ISLAND FALLS, Maine — Many Maine communities add fluoride to their public water system to help residents enhance their oral health. But voters in Island Falls will decide next week whether they want to continue to pay to do so. Residents will go to the polls on Wednesday, Sept. 9, to vote on a referendum […]
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Sandpoint: Council to mull fluoride questions
SANDPOINT — Tensions ran high at Wednesday’s Public Works meeting when more than a dozen anti-fluoride activists stood before the commission to demand the city stop adding fluoride to its water. Calling the practice unethical, unsafe, illegal and even a crime against humanity, fluoride opponents made impassioned pleas to council members John Reuter, Michael Boge […]
Dr. William G. Kohn named director of the CDC Division of Oral Health
Atlanta—Dr. William G. Kohn, who has served “with distinction” in military and Public Health Service dental leadership, was named director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s division of oral health effective Sept. 8. Dr. Kohn has played a lead role in the development of CDC recommendation documents on FLUORIDE use, dental office infection […]
Health Care Players: American Dental Association
The ADA represents 157,000 dentist members and works to advance dentistry and advocates for issues related to oral health, especially access to dental care. What They Want The ADA’s top priority for health care reform legislation is an increase in funding for dental Medicaid. “When it comes to access to dental care in this country, […]
Tap water vs. bottled water: Differences explained
Last year, consumers in the U.S. bought 8.6 billion gallons of bottled water, according to the International Bottled Water Association. You may have drunk some of that water yourself. But did you ever wonder if tap water and bottled water are really that different? Water is water, right? However, there are major differences between bottled […]
Paducah Gaseous Enrichment Plant; Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately)
In the Matter of United States Enrichment Corporation, Paducah Gaseous Enrichment Plant; Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately) I The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC), a subsidiary of USEC Inc., is the holder of NRC Certificates of Compliance (COC) No. GDP-1 issued by the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR Part 76 on November 26, 1996, and renewed […]
Tennessee is 93% fluoridated but tooth decay in children surges
Health professionals and experts in pediatric dentistry are seeing an increase in the number of children with tooth decay and cavities. The culprits are plentiful, and the decay often preventable, but the lack of education for parents is causing more children to end up in the dentists’ chairs with “owies.” Dentists who focus on dental […]
Citgo Toxic Release Termed ‘Significant’ by Federal Agency
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) — Citgo Petroleum Corp.’s plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, had a “significant” release of a potentially lethal chemical from an alkylation unit July 19, seriously injuring a worker, a federal agency said. Nearly 4,000 pounds of hydrogen fluoride was discharged during the July 19 incident after a fire broke out in the […]
Punta Gorda. Editorial: Fluoridation debate long overdue here
OUR POSITION: Fluoridation may not be the right solution for Punta Gorda, but we’re glad to see the issue being discussed. When the Punta Gorda City Council was asked by some local dentists to consider adding fluoride to its water supply, we suspect many people had the same reaction: “It doesn’t already?” Demographics partly explain […]
Canandaigua: Hydrofluosilicic Acid cost = $26,565 for 2009
MINUTES OF THE CANANDAIGUA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009, 7:00 P.M. City Council Chambers Excerpt: Resolution #2009-102: Councilmember, Ward 1 Whitcomb read the following Resolution and moved for its adoption. Councilmember, Ward 2 Fenti seconded the motion. A RESOLUTION AWARDING A MATERIAL SUPPLY CONTRACT FOR THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY WHEREAS, the Water Treatment […]