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Plant City: Water fluoridation discussion on tap for city commission
PLANT CITY – The city is considering adding fluoride to its water supply to help fight tooth decay. City staff members are researching how much it will cost to join other cities in the region in adding fluoride to the water. City Manager David Sollenberger expects to present the report to the city commissioners Jan. […]
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Gainesville: GRU won’t remove fluoride; commission will vote
Excerpt: Fluoride – a chemical added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay – is back in the public dialogue in a vocal way. Opponents of fluoride in Gainesville’s public water supply have requested the public policy that allows the use of fluorine be reconsidered by the City Commission. Despite outcry from a group […]
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Punta Gorda. Editorial: Fluoridation debate long overdue here
OUR POSITION: Fluoridation may not be the right solution for Punta Gorda, but we’re glad to see the issue being discussed. When the Punta Gorda City Council was asked by some local dentists to consider adding fluoride to its water supply, we suspect many people had the same reaction: “It doesn’t already?” Demographics partly explain […]
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Report: Dental health efforts lagging in Palm Beach County; more fluoridation needed
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Palm Beach County must do more to improve access to dental care, especially for low-income families, according to a report released today by the Florida Public Health Institute. Among other recommendations, the seven-page report calls for more efforts to fluoridate public drinking water in communities such as Riviera Beach and Jupiter. […]
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DeLand cancels fluoride, then adds it back
A contingent of dentists and public-health professionals has convinced the DeLand City Commission it wasn’t a good idea to save money by canceling fluoridation of city water. Two months ago, to balance the water-department budget, DeLand officials stopped adding fluoride to city water. They stopped buying the chemical, and didn’t replace the laboratory technician who […]
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Escambia County: Fluoride is back in the news
Excerpt: The issue is 50 years old, but fluoride is back in the news. Joshua Jocelyn, a fluoride opponent, is running for a seat on the ECUA board, which oversees Escambia County’s water system. He wants to emulate Elizabeth Campbell, also a political unknown and fluoride opponent, who recently defeated ECUA Chairman Logan Fink. “I […]
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Brooksville: Fluoride Will Stay In City Water
BROOKSVILLE – Fluoride will stay in the city’s water. A divided council voted late Wednesday to keep placing the chemical in Brooksville’s water supply despite attempts by one council member to stop the practice. Three of five board members agreed there are not enough studies to show that fluoride presents a danger to the population. […]
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Editorial: Cutting fluoride funding a step backward for public health
In 1985, the city of Brooksville became the first in the region to add fluoride to its municipal water supply. This week, the City Council will consider dropping the common cavity-prevention method as it adopts its budget for the coming year. The savings? Mostly, $7,000 for chemicals plus labor and ancillary costs that have not […]
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Brooksville will reconsider halt to adding fluoride to water
BROOKSVILLE — Armed with professionally pleasant smiles and new reading material, a group of local dental professionals has asked the Brooksville City Council to reconsider a recent decision to stop adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. During the council’s budget workshop Wednesday night, Brooksville dentist Linda Barry said the benefits of fluoridation will outlast […]
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Anti-fluoride Candidate Ousts ECUA Incumbent
With no campaign signs or funds raised, anti-fluoride candidate ousts ECUA incumbent Elizabeth Campbell says she owes her recent election to the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority board to a single issue: her distaste for fluoride in drinking water. Campbell ousted the incumbent candidate without raising a dime or placing a single yard sign in her […]
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