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Dentists under pressure to drill ‘healthy teeth’ for profit, former insiders allege
Read full article with graphics here Johannah Lancaster took her 3-year-old son to Dental Express for his first checkup, expecting a routine cleaning. She never imagined the treatment plan the Niles, Ohio, dentist would come up with after he peeked into Gregory’s mouth for what seemed like only two or three minutes. Michael Griesmer said the preschooler needed root canals – seven of them. Stunned, Lancaster asked why he had not even taken […]
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CDC: Division of Oral Health
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CDC: Division of Oral Health At A Glance
CDC’s Division of Oral Health (DOH) promotes proven interventions, such as community water fluoridation and dental sealants, to reduce the rate of cavities, especially for populations at highest risk. DOH supports state and territorial oral health programs, collects surveillance data on oral diseases, and develops and promotes adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines for […]
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Is There Still a Good Case for Water Fluoridation?
Note from the Fluoride Action Network, The author did a lot of homework for this article, but noticeably absent was any interview with individuals or groups opposed to fluoridation. Instead, fluoridation opponents are presented as reasonless and offensive. (EC) Excerpts from original article … In the 1930s, McKay and others identified the staining agent: naturally […]
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ADA. Study: Evidence does not support classifying fluoride as cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviewed draft monograph that alleges fluoride ‘presumed’ a health hazard Washington — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced March 5 that it does not find that the National Toxicology Program adequately supported its conclusion that fluoride is “presumed” to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to […]
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How Toothpaste Got Scientific Cred
Would you brush with a toothpaste for the sweet taste alone or because of its touted health benefits? The answer wasn’t always so obvious. A vintage ad for Crest toothpaste via Flickr For most of us, toothpaste is among the most basic household staples due to its obvious importance for our dental health. As business […]
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Penoxsulam; Pesticide Tolerance
Molecular structure of Penoxsulam *Online here [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 46 (Monday, March 9, 2020)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 13548-13552] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-04524] ———————————————————————– ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 180 [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0061; FRL-10004-86] Penoxsulam; Pesticide Tolerance AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: […]
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Experts Question Evidence Linking Fluoride to Lower IQ. Version 2 of 2.
Note from Fluoride Action Network, This version of the article is longer than what was published by Medscape. FAN respectively disagrees with Dr Savitz. Most of the problems that the NAS had with the NTP study dealt with how the animal studies were handled, not with the human studies. Surprisingly, Dr Savitz did not acknowledge […]
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Experts Question Evidence Linking Fluoride to Lower IQ. Version 1 of 2.
Note from Fluoride Action Network, This is a shorter version of a longer article with the same title. FAN respectively disagrees with Dr Savitz. Most of the problems that the NAS had with the NTP study dealt with how the animal studies were handled, not with the human studies. Surprisingly, Dr Savitz did not acknowledge […]
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Is There an Eco Way to Brush My Teeth?
Even “natural” toothpastes can have potentially toxic ingredients Hey Ms. Green, Does using toothpaste have any negative consequences? I noticed that my Crest Tartar Protection lists only the active ingredient, sodium fluoride, and no others, so I’m wondering what we are spitting into our wastewater every day. —Martin in San Leandro, California Yes. According to […]
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