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Push to stop fluoridation of Tatura water
Sharon Hopkins with the submission to stop fluoridation of Taturas water. More than half of Tatura’s adult population have signed a petition to stop fluoride being added to the town’s water supply. Fifteen residents have formed the Anti-Fluoridation Action Group, which has been leading the movement to stop the chemical being added… *A subscription is […]
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The $100 tube of toothpaste is here
New York | As with many beauty products in the world of luxury, it turns out that toothpaste isn’t really necessary. Sure, it can freshen breath and help whiten teeth, but the real benefits of brushing come from the bristles on a toothbrush and their ability to scrape and disrupt dental plaque that leads to […]
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Australian Bauxite reports progress on aluminium fluoride
Tasmania’s bauxite miner is a step closer to selling high-value aluminium fluoride to Australiasian aluminium smelters. Australian Bauxite Limited, which mines near Campbell Town and has other Tasmanian and mainland deposits, said subsidiary ALCORE had proven it could chemically refine the company’s bauxite and its components into aluminium fluoride and several valuable co-products. “The ALCORE […]
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Smile Squad Ready To Hit Victorian Schools
The fleet of free dental vans being rolled out by the Andrews Labor Government is ready to hit the road and begin visiting Victorian schools. Premier Daniel Andrews was at Box Hill North Primary School today – one of the first schools to receive a visit from the Smile Squad later this month. Mr Andrews […]
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Choosing the right toothpaste
Excerpt: Choosing the right toothpaste When choosing the right toothpaste you need to the important ingredients that should be in the toothpaste. Fluoride is the most important ingredient of toothpaste. You don’t even have to use toothpaste to brush your teeth since the goal of brushing is to remove food and debris. Toothpaste isn’t doing […]
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Gunnedah fluoride treatment system in design phase
A consultant is preparing a concept design for the fluoridation of Gunnedah’s water supply. Gunnedah Shire Council has been working with NSW Health and the state government to add fluoride to the town’s water by 2020, but the type of treatment system is yet to be determined. Council’s infrastructure services director Jeremy Bartlett said the […]
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The day Grafton’s water fluoridation fight descended into bloodshed
It was perhaps the last thing Burt Ernest Dawes expected when he pushed for fluoride in his city’s water supply more than 50 years ago. It was 1964, to be precise, and the people of Grafton in northern New South Wales were gearing up for the annual Jacaranda Festival. But what should have been a […]
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Bauxite to leap over China’s aluminium smelting; While ABX plays downstream processing and PBX secures royalty
Bauxite, a natural product of weathering, is a major source of alumina production, which is further used to extract primary aluminium. Australia is the world’s top producer of bauxite and captures a significant share of the global bauxite supply chain. While the aluminium demand is supporting the bauxite demand, the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation […]
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Doctors & dentists push for mandatory fluoridation in Queensland
DOCTORS are urging the Palaszczuk Government to stop stalling and act decisively on water fluoridation with new federal laws confirming state and territory governments are responsible for the public health measure. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) last week made legislative changes to clarify that national regulation was not required and that fluoride in drinking water […]
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Fluoridated water not the TGA’s remit
The TGA has issued a clarification saying that state and territory governments will continue to be responsible for regulating fluoride in tap water “Legislative amendments made on 11 July 2019 put an end to any uncertainties about regulatory responsibility by explicitly excluding fluoridated drinking water from the scope of Australia’s therapeutic goods legislation,” the TGA […]
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