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. They have now closed it because they found contributions from science-minded people intolerable.
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 Action Network NZ fannz.org.nz Wellington, 7 September 2013 The NZ Dental Association is about to implement rules to stifle dissent [...]
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, a science-related issue. The 2013 Bent Spoon Award is awarded to the Hamilton City Council. For ignoring the decision of [...]
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 essential for human health and metabolism." The upper figure indicates the pattern of harm and benefit as the intake of [...]
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 can read about it here. Dr Ken Perrott wrote a story on this, showing screenshots of the discussions and how [...]
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 submissions or provide advice to the councils on this matter. Recent survey results published by the New Zealand Dental Association [...]
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. Press articles: http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago051908.html http://www.3news.co.nz/Dentists-irked-by-wrong-flouride-advice/tabid/423/articleID/308748/Default.aspx http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/9035474/Wrong-unscientific-Dentists-slam-HCCs-anti-fluoride-pamphlet http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/dental-experts-call-council-leaflet-retraction/5/164228
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 figures, The maximum safety limit for As in drinking water is set at 0.01 ppm As. The concentration of As [...]
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 Dumble (FD), Medical Officer of Health, Waikato DHB Jill Dibble (JD), Group Manager Rural and Community Services, Waikato DHB Dr. [...]
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 their political goals." The Anti-fluoridationist Threat To Public Health: http://www.scienceinmedicine.org/policy/papers/AntiFluoridationist.pdf Here is another great resource. When public action undermines public [...]