NEOSHO, Mo. – The people of Neosho are destined to hear plenty of talk about fluoride in their future. The Neosho City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to put the question of adding fluoride to the public water system on the April 2005 ballot. People on both sides of the issue said they plan to try […]
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Judge tosses fluoridation lawsuit
VISTA – A judge decided Monday morning to stick to her earlier leanings and dismiss a suit brought by a group of Escondido residents fighting a city decision to put fluoride in tap water. The suit, from a handful of Escondido residents, argued that the fluoride additive the city uses, called hydrofluorosilic acid, is dangerous […]
Fluoride proponents still won’t debate
LAYTON — A so-called fluoride debate will proceed even though no fluoride advocates will participate. For the second time, Utahns for Better Dental Health — Davis, declined to participate in the debate scheduled for this Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Davis County Conference Center, 800 W. Heritage Park Blvd. in Layton. Waterwatch […]
Discord marks fluoride hearing
TRENTON – Fluoridation‘s biggest opponents squared off against its biggest boosters yesterday in a battle over whether the additive will be required in the drinking water of all 8.5 million New Jerseyans. The state’s Public Health Council spent most of the afternoon listening to and asking questions of the experts. The council will likely take […]
Mandatory fluoridation of drinking water up for debate
TRENTON, N.J. — Children and adults will get fewer cavities if New Jersey requires all public water suppliers to add fluoride to drinking water, according to dental health advocates promoting the idea as a safe, cheap way to combat tooth decay. Opponents insist that fluoridated water poses health risks, including elevated risk for certain cancers […]
N.J. to consider fluoride in water
TRENTON – Fluoride is going on trial in New Jersey tomorrow. The crusade by government, dental and medical groups to inject fluoride into all public water supplies to ward off tooth decay will collide with groups that assert government has no business “mass medicating” the public with the compound, subjecting people to myriad attendant risks. […]
A debate with bite: Fluoride on agenda
TRENTON – Whether brittle, mottled or cavity-ridden, children’s teeth will be the subject of passionate debate before regulators here tomorrow as supporters and detractors argue about mandating fluoride in the state’s public water supply. Dentists, fluoride’s most vocal advocates, cite studies that show declining rates of tooth decay in states treating water with fluoride. They […]
Improving America’s access to care: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research addresses oral health disparities.
Abtract Background and Overview The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, or NIDCR, in 2001 sponsored the establishment of Centers for Research to Reduce Oral Health Disparities. The centers are based at Boston University; New York University; the University of Michigan; the University of Washington; and the University of California, San Francisco. Reflecting the […]
Fluoride advocates nix debate
LAYTON — Saying that a proposed fluoride debate has been unfairly structured, Utahns for Better Dental Health — Davis, has refused to participate in a public debate sponsored by Waterwatch of Utah. The debate, entitled “Fluoridation: All Things Considered,” has been scheduled for Oct. 22 from 7-9 p.m. at the Davis County Conference Center, 800 […]
Pros, cons of fluoride in water debated before City Council
The Fond du Lac City Council and about 35 local residents on Wednesday heard two speakers discuss the pros and cons of fluoridating municipal water supplies. Dr. Paul Connett, professor of chemistry at St. Lawrence University in New York and an environmental activist, said the addition of hydrosfluosilicic acid — the type of fluoride used […]