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Pinellas Park considers fluoride
PINELLAS PARK – Residents within the Pinellas Park water service district could have fluoride added back into their water supply, despite a recent decision to stop the practice at the county level. The city would have to spend about $108,000 for one-time infrastructure costs and about $71,000 annually to supplement its water with fluoride, Public […]
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Pinellas County: Tampa Bay Times editorial
On FLUORIDE, a vote for sense over paranoia At least one Pinellas County government, the Pinellas Park City Council, has the good sense to put public health safety above irrational, ideological pandering. In exploring ways to restore fluoride to its drinking water after the Pinellas County Commission buckled to the forces of paranoia and ignorance […]
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Pinellas Park council will consider restoring fluoride to drinking water it gets from the county
The County Commission’s decision last year to take fluoride out of the drinking water upset Pinellas Park council member Jerry Mullins, whose first thought was of the children, especially the poorer ones, in his city. “We have a lot of children in our town who probably don’t get the best dental care,” said Mullins, whose […]
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Pinellas County’s fluoridation issue will not go to referendum
CLEARWATER — There will be no Pinellas County referendum next year asking voters whether they support adding fluoride to drinking water. Nor a dental care van going to schools to treat youngsters from poor neighborhoods. And for the third time this year, the County Commission also voted Tuesday night to cease fluoridation on Dec. 31. […]
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Pinellas considers alternative to fluoride that costs more, helps fewer
For $205,000 a year, Pinellas County adds fluoride to drinking water to improve the dental health of 700,000 residents. When commissioners voted to end that practice come Dec. 31, however, they said they wanted an alternative to help those with little access to dental care. But the solution they’ll consider today costs twice as much […]
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Pinellas County. Editorial: Hold commissioners accountable for fluoride decision
Pinellas County dentists are responsibly exploring ways to reverse a foolish decision by county commissioners to stop adding fluoride to the county’s drinking water. But while allowing voters to revisit the issue in a referendum in 2012 has some appeal, there is a more direct approach that is less likely to produce unintended consequences. A […]
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Pinellas County: Dentists considering push for fluoridation referendum
Dentists lost the fight at the County Commission to keep adding fluoride to Pinellas County drinking water. But some of them want to appeal to a higher authority: voters. Leaders in state and local dental groups have begun weekly conference calls to consider options for a County Charter referendum next year to require that Pinellas […]
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Alachua County: Dental health of low-income children is not good locally
Alachua County has more than its share of licensed dentists — about a third more than the state average — state Health Department statistics show. In spite of having 97 dentists for every 100,000 residents, though, Alachua County is falling behind the state average in the rate at which low-income county residents can get dental […]
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Dunedin: City Water To Remain Fluoridated
Decades of research convinced Dunedin officials to keep the city’s water fluoridated Tuesday (Nov. 29). Discussion during the three-hour special meeting at City Hall centered on a person’s right to choose and the government’s obligation to ensure public health. About 50 residents attended; many eco-activists, practicing and retired dentists and pediatricians spoke passionately on both […]
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Pinellas County. Editorial: The fluoride controversy
Over the years, Pinellas County commissioners have often said it is better to err on the side of caution when making decisions that affect the health and safety of its citizenry. The problem with the very controversial issue of adding fluoride to the drinking water is there seems to be no clear consensus on whether […]
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