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Oneida fluoride referendum idea called illegal
A public referendum on community fluoridation would be illegal, Oneida City Attorney Neal Rose told common councilors this week. Rose researched the matter after some city officials said they wanted residents to decide whether Oneida should add fluoride to the city water supply as a way to curb tooth decay. Fluoridation has divided the city […]
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Fluoride’s Effect on Acquatic Life Joins other Fluoride & Mercury Legislation in Washington State
Three legislative measures that may affect public policy on fluoridation were introduced in the Washington State Legislature last week. The discussion of these bills concerning water quality and fluoridation may be further impacted by two additional measures and their companion bills concerning mercury — all-in-all a busy time for consumer advocates and vested-interest trade associations. […]
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Fluoride issue resurfaces in Oneida
An emotional public health debate that shook Oneida a generation ago is about to reopen. One of the most crowded public meetings in city history took place June 20, 1978, the last time the common council seriously considered fluoridating city water. The proposal failed after a 3-3 vote in which then-Mayor Herb Brewer declined to […]
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Billings can improve dental health with fluoridation
Taking care of our health is one of the biggest concerns of the 21st century. When it comes to dental health care, the problems can be especially tough. There’s a nationwide shortage of dentists and Montana has slightly fewer dentists than the national average for its population. Montana is short on dental hygienists. Many Montanans […]
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Oneida councilmen debate water fluoridation
ONEIDA – The debate over whether or not the city’s water supply should be fluoridated has begun, and the city Common Council will soon discuss the benefits and concerns of the measure. The Oneida-Madison County Preventive Dentistry Coalition has brought the discussion of public water fluoridation back before the council. While the measure is provided […]
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Whitehall & Montague Targeted with Fluoridation
“Not in my water,” was the battle cry in the 1970s when Whitehall and Montague considered adding fluoride to municipal water supplies in order to save the teeth of the citizenry. And now, after all these years without the chemical tooth decay inhibitor, the Muskegon County Health Department is encouraging the cities to rethink their […]
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Colorado Springs City Council Votes No to Fluoridation
Colorado Springs residents will have to rely on the old-fashioned method of getting extra fluoride: brushing with fluoride toothpaste. That’s because the city, after nine months of sometimes acrimonious debate, has decided not to add fluoride to drinking water. The Colorado Springs City Council, acting as the Utilities board, voted 5-3 after another public hearing […]
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Kennewick Council Rejects Fluoridation
The city council has decided Kennewick will remain fluoride free. More than half the people filling the council chambers erupted in cheers and applause Tuesday night after a 4-3 vote rejected a $450,000 grant to help pay for putting the substance in city water as an agent to fight tooth decay. “God bless you all,” […]
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Fort Collins group formed to weigh pros and cons of fluoridation
Nearly eight months after the city’s water board unanimously recommended that Fort Collins stop fluoridating its water supply, a nine-member study group is in place to help sort through the pros and cons and science of fluoridation. The “technical study” group includes individuals on both sides of the issue, as well as technical expertise in […]
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Spotlight turns to Maui County in fluoride battle
WAILUKU, Maui – With fluoridation of drinking water a hot issue on Lana’i and Moloka’i in recent months, a member of the Maui County Council hopes to settle the issue and circumvent further debate. Jo Anne Johnson is proposing a ban on fluoridation in private water systems used for public purposes. In addition, she’s offering […]
United States, Hawaii