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Bethel: Dr. Fand leaves a notable political legacy
BETHEL — In the last 1970s, when Dr. Robert Fand grew concerned about the health implications of fluoride in the town’s public water system, he fought to have it removed, and won. When Fand believed it was immoral for the town’s police department to require quotas for traffic tickets, he fought against the practice and […]
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Darien. Water Worlds Part 2: A look at hot issues within the treatment process
When we open up our faucet and let water pour out, we’re engaging in the miracle of modern plumbing that began hundreds of years ago and today remains a staple of civilization. For Darienites connected to the public water supply, the process of bringing water from its source and to homes and businesses involves numerous […]
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Fluoride spill in North Branford
NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A truck delivering fluosilicic acid to the Regional Water Authority on Foxon Road spilled 50 to 70 gallons Thursday morning. The acid is used to add fluoride to water. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection workers and local firefighters were called to the scene to keep people away until an […]
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Hardware City history: Dr. Dumont, leading the drive for healthy teeth
Excerpt: …It was New Britain, under Dr. Dumont’s leadership in fact which became the first community in all of New England to begin routinely fluoridating its drinking water. That didn’t happen in 1965 or even 1955, but during the city’s centennial year, 1950… Click here to read full article Print PDF
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Zogby Survey: Connecticut Voters Say ‘Ban Dental Mercury’
HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ — A survey conducted by Zogby International shows Connecticut voters overwhelmingly want to ban dental mercury (so-called “silver” fillings). Zogby surveyed Connecticut voters in August and found: * 87% support the law that prohibits the sale of mercury products in Connecticut; * 79% did not know mercury is a primary […]
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A victory in state for free speech
Mark Breiner, a Trumbull resident who practices dentistry in Orange, has won a significant free speech victory over the state Department of Public Health. Breiner is an outspoken opponent of amalgam dental fillings that contain the toxic substance mercury. For years he has locked horns with the state agency and the American Dental Association and […]
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Dentist allowed to criticize mercury-based fillings
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut dentist who has been outspoken about what he contends are health risks in mercury-based dental fillings can continue to speak out. Mark Breiner, who has offices in Orange, has reached a settlement with state public health officials who had threatened to pull his license. The health department has said Breiner’s […]
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Activists want teeth in mercury laws
When patients go to Dr. Robert Muller’s dentist office for a check-up and he finds a cavity that needs filling, they usually ask for the composite filling that matches the shade of their teeth. “They’ll choose it because of what it looks like,” said Muller, of New Milford. For cosmetic reasons alone, the mercury-silver amalgam […]
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Toxic Tooth Fillings?
HARTFORD – The state’s Department of Environmental Protection will soon decide if current state law bans dentists from putting mercury in people’s teeth. Public Act 02-90 states that after July 1, 2004, products with 250 parts per million of mercury can no longer be sold in Connecticut. According to the advocacy group the Coalition to […]
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Fluoridated Connecticut experiencing Oral Health Crisis
Let’s take a little trip down memory lane. The year is 1993. Bill Clinton is president and Monica Lewinsky is unknown. The Boston Red Sox finish in a disappointing but unsurprising fifth place. A bomb explodes in the World Trade Center basement. And in Connecticut, reimbursement rates for dentists treating low-income HUSKY patients are finally […]
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