Fluoride in the drinking water — friend or foe? The subject is bound to touch a nerve. It was a hot-button issue after city officials released the projected 2012 budget in June. Officials proposed eliminating the city’s more-than-20-year fluoridation program as a cost-cutting measure. Doing so would save an estimated $13,000 from the budget and […]
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New coalition lobbies to fluoridate Portland’s drinking water
Portland’s reign as America’s largest bastion of fluoride-free water is facing a revolt. A newly formed and hush-hush coalition of more than 50 high-profile organizations is quietly lobbying the Portland City Council to add fluoride to a drinking water supply serving about 900,000 residents — not just in Portland but also Gresham, Tigard and Tualatin, […]
Wichita: Fluoride opponents air concerns at forum
Wichita’s past decisions not to fluoridate the water supply have been validated by recent decisions by cities such as Santa Fe and Albuquerque to stop fluoridating theirs, a Wichita chiropractor said Wednesday at a meeting sponsored by fluoridation opponents. “It’s ironic that Wichita is being pressured to fluoridate the water when more and more cities […]
Manchester Health Department: … fluoride has little effect
MANCHESTER — A key segment of the Manchester population saw no significant reduction in tooth decay over the first four years of fluoridation, and only experienced significant drops in tooth decay after the city launched a program to seal their teeth, according to Manchester Health Department data. A top city health official cautioned against drawing […]
100 days of science: She found fluorine affected dental health
The Arizona Daily Star’s Centennial salute to science in Arizona runs all summer. Each day, for 100 days, we’ll record a milestone in the state’s scientific history. We can thank University of Arizona researcher Margaret Cammack Smith for the addition of fluorine to much of the nation’s drinking-water supply – a development that the U.S. […]
NY Officals Request $20 Million from Medicare for Water Fluoridation
State officials formally submitted a request to keep $10 billion that recent changes to the Medicaid program have saved the federal government, saying investing that money over the next five years will further “bend the Medicaid cost curve.” The entire waiver request is below. Changes to the ballooning Medicaid system — which is jointly funded […]
Editorial on Pinellas: Paying for Fluoride Four’s foolishness
A Tampa Bay Times Editorial They started lining up shortly after sunrise in the county that rejected science and removed fluoride from the drinking water. By midmorning, the Pinellas County Health Department was jammed with families waiting for free dental exams for their children that could include cleanings, X-rays, fillings — and fluoride treatments. These […]
Pro-Fluoridation Group Submits Petition To Wichita City Council
A local group of dentists, doctors and community members in favor of Wichita water fluoridation held a rally Friday at City Hall to mark the collection of more than 11,000 petition signatures. Members of the group Wichitans for Healthy Teeth have been going door-to-door for the past several weeks collecting signatures and distributing information about […]
Sacramento Editorial: Fluoride is needed in city water, at low levels
Excerpt The controversy came to the Sacramento City Council in what appeared a rather innocuous agenda item last week to accept a $550,000 grant from the First 5 Sacramento Commission to help pay for fluoridation equipment upgrades… … The city is hoping for more aid from First 5. Opponents said the terms of the grant […]
Sacramento City Council extends fluoride program despite rising costs
… the City Council voted last week to extend its fluoridation program, despite a report from utilities officials that continuing the practice will cost millions of dollars in water revenue collected from city residents and businesses. According to a study by the city’s Department of Utilities, annual operation and maintenance costs for the city’s fluoridation […]