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State dental report card improves
TOPEKA – Wichita’s continued resistance to water fluoridation and Kansas’ lack of access to dentists in rural counties were cited by a national organization Wednesday as two of the state’s biggest stumbles on the road to dental health. While Kansas’ overall score improved on a five-year oral health report card, “the truth of the matter […]
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Parsons: Fluoride added to city water again
Fluoride was pumped into the city water for the first time in about six years on Wednesday, meaning most dental patients who have been taking prescribed fluoride should stop. The city disrupted its fluoridation program in 2002 because of a design flaw at the new water treatment plant. Derek Clevenger, director of public works, said […]
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Parsons, Kansas to begin fluoridation on March 5
Parsons city officials say after a few years without it, they will reintroduce fluoride into the water system. Officials say it will not change the color or taste of the water. The fluoride will start flowing March 5, and the city’s director of utilities urges anyone taking fluoride pills to consult their dentist or physician […]
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OSHA cites Frontier Refining
EL DORADO, Kan. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Frontier El Dorado Refining Co. of El Dorado for one alleged willful and 18 alleged serious violations of federal safety and health standards. The agency is proposing penalties totaling $153,500. OSHA initiated its inspection on June 19 under […]
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KU prof among hundreds demanding hearings on fluoride
A wide-ranging group of physicians, environmentalists, dentists and scientists — including a Kansas University professor emeritus — have called on Congress to stop water fluoridation. The group of 600 professionals said congressional hearings should be held because recent reports indicate fluoridation has no benefits and may pose health risks. Most water supplies in the United […]
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Kennedy on fluoridation: Don’t trust dogma from trade groups
Environmental Activist and Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on the Hutchinson Community College campus on Nov. 16 as part of the Dillon Lecture Series. During a pre-lecture press conference, Kennedy spoke with the media about both local and national topics such as wind farms in McPherson County, fluoridation, the Bush Administrations actions in the […]
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Fluoride opponents’ argument gains teeth
Albert Burgstahler is convinced Lawrence residents have been forced to swallow a giant government mistake for more than 50 years. “Anybody who drinks more than two or three quarts of water per day may be subject to problems,” said Burgstahler, a professor emeritus of chemistry at Kansas University. That’s because Lawrence’s water, like that drunk […]
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Fluoride addition fails in Hutchinson
An initiative to stop the city of Hutchinson from adding fluoride to the water was supported by voters on Election Day. A few percentage points separated the vote late Tuesday evening: 52 percent of voters checked the “yes” box, which will prevent an additional dose of fluoride being added to the city water supply. Fluoridation […]
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Hutchinson fluoride petition approved
Don’t be surprised if Hutchinson residents have one more item to vote on in the upcoming Nov. 2 general election. Opponents of an ordinance authorizing the fluoridation of Hutchinson’s water supply collected 200 more valid signatures than necessary on a protest petition to force a vote on the issue later this fall. Deputy Election Officer […]
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Debate over fluoridation in Hutchinson
A Hutchinson-based organization that supports preventive dental health care is offering the city of Hutchinson a $247,000 grant to help fluoridate the city’s water supply. The offer, one of several being made across the state to encourage communities to fluoridate their water to help prevent tooth decay, comes five years after the Hutchinson City Council […]
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