Looking for ways on how to dilute its heavily fluoridated water, the Big Bear Community Services District (CSD) heard a proposal from water superintendent Gary Keller on a plan to mix it with Department of Water and Power (DWP) water. At the same time, Keller and Tim Moran, water department supervisor, have come up with […]
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Fluoride Center Stage at Pierce Co. Health Board Meeting
The backdrop for Pierce County’s opening debate over fluoridated water was a movie screen filled with images of young mouths riddled with rotten teeth. “These are all children from Pierce County,” said Dr. Rebecca Sullivan, standing in front of a photo featuring six baby teeth blackened or eaten away by decay. “A lot of these […]
Nowata City Commissioners Vote to Remove Fluoride from Drinking Water
NOWATA (OKLAHOMA) – On the recommendation of the water plant operator the Nowata City Council voted 4 – 0 Monday night to discontinue treating the drinking water with fluoride. Sid Hudson, water plant manager, told the commission he had been researching fluoride on the Internet and had also read articles about it and the high […]
Hard to Swallow
Public health officials are fighting two anti-fluoridation bills in the Utah Legislature with a familiar two-pronged argument: Weird Utahns have been bucking a trend with their dogged opposition to water fluoridation, and scientists are unanimously behind it. It is the same misinformation that helped proponents win referendums in Davis and Salt Lake counties in November […]
Dentists Push for Fluoride in Bottled Water
Whether due to distaste or distrust of city water supplies, Americans are getting more of their drinking water from bottles instead of the tap. Some dentists worry they’re seeing the consequence: a rise in children’s tooth decay. “The problem is that most bottled waters have essentially no fluoride in them,” said George Acs, chairman of […]
Health Department Seeks to Mandate Fluoridation in Pierce County
It took three decades of lobbying and two hard-fought elections before residents of Tacoma agreed in 1989 to add fluoride to their drinking water. Similar battles are still being waged at the polls in cities, counties and states across the country. Now, the Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department is proposing what its director says is a […]
York Daily Record Calls for Fluoridation of York
Fluoridation of community drinking water began in the late 1940s and is credited with dramatic reductions in tooth decay. In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) included water fluoridation in its list of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. Studies show that fluoride prevents the formation, slows the progression […]
Monroe, Louisiana Votes No to Fluoridation
A bid to add fluoride to Monroe’s drinking water was defeated Tuesday by the Monroe City Council. After tabling the issue two weeks ago, the City Council voted 3-2 against adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply. Council members Red Stevens, Arthur Gilmore and Robert Johnson voted against the ordinance, while Ann Raines and […]
Fond du Lac Councilman Calls for Fluoride Referendum
A Fond du Lac city councilman will spend his last month in office promoting a referendum on the fluoride additive in the city’s drinking water. Bill Turner, who is finishing his sixth and final year in office due to term limitations, says the citizens of Fond du Lac should have a choice on whether their […]
Too Much Fluoride Causing Increase In Tooth Discoloration
The number of children with tooth discoloration from too much fluoride increased from the 1930s to the 1980s, according to a recent study, possibly because fluoride is in more oral-care products. The tooth discoloration, called fluorosis or enamel fluorosis, ranges from white streaks or spots on the teeth to pitting and discoloration of the tooth’s […]