Ground Water by Adsorption Using Industrial Solid Waste (Fly Ash)
Note from Fluoride Action Network: “Since all methods [to remove fluoride] produce a sludge with very high concentration of fluoride that has to be disposed of, only water for drinking and cooking purposes should be treated, particularly in the developing countries.” Reference: Fluorosis (see Interventions), World Health Organization ABSTRACT: The fluoride removal ability of industrial […]
Report reveals flaws in Calgary study that claimed fluoridation cessation increased tooth decay. It didn’t.
A commentary in yesterday’s Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology reveals tooth decay rates did not increase faster after fluoridation stopped in Calgary as claimed in a previously published study (McLaren, et al 2016). Chris Neurath led the team that reports McLaren’s study is scientifically inaccurate, uses incomplete data, and relies on two populations that are […]
New refinery safety laws pass, but ban on deadly chemical stalls
Gov. Jerry Brown signed three new laws this week intended to make local refineries safer for their neighbors. But one big change remains elusive, and that’s a ban on refineries using a toxic chemical known as modified hydrofluoric acid. An explosion at the Torrance refinery in 2015 woke neighbors to the risk that, if released, […]
Opinion: Potsdam should keep fluoridating its water
Three years ago, Jefferson County was selected as a state pilot project to enhance strategies that would measurably improve young children’s oral health status. The project was successful and has expanded to include health and human service agencies from Oswego, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. This four-county coalition, called Keep the North Country Smiling, is […]
Port Angeles debate airs pros, cons of fluoridating water
PORT ANGELES — Arguments for and against fluoridation were aired Tuesday at a general election forum as city voters prepare to cast advisory ballots Nov. 7 on whether Port Angeles public works should resume adding fluorosilicic acid to the municipal water supply. Dr. Tom Locke of Sequim accused fluoridation foes of spreading “alternative facts” about […]
Walden moves closer to eliminating fluoride
The Walden Village Board took another step towards eliminating fluoride from the municipality’s water supply last week, but there are still numerous additional requirements the village must fulfill before the program could be ended. In recent weeks, the board received expert written testimony from a number of health care professionals on both sides of the […]
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Issues the First-Ever Evidence-Based Guideline for Using Silver Diamine Fluoride to Treat Cavities
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) issued the first-ever evidence-based guideline on the use of silver diamine fluoride to treat cavities in pediatric patients, based on a systematic review of research from 1969-2016. The AAPD guideline recommends silver diamine fluoride, or SDF, to treat active cavities in pediatric and special needs patients, likely leading […]