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More Interest in Xylitol
Dear All, June and Phillip Allen, have sent us an excerpt from an April issue of the Journal Of the American Dental Association (JADA) in which the benefits of xylitol in fighting tooth decay are discussed. Is it too much to hope that JADA has seen the writing on the wall for fluoridated toothpaste? In […]
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Toothpaste Terror
Cancer caused by mouthwash? Lethal doses of toothpaste? Natural oral care products are creeping onto store shelves, using scare tactics to increase their sales. Are they attempting a hostile takeover of the oral hygiene market by instilling fear in the American public? You decide. One natural toothpaste company warns on their website, “Check your toothpaste […]
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Dental insurer helps with fluoridation
Washington’s largest dental insurer will give Pierce County $420,000 to help pay for fluoridating its drinking water. The grant is the biggest ever awarded by the Washington Dental Service Foundation. The Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health voted earlier this month to require fluoridation of all county water systems serving more than 5,000 people. The mandate […]
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Dental heath of poor at risk
WORCESTER– City residents on both sides of the fluoridation debate came together yesterday under the banner of “Worcester Dental Watch” to call for solutions to a crisis in dental health problems among the poor. In a show of cohesiveness, proponents and opponents of fluoridation and others said they want action to solve the city’s oral […]
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Water plant foreman answers “Shaler Mouth” editorial
Dear All, There is a limit to how many silly editorials that we can print. The blood pressures of our readers can only stand so much. Thus I did not share the editorial written by Brian David (Pittsburg Post-Gazette, April 10, 2002). However, I do so now, because there is a fine response to it […]
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Missoula Health Board Rooting out Tooth Problem without Water Fluoridation
MISSOULA – Young people should eat no more than a cup and a half of sugar each week. But the average American child gets 7 cups, much of it in soft drinks that he buys from his school vending machines, nutrition specialist Mary Pittaway told the Missoula Health Board on Thursday. Tackling that problem may […]
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County agency urged to remain neutral on fluoride
Shasta County public health officials should refrain from promoting the use of fluoride in drinking water as long as Redding citizens are trying to force a public vote on the issue, the county’s top attorney advised Tuesday. After a spirited 90-minute discussion, County Counsel Karen Jahr said it’s appropriate for the Department of Public Health […]
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Not much of an inquiry from the Philadelphia Inquirer
Dear All, Should we be grateful that a main stream newspaper with an impressive reputation examines the issue of the excessive levels of dental fluorosis occuring in the US? (see article below) Should we grab a crumb of satisfaction from the fact that we were “quoted” in the piece? In light of the track record […]
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Fluoride’s mark
Fluoride has transformed modern dental care by dramatically reducing the number of cavities in children’s teeth. But now there is a growing concern that some children are getting too much of a good thing. While dentists are seeing less tooth decay, they are seeing more cases of dental fluorosis – a discoloration of the teeth’s […]
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Professor outlines risks of fluoridation
The risks of fluoridating Oneida’s water supply greatly exceed the benefits, St. Lawrence University chemistry professor Paul Connett told an audience of about 50 people at City Hall Thursday. Connett said he has conducted hundreds of anti-fluoride presentations across the country and in Europe. He brought with him a handful of studies that examined fluoridated […]
United States, New York