The anti-fluoride activist organisations just don’t take kindly to open discussion
The anti-fluoride activist organisations just don't take kindly to open discussion and having their claims challenged. Fluoride Free Hamilton had originally allowed comments on the event page for the upcoming "information" meeting with "informed" dentists. [...]
The New Zealand Dental Association appalled at the Hamilton billboards
You may have read that the The New Zealand Dental Association being appalled at the Hamilton billboards: http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/dental-association-appalled-anti-fluoride-billboards/5/166869 FANNZ has released this statement: "Informed, Courageous Dentists do indeed say “No” to Fluoridation Press Release Fluoride [...]
HCC wins the Bent Spoon Award!
Each year the New Zealand Skeptics bestows the Bent Spoon Award for the New Zealand organisation which has shown the most egregious gullibility or lack of critical thinking in public coverage of, or commentary on, [...]
US National Academy lists fluoride as a trace element
This is a figure from the US National Academy of science publication "Earth Materials and Health: Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health." This lists fluoride (F) as one of the trace elements "considered [...]
Anti-fluoride campaigner that tried to silence the science
On our Facebook page, we posted about Roger Stratford who is running for Hamilton City Council, that tried to silence the science. Here is everything that happened. If you missed the Stuff news story, you [...]
What does the NZ Dental Council say about water fluoridation?
What does the NZ Dental Council say about water fluoridation? Are oral health practitioners allow to say misinformation about water fluoridation? "Dental Council is aware that various oral health practitioners have been requested to make [...]
Hamilton City Council’s fluoridation leaflet misinfomation
Hamilton City Council's fluoridation leaflet has shown to have a number of errors on it. HCC should never be allowed to send out misinformation. They are ignoring our health experts and listening to anti-fluoride groups. [...]
What is the main source of contamination of our drinking water with arsenic?
Here's something to think about - What is the main source of contamination of our drinking water with arsenic? Well, in the Waikato it is the Waikato river - the source water. Here are the [...]
Waikato DHB video summary from the Hamilton fluoride tribunal
Waikato DHB video showing a summary of their answers from the Hamilton fluoride tribunal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmQxhKnUYeo Speakers listed chronologically (thanks to Andrew Sparrow): Dr. Robyn Haisman (RH), Chief Dental Officer, Ministry of Health Dr. Felicity [...]
Anti-fluoridationist threat to public health
Be careful when reading into anti-fluoridation groups like FAN, FANNZ, Fluoride Free, NYSCOF, Fluoridation.com, NoFluoride.com, etc. "The anti-fluoridation movement employs classic propaganda methods, such as misrepresentation, fear mongering, false analogies and outright lies to further [...]