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Rous water: Oshlack offer to drop action
ROUS Water may rescind its controversial decision to add fluoride to drinking water on the Northern Rivers as soon as next Wednesday, and could vote again on the issue. The authority’s new chairman and Byron councillor Richard Staples yesterday told The Northern Star he would discuss the move with staff and councillors before the board’s […]
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Yellow Springs: Forum explores fluoride use
Whether the Village of Yellow Springs should continue to fluoridate its drinking water and at what level will be debated at a forum organized by Village Council from 2 to 4:30 pm Saturday, Nov. 13, at the John Bryan Center gym. At the forum a water scientist, a bio-medical scientist and a medical ethicist will […]
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Austin: Fluoridationists can be wacky, too
Reader comment to Fluoridation Under the Microscope Organized dentistry is behind virtually every fluoridation initiative. Fluoridation is their political battle. Most dentists are fluoridationists and/or support their trade unions which instigate and defend fluoridation. Every day I read dentistry articles. There are dentists who murder, rape, commit Medicaid fraud, do and sell drugs. A Florida […]
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Yellow Springs: Fluoridation debate features three experts
Whether the Village of Yellow Springs should continue to fluoridate its drinking water and at what level will be debated at a forum organized by Village Council from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the John Bryan Center Gym. At the forum a water scientist, a biomedical scientist and a medical ethicist will present their […]
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Portsmouth: Dentists dispute fears over fluoride in Portsmouth water
Area dentists and physicians clashed with supporters of a “fluoride-free Portsmouth” on Monday at City Hall as the City Council entertained a request from resident Rick Horowitz to remove the additive from the city’s water supply. Discussion on the topic dominated much of the public comment portion of the meeting, but ultimately resulted in no […]
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Seneca County: Health board looks at adding fluoride to water
WATERLOO — The Seneca County Board of Health is exploring the cost of fluoridating the county’s municipal water supplies. “It’s very preliminary at this point,” said Vickie Swinehart, county public health director. “We’ve asked the county’s grant writer, Peter Brown, to see if there are grants out there for equipment and other startup costs and […]
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Iron Mountain. Fluoride: Is your water safe?
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dennis Santini has been practicing dentistry in Kingsford for the last 30 years. Like many dentists and organizations including the American Dental Association and the Center for Disease Control, Santini is a strong believer in the benefits of fluoridated water. “You look at the actual science of water fluoridation and the history […]
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Sheridan: Council work session focuses on fluoridation of public water
The Sheridan City Council held a work session Monday where they heard a presentation from Kip Duchon with the CDC on the benefits of fluoridation of public water systems. Duchon’s presentation was done via video conference and one of the many concerns that he addressed was fluorosis, which is a condition caused by children receiving […]
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McMinnville: Residents bare fangs at Mac dental debate
A forum meant to showcase both sides in the debate over the safety of water fluoridation turned lopsided Thursday night, when the dentist representing the pro-fluoride side initially declined to participate, saying the role he was supposed to play had been misrepresented to him. Dentist Gary Brooks of Willamina said he had not been asked […]
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Tellico takes fluoride out of water
… In old business, the board tackled fluoride usage in the water. At their Sept. meeting, city officials voted to survey citizens about the usage of fluoride in the water. Recent changes no longer mandate fluoride to be used. Sheets were placed at city hall for citizens to vote when they paid their water bill. […]
United States, Tennessee