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State of decay: Qld's fluoride fail

Rotting teeth is a dental crisis among Queensland's kids, you can follow all The Courier-Mail's coverage through this link.

Premier David Crisafulli, during a media conference, Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston

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Hiding under the bed: Premier, you caused this mess, why don’t you fix it?

David Crisafulli was the presiding minister when the LNP let the loonies loose on water fluoridation, writes Robert Schwarten.

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NEWS BSM 31.1.15 - Jason Woodforth LNP with wife Angela- pic Adam Smith

One-term Qld MP ‘proud’ of role played in dumping fluoride

A key figure in influencing the Newman Government to ditch fluoride in 2012 was a one-term wonder who is “anti-chemical”, and says he’s proud of his legacy.

The Cairns Regional Council office on Spence Street, where the majority of the council offices are situated. The building also houses administration, a customer service centre, a function room and covered courtyard, and the council chambers. Picture: Brendan Radke

Premier won’t pay for fluoride – but here’s how councils could

Cash-strapped Queensland councils should use funding already gifted by the state and federal governments to cover the cost of adding fluoride to town water, the Premier says.

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Councillors are fighting against flouride in the water

Councillors’ bizarre theories to justify keeping fluoride out of water

Local government councillors against having fluoride in the water supply have used bizarre claims and debunked conspiracy theories to justify their decision.

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Brisbane, 16 January 2025. Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls during a press conference in Brisbane. Picture: Supplied

Minister’s concession as kids languish in agony on dental waiting list

The Queensland government is open to reporting dental waiting list data as children and their parents are left to suffer in the dark.

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Dentist Tim Keys concerned at the number of kids needing their teeth removed.Tim is pictured working on a patient with healthy teeth.

Top Qld dentist slams ‘barbaric’ system as children’s teeth left to rot

Queensland families are floundering on an 18-month waitlist to see a dentist while their children are left with agonising abscesses and rotting teeth.

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The only word that can describe our treatment of kids with rotten teeth

A child in excruciating pain from teeth so rotten they are nothing more than stumps must wait an average of 18 months to get surgical help, writes the editor.

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Water dripping from tap

Is it safe for kids? Does it cause cancer? Fluoride myths debunked

While years of studies have been conducted into fluoride there are numerous myths that linger. ALL THE ANSWERS

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HOLDING FOR THE COURIER MAIL DO NOT USE - Gladstone Councillor Kahn Goodluck is in favour of fluoride being in the towns drinking water Pics Steve Vit

‘Right to choose’ Central Qld councillor under fire for fluoride stance

A Gladstone councillor whose motion successfully removed fluoride from water in 2016 is pushing for its return after hearing horror stories about children with abscesses having surgery and parents paying up to $4000.

HOLDING FOR THE COURIER MAIL DO NOT USE - Gladstone Councillor Kahn Goodluck is in favour of fluoride being in the towns drinking water Pics Steve Vit

‘Bullied’: Councillors targeted as conspiracy theorists flood fluoride debate

Queensland’s local councils are being relentlessly lobbied by anti-fluoride conspiracy theorists – including a prolific group founded by a ‘sovereign citizen’ and holocaust denier.

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Cr Glenda Mather addresses a crowd of about 50 anti-fluoride protesters outside City Hall. Photo Chris Ison / Morning Bulletin

Queensland council may switch off fluoride as out-of-towners protest

One of Queensland’s few remaining regional councils still offering fluoridated water is considering turning off the tap.

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The life-threatening condition Qlders don’t know about

Oral health is not the only thing at risk for communities without fluoridated water, with tooth decay linked to other life-threatening conditions.

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Premier David Crisafulli speaks to the media Premier David Crisafulli and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie helping The Salvation Army and toys for the needing kids of Qld. Friday December 20, 2024. Picture, John Gass

Fluoride would cost Qld councils less than $5 per person

It costs local councils less than the price of a cup of coffee per resident to fluoridate the water supply for a whole year, new analysis has revealed.

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Young woman having tooth removed. Close up picture of a woman mouth with a dentist hand holding extraction forceps

‘Dentistry from the 1950s’: Cairns dentist calls for fluoride’s return

Cairns is embracing post-World War II era dentistry where forceps for pulling teeth are favoured over fluoride in the town’s water supply, a leading Far North health expert says.

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