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Firing of water utility whistleblower spotlights CDC reluctance to address new safety concerns about water fluoridation
December 17, 2008 – Ellijay, GA: With more than 50 communities across the U.S. voting to reject water fluoridation on Election Day last month, the recent firing of Dalton, Georgia water employee Wally Babb for voicing concerns about fluoridated water is focusing a spotlight on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control near Dalton. In 2007 […]
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Hastings: CDC engineer says costs vary to add fluoride
For many, the cost of fluoridating the city’s water supply has become a concern that may keep them from voting in favor of a health benefit they support. In May, the Hastings Utilities Board of Public Works was presented with the proposed costs for establishing and maintaining a fluoride treatment program in the city. There […]
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Both Parties Need Planks to Restore Scientific Integrity at the CDC
NEW YORK, Aug 27, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — According to the Fluoride Action Network (FAN), there is a crucial need for both parties to restore scientific integrity to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on several policies. The most egregious is their continued unscientific support for water fluoridation. “The simplest and quickest way to […]
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CDC money to be used to promote fluoridation in Arkansas
Oral Health is once again at the forefront of public health activities in Arkansas. The Office of Oral Health in the Arkansas Department of Health has recently been awarded two Federal grants to support oral health activities in the state. The funding is designed to improve basic state oral health services including program leadership and […]
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William Maas, CDC’s Oral Health Director Steps Down
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last week that Dr. William Maas, director of the Division of Oral Health, will transition to other responsibilities within the agency. According to a CDC statement, Dr. Maas, who has been director for 10 years, has requested to continue to serve “from a different vantage point.” […]
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CDC: Community Water Fluoridation Now Reaches Nearly 70 percent of U.S. Population
Nearly 70 percent of U.S. residents who get water from community water systems now receive fluoridated water, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The proportion of the U.S. population receiving fluoridated water, about 184 million people, increased from 62.1 percent in 1992 to 69.2 percent in 2006, said the […]
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CDC’s Scott Presson gets fluoridation award from the ADA
Miami—A champion for fluoridation and a dedicated public servant for three decades, Dr. Scott Presson has received a Council’s Choice Award from the ADA Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations. The council presented the award April 28 during the National Oral Health Conference in Miami. Dr. Presson retired from the Commissioned Corps of the […]
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Fairbanks: CDC reaffirms support for fluoridation
A dentist and public health specialist from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Fairbanks officials Thursday that his agency believes supplementing water with fluoride is safe and effective at fighting tooth decay. The comments come as the Fairbanks City Council reviews the city’s 48-year practice of augmenting natural fluoride levels in public drinking […]
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Fairbanks: CDC specialist William Bailey to speak on fluoride
An oral health specialist with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to address the Fairbanks City Council today regarding the health implications of fluoride in drinking water. Councilwoman Vivian Stiver has proposed a measure that, if approved, would halt the 48-year-old city practice of supplementing public water with fluoride compounds. The […]
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SAIPAN: Opposition to water fluoridation arises
TAOTAO Tano CNMI Inc. is discouraging one of the island’s main water companies from producing fluoridated water, saying the compound “is toxic to human beings.” But Saipan Ice owner Eileen Olopai Pelligrino said fluoridated water is safe, adding that their product secured certification and approval from appropriate government agencies. In his letter to Pelligrino yesterday, […]
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