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What Are They Drinking in New York City?
New York is known for its food niche stores: The Hummus Place. The Doughnut Plant. The Dumpling Man. Even a spot dedicated solely to rice pudding. But this week, a store in the East Village went a step further: It sells New York City tap water. Not just any tap water, insist the owners of […]
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Curry: Fluoride or not?
CLONCURRY Shire Council’s water and waste water environment officer, Shane Noon told the Shire Council at yesterday’s council meeting that he had received an email from the Deputy Premier’s office asking whether or not Cloncurry wanted fluoridation. Cloncurry Shire Council had already applied for a $650,000 grant to cover a new treatment plant to accommodate […]
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Orillia: City says no to fluoride
Orillia’s politicians have said no to fluoridating the municipal water supply. “I just believe there has to be alternatives,” Mayor Angelo Orsi said at Monday’s council committee meeting. “This is a very touchy decision when you’re basically dealing with freedom of choice.” The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) and city staff recommended Orillia fluoridate […]
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Bozeman: Petition to have vote on water fluoridation fails
A petition to force a vote on whether Bozeman should continue adding fluoride to its water supply has failed. Fluoride Free Bozeman needed to collect 4,041 signatures by July 10 to put the issue on November election ballots. The group collected 372 signatures, of which 211 were valid, Gallatin County Elections Administrator Charlotte Mills said […]
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Carlton: Citizens speak up at council meeting
It was citizens’ night at the Carlton City Council meeting Tuesday, July 10. The first speaker was Jeff Chandler, who discussed his opposition to the addition of fluoride to the city water supply. Quoting a report from a Dr. William Campbell Douglass, he argued that the fluoride that is added to public water systems as […]
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Former Surgeon General David Satcher Says Oral Health Epidemic Persists
Atlanta, GA – Twelve years after issuing a landmark report that offered a framework for improving access to oral health, former Surgeon General David Satcher said that profound oral health problems still exist for large portions of the population and issued a renewed call for action to expand access to oral health care, particularly in […]
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Wichita: Fluoride debate not an immediate priority for City Council
Don’t expect the Wichita City Council to jump into the fluoride debate soon. There’s a case of fluoride fatigue developing at City Hall, where council members are immersed in a difficult budget summer and don’t welcome the distraction of a public debate over adding a costly chemical to the city’s water, they say. It’s a […]
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ADA: The State of Fluoridation
After 67 years, challenges continue across nation For 67 years, community water fluoridation has been part of the landscape in the United States public health arena. Hundreds of studies have confirmed its safety and effectiveness in reducing caries rates since 1945, when Grand Rapids, Mich., became the first community to adjust the fluoride levels in […]
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ADA: Sound strategies to help protect fluoridation
There are a few simple steps individual dentists, dental societies and oral health coalitions can take to help protect fluoridation for residents in their communities, said Dr. John Hanck, chair of the National Fluoridation Advisory Committee and member of the ADA Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations: • Read your annual Water Quality Report—Water […]
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Western Springs Poll: Are Concerns About Added Fluoride Valid?
The vocal populist movement against added fluoridation of water has sprung up in Western Springs recently. Water hardness aside, how do you feel about the F?? Okay, let’s set some rules: we’re not talking about water hardness here. We know that’s bad for a lot of people. But it’s something that’s clearly visible. Even if […]
United States, Illinois