SALEM, Ore. — A House panel approved a bill that would require major Oregon cities to fluoridate their water unless they lack the money to pay for the defense against tooth decay. The measure backed yesterday by the House Water Committee prohibits water suppliers from charging their customers or taxpayers for the fluoridation. There’s also […]
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Bill Would Mandate Fluoride In Drinking Water
LINCOLN, Neb. — All Nebraska cities and towns with more than 1,000 residents would be required to fluoridate their water under a bill before a legislative committee Wednesday. The goal is to reduce tooth decay. Less teeth decay also could lower dental costs paid annually by Medicaid, the state’s health insurance program for the poor […]
Feeling strongly about flouride
BARRINGTON – Naomi N. Malik, 30, shares both a home and an office with her husband, Michael. Both are chiropractors and met at a college in Iowa. Years of medical training also helped Ms. Malik investigate a possible health risk that has been given little thought by most people in the past five decades: fluoride […]
Rifle seeks input on fluoridating water
Too much of a good thing may be bad for your health. That’s what the city of Rifle is thinking as it mulls over whether to continue to add fluoride into the city’s water supply. “We’ve put fluoride in the water for years,” said public works director Bill Sappington. “Fluoride is a naturally occurring substance, […]
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Helps Brighten Kids’ Smiles
The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) at the University of Wyoming is collaborating with the State Dental Office and other oral health experts and stakeholders to brighten the smiles of preschool children across the state. The “Healthy Teeth, Healthy Children” initiative is funded by a three year, $195,000 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and […]
Council backs ‘home rule’ right
SPRINGFIELD – The City Council last night unanimously approved a nonbinding resolution supporters said aimed at retaining the city’s right to decide whether to fluoridate its water. The bid to maintain “home rule” targeted a state House bill on oral health that would require all cities and towns of at least 5,000 people to add […]
Fluoridated Pittsburgh: Highest rate of Tooth Decay in State
Myles Lenger, 7, knew he was due for a dentist’s visit. A free dental screening Saturday at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the North Side proved him right. Hygienist Lisa Fabrizio found a cavity when she checked the second-grader from Monongahela, Washington County. Myles was among more than 400 children who got a free checkup […]
Fluoride debate makes a return
SPRINGFIELD – Debate about fluoridating water has been part of the public discourse nationwide for decades and the issue will resurface at City Hall Monday. The City Council will consider a nonbinding resolution about fluoride at its 7:30 p.m. meeting in City Council Chambers that praises Springfield’s fluoride-free water supply. Supporters say fluoride prevents tooth […]
Acid spill downtown sends 16 to hospitals
A truck traveling through Phoenix leaked more than 110 gallons of hydrofluorosilic acid on Friday, closing a significant part of downtown and keeping residents inside. Sixteen people – the truck’s driver, 11 police officers and four civilians – were taken to hospitals for evaluation because they may have stepped into the liquid. Three firefighters also […]
After 60 years, fluoridation controversy’s still hot
Back in 1964, when the fictional General Ripper launched World War Three because he was convinced the Commies were polluting his precious bodily fluids, opposition to water fluoridation was generally considered the exclusive province of right-wing wackos. More than 40 years later, the anti-fluoride forces are still on the march–but they’re a lot different. They’re […]