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> Here's what PA ia up to - a House Bill 1649 to mandate all communities in
PA to have flouridation, becomes effective in June. Please read the
below and call this Jon Johnston at 717 234-5941 and voice your displeasure.
I just want last week before our Township to start the process of getting it
out of our water and here they have a bill already passed but not yet
effective.
> Any info you can give me to refute the dental community based on studies
would be appreciated. I am at nathlth@comcast.net Coming soon to
your state.
> Carol Hartwell, CNHP
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> Pennsylvania Needs Fluoride Now
> By Dr. Jon J. Johnston
> President, Pennsylvania Dental Association
> This fall, the Pennsylvania General Assembly has the opportunity to
improve the health of millions by requiring public water supplies to add a
naturally occurring substance to our drinking water.The natural substance is
fluoride, which for generations has been used safely and effectively to
prevent tooth decay among people of all ages and economic backgrounds. More
than 50 years of scientific study shows that fluoride reduces tooth decay
between 20 to 40 percent in the entire population. The same studies have
concluded that water fluoridation at preventative levels is safe to consume.
> In 2004, the Surgeon General said, "Fluoridation is the single most
effective public health measure to prevent tooth decay and improve oral
health over a lifetime, for both young and old."
> The good news for Pennsylvanians is that their state lawmakers have a
chance to pass legislation that would require all public water supplies with
1,000 or more customers to add preventative fluoride to their drinking
water. House Bill 1649 recognizes that fluoridation is the best method to
provide immediate health benefits to all Pennsylvanians, even those who do
not visit a dentist regularly.
> As the General Assembly begins to consider the fluoride bill,
Pennsylvanians need to be wary of the misinformation being offered on the
Internet and the junk science related to water fluoridation. To do that,
they should consider some facts about fluoride:
> Scientific studies have repeatedly confirmed the safety of water
fluoridation at preventative levels (0.7-1.2 parts per million) and its
effectiveness in preventing tooth decay.
> Fluoride prevents cavities by making tooth enamel harder and more
resistant to the acids causing tooth decay.
> In Pennsylvania, only half the water supplies are fluoridated. The
Pennsylvania Dental Association recommends fluoride supplements for children
and adults served by non-fluoridated water supplies, including wells.
> The average cost for a community to fluoridate the water ranges between 50
cents and $3 a year per person. For most cities, every $1 invested in water
fluoridation saves $38 in dental treatment costs.
> Fluoridation would save a significant amount of money in the state
Medicaid budget and reduce the school hours lost per year because of
dental-related illness.
> Adding fluoride to water is similar to adding Vitamin D to milk and
Vitamin C to orange juice.
> The Pennsylvania Dental Association has made patient access to dental
health services a priority. The first step in ensuring that everyone -
young and old, rich and poor - has the basic level of oral health care is to
add preventative levels of fluoride to their water.
> It would improve health and save money for millions of Pennsylvanians. We
urge our neighbors to ontact their state lawmakers and let them know, after
60 years of fluoride in the United States, that it's time for fluoride now
in Pennsylvania.