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Hamiltonians to vote over fluoride in water
Hamilton residents will decide themselves whether they want fluoride in their drinking water. Hamilton City Council voted 11-3 for a binding referendum on the issue yesterday during an emotive meeting which developed into a physical confrontation. Hillcrest dentist Steven Pawley, who councillor Roger Hennebry verbally attacked during the earlier debate, later approached Cr Hennebry in […]
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Stop fluoride, says academic
New Zealand health authorities have locked themselves into a position and are ignoring the scientific evidence about the dangers of fluoride, according to a Waikato University academic. Ted Ninnes, who co-ordinates the university’s social sciences programme, said at least 800 peer reviewed published scientific studies now existed showing links between fluoride and health problems. Yet […]
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‘Upstart’ Waikato dentist against fluoride
A Waikato dentist is urging Hamilton City Council not to support fluoridation because he says there is so much doubt about its safety and effectiveness. Cambridge dentist Vernon Kruger has broken ranks with colleagues who last week warned of increased pain and cost if fluoride was scrapped. The city council has commissioned a phone survey […]
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Health board’s fluoride threat
Waikato District Health Board might have to consider cutting health services to meet ballooning costs of dental treatment if fluoride is removed from Hamilton’s water supply, says chairman Michael Ludbrook. But anti-fluoride campaigners question the credibility of the evidence Mr Ludbrook is basing his statements on, as the debate hots up ahead of Hamilton City […]
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Dentists warn of no-fluoride pain
Waikato dentists have fired the first salvo in the lead-up to Hamilton City Council’s decision whether to continue putting fluoride in the water supply. Hillcrest dentist Steven Pawley today said the Waikato Bay of Plenty branch of the New Zealand Dental Association would urge the council to continue fluoridation. “If fluoride were removed, dentists are […]
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Say no to fluoridation, say medics
Water fluoridation is wrong, according to a group of Wanganui medical professionals. They have been providing the Wanganui District Council with up-to-date scientific information explaining their position. They say it will enable the council to accurately present the anti-fluoridation stance in next year’s referendum document. Ear, nose and throat surgeon PJ Faumui, osteopath Nigel Brooke […]
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Greymouth residents say no to fluoride
Caught in the middle of an increasingly ugly debate between health officials and the anti-fluoride lobby, the Grey District Council put it to residents to decide whether to dose public water supplies with sodium fluoride to help reduce dental decay. Their answer, in a binding referendum, finally puts the issue to rest: 4228 against and […]
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Residents say no to fluoridated water
Residents in part of the West Coast have voted overwhelmingly against adding fluoride to their drinking water. The result of the referendum means people in Greymouth and outlying areas will join eight other towns and cities around the country that do not use fluoride Opponents are delighted but health professionals are dismayed, saying locals health […]
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Christchurch targeted for new fluoridation drive
In the three years since fluoride was removed from Ashburton’s water supply, the town’s oral health has been on a plummeting, downward spiral, says an Ashburton dental surgeon. Dr Justin Wall said the increasing incidence of oral decay in the Ashburton District could be directly linked to the removal of fluoride on March 31, 2002. […]
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Southland District Council Says No to Fluoridation
THE Southland District Council policy review committee yesterday voted against recommending the fluoridation of district water supplies. The decision, if ratified at the district council meeting this month, spells the death knell for a proposal that has been hotly debated by the pro and anti-fluoridation lobbies since May last year. Chief executive David Adamson said […]
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