Fluoridation loses in Federal Court

By Marianne Lincoln I will admit, up front, I am celebrating. I am an individual that will vomit after a glass of fluoridated water. I was given a PET scan after cancer treatment. Some doctor didn’t look at my chart first, and did not tell me there was fluoride in the radioactive tracer injection for…

Eating disorders and dentistry

By Marianne Lincoln This is the third in a series of stories from the Pierce County Oral Health Summit. Dr. Dave Hansen DDS along with many attendees learned a new word, cariology. As defined: car·i·ol·o·gy (kâr’ē-ŏl’ə-jē) n. The study of dental caries and cariogenesis. He began his discussion with the observation, “If you stick around…

TPCHD Oral Health Summit Panel on diabetes, STI’s and the Oral Health Plan

By Marianne Lincoln This is the second in a series of stories from the Pierce County Oral Health Summit. This one is more graphic, so it is designated for mature audiences. The Oral Health Summit continued with a panel format with three presenters who spoke on diabetes, sexually transmitted infections and the health department’s Comprehensive…