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Sparta & Independence: Plans show fluoride will be added to town’s water supply
Once the tap is opened from the Virginia/Carolina Regional Water Authority’s intake on New River, drinking water in the towns of Sparta and Independence, Va. will include fluoride for the first time. Fluoride is a chemical included in toothpaste and other products that dental professionals say helps strengthen teeth and prevent cavities. Most larger cities […]
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Wahoo: Petition process necessary for revote
Another vote on fluoride in Wahoo’s drinking water still rests in the hands of petitioners. The Wahoo City Council took no action last Thursday on a request to forgo the petition process and have the government once again put the question of adding fluoride to the town’s voters. The state legislature has mandated that cities […]
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Lebanon: Most neighbor cities fluoridate water
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a series regarding whether to once again add fluoride in Lebanon’s water supply. The Wilson Post on Friday will look at possible health risks versus health benefits of adding fluoride in the city’s water. Lebanon is one of the only local water municipalities that chooses not to […]
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Southampton: Prime Minister accused of empty promises on fluoride
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has been accused of making empty promises to the people of Southampton over plans to fluoridate their tap water. Campaigners spoke out after Baroness Thornton, Labour’s health spokesman in the House of Lords, said the Government “continues to support” the controversial scheme. During a visit to Southampton last year Mr Brown […]
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Normal children’s toothpaste not strong enough to prevent tooth decay, study finds
Parents should use toothpaste with stronger concentrations of fluoride to prevent tooth decay in their children, a new report says. Researchers found that toothpaste that contained fluoride concentrations less than 1,000 parts per million were only as effective at preventing tooth decay as non-fluoride products. The study, carried out by the Cochrane Oral Health Group, […]
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$50 million from stimulus bill for DuPont’s Tedlar® (polyvinyl fluoride) plant in Circleville, Ohio
DuPont says it is investing $175 million to expand a line of solar materials used as a backing in solar cells, in addition to the $120 million the company announced it was investing in solar projects last August. The money will be used at the company’s Circleville, Ohio plant, which will start producing Tedlar – […]
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Amesbury: Town halts use in water supply, seeks solutions
AMESBURY — Citing problems with the quality of sodium fluoride flooding the American market, Department of Public Works director Rob Desmarais said Amesbury has no current plans to resume its practice of adding fluoride to the town’s water supply. Though the health benefits to children in adding it to the water supply are well documented, […]
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Job listing: Program Officer for Washington Dental Service Foundation
Full-time position Posted: January 19, 2010 Closing Date: February 19, 2010 Job #3473 Washington Dental Service Foundation is seeking a Program Officer to become an integral part of our team. The Senior Program Officer will take responsibility for executing the Foundation’s strategies for improving oral health in Washington State through fluoridation of public water supplies. […]
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Best Fluoride Levels Determined for Children’s Toothpastes
Everyone who has ever seen a toothpaste commercial knows that fluoride is the ingredient that helps fight tooth decay, but a new review has determined exactly how much fluoride is best in toothpastes for children. For optimal prevention of cavities in children over age 6, toothpastes should contain at least 1,000 parts per million of […]
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Mount Gambier: Fluoride furore
More than 120 residents raised banners and posters and passionately voiced their stand against the addition of fluoridation to Mount Gambier’s drinking water during a protest march down Commercial Street on Saturday morning. Leading the group, march organisers Russell Smith and Sharon Stafford were followed by protestors chanting “no to fluoride” and “fluoride is poison” […]
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