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Madison County: Quorum court talks fluoride issue as local senator’s bill fails
Madison County justices of the peace agreed informally during the monthly Madison County Quorum Court meeting on Monday that the fluoridation of water – which is currently required by state law – should be left to voters within their water districts. Per Act 197 of 2011, water districts in Arkansas are required to inject fluoride […]
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Leaders speak out over fluoride concerns in Battlefield
The water district in Battlefield, Missouri will soon stop adding fluoride to its water and some dentists think that’s a bad idea. Doctor Marlene Feisthamel, the only dentist in Battlefield, said multiple grant offers have been offered to the board to provide fluoride in the water. Even though the board said it wanted to save […]
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Michigan: Communities Encouraged to Apply for Fluoridation Grants
Communities looking to replace their fluoridation equipment, or ones looking to install a system for the first time, are encouraged to apply for grants from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The grants are under the department’s Oral Health Program and are funded through a donation from Delta Dental of Michigan. According to […]
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Study: Kentucky kids have more access to oral health care, but still have poor outcome
Note from FAN The fluoridation status of Kentucky is: 2014: 99.9% 2012: 99.9% 2006: 99.8% 2000: 96.1% 1992: 100% The oral health of Kentucky’s school children is getting worse, even though access to oral health care is better now than it was 15 years ago, says a study by Delta Dental of Kentucky and Kentucky […]
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Two water providers in court over fluoride
Two water providers in north Arkansas are fighting the state’s fluoride mandate. Neither entity provides water to retail customers, so they aren’t “water systems” as defined by Act 197 of 2011, according to circuit court filings in Madison and Boone counties. The Arkansas Department of Health disagrees. R. Christopher Lawson, a Fayetteville lawyer, represents the […]
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Oskaloosa: Water Department Looks at Adding Fluoride to Water
Back in July of 2011, the water department had to make a decision with its fluoride feed system. “We have the feed equipment in place, it was something that we were doing before, but it started causing treatment issues. We were getting turbidity problems that had started to pop up and because that can be […]
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Fluoridation foe against advisory vote as Port Angeles City Council takes up conciliation effort today
PORT ANGELES — Eloise Kailin, the president of the anti-fluoridation group Our Water, Our Choice!, said Sunday she is against Mayor Patrick Downie’s proposal to hold a Nov. 7, 2017, advisory ballot on the controversial water treatment. The City Council will discuss the pro-fluoridation mayor’s offer of conciliation to bring together warring sides in the […]
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Summer sealant program aims to curb cavities
Chew on this: The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 40 percent of children 2-11 years old have had cavities in their baby teeth. More than 20 percent of those 6-11 years old have had cavities in permanent teeth. This summer, Knox County Health Department and InterFaith Health Clinic will work […]
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Special programs giving Flint children access to fluoride
New programs are getting underway in Flint to help protect the teeth of thousands of children. Since Flint’s drinking water crisis began, parents have stopped letting their children drink from the kitchen faucet. But while that is protecting the kids from contaminants in the water, it’s also cutting them off from fluoride added to the […]
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City of Alma to begin adding fluoride to water system
Alma Public Works will begin fluoridating the city’s drinking water on Wednesday, June 15, affecting Alma, Kibler, Dyer and Redhill. Hexafluorosilicic acid, commonly used for water fluoridation, will be added to Alma’s finished water prior to distribution, said Alma Public Works Director Mark Yardley. While fluoride is naturally occurring in nearly every water source in […]
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