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fluor·ide
/ ˈfloŏrˌīd; ˈflôr-/
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n. Chem.
a compound of fluorine with another element or group, esp. a salt of the anion F− or an organic compound with fluorine bonded to an alkyl group.
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sodium fluoride or another fluorine-containing salt added to water supplies or toothpaste in order to reduce tooth decay.
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Fluoridation--a numbers game.
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine; 2/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...describing changes in cavity rates post-fluoridation as significant. Fluoride chemicals...actual number of cavities prevented by fluoridation in New South Wales, Australia, ranged...75% significant benefit from water fluoridation by author, J.M. Armfield in the...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Fluoridation attempts are misguided.(Commentary)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 6/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...actually want. But as the debate over water fluoridation rages in Salem, legislators should remember...communities have already voted against fluoridation. Voters in Eugene have rejected fluoridation multiple times. People in Portland...
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California Fluoridation Task Force Takes Anti-fluoride Group to Task Over Alleged Mischaracterization of Canadian Fluoridation Study.
Business Wire; 6/4/2001; 700+ words
; ...News Channels Raised The California Fluoridation Task Force (CFTF) today dismissed...findings of an independent Canadian fluoridation study. CFTF officials say today...and co-chairman of the California Fluoridation Task Force. "Unfortunately, this...
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Analysis: Fluoridation vote still uncertain in Bellingham, Washington
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/14/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Considered (NPR) 11-14-2005 Analysis: Fluoridation vote still uncertain in Bellingham...his mailbox. Around the country, fluoridation is back as a political issue, and...reporting: It's not easy being an anti-fluoridation campaigner. Everyone still remembers...
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Scientists Find Fluoridation Outdated & Question Its Morality: Journal of the Canadian Dental Association Article Cited By New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation.
PR Newswire; 11/29/2001; 700+ words
; ...YORK, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Fluoridation may be immoral with benefits exaggerated...New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation. "Ethically, it cannot be argued...justify continuing the practice of fluoridation," write Cohen and Locker. Fluoridation...
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Scientists find fluoridation outdated and question its morality.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 2/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...of the Canadian Dental Association Fluoridation may be immoral with benefits exaggerated...New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation. "Ethically, it cannot be argued...justify continuing the practice of fluoridation," write Cohen and Locker. "Fluoridation...
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APHA Misleads Americans About Fluoridation
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 3/3/2009; 689 words
; ...Beeber of NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, +1- 516-433-8882, nyscof...Health Association's (APHA) new Fluoridation Position Statement is based on many...documents that neither support nor evaluate fluoridation's safety and/or effectiveness as...
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California Fluoridation Advisory Council Welcomes and Clarifies Fluoridation Guidance on Infant Formula.
Business Wire; 3/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...Raises No Concerns About Community Water Fluoridation SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A group of...on the benefits of community water fluoridation announced today their unconditional...Pollick, a member of the California Fluoridation Advisory Council and a University of...
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Feasibility and costs of water fluoridation in remote Australian Aboriginal communities.(Research article)(Report)
Magazine article from: BMC Public Health; 6/8/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...incontrovertible [8, 9, 10, 11]. Water fluoridation has been confirmed as the most cost...support the effectiveness of water fluoridation. Socio-economically disadvantaged...public health measures such as water fluoridation [17, 18, 19, 20, 21]. Although...
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Water Fights: Believe it or not, the fluoridation war still rages -- with a twist you may like.(efforts to have cities no longer fluoridate water)
Magazine article from: National Review; 6/30/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...thinking of one in particular): the fluoridation of water. "Oh, you work at National...do, write editorials denouncing the fluoridation of the water supply?" Ha, ha, ha...for Negroes.) In many quarters, "fluoridation of water" is a code word for right...
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Fluoridation
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Fluoridation Fluoridation consists of adding fluoride to a substance (often drinking water) to reduce tooth decay. Fluoridation was first introduced into the United States in the 1940s in an...
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Community Water Fluoridation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
COMMUNITY WATER FLUORIDATION Community water fluoridation is the process of adjusting the concentration of fluoride...because all water supplies contain some fluoride; fluoridation merely adjusts the natural amount to a level that results...
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fluoridation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
fluoridation , process of adding a fluoride to the water...organizations. Although studies have proven that fluoridation at levels of one part per million is safe, attempts at fluoridation have met with resistance and controversy. Its...
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Fluoride Treatment, Dental
Book article from: Medical Discoveries
...discovered this characteristic of fluoride, fluoridation began. Fluoridation is the process of adding the fluoride to public...dentists led by John G. Frisch inaugurated fluoridation in their state. Results of these tests seemed...
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Community Dental Preventive Programs
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
...programs, particularly community water fluoridation and school-based dental sealant programs...levels of fluoride in the water, led to fluoridation of water supplies in many other cities...Prevention (CDC) has recognized water fluoridation as one of the great public health achievements...
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