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Albuquerque: Fluoridated water is safe, cheap oral health benefit
Note from FAN We are adding this article to our News Tracker so that when one reviews the history of this issue, one can cite this article as an example of the disinformation conveyed to the public. It is one of the easiest, most reliable ways to improve the oral health of an entire community. […]
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Delta Dental Foundation Supports Ohio Community Water Fluoridation Program into 2016
Making fluoridated water available to Ohioans is the single most important step a community can take to improve the dental health of its residents, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Making fluoridated water available to Ohioans is the single most important step a community can take to improve the dental health of its residents, […]
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Fort Smith flips the switch on fluoridation
Fort Smith, Ark. — For the first time, people in this western Arkansas city and nearby communities served by its water system will, starting in March, enjoy the benefits of community water fluoridation. City officials on March 7 began adding fluoride to its drinking water, thanks in part to a grant from Delta Dental Foundation […]
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Society Puts Boots on the Ground in the Fight for Fluoridated Water
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named water fluoridation one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. As of 2012, 74.6% of the US population on public water systems was receiving fluoride. Also, studies have shown that fluoridated water can reduce tooth decay by 25% beyond brushing and […]
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Fort Smith adds fluoride to city’s water supply Monday
Up until Monday, Fort Smith was the largest city in the state without fluoridated water flowing through its pipes. But crews started adding the chemical to treatment plants in Van Buren and in Mountainburg Monday morning, where Fort Smith and some other local cities have their drinking water treated. As per a law passed by […]
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Fluoride will go in Fort Smith water
FORT SMITH — The city will begin Monday adding fluoride to the water it provides for its 160,000 users in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Once the chemical is introduced into the water system at the Lake Fort Smith and the Lee Creek water treatment plants, it will take about 36 hours for the water […]
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Fort Smith To Begin Fluoridating Next Week
The city of Fort Smith announced Wednesday that it will begin fluoridating its drinking water Monday. “Fluoridation of drinking water is for the purpose of promoting public health and preventing tooth decay,” a news release from the city states. “The city will feed fluoride at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommended level […]
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Eureka Springs: The city that water destroyed? Fluoride the lingering catalyst
City officials have expressed concerns that fluoridation chemicals the Carroll Boone Water District (CBWD) started adding in August 2015 could increase levels of lead to unsafe levels. Fluoridation chemicals not only contain lead, but are corrosive. Combined with chloramines used to disinfect water, which are also corrosive, the result could be increased lead leaching from […]
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DENR reduces the amount of fluoride required in drinking water
PIERRE, S.D. – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has revised a state rule to reduce the levels of fluoride required in drinking water. The new rule stipulates a recommended range of 0.5 to 0.9 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride with an optimal level of 0.7 ppm. The rule revisions were based […]
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Grants from Delta Dental of Michigan to help communities purchase fluoride equipment
To promote community water fluoridation across the state, and thanks to a gift from Delta Dental of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a request for proposals for the Fluoridation Equipment Grant to offer communities reimbursement for fluoridation equipment purchases. Communities may be eligible if they are not currently fluoridating […]
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