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More dentists needed to serve Medicaid patients
… 16 percent of New Hampshire dentists take Medicaid … The state’s victory this year in finally getting lawmaker approval to provide nearly 85,000 adults on Medicaid basic dental benefits will be short-lived if it can’t find more dentists like Chris and Derek Blackwelder. The two are among the approximately 16 percent of New Hampshire […]
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Iowa City awarded grant to upgrade water fluoridation system
Excerpt: IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – A $13,846 grant from the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation will allow the City of Iowa City to upgrade its community water fluoridation equipment and purchase lab equipment and supplies. … “The City is in full support of these upgrades to ensure the health and safety of Iowa City […]
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Keokuk lands $25,000 grant for fluoride upgrades
KEOKUK – The City of Keokuk, Iowa, will upgrade its community water fluoridation equipment thanks in part to a $25,000 grant from the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation. Community water fluoridation (fluoridation) is the adjustment, up or down, of natural fluoride levels in water systems to prevent tooth decay (cavities). According to the Iowa Department […]
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What’s In The Water? Fluoridated Water And Its Benefits
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The following article is “Sponsored Content” from NAPSI. It is used to “engage and influence” and to “Energize your base” We have labeled this article as misinformation for the following reasons: STATEMENT: “Fluoride use and community water fluoridation are safe and effective ways to prevent tooth decay…” RESPONSE: This statement […]
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Tablet fluoridation. Letter: State needs to help rural counties lacking fluoridation
House Bill 3010 contains a measure to fund the Office of Dental Health Fluoridation Pilot Program. This funding would initiate a pilot project with new fluoridation technology making community water fluoridation more accessible for distressed areas. Currently, 36 Missouri counties are without fluoridated water systems. All are rural and 16 are in high-need areas experiencing […]
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Letter: Missouri should support fluoride
As the Missouri House and Senate consider the fiscal year 2023 budget for the state of Missouri, Delta Dental of Missouri, a non-profit and the state’s dental benefits leader, strongly encourages the support of $825,000 for the Office of Dental Health Fluoridation Pilot Program. This funding will initiate the Innovative Technology Pilot Project with a […]
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Letter: Community water fluoridation protects Missourians’ oral health
As the Missouri House and Senate consider the fiscal year 2023 budget for the state, Delta Dental of Missouri, a nonprofit and the state’s dental benefits leader, strongly encourages the support of $825,000 in Section 10.740 of House Bill 3010 for the Office of Dental Health Fluoridation Pilot Program. This funding will initiate the Innovative […]
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Spokane to move ahead with fluoride study
The Spokane City Council approved a contract Monday to study the logistics and price of adding fluoride to Spokane’s water supply. The study will assess the immediate and long-term costs of implementing a fluoridation system across the city’s seven wells. Its results will inform future debate over whether the city should add fluoride to its […]
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Spokane Council to spend nearly $600,000 for fluoridation study
Spokane City Hall Building sign entrance. Shutterstock/cascade creatives (The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council is set to spend nearly $600,000 on a technical study to determine what it will take to fluoridate the water system, but officials want the public to know they have not yet given the project a green light. “I […]
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Campaign to fluoridate Washington state – Part 5. Fluoridation Fact Sheet.
Download the original Fact Sheet. The following is only the text. See also Parts #1, #2, #3, #4, #5. A simple way to improve public health in Washington Water fluoridation improves community health Here in Washington, many of our residents in places like Seattle and Yakima already have access to water with a good balance […]
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