The Windsor Essex Health Unit says it’s too early to determine if removing fluoride from the area’s water supply is having an impact on tooth decay in the region. A recent study found a worsening in the decay of baby teeth in Calgary children compared to children in Edmonton where water still contains fluoride. Medical […]
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Public not demanding fluoride, Regina mayor says
Report suggests Calgary kids get more cavities due to lack of fluoridation Fluoride has been a hot topic in previous municipal election years, but Regina’s mayor says that right now, he doesn’t see people calling for the water supply to be fluoridated. “It hasn’t been a public conversation for a number of years,” Michael Fougere […]
Peel Region considering removing fluoride from water supply
Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon are all considering removing fluoride from the water supply despite medical advice to the contrary. “The evidence is clear as to both its safety and its effectiveness,” the Ontario Minister of Health said Thursday. “I’m a public health doctor. It’s one of the biggest public health advancements in the past hundred years,” […]
Fluoride still routinely found in Calgary drinking water
Calgary stopped adding fluoride to its water supply in 2011 but that doesn’t mean the fluid from your faucet is fluoride-free. Naturally occurring fluoride is still present in the city’s drinking water at levels ranging from about one-tenth to one-third the amount found prior to council’s decision to stop artificial fluoridation. Regular testing of Calgary’s treated water […]
Calgary’s health officer urges council to rethink fluoride removal after study showing alarming spike in cavities for kids
Calgary’s medical health officer says council should reconsider its “fundamentally” ideological decision to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water supply in 2011, after a study showed childhood tooth decay rates here are increasing faster than in Edmonton. “I feared that this could happen, but I couldn’t say confidently back in 2011 that it was […]
Calgary: Farrell defends fluoride decision
The decision to ban fluoride from Calgary water in 2011 was correct, says the councillor who lead the charge. This despite a new study showing kids in Calgary get more cavities than those in Edmonton, where the water is still fluoridated. “There could be a link, however, why then is tooth decay increasing throughout Canada […]
Peel eyes its use of fluoride in water
There’s something in the water. And now Peel Region is considering stopping the practice of adding fluoride to its drinking water. The regional council — which oversees Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon — formed the “Oral Health in Peel Committee” in late January. During its first meeting on Feb. 11, it began “examining practices” surrounding fluoride […]
Cornwall Coun. Andre Rivette wants to renew fluoride debate
With recent news children in fluoride-free Calgary have been getting more cavities than normal, Coun. Andre Rivette believes it’s time bring fluoride back to the city. “On Monday, I’m going to bring up a new motion to get this moving, to get a new date done (for a presentation by medical officer of health Dr. […]
Chatham-Kent official backs health minister’s call to support water fluoridation
A Chatham-Kent health official agrees with Health Minister Eric Hoskins that municipalities should be cautious about doing away with water fluoridation, given the benefits that it provides to the public. Last month, Hoskins sent a letter to municipalities urging them to support the fluoridation of drinking water in their communities “so that everyone can enjoy […]
Calgary city councillors defend fluoride decision
The councillor who led the charge to rid Calgary’s tap water of fluoride in 2011 defended the controversial decision despite a new study showing cavity among kids in this city increased at a higher rate than Edmonton in recent years. “There could be a link, however, why then is tooth decay increasing throughout Canada and what […]