The first equipment has arrived at a deconversion plant being built by Russia’s Rosatom and France’s Orano in eastern Siberia. The plant is part of a long-term project to manage and make use of depleted uranium stocks in Russia. Inside the forthcoming deconversion plant (Image: TVEL) The facility, called W2-EHZ, is sited at the Electrochemical […]
ALPENA, Mich.–Monday nights city council meeting drew in more attendees than usual. The hot button water fluoridation topic caused public commenters to come out in droves to express their opinion on weather to keep or ditch the fluoridation process. Marie Fielder said, “The center for disease control has called community water fluoridation one of the […]
Report: Oral Health in America Advances and Challenges 790 pages By the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Fluoride mentioned 276 times Fluoridation is mentioned 64 times IQ is mentioned 0 times Excerpts (page numbers are according to the pdf report): Neurotoxicity PAGE 160. Recent concerns related to […]
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., is the Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), officially taking office on December 20, 2021. Dr. Tabak has served as the Principal Deputy Director and the Deputy Ethics Counselor of NIH since August 2010. He previously served as the Acting Principal Deputy Director of NIH (2009), and […]
Abstract Background Employees with fluoridated drinking water access at work can reap oral health benefits. The purpose of this study was to assess the availability, appeal, and promotion of fluoridated tap water in publicly accessible spaces compared with retail beverages at the University of California, San Francisco. Methods The authors collected information on beverages available […]
A cost analysis of fluoridating the Selwyn district’s water supplies shows it could be more than $10 million. Government legislation means fluoridation of supplies could begin as early as next year, although it is not yet known what Selwyn’s timetable will be. But in response to questions from the Selwyn Times, district council group manager […]
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) on December 21 released the long-awaited sequel to the surgeon general’s 2000 report on oral health. The report reveals many people in the U.S. have chronic dental problems and lack access to care despite advances in oral health. […]
Cdc-mediaLow Resolution Video Presented on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. For nearly 70 years, community water fluoridation has been used to prevent tooth decay and improve oral health. Community water fluoridation (CWF) is not only safe and effective, but also cost-saving – yielding approximately $38 savings in dental treatment costs for every $1 invested. CDC has […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced that 26 community water systems have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in drinking water to a level that is effective for preventing tooth decay. The award recognizes those […]
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced this week 26 community water systems, including two in Cole County, have been awarded a water fluoridation quality award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The two systems honored in Cole County are Jefferson City and Cole County Public Water Supply District No. […]
