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Opposing positions on fluoride:transcripts
Abridged interview transcripts A look at opposite sides on the debate over fluoridation in community drinking water Dr. Robert C. Dickson is a family physician. He leads the anti-fluoride in drinking water campaign in Calgary. Dr. Lynn Tomkins is a Toronto dentist. She is also president of the Ontario Dental Association which supports fluoridation in […]
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Why water shouldn’t be fluoridated
Note: This article originally titled “Why water shouldn’t be fluoridated” published on October 17, 2010, was updated on May 1, 2018, with the title “Should we question the fluoridation of water?” Paul Connett: ‘I haven’t brushed with a fluoridated toothpaste for 14 years. My teeth are fine.’ Fluoridation has been with us for nearly 50 […]
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Study shows fluoride may not help teeth at al
Fluoridation of public water supplies offers no meaningful health benefit, according to a new study comparing cavity rates in two different Ontario provinces. “Fluoridation is no longer effective,” said Hardy Limeback, head of the University of Toronto’s preventive dentistry program. Considering all the dangerous effects of fluoride consumption, in fact, he concluded that fluoridation is […]
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Green Party of Canada calls for ban on the fluoridation chemicals hexafluorosilicic acid and sodium silicofluoride.
At its Convention in Toronto, August 20-22, 2010, the Green Party of Canada passed the following resolution (also available in French). Note: In the U.S. over 90% of drinking water fluoridation schemes use hexafluorosilicic acid and sodium silicofluoride. Considerations: This motion, in calling for a ban on the fluoridation of public drinking water, would create […]
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DRAFT REPORT: Fluoride in Drinking Water. Public comment due Nov 27, 2009
Report at http://www.fluoridealert.org/canada.2009.report.pdf Purpose of consultation The Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water (CDW) has assessed the available information on fluoride with the intent of revising the current drinking water guideline. The purpose of this consultation is to solicit comments on the proposed Maximum Acceptable Concentration on the approach used for the development of the guideline […]
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Fluoride: one of our great public health victories or toxic waste?
When it comes to fluoride in his community’s water, the mayor of Lambton Shores, Ont., Gord Minielly, has one thing to say: “Better out than in.” But he’s not the only one calling the shots. On the other side of the debate is Mike Bradley, mayor of nearby Sarnia, who is pro-fluoridation. The two communities […]
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Health Officials Bite Back On Fluoridated Water Debate
You can’t see it or smell it, but it’s there. And there’s a lot of controversy over its health effects on you and your family. Fluoride has been a regular addition to tap water all over North America for some time, but recently its presence has been causing a little extra stir. That’s mainly because […]
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Cut children’s fluoride exposure, report to Health Canada urges
An expert panel Health Canada commissioned to study the risks of fluoride exposure says the government should cut the recommended amount in drinking water, encourage the use of low-fluoride toothpaste by children and have makers of infant formula reduce levels in their products. The proposals were made in a report submitted to the federal government […]
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Health Canada downplays fluoride fears for infants
For the past year, the American Dental Association has warned parents that if their tap water is fluoridated, they shouldn’t use it to make infant formula. The worry: It could cause children to develop mottled teeth. Canadian health authorities haven’t made a similar call, even though the amounts of fluoride that prompted the U.S. recommendation […]
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Critics raise red flag over fluoride in tap water
Nearly a half-century after water fluoridation became widespread, a small but growing number of medical officials and environmentalists are again raising concerns over the practice. Recent research is suggesting that fluoride may be connected to a number of serious conditions, including the development in teenage boys of osteosarcoma, the rare bone cancer that killed Canadian […]
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