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Brevard votes to remove additive
BREVARD — The water in the city will be different in September as the City Council has decided to remove fluoride additives from the public water supply. Water fluoridation has been common in municipalities across the country for decades as an inexpensive way to prevent tooth decay, but the process is not without its critics. […]
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Fluoride is back in city water
Fluoride is again being injected into the city of Goldsboro’s water, after city officials received a letter of reassurance from the state health director. Fluoride injections stopped in June after concerns were raised by studies that indicated possible problems with possible lead contamination when fluoride interacted with chloramines in the water. But those concerns were […]
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Goldsboro temporarily halts fluoride water treatment
Goldsboro’s public utilities director says a decision to stop putting fluoride in city water is a temporary measure pending testing by state authorities. The injection of fluoride into the city’s water was halted June 30, said Karen Brashear, who cited a recent study released by a doctor at the University of North Carolina-Asheville that prompted […]
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Fluoride in drinking water remains a very controversial issue
Q. We live in the county and have well water. I am concerned that we do not have fluoride in our water and my children might get cavities. Should we use a fluoride supplement? Does fluoride toothpaste provide enough fluoride? The subject of fluoride added to our water supply is a controversial one. For at […]
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Marion councilman: Fluoride opponents flooding us
During last Tuesday’s regular meeting, members of the Marion City Council discussed how they should respond to opponents of fluoridation. The group voted at an earlier meeting to start adding fluoride to the city’s water system. The process will take months of work and an estimated $44,000. However, city officials said fluoridation of the water […]
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Officials look at adding fluoride to Marion’s water
Marion’s water system is one of the few in the region without added fluoride to fight dental decay, and city officials want to change that. However, the process will take months of work and an estimated $44,000. City officials said fluoridation of the water is long overdue and badly needed in Marion. “We are in […]
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Aldermen turn off water fluoridation
A few weeks ago, town officials seemed to be leaning toward fluoridating Franklin’s drinking water. That was before a group of local residents mounted a grassroots campaign, one that described fluoride as a toxic and dangerous substance that threatened the public health. During Monday night’s meeting, Franklin aldermen showed that the anti-fluoride message had not […]
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Fluoridated Bladen Experiencing Dental Problems
Bladen County Health Department has announced the availability of a new dental program aimed at early treatment and prevention of one of the most prevalent “diseases” among children-tooth decay. The program, sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, will provide dental screening and preventative fluoride varnish application for children from nine […]
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