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Promoting support for community water fluoridation: Testing message effects and the role of normative beliefs
ABSTRACT Background Despite evidence that community water fluoridation (CWF) protects oral health, improves health equity, is safe and cost-effective, and contributes to social well-being, little is known regarding which of these benefits should be highlighted to effectively influence support for CWF. Methods This within-participants study examines differences in CWF support in response to pro-CWF messages […]
United States, Texas Delta Dental -
Kairos submits PSAR for Oak Ridge demonstration reactor
US company Kairos Power has submitted the preliminary safety analysis report (PSAR) for its fluoride salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR) to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as part of its application for a construction permit for the Hermes low-power demonstration reactor, which is to be built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. A rendering of the Hermes […]
United States, Tennessee Nuclear Industry -
Fluoride shortage not affecting Wellesley water supply
Natick has given residents a heads up that it expects the town in mid-October will run out of the sodium fluoride it adds during water treatment to help improve oral health in kids. It hopes to have the issue resolved in December. The town says drinking water suppliers nationwide are running into such issues due […]
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Letter: Lessons on fluoride by Kim Marie Thorburn, MD, MPH
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Dr Thorburn states in her letter below that FAN is “dedicated to frightening communities out of undertaking a safe, efficient and equitable public health intervention to improve oral health.” Dr Thornburn’s categorization of FAN’s dedication to the science underpinning of fluoridation differs from ours. Yes, the science is frightening inasmuch […]
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Fluoride toothpaste, SDF make WHO’s list of essential drugs.
Oral health is having its moment on a global scale. The World Health Organization (WHO) will add fluoride toothpaste, silver diamine fluoride (SDF), and glass ionomer cement to its list of essential medications for adults and children. These oral health items will be added under the new “dental practices” section of the WHO Model List […]
United States, National USA Toothpaste -
Fluoride Prescribing Behaviors for Medicaid-Enrolled Children in Oregon
Abstract Introduction: This study aims to examine physician and dentist fluoride prescription patterns and identify the factors associated with fluoride prescriptions for Medicaid-enrolled children. The hypothesis is that dentists will be the primary prescribers of fluoride and that caries risk factors will be associated with fluoride prescriptions. Methods: Data were analyzed for Oregon children aged […]
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New filtering method promises safer drinking water, improved industrial production
Could curb a drinking water-related disease that affects tens of millions of people U.S. National Science Foundation-funded scientists at Tufts University have developed a new filtering technology inspired by biology that could help curb a drinking water-related disease that affects tens of millions of people worldwide. It could also potentially improve environmental remediation and industrial […]
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Natick Will Run Out Of Fluoride For Drinking Water In October
The town is citing a shortage of sodium fluoride, an additive that helps teeth but is not necessary to keep water drinkable. NATICK, MA — Natick will run out of sodium fluoride for the town’s drinking water by Oct. 9 amid a nationwide shortage, the public works department is reporting. Natick adds small amounts of […]
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Shhh… CDC Lowered the Recommended Fluoride Levels for Drinking Water… Pass it On
Does Your Water Department Know? Does the EPA Know? For years, the question of bad health resulting from fluoride has been dismissed as wild-eyed “conspiracy theories”. In fact, studies have been around for some time indicating that fluoride can have adverse health effects. When you find out what they are via this article, and when […]
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Monona Municipal Water Department receives 50 Year Water Fluoridation Award
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today that Monona Municipal Water Department has been awarded the 2020 Community Water Fluoridation 50 Year Award from the American Dental Association (ADA), Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for continuously adjusting and maintaining the amount of […]
United States, Iowa
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