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Hamilton: Fluoride foes set for new battle
A group of Hamilton city councillors are pushing for the removal of fluoride from the city’s water this time without a referendum. Three years after the city agreed in a public poll to keep fluoridation, a surprise move at a council meeting this week has put the issue back on the agenda. At Wednesday’s long-term […]
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Whangarei residents are told … It’s time to think again on fluoride
Northland children continue to chalk up the worst tooth decay rates nationallyDr Neil Croucher, NDHB dental adviser CAPTION2 Seven years after saying no to having fluoride in the water supply it is time the people of Whangarei reconsidered the issue, says Northland District Health Board. The board is calling for Whangarei District Council to sound […]
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Society urges FNDC [Far North District Council] to continue fluoridation
Children in the far north districts of Kaitaia and Kaikohe are facing an increased risk of tooth decay following the recent removal of fluoride from the districts’ reticulated water supplies says the New Zealand School and Community Oral Health Services Society (the Society). The Far North District Council resolved to remove fluoride from its water […]
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Fluoride trials on hold
PUBLIC water supplies in Kaitaia and Kaikohe could be unfluoridated for up to a year, while the Far North District Council awaits the results of a two-year fluoridation trial aimed at reducing tooth decay. Councillors have deferred a Northland District Health Board request to extend the trial, which ended on March 31, until the council […]
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National Fluoridation-free NZ Campaign
A national “fluoridation-free New Zealand” campaign was jointly launched on Saturday in Whangarei, before a meeting of about 60 citizens, wanting their water to remain unfluoridated. The campaign comprises a coalition of national health-focussed organisations. Initially formed by Fluoride Action Network NZ (FANNZ) and Health Freedom NZ, it includes the NZ Academy of Oral Medicine […]
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The addition of fluoride to water in the Far North has been stopped, pending community consultation
The Far North District Council agreed to fluoridate Kaitaia and Kaikohe water for two years, on what it understood was a trial basis. The Northland District Health Board has applied to continue the measure for another two years. But the council says it was expecting some results from the trial, before consulting the community about […]
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First oral health survey in 20 years to take place
The first oral health survey in more than 20 years is underway to measure the state of nation’s teeth. The Ministry of Health will interview and examine 2000 adults and 1000 children across the country between now and November. The Ministry says the survey will show whether it’s succeeding in reducing the levels of decay […]
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Renewed calls to fluoridate Blenheim’s water supply
Children’s rotten teeth are taking a big chunk out of hospital services, according to health officials who are renewing calls to fluoridate Blenheim’s water supply. Teeth and other dental problems have been identified as the major cause of hospital admissions of children in the region. The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board’s community and public health […]
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Low fluoride toothpastes should not be used for children
MEDIA RELEASE TO: News Room FROM: Michele Hider, Communications Manager DATE: 13 February 2009 SUBJECT: Canterbury Preschoolers Getting Fewer Cavities The number of Canterbury five year olds with cavities in their teeth dropped by 12 per cent between 2000 and 2008, according to the latest statistics from Canterbury District Health Board’s Community Dental Service. The […]
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Fluoride warning for preschoolers
A leading dentist recommends that many preschoolers in fluoridated areas should use low-fluoride toothpaste to avoid the risk of unsightly, mottled teeth. But Dr Callum Durward, formerly of Auckland University of Technology and the Auckland District Health Board, said this only applied to young children at low risk of dental decay because of factors like […]
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