HOLMEN, Wis. — Holmen’s Board of Public Works recommended Thursday to keep fluoride out of the public water supply. A vote by the village board Thursday, April 12, will determine if Holmen remains one of the largest municipalities in Wisconsin that doesn’t add the substance, which supporters say prevents tooth decay and detractors say is […]
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Fluoride bill’s a waste of energy
Portlanders have made it clear they want their water to run pure – and that includes leaving out even potentially beneficial substances such as fluoride. The Oregon Legislature, however, is considering taking away Portland’s right, and the rights of many other water providers in the state, to decide whether to add fluoride to drinking water. […]
Fluoride fight renewed in Ore. legislature
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s perennial tug-of-war over adding fluoride to the water supply in cities with more than 10,000 residents resurfaced Tuesday at the state Capitol, with a familiar cast of adversaries facing off over the benefits and risks of mandated fluoridation. Two-thirds of the U.S. population drinks from fluoridated water supplies, which dentists […]
Sulphur Rock stops fluoridation program
SULPHUR ROCK — The Rock-Moore Public Water Authority discontinued the use of fluoride in its water at the beginning of this month. The authority had been injecting fluoride in its water since early 1999, Manager Joey Richardson said. At that time the board of directors felt that injecting fluoride to help prevent tooth decay was […]
The dirty truth about `clean’ water
The chemical composition of water is H2O, but the cultural composition is more like H2 uh-oh. It appears we are the only species stupid enough to systematically poison ourselves. We all know there is fluoride in the water, put there to ward off dental decay. It’s a mass prescription for mass consumption and essentially a […]
Time to end fluoridation
Most people realize the importance of good dental hygiene and good dental habits. Choosing to brush and floss regularly, visiting your dentist, avoiding sweets and other negative nutritional habits are all excellent choices. I am thankful that we live in a world that allows us to have choices. Most people who oppose community water fluoridation […]
Bangor to Continue Fluoridation
BANGOR – Despite some emotional pleas to stop the nearly 40-year- old practice, city councilors agreed Monday night that the Bangor Water District should continue adding fluoride to the water supply. In doing so, councilors noted that the benefits to residents far outweighed potential risks, a conclusion they reached after hearing from a parade of […]
Debate over fluoride offer pushed back
Despite a $1.5 million offer in February from the California Dental Association Foundation to fluoridate Watsonville water, what promises to be a fiery debate over accepting the money will not hit the City Council for months. According to City Manager Carlos Palacios, concerns linger about the offer that will stall discussion until at least May. […]
Health department warns about flouride
The Carroll County Health Department has sent a letter to Carroll County health professionals, asking them to warn parents against giving fluoridated water to infants. The letter, sent to all county pediatricians, family practitioners, obstetricians, dentists and the Carroll Hospital Center Birthing Center, states that the American Dental Association has released new guidelines on fluoride […]
Fluoride backers defend its use
AUGUSTA – Public health advocates turned out en masse in Augusta on Monday to defend the practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water supplies. The press conference came in response to a flurry of recent challenges to fluoridation in Maine. Speakers at the event took aim at a Bangor pediatrician who has asked the […]