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Juneau. My turn: Time to put fluoridation behind us
“Water Fluoridation is obsolete. Nations who still practice it should feel ashamed of themselves,” said Dr. Arvid Carlsson, pharmacologist and winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology. Much scientific and social progress has been made in the 60 years since water fluoridation was introduced. In August, more than 600 dentists, medical doctors, […]
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Juneau: Fluoride issue tops spending for election
The issue of fluoridating Juneau’s water is leading the campaign spending for the October city election. In terms of spending, Citizens Promoting Dental Health, a group funded by dentists, has dwarfed all other campaigns so far, with $46,000 raised, according to filings with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, which monitors campaign finances. Carolyn Brown, chairwoman […]
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Juneau. My turn. Fluoridation: Why Europe matters
Europe largely does not fluoridate its water. For two reasons, this matters to us in Juneau as we decide whether to put fluoride back in city water. The first reason has been widely noted. Tooth decay among adults and children has declined in Europe at essentially the same rates as in the United States. This […]
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Juneau: 2,200 want to vote on fluoride issue
Citizens Promoting Dental Health turned in nearly 2,200 signatures Thursday to the city clerk’s office in hopes of letting voters decide in the Oct. 2 municipal election whether fluoride should be put back in the city water supply. The group, comprised of local health professionals and concerned citizens, had until Thursday to collect 1,952 signatures […]
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Juneau: Group attempts to put fluoride on October ballot
A group of local health professionals and concerned citizens said it has collected almost enough signatures to let voters decide whether fluoride should be added back into the city’s water supply. Citizens Promoting Dental Health has until July 12 to collect 1,952 signatures from qualified voters to put the contentious issue on the Oct. 2 […]
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Juneau: Study fluoride before signing ballot petition
Several dentists and public health workers are attempting, with American Dental Association funding, to gather the 2,000 signatures needed to put the fluoride issue on a ballot in October. While I believe that the citizens of Juneau would step up and vote the right way- to keep our water uncontaminated – as a member of […]
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Hooper Bay: Lack of fluoride gives villagers tooth decay
Note from Fluoride Action Network: In 1992, Hooper Bay’s water treatment equipment failed and fluoride levels were so high one man died in the nation’s first death due to fluoride poisoning. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Dentists say the equation is simple: less fluoride equals more tooth decay. Soda and sweets just add fuel to the fire. […]
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Juneau: City stops fluoridating water; traces will linger in some areas
Although Juneau authorities stopped putting fluoride into the city water system on Monday, the chemical will still be coming out of water taps for days or even months. It all depends on location, the city said in an explanation on its Web site. Areas near downtown and closer to water sources, such as the Highlands, […]
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Juneau: City gives final word: No fluoride
After two years of debate, the Juneau Assembly finally decided Monday to stop adding fluoride to the city’s water. The Assembly voted to stop fluoridation of the city’s water last month, but Assembly member Bob Doll put forward a motion Monday to reconsider that decision. The motion passed 6-3. But when Doll proposed a motion […]
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Juneau. My turn: Let fluoride continue to be a matter of choice
During the last Assembly meeting on fluoridation, the dental community came out in support of fluoridation of our water. The Assembly decided to discontinue the addition of fluoride, although they advised that it should be added for the next three weeks. I find that confusing and contradictory to the decision itself. Part of their decision […]
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