Fluoridation Society
@AFS_Fluoride
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The American Fluoridation Society is a nonprofit organization sharing the facts about the safety and benefits of community water fluoridation.
United States
Joined December 2015
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Please, CDC, bring back the Oral Health Division. We’re not heads on sticks. The oral cavity is the gateway to the rest of the body. #PublicHealth #prevention
While today's guidance from @cdcgov allows families to continue to choose the Covid vaccine, how we got here is troubling. Decisions this important should go through trusted, evidence-based processes--not political shortcuts. https://t.co/Oo9w6mF5C6
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Public Health should not be a partisan/political issue. Congratulations to the Louisiana Republicans who share this understanding. Louisiana Republicans help kill anti-fluoride bill - The Hill -
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The Louisiana House Health and Welfare Committee voted 4-11 to defeat a proposal to ban fluoride in public water systems, with the GOP-controlled state Senate having previously voted 24-10 to advan…
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Any time that "fluoride" is misspelled &, especially, if ivermectin is mentioned in the same sentence...........readers beware! "Anti-flouride, pro-ivermectin bills moving swiftly in Louisiana Legislature amid MAHA push". https://t.co/IP4yKtp5fl via @nolanews
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The proposed changes are linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who this year was appointed to run the nation’s health department under President Donald Trump.
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Excellent article from the NYT. https://t.co/3IfwUXTwCX
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Quick, everyone! Talk about fluoride, not measles!
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Great news from Miami (FL) County as Mayor Daniella Levine Cava listened to the area dentists and understood the science & not to the misinformation of the opponents to fluoridation. #PublicHealth
https://t.co/ss2tJz8FzV
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Friday that she has vetoed a controversial resolution passed by county commissioners that would have ended the addition of fluoride to the...
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Fluoridation is the foundation for better oral health. It doesn’t require a change in behavior & reaches all residents in a community regardless of age, race, sex, or religion. #PublicHealth #Prevention
The Media and I: Fluoridation / American Council on Science and Health In this segment @henryimiller and @batchelorshow discuss how water fluoridation transformed dental care, saved billions of dollars, and inspired an iconic scene in the cinematic classic Dr. Strangelove.
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Prevention saves money and reduces pain and suffering for the most vulnerable residents in a community.
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0.7 ppm is equivalent to 3 drops of fluoride additive to a 55 gallon drum of water.
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Not to mention that “One cannot have good health without good ORAL health.”
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The opponents to vaccinations are very often opponents to fluoridation: 2 peas in the same pod.
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Fluoridation helps level the playing field towards health equity. That is one of the primary goals of #PublicHealth
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Trump & RFK, Jr.: What a pair. The later wants to end CWF. Here's the @AmerAcadPeds 's CDH response: https://t.co/LKCGQPUq4A
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The case for maintaining water fluoridation in West Island | Montreal Gazette -
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The AFS stresses the EPA of oral health: Education, Prevention, & Access to care with CWF the foundation for better oral health. #PublicHealth
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CWF is about health equity. That’s one of the primary goals of public health: to reduce health disparities and level the playing field for ALL.
The Cochrane review of water fluoridation finds the process is both beneficial and saves money, but less so than in earlier decades. NBC: Researchers say "it would be a mistake" to interpret the review as a reason to end fluoridation programs. https://t.co/WZkBSAPCEM
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And CWF should be the foundation for better oral health.
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The AAP has the best interest to keep children healthy in order to learn, thrive, & prosper. #prevention #PublicHealth
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) joins the @AmerDentalAssn in restating its support for water fluoridation to prevent cavities. AAP believes a recent court decision relied too heavily on a scientific report with major limitations. AAP's comments: https://t.co/ON3HwccgBE
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