ATLANTA, Aug. 16 — Federal health officials warned Thursday that 100 million Americans are at risk for dental disease because they aren’t getting enough fluoride in their drinking water. In 1999, the CDC listed water fluoridation among the 10 greatest public health milestones of the 20th century, crediting the process with huge reductions in tooth […]
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Lanai Water to Get Fluoride
WAILUKU – State health officials are moving to make Lanai the first civilian population in recent Hawaii history to have fluoride in drinking water. They hope to have the system set up by next spring. Dr. Mark Greer, chief of the state Dental Health Division, said money for the project is coming from the state […]
Fluoridation Based on Belief, Not Science, Says Dentist Textbook
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ — Fluoridation is based more on unproven theories than scientific evidence, according to a revised dental textbook by leaders in the field. Dentists have convinced the public, the media, and legislators that 1 part per million (ppm) fluoride (an essential nutrient — they claimed), added to water supplies is “optimal” […]
Be ready for more spin from CDC
Dear All, The CDC will be producing its fluoride recommendations in the Mortality and Morbidity Review (MMWR) on August 16 or 17. Be ready. Two things to look for in the CDC report: 1) Discussion on the need to reduce total exposure to fluoride, which is currently too high amongst US children, as reflected by […]
Group urges fluoridation of water in Rome & Oneida
A local advocacy group will soon urge the Common Council to approve fluoridation of city water, a move that has prompted protest in the past from opponents who fear health problems and government interference. Though no date has been set, Oneida-Madison County Preventive Dentistry Coalition wants to address the council as part of the group’s […]
Woods Cross: No Fluoridation
WOODS CROSS — In a first in the county, the City Council here has said no thanks to fluoridation, because its own water system is independent of outside water sources. And Davis County plans to challenge the city”s new ordinance. In a 4-1 vote, the council members took the action Tuesday after a citizens” group […]
Davis County revote on fluoridation will move forward
FARMINGTON — Fluoride opponents have won a big battle in the Davis County fluoridation feud. A county attorney shot down Tuesday a legal argument by proponents that the process to force a revote was unlawful. As a result, voters will be given the opportunity to revote on the fluoridation issue in the Nov. 5 general […]
Fluoridation Promises
The effectiveness and safety of fluoridated water will be debated until the taps run dry, but Salt Lake County health officials have ensured that the stuff will never be associated with a truth serum. To sell voters on fluoridation last year, they promised it would be cheap and easy to implement. Now they have pushed […]
Don’t assume fluoride is in your drinking water
Just when Laura Gilmore had gotten used to having a new baby she found out there was another thing she had to worry about: fluoride. “I always thought we had fluoride in the water,” said Gilmore, a resident of Treasure Island. “But when Evie (her first daughter) was born the pediatrician said since we live […]
Cumberland prepares to fluoridate its water
CUMBERLAND – After decades of debate, an engineer will turn on a small electric pump this week or next to begin fluoridating this city’s water – an event that is being welcomed by dentists but will be hard to swallow for a steadfast citizens group still wary of science’s leading answer to cavities. “I won’t […]