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Siren: Fluoridation to continue
SIREN—To continue to fluoridate the water supply was the question of the day for the Siren Village Board at last week’s meeting. “It costs the village about $1,000 a year to fluoridate the water,” village administrator Martin Shutt told the board. “Mike (Public Works Director Mike Bentley) brought it up as a way to cut […]
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Health officials want 243 rural water systems to fluoridate their water
Nearly half of rural adults in Wisconsin have lost teeth from decay, compared to just over a third of urban adults. Adding fluoride to rural drinking water systems could close that gap, health officials say. But 256 public water systems in the state – all but 13 of them rural – have fluoride levels below […]
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City of Amery resumes fluoridation
Old Business (Page 2) Update on City of Amery Discontinuation of Fluoridation Sampson talked about the Amery council meeting that she attended along with Bonnie Leonard, Public Health Supervisor and Brian Hobbs, Environmental Specialist. There were many speakers, including local dentists and other citizens expressing concern about the discontinuance of fluoridating the city water supply. […]
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City of Amery ends fluoridation due to costs
Excerpt from Minutes: (Page 2) … Sampson distributed a letter received from the City of Amery stating as of November 30, 2009 they have discontinued fluoridation of the water supply due to cost considerations. Sampson stated the Chief Dental Officer in Madison has contacted the American Dental Society regarding this. Sampson feels that the Board […]
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Madison City Hall to review “Fluoridation Policy”
Tuesday, July 28: Water Utility Board, 4:30 p.m., Rooms A & B of the Water Utility building, 119 E. Olin Ave. Establishing treatment policies for iron and manganese, more on well abandonment rebates, the capital budget, reviewing fluoridation policy, and a ton of the usual reports… Print PDF
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Catching up: Is fluoride back in water in Poynette?
After a very public and feisty debate last spring and a handful of new village trustees, fluoride quietly returned to Poynette’s water supply on July 9. The new village administrator, Dan Guild, said the equipment has been available — it was just a matter of integrating the chemicals. Last July, the Poynette Village Board voted […]
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Dental funding needs a filling in Wisconsin
[NOTE FROM FAN: According to Oral Health in Wisconsin: A Fact Sheet: “In Wisconsin, 90% of the population on public water receives fluoridated water.”] Wisconsin can’t smile about its dental care for kids. Nearly one in five school children has untreated tooth decay, a 2008 state survey suggests. And that contributes to more than just […]
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New Poynette board decides to resume fluoridation
Fluoride is returning to the Poynette water system. The Village Board voted this week to put fluoride back in the water supply, reversing a decision made last month before newly elected members took their seats on the board. The previous board had stopped putting fluoride in the water last July and decided to continue that […]
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Dental care in short supply for low-income Wisconsin children
[NOTE FROM FAN: According to Oral Health in Wisconsin: A Fact Sheet: “In Wisconsin, 90% of the population on public water receives fluoridated water.”] First of two parts Lucia Alba knew something was wrong when her son said his teeth hurt while eating an apple. Carlos, her son, isn’t a fussy child. But a few […]
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Poynette: Board votes against fluoridating water
Fluoridation of Poynette’s drinking water will have to wait. The Poynette Village Board Monday night voted 3-2 not to refluoridate the village’s drinking water. The board voted 6-0 in July to no longer fluoridate the village’s water supply. Trustees Dave Branish, Kevin Marquardt and Jenny Van Schoyck Teeter voted in favor of Monday’s motion, while […]
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