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Greenwood: Fluoridate or not? Dentist says it would improve both water and teeth
Dr. Johnny Smith knows as well as anyone that Greenwood’s teeth need help. After 27 years of peering into mouths here, the dentist can recognize patients who grew up in other areas that have fluoridated water supplies because their teeth are stronger. “I’ve seen tooth decay in all ages, from little kids all the way […]
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UNC Students’ Research Contributes to Fluoridated Water Legislation in Mississippi
A team of graduate students in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Gillings School of Global Public Health’s department of health policy and management has helped convince the Mississippi state legislature to require communities in the state to fluoridate their water. The students include Ms. Lauren Brown, Dr. Kim Hammersmith, Ms. Ashley […]
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Regulation Govererning Fluoridation of Community Water Supplies
Title 15 – Mississippi State Department of Health Part IV – Office of Health Protection” Subpart 15 – “Bureau of Public Water Supply” CHAPTER 01 REGULATION GOVERNING [sic] FLUORIDATION OF COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLIES 100 GENERAL PROVISIONS 100.01 Coverage. 1. This regulation shall only apply to community water systems (CWS) serving a population of at least […]
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More water and sewer problems in Picayune
PICAYUNE — The development of a sink hole on Country Club Drive has the Pearl River County Utility Authority considering what to do. Homeowner Jack Young brought a complaint about the road collapsing in front of his house before the board at Wednesday’s meeting in Picayune. Investigation into the matter found the sink hole took […]
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Ocean Springs aldermen vote no to fluoride
OCEAN SPRINGS — Tempers became heated and insults flew as the Board of Aldermen heard arguments from both sides of the proposed initiative to fluoridate the city’s water system, which was eventually shot down by a 5 to 2 vote on Tuesday evening. The meeting led off with public comment from the opposition, which was […]
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Ocean Springs asks for citizens’ opinions on fluoride
OCEAN SPRINGS — Whether the city adds fluoride to the water supply could depend on opinions offered by residents. Aldermen meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall to discuss the project. In January, Dr. Nicholas Mosca, state dental director of the Mississippi State Department of Health, presented information in favor of water fluoridation. “We […]
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State promotes fluoride for Ocean Springs water
OCEAN SPRINGS — The Mississippi Department of Public Health, in the interest of stronger teeth, would like to add fluoride to the city’s water supply. Dr. Nick Mosca, State Dental Director, said Wednesday that the state offers grants to cities that pays 100 percent of the equipment needed to add fluoride to city water. The […]
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Aberdeen aldermen put off water fluoridation
Aberdeen Board of Aldermen denied a measure Tuesday to become a part of the Mississippi Department of Health’s water fluoridation program after a recommendation from Water Supervisor Ed White. “You have to have more trained staff and a lot more monitoring to do it, and right now we’re just overtasked with the crew that we’ve […]
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Official promotes fluoride in water
Citing that almost 40 percent of Mississippi children in the third-grade go untreated for tooth decay, a health department official says more prevention is needed – starting at the tap. Fluoridated water is pumped into 52 percent of the public water systems throughout Mississippi, but more participation is needed, said John Justice, fluoridation administrator for […]
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Coast, state lag in providing fluoridated water
— South Mississippi isn’t easy on the teeth. Mississippi’s Gulf Coast is one of the state’s problem spots for public water systems not adding tooth-saving fluoride to tap water, dental health officials say. “Two areas of the state stand out for lacking fluoridation programs, the Delta and the Gulf Coast,” said Nick Mosca, state dental […]
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