I don't usually worry about opinion pieces, but the “Fluoridation is false security” piece (on page 2) by Lois Titchener had spread around the anti-fluoride groups as fact. My reply (on page 2): "Your newspaper published a letter entitled ‘fluoridation is false security’ which I believe is misleading. Hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFA) is no more toxic than [...]
Over the past week, the Advertising Complaints Authority (ASA) has upheld three complaints made against the anti-fluoride group (Fluoride Action Network of NZ) FANNZ. The complaints involved several advertisements authorized by FANNZ and placed in the Kapiti News earlier this year. The Kapiti News stated that it had received many phone calls from agitated members [...]
We had a meeting with FANNZ, after a 3-hour discussion we have finally convinced them that fluoridated water just has fluoride ions and not fluorine (an extremely reactive gas) and fluoride ions are safe to drink at 0.7-1.0ppm. These fluoride ions are the same, natural or otherwise. They apologised for the confusion and have decided [...]
I see this image is doing the rounds, since it was posted on the I f* love science page. Funny thing is I saw this posted on some of the anti-fluoride groups. I could touch on all the points listed. "Willingness to change with new evidence" If you have seen some of the debating here, you [...]
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 [...]