BRANTFORD – With a new $200,000 fluoridation system being considered in Brantford, maybe it’s time to rethink the whole fluoridation thing in the first place. The practice of adding fluoride to city water supplies is on the decline and has been eliminated in dozens of countries around the world and municipalities in Ontario. These countries […]
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Contaminated groundwater in 22 of Karnataka’s 30 districts poses health risks
BENGALURU: The plummeting water levels in reservoirs across the state – a consequence of consecutive droughts – presage a summer of acute water scarcity. Against such a bleak scenario, district administrative bodies are likely to resort to the most feasible solution: digging up more borewells to slake the thirst of the populace. However, information contained […]
Idaho considering legislation to further expand pharmacists’ health care role
BOISE, Idaho — A bill being considered by the Idaho Legislature could make the state one of the most progressive in the nation when it comes to utilizing pharmacists to meet health care needs. … On Feb. 24, the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee unanimously voted to advance another bill that that would help […]
Australia to get its first dental check-up in over a decade
Australian adults are about to get a major dental check-up in the first national oral health study in more than a decade. Fifteen-thousand Australians will be randomly selected for a free dental examination as part of the $5.8 million study to be conducted over 2017-18. Researchers will consider the effect of sugar, tobacco and fluoride […]
Fluoride for Texas: Promoting Community Water Fluoridation
The Texas Oral Health Coalition unequivocally supports community water fluoridation in the fight against dental decay for adults and children living in the state of Texas. Community water fluoridation is the adjustment of the existing fluoride levels in the public drinking water systems to a level that reduces tooth decay. Scientific evidence compiled over more […]
The impact of tap water fluoridation on human health
Abstract: The purpose of this review is to describe the osteological, neurological, endocrine and dermatological effects of fluoride ingestion. Additional aims are to evaluate whether the Chilean tap water fluoridation program has had any impact on dental health, and analyze the basis for the Chilean elementary school milk fluoridation program, which is targeted at children […]
Fix Those Fluoride Stains Today!
Have you noticed white or brown splotches or streaks on your child’s teeth? If you’re alarmed and beginning to think it is a form of tooth decay, you’ll be pleased to learn it’s more likely a case of mild to moderate dental fluorosis. Fluorosis occurs when tooth enamel is exposed to too much fluoride early […]
Moncton City Councillors To Discuss Fluoride During Committee Meetings Today
Fluoride is back on the agenda at the Committee of the Whole meeting this afternoon, and it is expected to generate more discussion as to whether or not it should be added back into Greater Moncton’s water supply. Vice President of the New Brunswick Dental Society Dr. Suzanne Drapeau-McNally says ultimately she is confident Council […]
Fluoride Chemicals in Drinking Water; TSCA Section 21 Petition; Reasons for Agency Response
Federal Register | PDF version Summary This document announces the availability of EPA’s response to a petition it received on November 23, 2016, under section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The TSCA section 21 petition was received from the Fluoride Action Network, Food & Water Watch, Organic Consumers Association, the American Academy […]
ADA: EPA denies petition to ban adding ‘fluoridation chemicals’ to water supplies
ADA president applauds decision ‘on the side of sound science’ The health benefits of fluoride include “having fewer cavities, less severe cavities, less need for fillings and removing teeth and less pain and suffering due to tooth decay,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Feb. 17. The statement came as part of a detailed, 50-page […]