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Should Juneau revisit water fluoridation? New study renews debate
Fluoride skeptics remain and there is little push to change in Juneau, despite uptick in cavities After Juneau stopped adding fluoride to drinking water in 2007, Dr. David Logan says he quickly saw an increase in patients with cavities. Now executive director for the Alaska Dental Society, Logan practiced dentistry in Juneau for 28 years […]
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Study: Juneau’s lack of fluoride has increased kid cavities
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s capital stopped fluoridating its tap water about 12 years ago, and a new study says Juneau’s children are paying a price. Public health researcher Jennifer Meyer studied Medicaid dental claims before and after fluoride was removed, the KTOO radio station reported. The lack of fluoride has increased dental costs for […]
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Juneau fluoride study confirms old science, but doesn’t sway opponents
About 12 years ago, Juneau became one of many American cities to stop fluoridating its tap water. Unlike the others, a public health researcher decided to study the real-world aftermath of ending fluoridation in Juneau. Back then, the science predicted more cavities. Later, local dentists anecdotally reported more cavities. And now, there’s new research confirming there are […]
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Petersburg: Voters have decided: fluoride to stay
Fluoride will remain in the Petersburg water supply and ATVs will remain prohibited to drive on borough streets, two of the many decisions made after 1,159 ballots were cast in the election on Tuesday. Propositions #6 and #7 were struck down handily by voters in Petersburg. The question that asked whether to keep fluoride was […]
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Petersburg: Citizens weigh in on water fluoridation
Registered voters in Petersburg will be asked if the city should keep fluoride in its city water supply, and citizens are ratcheting up their stance on the issue from both sides. Sandy Volk, a dental hygienist, regrets not giving her kids more fluoride vitamins when they were young. Living near Papke’s Landing, Volk’s household didn’t […]
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Fluoridation to appear on Petersburg ballot
Voters will get another chance to decide on water fluoridation in Petersburg this October. The borough’s deputy clerk Mindy Swihart this month certified signatures on a petition to vote on fluoride in Petersburg’s water supply. Dana Thynes (DAN-uh TEE-ness lives on Kupreanof but has a music studio on the borough’s water system in Petersburg. She […]
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AK: The history of the water fluoride debate in Juneau
Earlier this year the Anchorage Assembly nixed a ballot initiative to cease fluoridating its water supply. Despite setbacks, activists there vow to keep the effort alive. Juneau grappled with the question over fluoridation a decade ago and people’s views remain the same today as they were 10 years ago. “We’re now in the United States […]
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Anchorage: fluoride won’t go on April ballot
Two different taxes, red light cameras and fluoride were topics of discussion at Tuesday night’s Anchorage Assembly meeting. All four ordinances would have posed a question to voters, but none of them will appear on the ballot in April… Responding to a group of Anchorage residents’ efforts to collect signatures for a ballot initiative, Assembly member Amy […]
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Anchorage: Anti-fluoride group hopes to collect enough signatures for April ballot initiative
ANCHORAGE – If you’re wondering whether fluoride in your drinking water is safe, the answer you get will depend on who you ask. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recognize fluoridation of water as a cost-effective way to prevent tooth decay, but a group […]
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Anti-fluoride ballot initiatives get support from Anchorage legislators
An Anchorage ballot initiative effort aimed at removing fluoride from city water has two rather unusual political bedfellows supporting it: the Democratic incoming majority leader of the Alaska House and a conservative perennial local candidate who has never held public office. Rep. Chris Tuck is listed as a co-sponsor of the initiative, which is gathering signatures to be placed on […]
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