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Minister slams council for ending fluoridation
Wellington, June 2 NZPA – Associate Hehttp://www.fluoridealert.orgalth Minister Peter Dunne has severely criticised the Far North District Council for deciding to end water fluoridation. It was “nothing short of disgraceful and a total failure of civic leadership” to end fluoridation in a region where the children had the worst oral health in the country, he […]
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Kapiti: Elderly may suffer if fluoride withdrawn
Taking fluoride out of Kapiti’s water supply could have a devastating effect on the district’s elderly residents, the Dental Association says. The warning, by association Wellington secretary Graham Symes, was among the 136 submissions on fluoride received by Kapiti Coast District Council as it considers its draft annual plan. About 70 submitters called for the […]
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Kaitaia and Kaikohe: Far North towns say no to fluoride
Two towns in the Far North have voted against continuing fluoridation of their water supply. The district council completed a two-year trial of fluoridating the water in Kaitaia and Kaikohe last March. Of 816 responses, 489 opposed fluoridation, while 327 supported it. The issue has been controversial locally, with a Northland District Health Board report […]
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Greater Wellington: Fluoride critics take case to council
Whether adding fluoride to water is good dental care or unconsented mass medication is set to be redebated in the Wellington region. About 22 people turned up at the Greater Wellington regional council chamber yesterday to lobby councillors to stop adding fluoride to the region’s water supply. They were among submitters speaking at hearings for […]
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Kapiti: Society Calls For Residents To Submit Against Kapiti Council’s Proposal To Cease Water Fluoridation
The New Zealand School and Community Oral Health Services Society (The Society) is calling for residents in the Kapiti Coast to submit against the proposal in the Council’s Draft Annual Plan to cease fluoridating the district’s water supply. The Society’s spokesperson, Dr Neil Croucher, a senior public health dentist says “We strongly urge the Kapiti […]
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DHB Fluoride Ad Complaint Laid With Advertising Watchdog
Local campaigners wanting to keep fluoride out of Far North water supplies have lodged complaints about five of the Northland DHB’s [District Health Board] fluoridation advertisements. “The DHB has spent thousands of taxpayer dollars to tell us we should have toxic waste in our water” says complainant Cliff Royal. “These ads are false and misleading […]
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Milton, Kaitangata,Tapanu: Ministry of Health funding to fluoridate water
Excerpt: Fluoridated water: Milton, Kaitangata and Tapanui will have their water supplies fluoridated, following confirmation of $73,850 Ministry of Health funding. Ministry funding allows for the installation of the fluoridation equipment, but the operation and maintenance will be covered by ratepayers. The fluctuating costs of fluoride make it difficult to predict the additional annual costs, […]
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Kaitaia & Kaikohe: Towns decide on fluoride
Households in Kaitaia and Kaikohe will decide whether fluoride should be added to water supplies in the towns. Far North district councillors voted last week to ask occupants of homes whether to extend?a?two-year fluoridation trial which ended in March last year. The result of the survey will be binding on councillors who voted to abide […]
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Editorial: Leave the Far North’s water alone
OPINION: Scientific research is selective. It’s what scientists with a brief don’t tell us that should keep us alert. Take the recent Northland District Health Board report which urges our council to resume fluoridation of water supplies in Kaikohe and Kaitaia – and extend it to other areas. Thankfully mayor Wayne Brown is seeking further […]
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Far North dentist disputes effectiveness of fluoridation
Northland Health is claiming a small improvement in children’s teeth after two years of fluoridated water was introduced to Kaikohe and Kaitaia. But Lawrie Brett, who opposes fluoridation, says the study is unreliable due to its small sample size and poor controls. Dr Brett says it also found a small increase in some decay rates […]
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