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Revelation Shows Fluoridation Should End
The revelation that fluoridation levels in Wellington and Upper Hutt water supplies has been below, and often well below, “recommended” levels, yet tooth decay rates have been unaffected, confirms that water fluoridation does not reduce tooth decay. Parents can be reassured that the drop in fluoridation levels has not caused their child to have tooth […]
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Dentists ‘shocked and appalled’ Wellington water unfluoridated for 10 months
Wellington Water chair Lynda Carroll announces an independent inquiry into the fluoridation of water, and says Wellington’s water supply has not been fluoridated for up to ten months. The lack of fluoride in Wellington’s water supply for 10 months will cause “pain and suffering” as people suffer from tooth decay, a dental expert says. Wellington […]
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Inquiry announced into lack of fluoridation in Wellington water
Wellington’s water company has revealed it stopped adding fluoride to the water supply last year. Waikato DHB says it’s time to fluoridate again. Photo: AFP Earlier this week it said it had been happening since last month after a review found health and safety risks at two water treatment plants. But at a meeting this […]
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No fluoride in Wellington’s water for more than a month
Fluoride has been missing from Wellington’s water supply since February and treatment inconsistent for the past four years. Wellington Water made the decision to turn off the fluoride facilities – affecting Wellington, Upper Hutt, Porirua, Stokes Valley, and Manor Park – in February because of health and safety issues outlined in a report. They did […]
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Dental Association ‘greatly alarmed’ after fluoridation turned off in Wellington
The review found low and inconsistent levels of fluoridation in the region’s water. Photo / 123rf The New Zealand Dental Association is “greatly alarmed” by fluoridation being stopped in Wellington and says the Government must intervene if a solution isn’t promptly sorted out. Wellington has been supplied with low and inconsistent levels of fluoridation in […]
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Southland: Fluoridation not favoured in wider district
Southland district councillors have indicated they will question any directive to fluoridate its water supplies. At a services and assets committee meeting this week councillors voiced concerns after receiving a letter from the Director General of Health asking for information ahead of possibly issuing a directive to fluoridate the region’s eight water supply schemes. A […]
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Southland cows to have ‘shiniest teeth in country’ if water fluoridated: Councillor
Robyn Edie/Stuff Dairy cows waiting to be milked in a shed at Drummond, Central Southland, on Wednesday. Southland’s cows could have the shiniest teeth in the country if the district’s water supply is fluoridated, a councillor has suggested. Cr Rob Scott spoke out about the issue of fluoridation at a committee meeting on Thursday. “We […]
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Fluoridation of five largest Tasman water supplies tipped to cost $1.3m
Tasman District Council estimates it will cost just over $1.3 million to fluoridate its five largest drinking water supplies, if it is directed to add the chemical. In addition to that capital expenditure for its dosing those five supplies for Richmond, Motueka, Mapua-Ruby Bay, Brightwater-Hope and Wakefield, the council predicts fluoridation will swallow another $125,000 […]
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Gore District Council: Fluoridation order could cost $500K
A potential water fluoridation mandate could leave the Gore District Council $500,000 out of pocket. In a letter to the council, director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield advised of his intentions to have councils fluoridate all water supplies that service more than 500 people. Fluoridation infrastructure would need to be incorporated into the construction of the […]
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Bloomfield will order some water supplies to be fluoridated from mid-2022.
ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield plans to issue directions for councils to fluoridate water supplies that service more than 500 people. Plans issued directing councils to fluoridate water supplies could cost the Gore District Council about $500,000 to comply with. In December, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield wrote to councils […]
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