ASHLAND – Would adding fluoride to the town’s drinking water make residents smile or gnash their teeth? Town health officials intend to find out as they weigh whether Ashland should join the majority of towns in MetroWest with fluoridated water. Ashland last considered fluoridation about a decade ago, when a dentist sat on the Board […]
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Corning fluoride opinion under wraps
CORNING — The city of Corning has received an opinion from its lawyer on an anti-fluoride petition, but doesn’t plan to disclose it publicly until Oct. 23. Mayor Frank Coccho said he and City Manager Mark Ryckman have read the opinion by Pamela Doyle Gee of Davidson & O’Mara in Elmira. “I skimmed through the […]
Water district OKs fluoride study
HUMBOLDT – The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District (HBMWD) will proceed with a study on how it might eventually add fluoride to water for its seven municipal clients in Northern Humboldt. The narrowly focused study, to be conducted by Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, considers only cost and technical issues, such as system design, construction and costs. Any […]
Elgin debating refluoridating its water supply
Right now, Elgin’s water has minimal amounts of natural flouride, but it’s not enough to prevent tooth decay. “Most of us have been told if you want your teeth to be okay, you should have fluoride in the water,” Elgin resident Jeanette Shelby said. The American Dental Association agrees, saying fluoridation of community water is […]
High fluoride levels in water creates crisis in Princess Anne; More than $80M in development halted
PRINCESS ANNE — The well water crisis in northern Somerset County is now hammering customers who rely on water from the Somerset County Sanitary District. Because of requirements mandated by the Maryland Department of the Environment concerning two proposed wells on Revell’s Neck Road, millions of dollars in new development in and around Princess Anne […]
Harwich Health Board Examining Fluoridation Of Town Water
HARWICH —The board of health is weighing the benefits of fluoridating the public water supply as a means of improving, promoting and protecting the oral health of the community. For five decades the American Dental Association has endorsed fluoridation of community water supplies to prevent tooth decay, said Dr. Alfred Hurst, a member of the […]
Lookinbg back 25 years ago: Oroville Is Doing Something For Teeth
And referring to teeth, let’s have a few words about fluoridation. It’s best feature is that it makes visits to the dentist less frequent. The Hartford Courant gives encouragement to us, who are about to get fluoridated water. The Connecticut Health Department, writes the Courant, has officially confirmed what has been known for a long […]
Othello well six has excessive levels of fluoride.
OTHELLO – The City of Othello will investigate a contaminated well to see if it can be transformed into a viable source of water. Monday the council unanimously approved using $32,000 from the water fund to hire an engineering firm to investigate where the contaminants are entering well number six and offer solutions. Well six […]
San Diego Residents Receive $1.40 Water Rate Hike
San Diego city residents will see their water rates go up an average of $1.40 a month. It’s the second rate increase this year, but this time it’s not to pay for crumbling infrastructure. Ninety percent of San Diego’s water comes from outside the region and this hike passes along the increased cost of water […]
Some babies get too much fluoride
Out of the mouths of babes comes … fluorosis? Pediatric dentist Dr. Gary Cook sees it in his office: the faint, tell-tale white lines on teeth that indicate a child has gotten too much fluoride. “You see it and wonder where it comes from,” said Cook, who has been in practice since 1981 and sits […]