Needham officials have recently stopped adding fluoride to the water because of a nationwide shortage of the substance, said William Wanberg, the town’s water treatment manager. Needham is searching for another fluoride supplier because its original supplier – LCI Ltd. – could not fulfill the town’s needs, he said. The town’s water, which usually has […]
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Experts Address Local Safe Drinking Water Activists on Fluoridation Hazards
Dr. David Kennedy, fluoride information officer and past president of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, joined Jeff Green, National Director of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, in addressing a gathering of community activists at the Mermaid on the afternoon of Saturday, October 13. “I do not consider myself to be an ‘anti-fluoride […]
Mandatory fluoridation – poor science/bad law
EDITOR: In a recent article in the Nov. 2 issue of The Daily Review it was noted that I was in opposition of mandatory fluoridation for public water systems. That is absolutely correct, and I am not alone in my opposition. The Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association has also taken a […]
Pennsylvania discusses mandatory fluoridation bill
TROY — A House bill for the fluoridation of public water has set the teeth of some Troy Borough officials on edge. House Bill No. 1649 calls for the Community Water Fluoridation Act. It would apply to the fluoride content of public water from public water suppliers with 500 domestic water connections or more. “Hello […]
Fluoride in Our Water: Recent Science and Upcoming Regulations
Locally and lately, assertions have been made that anyone who questions fluoridating our water supply is a kook who doesn’t care about poor children, and that these kooks are just a vocal minority that the rest of us should disregard. The 600 dentists, doctors, and PhDs (including world-renowned scientists, a former Chief of Water Toxicology […]
18 million people to get fluoride in water
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will begin adding the cavity-fighting agent fluoride to the drinking water for 18 million Southern Californians starting today. The MWD said it will supplement the trace amounts of naturally occurring fluoride in the water it imports from the Colorado River and Northern California to levels promoted by the […]
Southwest Riverside County’s water gets fluoridated
A good portion of residents in southwestern Riverside County can look forward to fewer cavities and healthier teeth, water officials say. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Monday began adding fluoride to its water supply at a Riverside treatment plant that provides water to most of western Riverside County. This is the first of […]
East Montgomery: Dentists push fluoride, water districts don’t
Michelle Roberts wants her three young children to have fluoride, which she knows can help prevent cavities. For the past 20 months, though, her drinking water has not been fluoridated, and she had no idea. “I have a 2 1/2-year-old and she’s had no fluoride for most of her life,” said Roberts, who lives near […]
County residents unaware their water lacks fluoride
Local dentists and the Montgomery County Health Council recently began working on a campaign to get the word out to residents in the East Montgomery and Cunningham areas on the importance of fluoride, especially for households with growing children. Since February 2006, the East Montgomery Water Treatment Plant has not fluoridated the water that flows […]
Corning has enough signatures to force fluoridation referendum
CORNING — A petition calling for city charter changes that would prohibit Corning from fluoridating its water has enough valid signatures to trigger a referendum, City Clerk Rose Blackwell said Friday. Blackwell said the petition contained 320 valid signatures — 14 more than the 306 needed to force a vote. “I’m very pleased with this […]