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UK Against Fluoridation

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

NZ - Another report on Ashburton meeting

Health authorities say tooth decay in Ashburton six-year olds has increased 25% since fluoride was removed from the region's reticulated water supply four years ago.
A public meeting in the Canterbury town on Tuesday night was aimed at educating locals about water fluoridation, in the hope of having it reinstated.
One opponent, Don Church, says an American study shows fluoride has negative health effects for some people. But the clinical director of Canterbury's school and community dental service, Dr Martin Lee said those claims have no substance and the advantages of fluoridation are compelling.
The district council plans to conduct a survey on the issue next month.
Meanwhile, a petition has been started in the Far North asking the District Council to think again about putting fluoride in public water supplies.
The council is about to start what the Ministry of Health calls a fluoridation trial in Kaitaia and Kaikohe, after a phone poll of 600 people found about half in favour.
Jackie Pou, from Rawene, says the council promised people a public meeting on the issue, but it never happened. She says many people are uneasy about fluoridation and unhappy at the way the decision was made.
Pou says Maori are especially vulnerable to fluoride, because so many suffer from kidney disease and cannot excrete the chemical as well as healthy people.

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