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Marine City will resume fluoridation
Several local dental professionals, residents and a representative from the health department showed their support for water fluoridation at the Feb. 18 Marine City Commission meeting. St. Clair County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Annette Mercatante named fluoride as “one of the most important health components in the community.” Mercatante said during her extensive research, […]
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Marine City officials still considering fluoride issue
Nine months later Marine City officials are considering the merits of having fluoride in city water. An incident last spring caused workers to shut down the tank used to fluoridate city water, ending at least a 40-year practice. Now, officials are waiting on a cost assessment for new equipment and are doing their own research […]
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Greenville: Stimulus funds to help upgrade water fluoridation system
Excerpt: GREENVILLE — The city has been hit with a wave of economic stimulus funds that will finance $1.3 million worth of water system updates. Officials recently received word that 40 percent of a loan from the Michigan Drinking Water Revolving Fund will be forgiven, saving local taxpayers $520,000. The balance of the project costs, […]
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Colon village: “Grant for Water Fluoridation-council not interested”
Excerpt under “New Business”: Correspondence: Grant for Water Fluoridation-council not interested Print PDF
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Marine City water six months without fluoride
Marine City citizens are being advised to get a fluoride supplement, while city officials decide how to finance a new fluoridation system for the water plant. City Manager John Gabor said Tetra Tech workers shutdown the system the end of April when they found it to be faulty. “It could be poisonous if levels got […]
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Dental crisis looming in state, experts say
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The state of Michigan fluoridates 90.9% of public drinking water. Jacqui Day hasn’t seen a dentist for a checkup for more than a year. And she’s bracing herself for the dull, throbbing pain ahead. One of 400,000 Michigan adults who lost Medicaid dental coverage with state budget cuts in July, […]
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Mt. Pleasant: City Fluoride Task Force looking for research experts
Mount Pleasant’s Fluoride Task Force is looking for experts to provide information and recommendations in fluoride research. The committee, created in January, has four members researching the effects of fluoridation in water supplies and aid the city’s commission on decisions regarding water fluoridation. Four applicants were confirmed at the city commission’s May 11 meeting. Sharyl […]
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Point of view: Despite controversy, fluoride is a benefit for public health
Fluoride is an element that occurs naturally in ground water in some locations. Many years ago, it was noticed that people who drank this water had significantly less dental decay and disease than those who lived in regions that did not have this “asset.” The decision to add fluoride to water was akin to the […]
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Dexter Village Council OKs steps to fluoridate water
The Dexter Village Council on Tuesday night approved a resolution to purchase equipment and materials needed to add fluoride to the village water system. The council voted 6-1 to spend between $75,000 and $100,000 to bring the fluoride levels to the American Dental Association’s recommended level of 1.0 parts per million. Jim Smith voted against […]
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The debate to fluoridate continues in Algonac
Algonac’s recent decision to re-think the practice of fluoridating city water has spurred some healthy debate on both sides of the issue. City Manager Patrick Burelle was quick to point out that no action has been taken by the council as of yet. “We’re just doing some review now; it is just a bullet point,” […]
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