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Mechancisville, Iowa stopped fluoridation

City of Mechanicsville

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

April 11, 2011

Old Business:

Intent to discontinue adding fluoride to the city water supply: Upon

review of the comments received, Larry Beck motioned, Gene Brown seconded to

have Zerbe proceed with steps necessary to discontinue adding any fluoride to

the city water supply. Ayes all. Motion carried.

_http://www.cityofmechanicsville.net/_

(http://www.cityofmechanicsville.net/)

However, at today’s meeting (June 13) this is listed

“Reconsider action from April meeting on amount of Fluoride to be added to

waterâ€

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Philomath, Oregon

A battle over fluoridated water in Philomath goes to a second round at

Monday’s meeting [today] of the Philomath City Council.

At the meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 980 Applegate

St., Benton County Health Department and Philomath doctors plan to ask the

council to reconsider its unanimous May 9 decision to remove fluoride from the

city’s water.

_http://m.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_8e36525e-93f6-11e0-b136-001cc4

c03286.html_

(http://m.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_8e36525e-93f6-11e0-b136-001cc4c032\

86.html)

Philomath City Council Members

_http://www.ci.philomath.or.us/council.htm_

(http://www.ci.philomath.or.us/council.htm)

Opinion Article in Today's newspaper

As I see it: Keep fluoride in Philomath water supply

By Drs. Gruber and H. Cutsforth Jr.

Join discussion

_http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/article_dbf70ce2-9589-1

1e0-9f8d-001cc4c03286.html_

(http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/article_dbf70ce2-9589-11e0-\

9f8d-001cc4c03286.html)

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Portage, Wisconsin man takes on fluoridation

_http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/local/article_0c353ba2-8e

66-11e0-ba86-001cc4c03286.html_

(http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/local/article_0c353ba2-8e66-1\

1e0-ba86-001cc4c03286.html)

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We are often asked for an alternative to fluoridation (even though that’s

not our jobs). However, in my opinion, Dental Therapists is a good answer

to the growing dental health crisis in the US The following article from

ADA News shows that public health dentists (this includes Easley) are in

favor of dental therapists while private dentists (American Dental Association)

are against this infringement of their lucrative monopoly.

June 10, 2011

ADA responds to AAPHD educational plan for two-year dental therapist

programs

_http://www.ada.org/news/5940.aspx_ (http://www.ada.org/news/5940.aspx)

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In Alabama, organized dentistry is fighting against allowing a dental

clinic which was providing care for low-income children using dental students

‘Huge victory’ for the children

Excerpt: “

The meteoric growth — and success — of the Sarrell clinics created strong

competition in the dental business in this state. That UAB pulled its

dental students out of the Sarrell clinics during the height of the controversy

was an act beneath the school’s usual high standardsâ€

Read more: _Anniston Star - ‘Huge victory’ for the children_

(http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/14109916/article-‘Huge-victory’

-for-the-children?instance=home_opinion#ixzz1P9XDx8VM)

_http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/14109916/article-%E2%80%98Huge-

victory%E2%80%99-for-the-children?instance=home_opinion_

(http://www.annistonstar.com/view/full_story/14109916/article-‘Huge-victory’

-for-the-children?instance=home_opinion)

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Drilling away at dental costs Vital Signs – MarketWatch (46% of Americans

don’t have dental insurance)

_http://www.marketwatch.com/story/drilling-away-at-dental-costs-2011-06-13?s

iteid=rss & rss=1_

(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/drilling-away-at-dental-costs-2011-06-13?sitei\

d=rss & rss=1)

About 10 million Americans have lost their dental insurance in the past

few years as the recession weakened the reach of employer plans, the dominant

source of coverage. Fifty-four percent of people had some form of dental

benefit in 2009, down from 57% between 2006 and 2008, said Ireland,

executive director of the National Association of Dental Plans, a

Dallas-based trade group.

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First 5 Commission of San Diego

June 13, 2011

Community Water Fluoridation

_http://www.first5sandiego.org/files/Item%208%20%20Fluoridation.pdf_

(http://www.first5sandiego.org/files/Item%208%20%20Fluoridation.pdf)

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Rady Hospital San Diego Fluoridation “Savingsâ€

_http://www.rchsd.org/ourcare/programsservices/c-d/dentalcare/dentalhealth/C

007841_

(http://www.rchsd.org/ourcare/programsservices/c-d/dentalcare/dentalhealth/C0078\

41)

What are the Cost Savings?

* Californians spend $4 billion annually on dental care, with $700

million being paid by taxpayers for publicly funded dental programs.

* Preventing just one cavity in each school-age child in California

will save taxpayers an estimated $385 million over the first five years of

statewide fluoridation.

* It costs $1,200 to $4,700 to treat one child suffering from " baby

bottle tooth decay. " Estimates indicate that approximately 150,000

pre-school children in San Diego County suffer from such Early Childhood Dental

Disease.

* Fluoridation is the single most cost-effective preventive oral

health program available.

* The approximate annual cost of continuing fluoridation in a city

the size of San Diego is about 54 cents per person/per year ($40.50 for

average lifetime) compared to the average cost of more than $100 to fill just

one cavity. Estimates show that for every $1 spent on fluoridation, up to

$140 of dental treatment costs can be saved.

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From Connett

Just watched this TV interview from NZ - it is 24 minutes long and one of

the best I have done. Please share it around

_http://www.tvhb.co.nz/chatroom/dr-paul-connett-the-effects-of-fluoridation_

(http://www.tvhb.co.nz/chatroom/dr-paul-connett-the-effects-of-fluoridation)

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OREGON

Crook dental health plan pays off (Crook County does not have fluoridated

water)

Fewer children suffer from tooth decay

By Hidle The Bulletin

June 13, 2011 4:00 am

Results from a dental health initiative in Crook County are giving

community members a reason to.... (can’t access the article without a

subscription)

_https://circulation.bendbulletin.com/publicus2/html/login?CSProduct=BUONLIN

E & CSAuthReq=1307966741:473430118319527:557187C34B869B111F1C7ACC6E62A06F & CSTa

rgetURL=http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/login & AID=20110613/NEWS01/

106130357_

(https://circulation.bendbulletin.com/publicus2/html/login?CSProduct=BUONLINE & CS\

AuthReq=1307966741:473430118319527:557187C34B869B111F1C7ACC6E

62A06F & CSTargetURL=http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/login & AID=20110

613/NEWS01/106130357)

Maybe this is why

Excerpt from Crook County Health Department Annual Plan Update 2011â€2012

“Dental Care has improved with the opening of an Advantage Dental Clinic

in the communityâ€

_http://public.health.oregon.gov/ProviderPartnerResources/LocalHealthDepartm

entResources/Documents/Annual%20Plans/AnnualPlans_2011-2012/CrookAP2011-2012

..pdf_

(http://public.health.oregon.gov/ProviderPartnerResources/LocalHealthDepartmentR\

esources/Documents/Annual%20Plans/AnnualPlans_2011-2012/CrookAP201

1-2012.pdf)

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Will Anchorage Stop Adding Fluoride Into the Water (Juneau and Fairbanks

have stopped)

_http://www.ktva.com/news/local/Will-Anchorage-Stop-Adding-Fluoride-to-Tap-W

ater--123434069.html_

(http://www.ktva.com/news/local/Will-Anchorage-Stop-Adding-Fluoride-to-Tap-Water\

--123434069.html)

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From Gupta

Here is a bit of history that illustrates why they feed us

hydrofluorosilcic acid in our water. Show this to those who ask why should the

authorities

slow poison us!

" One of the main reasons for processing the raw phosphate rock for

agricultural purposes is because of the fluoride content mainly in the form of

fluorosilicates/silicon tetrafluoride.

Back in the early part of the 20th century when industrial farming was

first starting-up, they did many experiments on cheap mineral supplements for

animals to keep costs down and profits up.

Raw, powdered phosphate rock was the first choice because of the abundance

and it was dirt-cheap. Bone meal was the second choice, but it was more

expensive because it had needed cooking in ovens (calcining) at high

temperatures before the animals could digest it properly.

When the animal nutrition researchers did the first experiments with the

powdered phosphate rock, the animals started to get sick. The cow�s milk was

drying-up, and there was a high rate of calf stillbirths.

It was really knocking the pigs health for a loop many of them became so

sick, they just quit eating, quit breeding, and the researchers said they

seemed to give up the will to live.

Well, as for the chickens, they just up and died after eating food

supplemented with the raw phosphate rock.

They knew that fluorides were toxic and determined that it was the

fluorides, but in later experiments, they found that it wasn't just any type of

fluoride, but the fluorosilicates* that were doing most of the damage. They

used sodium fluoride (like what they use in toothpaste) and sodium

fluorosilicate to compare the poisonous effects on the farm animals, and found

that

the sodium fluorosilicate was a much more effective poison. Another reason

for processing the raw phosphate rock is that the fluoride content is also

enough to be toxic to many agricultural crops the raw rock will actually

inhibit the growth of crops. Some plants like gladiolas will just wilt will

die when fertilized with raw phosphate rock because of the fluoride content.

* Also known as hydrofluorosilcic acid.

The outcome of those early studies strongly suggested that using raw

phosphate rock as a cheap fertilizer or animal mineral supplement is not the

way

to go if you wanted to make a profit and have healthy plants and animals. "

Extracted form the book: _ " Phosphate Fluorides - Toxic Torts " By O.

Pittman _

(http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/phosphate-fluorides-toxic-torts/15769\

713) (page 26)

For more see: _Earth Island Journal - Special Feature: " Fluoride and the

Phosphate Connection. " _

(https://www.earthislandprojects.org/eijournal/fluoride/fluoride_phosphates.html\

) It was an expose about how America�s public

drinking water is fluoridated with pollution scrubber liquor from phosphoric

acid processing. This is must read!

Gupta

_http://tinyurl.com/_ (http://tinyurl.com/3b752x2) _3b752x2_

(http://tinyurl.com/3b752x2)

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Dentists and Industry Collaborate

International dental leaders gather in Boston

BOSTON, MA, USA: Recently, deans and vice presidents of dental

institutions from around the world gathered at the Harvard School of

Dental Medicine (HSDM) for the fifth annual Senior Dental Leaders

Program. Dental policy makers, leaders of non-governmental organisations

and academic leaders from Australia, Brazil, China, East Timor, Hong

Kong, Israel, Laos, New Zealand, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania,

Thailand and the United States attended the intensive six-day leadership

program.

Designed to bring together oral health leaders from around the world to

develop a global network engaged in advocacy and programs aimed at

improving children’s oral health at local, state and federal levels, the

program included facilitated networking, effective coalition building,

leadership skills building and a review of oral health policy.

Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman and CEO of Henry Schein, addressed the

attendees and focused on the importance of forging public-private

partnerships to effectively address complex global health issues. He

discussed the success of the Bridges to Peace Program—a collaboration

between Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dentistry and Al Quds

University School of Dentistry—and the launch of the International

Alliance for Peace Through Oral Health.

First conceptualised by Prof. Raman Bedi in 2007 at King’s College, the

Senior Dental Leaders Programme 2011 was organised by the Global Child

Dental Fund, King’s College London’s Global Child Dental Health

Taskforce and the HSDM. This is the fifth year that Henry Schein Cares,

the company’s global corporate social responsibility program, and

Colgate-Palmolive have supported this program.

http://www.dental-tribune.com/articles/content/id/5197/scope/business/region

/usa

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Oral health inequalities in older people

_http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110424152500.htm_

(http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110424152500.htm)

Oral Health Inequalities in Older People

ScienceDaily (Apr. 22, 2011) — The International and American Associations

for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published two studies about oral

health inequalities in older people and low income individuals. The articles

are published in the Journal of Dental Research, the official publication of

the IADR/AADR.

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FAN's PROFESSIONALS' STATEMENT: As of JUNE 12, 2011:

3,722 Medical, Scientific, and Environmental Professionals Sign Statement

Calling for End to Fluoridation Worldwide

<_http://www.fluoridealert.org/professionals.statement.html_

(wlmailhtml:{9D85A1F9-C8F5-4759-B278-B61629AC1D1A}mid://00000070/!x-usc:http://w\

ww.fluoride

alert.org/professionals.statement.html) >

- 655 Nurses (RN, MSN, BSN, CNS, ARNP, APRN, LNC, RGON)

- 543 DC's (Doctor of Chiropractic, includes M Chiro)

& bull;

- 458 PhD's - includes DSc (Doctor of Science); EdD (Doctor of

Education);DrPH (Doctor of Public Health)

- 399 MD's (includes MBBS)

- 317 Dentists (DDS, DMD, BDS)

- 156 ND's (Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine)

& bull; 88 Lawyers (JD, LLB, Avvocato)

Not listed above, but included, are: pharmacist, veterinarian, physician

assistant, water treatment worker, etc.

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San Diegans for Safe Water Letter Writing Campaign

_http://sdsdw.org/take-action-2/letter-campaign/_

(http://sdsdw.org/take-action-2/letter-campaign/)

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Skagit, Washington

Public Fluoride Meeting

Skagit Public Utility District Board of Commissioners want to hear from

water customers regarding concerns or desire to fluoridate the Judy Reservoir

water system.

To ensure that all Skagit PUD customers have had adequate opportunity to

voice their opinion on this important issue, the Commissioners plan to hold

a public meeting to take community comments.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Starts at 06:30 PM

http://www.goskagit.com/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail & eID=7646 & year=2

008 & month=06

ck

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