Over the years, Pinellas County commissioners have often said it is better to err on the side of caution when making decisions that affect the health and safety of its citizenry. The problem with the very controversial issue of adding fluoride to the drinking water is there seems to be no clear consensus on whether […]
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Pinellas County: No more water fluoridation after Dec. 31
CLEARWATER – By the end of the year, water fluoridation in Pinellas County will be no more. County Commissioners voted, 4-3, during an Oct. 4 work session to stop the practice. But not everyone is happy. Commissioner Ken Welch said “this is one of the most difficult decisions” the commission has ever made, as he […]
Fight for water fluoridation tooth and nail
Fluoridating water reduces the incidence of tooth decay by 25 percent nationwide and is heralded as one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the twentieth century by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nevertheless, the practice has been rejected by about 200 jurisdictions over the past four years. So far this […]
Looking to save money, more places decide to stop fluoridating the water
MIAMI — A growing number of communities are choosing to stop adding fluoride to their water systems, even though the federal government and federal health officials maintain their full support for a measure they say provides a 25 percent reduction in tooth decay nationwide. Last week, Pinellas County, on Florida’s west coast, voted to stop […]
Hartland Township: Brushing up for decision on fluoride
To fluoridate or not to fluoridate? That will be the question Nov. 15 when the Hartland Township Board of Trustees hosts a public hearing to discuss its fluoridation program at 7 p.m. at Township Hall. The board recently raised the fluoridation discussion, with Trustee Glenn Harper advocating public discussion on the matter after reviewing several […]
Nashua: New Hampshire Dental Society studying a new campaign to fluoridate the water
… Currently, about 43 percent of residents in the state have access to fluoridated community water supplies, which is below the national average. The society is studying a new campaign to fluoridate the water in Nashua, one of the state’s largest cities… Read full article
Polk County: No fluoridation circus here
Just in case you may have read about the Tea Party-inspired vote in Pinellas County to quit fluoridating drinking water and wondered about whether this show was coming to Polk County, relax. Polk County Utilities doesn’t add fluoride compounds to the water supply. The reason has nothing to do with politics and everything to do […]
Florida’s Pinellas County rejects fluoride in drinking water
Pinellas County commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday to cease putting fluoride into their water, making it the largest urban county in Florida to discontinue the practice. The move will halt fluoride-injected water from reaching about 700,000 residents but does not include the city of St. Petersburg and three other cities, says Commissioner Ken Welch, who voted […]
Pinellas County Commission votes to stop putting fluoride in water supply
CLEARWATER — Pinellas County commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday to end the seven-year practice of putting fluoride into drinking water, a public health effort that riled conservative activists and skeptics. More than a dozen dentists and pediatricians told commissioners that adding fluoride improve’s people’s dental health and lowers costs to the county for dental care for […]
High Springs to discuss practice of adding fluoride to city water
The High Springs City Commission will be researching the pros and cons of adding fluoride to the water after receiving phone calls and e-mails relating to health concerns over the practice. “Every few months, I receive e-mails and phone calls from someone who claims he was affected by the fluoride,” City Commissioner Eric May said. […]