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Dental health is in crisis especially among the uninsured
For the average American who can pay, dental health is a modern marvel, with new generations growing up nearly cavity-free because of advances in care. But for those without money or insurance, dental health remains a ”silent epidemic,” according to a U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health in America. And Florida is doing slightly […]
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Tauranga, New Zealand throws out fluoride plan
Fluoride is to stay out of the Tauranga water supply after a district council committee decided not to revisit the issue. The council’s policy committee on Monday threw out a proposal to establish a tribunal to hear evidence, believing the community has well and truly thrashed out the issue in the past. Bay of Plenty […]
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New measures will smooth way for fluoridation in Utah
Fluoridation triumphed, again, at this year’s legislative session. Two bills that could have postponed, changed or halted the fluoridation process in Salt Lake and Davis counties failed. And two pieces of successful legislation allow in some instances for fluoridated water to be distributed to areas where residents did not vote to fluoridate. “It’s an issue […]
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Forum on Flouridation fails yet again
Last week I was saying that Dr Tom Moffat, Minister of State for Food Safety and Older People, went before the Senate on February 13 last to respond to a question posed by Avril Doyle. Senator Doyle wanted to know how come the Scientific Committee of The Food Safety Authority had not responded to questions […]
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Thiel Subdivision to reduce fluoride levels in water
The 28 residents of Richland County Valley View (Thiel Subdivision) recently received public notices required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pertaining to the high level of fluoride present in their drinking water. According to the notice, the drinking water has a fluoride concentration of 4.54 milligrams per liter. Federal regulations require that fluoride, which […]
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Fluoride Center Stage at Pierce Co. Health Board Meeting
The backdrop for Pierce County’s opening debate over fluoridated water was a movie screen filled with images of young mouths riddled with rotten teeth. “These are all children from Pierce County,” said Dr. Rebecca Sullivan, standing in front of a photo featuring six baby teeth blackened or eaten away by decay. “A lot of these […]
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Water District Seeking to Dilute Fluoride Levels
Looking for ways on how to dilute its heavily fluoridated water, the Big Bear Community Services District (CSD) heard a proposal from water superintendent Gary Keller on a plan to mix it with Department of Water and Power (DWP) water. At the same time, Keller and Tim Moran, water department supervisor, have come up with […]
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Nowata City Commissioners Vote to Remove Fluoride from Drinking Water
NOWATA (OKLAHOMA) – On the recommendation of the water plant operator the Nowata City Council voted 4 – 0 Monday night to discontinue treating the drinking water with fluoride. Sid Hudson, water plant manager, told the commission he had been researching fluoride on the Internet and had also read articles about it and the high […]
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Dentists Push for Fluoride in Bottled Water
Whether due to distaste or distrust of city water supplies, Americans are getting more of their drinking water from bottles instead of the tap. Some dentists worry they’re seeing the consequence: a rise in children’s tooth decay. “The problem is that most bottled waters have essentially no fluoride in them,” said George Acs, chairman of […]
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Hard to Swallow
Public health officials are fighting two anti-fluoridation bills in the Utah Legislature with a familiar two-pronged argument: Weird Utahns have been bucking a trend with their dogged opposition to water fluoridation, and scientists are unanimously behind it. It is the same misinformation that helped proponents win referendums in Davis and Salt Lake counties in November […]
United States, Utah