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Portland is the largest city in the country that doesn't have fluoridated water, and voters have resoundingly decided it's going to remain that way.

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Still smiling: Back, from left, dentists Jeremy Bloomer, Louise Baynton, Rebecca Perkins, Alistair Kirkby and receptionist Kayleigh Meese, centre, are grinning for National Smile Month.

Portland city officials were rebuffed Tuesday night in their quest to fluoridate the city's water supply for several reasons -- but one of the biggest was simply the the high quality and treasured reputation of the city's Bull Run water supply.

In a lawsuit filed Monday in the Southern District of Ohio, Procter & Gamble charged that CAO Group is violating P&G's intellectual property by manufacturing and selling its "Sheer White," "Sheer FluorX," and "Sheer DesenZ" products.

A broad coalition of Portlanders have resoundingly rejected fluoridation, by a 60% to 40% margin. In rejecting fluoridation, Portland voters agreed with the majority of western nations that there are safer, more effective, and less intrusive ways to promote oral health than adding a chemical linked to thyroid disease, IQ loss, and other ailments to the water supply.

“We are proud of our Portland colleagues who used science and integrity to defeat fluoridation and the misleading media blitz made by fluoridation proponents,” says Paul Connett, PhD, FAN's Executive Director.

The News 4 Trouble Shooters caught a phony dentist on hidden camera, after her patients came to us suffering from painful, infected teeth and gums.

The dentist who was accused of withholding the dental record analysis conducted on the burnt remains believed to be of Trinidadian teacher Michelle Coudray-Greaves until $1.8 million was paid over to him is claiming that he was misunderstood.

A recent case brought up in the Iowa Supreme Court, is one that could impact your wallet when heading to the dentist.

Specifically, the new Innovation Station is a special area located within Brasseler's exhibit booth dedicated to providing dental professionals with an interactive experience of Brasseler's most popular products in a relaxed professional environment.

The State Health Department is offering help to victims of "El Dentista," the illegal dentist who police say was working on patients out of his car.

Mr Drummond, formerly of Battery Hill, Stanmore, worked at the Berukin Dental Practice in Alresford.

Government dentists and other dental health professionals were on Ambergris Caye for two days as part of their annual dental workshop.

To vote No on this issue is not just to vote against what some regard as contamination of some of the purest and cleanest municipal water in the nation - it is also a vote against arrogance and cultural imperialism. It is a vote for inclusion and care, and a vote against easy fixes.

The fight has drawn comment from bands including the Dandy Warhols and the Decemberists The medical establishment near universally supports fluoridation.

Residents of Portland, Ore., will vote today on whether to add fluoride to their drinking water - a move hailed by some as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century .

Anti-fluoride group Clean Water Portland filed a public records request and received copies of hundreds of emails from the Oregon Health Authority related to fluoridation.

It reveals that laws were broken

Each week, Patch will post a roundup of jobs that are available in the Hartland area.

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