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Why the anti-fluoride haters are attacking a Calgary academic, calling her a ‘fraud’
For a mild-mannered public health researcher, Lindsay McLaren attracts more than her share of haters. Google the University of Calgary professor’s name and the fourth entry declares that she is a fraud, a fanatic and a “bald-faced liar.” Another website proudly declares one of her studies “debunked.” And the emailed feedback she receives contains “an […]
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Calgary. Opinion: Fluoridation should be city council’s top priority
The following is a rebuttal to a column by Licia Corbella, “The science is not settled on water fluoridation,” which appeared in the Herald on Oct. 12. The original piece appears below this response. As the newly elected Calgary city councillors take their seats, an important public health issue awaits. Children and other residents are […]
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Calgary: Candidates position on fluoridation
Excerpts UPDATED (Ward 11 added): Mayoral Candidate: Brent Chisholm Are you for or against restoring fluoride to Calgary’s water system? Chisholm – Against Reference: Oct 3, Calgary Herald, Where mayoral candidate Brent Chisholm stands on the issues Mayoral Candidate: Andre Chabot Are you for or against restoring fluoride to Calgary’s water system? Chabot – Against Reference: […]
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Calgary: Keep fluoride out of our tap water
Re: “The science is not settled on water fluoridation,” Licia Corbella, Opinion, Oct. 12. As a medical doctor who has spent much of the past two decades studying all sides of the water fluoridation issue, I am elated to see someone in the media tackle this contentious issue so boldly and directly. Licia Corbella succinctly […]
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Calgary: Science on fluoride still not settled
Edmonton has fluoride in its drinking water. Calgary does not. Take a wild guess which of the two cities’ children have more cavities? If you said Calgary, you’d be wrong! Chew on that for a while. Despite continuing to have fluoride in their water, kids in Edmonton have more tooth decay than Calgary kids — […]
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Group says most Calgary municipal candidates want fluoride back in water
Calgarians for Kids’ Health released new information which it said shows that the majority of city council candidates favor fluoridation of water. The grassroots group said that the result of extensive polling of candidates before and after the campaign show 64 per cent would like to see fluoride back in Calgary water. Fluoridation in Calgary’s water has […]
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Popular Program Helps Okotoks Preschoolers Brush up on Dental Care
A program offered in Okotoks is geared towards promoting dental health for local preschoolers. The free-of-charge Preschool Oral Health Clinics were introduced following the Town’s decision to discontinue flouride use in the local water supply in 2012. Okotoks Family Resource Centre Coordinator Sherri Mullen says the clinics provide an opportunity for young children to get […]
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For the sake of our kids, Calgary must end the anti-fluoride folly
Poor dental health in childhood becomes a lifelong burden, with consequences for those who can least afford dental care If I could convince Calgarians to vote on one issue in the upcoming municipal elections, it wouldn’t be the one that’s in the headlines – whether to subsidize the Flames’ billionaire owners in their quest for […]
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Calgary group urges voters to elect pro-fluoridation candidates
A group of citizens who support adding fluoride to Calgary’s drinking water are urging voters to elect candidates who will work to reinstate fluoridation. Members of the pro-fluoridation group Calgarians for Kids’ Health are gathering in the city’s northwest on Monday to discuss the topic. The group is comprised of dental and pediatric specialists, parents […]
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Citizen group wants water fluoridation to be election issue in Calgary
Calgarians voted to add fluoride to the city’s water in 1989, council voted to remove it in 2011 A Calgary citizens group is working to make putting fluoride back in the city’s drinking water a civic election issue. Members of Calgarians For Kids Health — which they say is made up of dental and pediatric […]
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