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Why So Many People Are Turning To Fluoride Removers In Their Water
If you haven’t heard of the great Fluoride debate, you wouldn’t necessarily have been the first. Fluoride is a chemical commonly found in toothpaste as it encourages the remineralization of teeth, especially in children. Fluoride is known to strengthen enamel and thus help fight off decaying caused by the bacteria. Typically it is not advisable […]
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Two local dentists debate the benefit of fluoride | Opinion
Editor’s Note: The debate over adding fluoride to water to combat tooth decay is complex, with supporters and critics both saying science is on their side. Water fluoridation is supported by nearly every major health industry group and government health agency, including the American Dental Association, the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Department of […]
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Brevard dentists say lack of fluoride is bad for Mims families — but not all agree
About 8,000 residents were impacted when Brevard County removed fluoride from the Mims water supply last month, and local experts say low-income families are among the most vulnerable. But as the battle over water fluoridation in Mims comes to a head, not all Brevard dentists agree it’s the best thing for the community. “Fluoride is a neurotoxin. There is […]
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Mims. Letter: Let’s fight real issues, not fluoridation
I’m glad to see that Brevard Commissioner Rita Pritchett is having a “conversation” with Mims citizens on fluoride treatment of our water system. I sincerely hope our local dental association and Mims citizens can convince her to change her mind and rescind her previous order to stop fluoridation of Mims water. In the event she […]
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Torres: Recognizing some good news for a change
Excerpt More often than not, this space is used to hold those with power accountable, to call them out and question their decisions when they fall short. It’s also used to express our concerns over something of significant community importance. It should follow, then, that it also be used to laud a ruling, praise a decision or […]
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Pritchett admits blunder on Mims fluoride, hints public could overturn decision
Updated May 29 In her first public comments on the issue since ending water fluoridation in Mims, Brevard County Commission Chair Rita Pritchett on Thursday admitted she erred when she failed to include the community in the process, but stopped short of an apology. Pritchett, under pressure from local health experts, announced Thursday she would hold a […]
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Facing mounting pressure, Pritchett announces public forum on Mims water fluoridation
Excerpt: Amid mounting pressure from local health experts, Brevard County District 1 Commissioner Rita Pritchett announced Thursday she would hold a public forum on water fluoridation in Mims. The “community conversation” is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 21 at the Cuyler Park Community Center, 2329 Harry T. Moore Ave. in Mims. … The event gives residents and […]
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Titusville leaders say no plans to end fluoride in drinking water as dentists rally
Excerpt: Titusville leaders said there are no plans to end the addition of fluoride to the city’s water supply as local dentists and health experts rallied in support of the practice Tuesday. Now the Brevard County Dental Society is turning its sights back to the County Commission, in the hopes of restoring water fluoridation at the county-run treatment plant in […]
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Mims’ water defluorinated without public input, health experts don’t want the same to happen in Titusville
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The beginning of May brought with it a renewed discussion in Brevard County on adding fluoride to the public water supply, a process called community water fluoridation (CWF). Local, state and national entities who support the practice want to make sure the conversation continues. What You Need To Know National groups […]
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Brevard County Dental Society’s petition: Fluoridate Brevard Drinking Water – District 1
Note from Fluoride Action Network: We list this petition by the Brevard county’s dental society as misinformation as it gives a list of benefits of fluoridation without any discussion of the risks involved. Three recent mother-offspring fluoride studies were funded by U.S. government agencies (Till 2020, Green 2019, Bashash 2017) and they reported lowered IQ […]
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