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Pinellas County: Dentists considering push for fluoridation referendum
Dentists lost the fight at the County Commission to keep adding fluoride to Pinellas County drinking water. But some of them want to appeal to a higher authority: voters. Leaders in state and local dental groups have begun weekly conference calls to consider options for a County Charter referendum next year to require that Pinellas […]
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Mercer Island Forum: Fluoridated water is unsafe for babies
In 2006 the CDC and ADA advised that infants should not consume fluoridated water. But public health agencies and water districts have failed to warn parents of this. Mercer Island’s tap water — which comes from Seattle Public Utilities — contains around 200 times more fluoride than mother’s milk and is not safe for infants. […]
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New York State may waste medicaid dollars on fluoridation
The NYS Department of Health proposes to spend Medicaid funds on fluoridation equipment, supplies and staff (1) despite clear evidence that fluoridation fails to prevent tooth decay in NYS and can be health-harming. Many NYS cities and counties have already rejected fluoridation, reports the NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) NY City spends $25 […]
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Oakville: Fluoridation forum on December 6
Communities across Canada are deciding to end water fluoridation and people are invited to a public discussion to find out why. The free, public event is hosted by Oakvillegreen Conservation Association at Oakville’s Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., in Committee Room 1 on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The forum starts at 7:30 p.m. Municipalities around North […]
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Northern Ireland teenagers’ tooth decay levels among worst in Europe
Northern Ireland teenagers have some of the highest levels of tooth decay in Europe, a study funded by Queen’s University has found. Teenagers, particularly in deprived areas, were twice as likely to have permanent damage as those elsewhere. The report said teenagers in affluent areas were having braces fitted and aesthetic treatments. The British Dental […]
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Lake Cowichan: Referendum puts foot down on fluoridation
Since 1958 — for upwards of half a century — Lake Cowichan has had fluoride added to their drinking water. However, following the Nov. 19 referendum, fluoridation will stop as soon as January. Lake Cowichan will now become the final Vancouver Island community to step away from fluoridation. Put to rest by a resounding 335 […]
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Fluoride in Schuylkill County public water controversy heating up
According to the American Dental Association, fluoride promotes healthy tooth development and cavity prevention. But it is hard to find the proverbial “nine out of 10 dentists” to agree on the controversy concerning municipal water fluoridation. “There’s a lot of conflicting data out there,” Dr. Melissa Burke, of the dental office of Dr. Jenkins and […]
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Alachua County: Dental health of low-income children is not good locally
Alachua County has more than its share of licensed dentists — about a third more than the state average — state Health Department statistics show. In spite of having 97 dentists for every 100,000 residents, though, Alachua County is falling behind the state average in the rate at which low-income county residents can get dental […]
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Hebei Province: 3.48 million rural residents get access to safe drinking water
More than 3.48 million people in rural areas of north China’s Hebei Province have been given access to safe drinking water this year, a local official said Saturday. Authorities in the province have invested more than 1.7 billion yuan (270 million U.S. dollars) so far in 2011 in building drinking water infrastructure, said Liang Jianyi, […]
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Some South Yuba residents against OPUD fluoridation of water
There’s something in the water in Olivehurst and Plumas Lake. And a group of residents isn’t happy about it. After about 20 people showed up to this week’s Olivehurst Public Utility District board meeting to request the district to stop adding fluoride to drinking water, district officials hope to have a presentation at a meeting […]
United States, California