Professionals' Statement Calling for an End to Water Fluoridation:
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On August 9, 2007, the Fluoride Action Network released the Professionals' Statement Calling for an End to Water Fluoridation signed by over 600 professionals.
February 2012 UPDATE: Over 4,000 professionals have signed this Statement.
U.S. signers are listed by State.
• California
• FL, GA, HI
• ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY
• LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT
• NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND
• OH, OK, OR, PA, RI
• SC, SD, TN, TX, UT
• VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
See also INTERNATIONAL Signers
Professionals can add their name to this statement by clicking here.
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Online Petition to Congress
in support of the Statement
Latest News by State:
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE,
National Academies 2006 report
on the toxicology of fluoride
• Quotes from some
Statement signers
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Signers after August 9, 2007, are identified with an asterisk.
ALABAMA
* Amy Neimkin, CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist), MBA, Birmingham, AL
* Colleen Kelly, RN, BSN, Daphne, AL * Naydine Biser, RN, Phenix City, AL
* Deborah Wardly, MD, Millbrook, AL
* Ilene Pruett, RN, Anniston, AL
* Janis England, RN (Hemodialysis), Hartselle, AL
* Jennifer Walston, PhD, Applied Mathematician/Operations Research Analysis, Montgomery, AL
* Kathleen Ferrante, RN, Huntsville, AL
* Kaye Kiker, Environmentalist, received “Dr. Martin Luther King’s Dreamers Award” in 2007 from SCLC, Founder, Alabamians for a Clean Environment , York, AL
* Malinda Pike, RN, BSN, Gaylesville, AL
* Tonya Klein, PhD (Chemical Engineering), Tuscaloosa, AL
* William Snow, DVM, Mobile, AL
ALASKA
* Carolyn Roemer, RN, Seward, AK
* Craig O'Donoghue, DDS, Fairbanks, AK
* Dennis L. Anderson, DDS, Homer, AK
* Emily Kane, ND, LAc, Author Managing Menopause Naturally, Member of mayoral commission to re-examine risk/benefit of fluoridation, Juneau, AK
* Elizabeth Reynolds, Registered Forensic Nurse, Big Lake, AK
* Grant Ritter, 30 year Water plant operator/superintendent, Juneau, AK
* John Bursell, MD, Juneau, AK
* John D. Walsh, DDS, Anchorage, AK
* Karen Zamzow, DC, Sitka, AK
* Leon Koenck, PA-C (Physician Assistant-Certified), Anchorage, AK
* Mary Alice McKeen, JD, Administrative Judge, Juneau, AK
* Marianne Miller, DC, Wasilla, AK
* Patrick Neary, ND, formerly a chemical/environmental engineer, Juneau, AK
* Ryan Marshall, MATCM (Master of Acupuncture), LAc, Dipl. Ac, Anchorage, AK
ARIZONA
* Thomas Alexander, MD, Scottsdale, AZ
* Stephen S. Baer, DDS, Past President, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Sedona, AZ
* Adam Becker, RN, BSN, Scottsdale, AZ
* Terru Cazee, RN, BSN, Phoenix, AZ
* Laura Conner, RN, Phoenix, AZ
* Joan M. Crooks, DC, Cottonwood, AZ
* Patricia Davis, RN, Corona De Tucson, AZ
* Deanne Decker, Pharmacy, BS, Mesa, AZ
* Andrew Dickens, ND, Tempe, AZ
* Jason DuPont, MD, Phoenix, AZ
* Antone Leigh Eason, MD, Kingman, AZ
* Erica Faircloth, MD (Obstetrician/Gynecologist), Phoenix, AZ
* Katherine Farago, RN, BSN, CWON, Mesa, AZ
* Lila Flagler, ND, Tucson, AZ
* Patrick Flanagan, MD, PhD, DSc, Cottonwood, AZ
* James Fredenberg, MD, Flagstaff, AZ
* Frank W. George, DO, MD(H), Affiliate Associate Professor, Midwestern University, AZ College of Osteopathic Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
* Whitney Goldfine, LAc, Masters Degree in Oriental Medicine, Cave Creek, AZ
* Christopher Hogan, DC, Anchorage, AK
* Laura Hatton, PhD (Nutrition), Clarkdael, AZ
* Theresa Healy, RN, Certified Health Counselor, Anthem, AZ
* Meria Heller, Journalist, Producer/Host of The Meria Show, Phoenix, AZ
* Debra Ivey, DC, Yuma, AZ
* Suneil Jain, ND, Scottsdale, AZ
* Sana Keller, RN, MS, Prescott, AZ
* Eugene Kim, DMD, Phoenix, AZ
* Joan LaBine, BS, MS, RD, Scottsdale, AZ
* Laurie LeDuc, PharmD, Gilbert, AZ
* Terry J. Lee, DDS, Biological / Holistic Dentist, Phoenix, AZ
* Susan Maline, MD, US Airways Medical Services, Banner Occupational Health, Tempe, AZ
* Elizabeth Mares, RN, Glendale, AZ
* Michael Margolis, DDS, Doctor of Integrative Medicine, PC, President of the International Academy of Biological Dentistry, Founding Member of the Institute for Nutritional Dentistry, Mesa, AZ
* Sandra Matara, MSW, Hereford, AZ
* Roberta Michaud, RN, Phoenix, AZ
* Melanie Miller, MAOM (Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine), Scottsdale, AZ
* AJ Mitchell, JD, Phoenix, AZ
* Pamela Morford, MD, MD(H), Tucson, AZ
* Alan L. Noelck, DDS, Litchfield Park, AZ
* Jane M. Orient, MD, Tucson, AZ
* Glenn Ozalan, ND, Phoenix, AZ
* David Parke, President, Independent Water Professionals, Phoenix, AZ
* Vinod Paul, PharmD, Scottsdale, AZ
* Irma Paulley, DDS, Tucson, AZ
* Patricia Ramsey, RN, BSN, Chandler, AZ
* Doris Rapp, MD, Scottsdale, AZ
* Judith Reisman, PhD, Scottsdale, AZ
* T. Boone Richardson, RN, BSN, Kingman, AZ
* Dorothy Roeder, DC, Phoenix, AZ
* Elliott Schmerler, MD, MD(H), Scottsdale, AZ
* Elisabeth Schneider, BSMT, SBB, DC, Lake Havasu City, AZ
* Christopher Serafini, DC, Scottsdale, AZ
* Joseph Sherman, DO, MHom, PhD Acup, Phoenix, AZ
* Tracy Smith, EMT (certified), Mesa, AZ
* Marge Sobczak, GNP-BC (Certified Gerontological Nurse Practitioner), Mesa, AZ
* Allan N. Spreen, MD, CNC, Mesa, AZ
* Alvin Swimmer, PhD, Tempe, AZ
* Kresent Thuringer, M.Ed., RD (Registered Dietitian), Phoenix, AZ
* Mary Grace Warner-Dunlop, MD, MD(H), Phoenix, AZ
* Ron Waxman, DC, Phoenix, AZ
* Annemarie Welch, MD, Sedona, AZ
* Elsie Wescott, RN, BSN, PA, School Nurse, Phoenix, AZ
ARKANSAS
* Anane Aidoo, PhD, Pine Bluff, AR
* Andrew Sieff, APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse), Fayetteville, AR
* Scott Allen, DDS, MS, Jonesboro, AR
* Chester V. Clark, Jr., DDS, MPH, Practicing dentist (mercury and fluoride free), Mayor of Amity, AR
* Danielle Moore, PharmD, Conway, AR
* Deanna Bachert, DC, BS, Rogers, AR
* Doris Gilbrech, CN (Certified Nutritionist), Fayetteville, AR
* James Allison, Office Manager & Licensed Water Operator, Carroll-Boone Water District, Eureka Springs, AR
* Travis Bachert, DC, FIAMA, BS, Rogers, AR
* Glen M. Bailes, Safety Manager/Licensed Water Operator, Carroll-Boone Water District, Eureka Springs, AR
* John Bain, DDS, Farmington, AR
* Scott R. Brown, DC, BS, Conway, AR
* Julie Clark, BSN, MSN, Jonesboro, AR
* Judy Collins, RN, Jonesboro, AR
* Pat Costner, Science Advisor, GAIA, Science Advisor, IPEN, retired Senior Scientist, Greenpeace International, AR
* Sharon Curtis, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Sherwood, AR
* Rene W. Fonseca, licensed water operator, Carroll-Boone Water District, Eureka Springs, AR
* Eric Goodspeed, DO, Fayetteville, AR
* Monette Hansen, RN , Little Rock, AR
* Gayle Haushahn, BSN, RN, Oncology nurse, Bismarck, AR
* Jerry Hines, DC, Rogers, AR
* Robert Hodous, DDS, Fayetteville, AR
* James Kennedy, PhD, Fayetteville, AR
* William Mahon, DDS, MS (Pedodontics & Orthodontics), Rogers, AR
* Kent Moore, DC, Rogers, AR
* Mitzi Pringle, DC, Jonesboro, AR
* Judy Reeves, MSN, RN, Bentonville, AR
* Allyssa Riley, MA, forensic osteology, Rogers, AR
* Karl Sandberg, MD, Ola, AR
* Jana Stephens, RN, Fayetteville, AR
* Dawna Bishop Stevens, MSW, LCSW, LADAC, Fayetteville, AR
* Kathleen Terrell, RN, Little Rock, AR
* Jeanine Trevillyan, MD, Texarkana, AR
* Roger Trubey, Dr.PH (Doctor of Public Health), MPH and Doctor of Integrative Medicine, Hot Springs, AR
* Helen Wilkie, RN, Cabot, AR
* William Yoshida, RN, Sherwood, AR
* Sandra Young, MD, London, AR
AUSTRALIA
* Noel Keogh, BPharm, Armidale, Australia
COLORADO
* John E. Augspurger, DDS, Colorado Springs, CO
* Hilary Back, ND, LAc, Carbondale, CO
* Kathleen Walker, RN, BSN, Littleton, CO
* Lynn Bakken, PNP-BC (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified), Littleton, CO
* Jess Baldwin, DC, Aurora, CO
* Terri Beecher, RDH, AHT, Pagosa Springs, CO
* Mei Lie Benink, LAc, Dipl. OM, Denver, CO
* Christine Bloss, DDS, Gentle Dental Care, Montrose, CO
* John Bowman, MD, Mt. Holy Cross Clinic, Avon & Grand Junction, CO
* Virginia B. Brown, BSN, MPH, CAPT. USPHS (ret), Fort Collins, CO
* Dana Carey, MS, LAc ABORM, Louisville, CO
* Cory Carroll, MD, Fort Collins, CO
* Margaret L. Coleman, RN, BSN, MPH, CNM (ret), RCST, Pagosa Springs, CO
* Esther Cook, MS (Animal Physiology), Denver, CO
* Darcie Curley, RN, BSN, Golden, CO
* Bill Deagle, MD, DABFP, FCFP, CIME, AAEM, A4M, ACOEM, Centennial, CO
* Chad Decklever, DC, Fort Colllins, CO
* Desiree Dempster, RN, BSN, Broomfield, CO
* Gina DeShayes, BSN, RN, Laporte, CO
* Jackie Dial, PhD (Experimental psychology), MS (Biomedical communication), Medical Writer, Boulder, CO
* Tara Dunn, RN (Orthopedic), Boulder, CO
* Viktoria Medicine Elk, BSN, MSN, Littleton, CO
* Ron Engler, DC, Grand Junction, CO
* Stephanie Farnese, DVM, Montrose, CO
* Randy Faulkner, RDH, Lafayette, CO
* Victoria A. Gardner, MS, BA (Ed.), Rs.D., Fort Collins, CO
* Kristina Grandbois, RD (Registered Dietition), Fort Collins, CC
* Alan Green, DDS,Boulder, CO
* Greg Haitz, DC, CSCS, Grand Junction, CO
* Miranda Halcomb, RDH, Rangely, CO
* Lolita Hanks, RN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Littleton, CO
* Michael Harman, MTOM (Masters of Traditional Oriental Medicine), LAc, Denver, CO
* Paul Hartshorn, RN, Canon City, CO
* Jack Harvey, DC, Colorado Springs, CO
* Ilene Haykus, MA (Psychology), Pagosa Springs, CO
* Simeon Hein, PhD (Sociology), Boulder, CO
* Eliu Hernandez, DC, Boulder, CO
* Beth Hoffman, DC, Westminster, CO
* Ralph Holsworth, DO, Monte Vista, CO
* Loretta Ivory, EdD, Centennial, CO
* Erin Jeansonne, DC, Durango, CO
* Donald Johnston, DC, Longmont, CO
* Dee Kenimer, RN, Montrose, CO
* Robert Kopitzke, PhD (Statistics), Retired Senior Statistician Agilent Technologies, Fort Collins, CO
* Stephen M. Koral, DMD, Vice President, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Boulder, CO
* Erin Kruse, DC, Dipl.Ac , Golden, CO
* Laura Lasater, MD (Internal Medicine), Denver, CO
* Michael Leonetti, MEd, Glenwood Springs, CO
* Renee Lewis, RN, BSN, CDE (Certified Diabetic Educator), Arvada, CO
* Daniel Lonquist, DC, Grand Junction, CO
* Luke Martin, DC, Fort Collins, CO
* Maria Matos, BA, Montessori AMS, Golden, CO
* Ellen G. McGrath, DDS, Denver, CO
* Katia Isabel Meier, MD, Highlands Ranch, CO
* Robert Menter, MD, Greenwood Village, CO
* Angela Panek, RN, BSN, Parker, CO
* Brad Pennington, DC, Denver, CO
* John Percival, DDS, MSc. (epidemiology), Crestone, CO
* Cari Podzemny, MLS (ASCP), Castle Rock, CO
* Pamela Potvin, Dental Hygienist, Lakewood, CO
* Jeffrey Prystupa, DC, Broomfield, CO
* Jodi Richardson, RPh, Parker, CO
* Carmen Ritz, MS (Applied physiology), Durango, CO
* Laurel Starr, MD, Golden, CO
* Hugh Stewart, DDS, Lakewood, CO
* Deborah Thomas, RN, Broomfield, CO
* Curt Thompson, MS, CN (Certified Nutritionist), CMTA, Boulder, CO
* Eva Vencl, LNC (legal nurse consultant), BS, Woodland Park, CO
* Lubor B. Vencl, RPh, LNC, Woodland Park, CO
* Dawn Vnuk, RN, Fort Collins, CO
* Elva Wall, RN, Arvada, CO
* Randall M. Weiner, JD, environmental lawyer, Boulder, CO
* Joe Wezensky, MD, Grand Junction, CO
* Linda Whitedove, LAc, Dipl. Ac., Longmont, CO
* Brian Wilson, DC, DABC. Past-President of the Council on Diagnosis and Internal Disorders of the American Chiropratic Assiciation; Past-President of the American Board of Chiropractic Internists. Englewood, CO
* Rachel Workman, MD, Englewood, CO
* Jutta Worwag, MD, MPH, Broomfield, CO
CONNECTICUT
* Alan S. Abrams, DDS, Member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxciology, Norwalk, CT
* Grace Adams, MS (math), BS (computer science), Willimantic, CT
* Andrea Adimando, APRN, New Haven, CT
* Cynthia Anderson, RN, ND, Bridgeport, CT<
* Richard S. Banfield Jr., MD (Obstetrician Gynecologist), New Canaan, CT
* Kendra Becker-Musante, ND, APRN, Mystic, CT
* Nancy Berntsen, RN, BSN, Shelton, CT
* Adam Breiner, ND, Trumbull, CT
* Mark A. Breiner, DDS, Trumbull, CT
* Melissa Janeiro, RDH, BSDH, Wolcott, CT
* Mistie Charles, ND, Naturopathic Doctor, Branford, CT
* Dre Dretzin, JD, CHHC, Danbury, CT
* JoAnn Fox, RT(CT), Strasburg, CT
* Rocco Frank, DVM, Westport, CT
* Kathryn Geary, BSRN, North Stonington, CT
* Walter Ialacci, DC, Windsor, CT
* Karen Jackson, MSW, Bridgeport, CT
* Stephen Karpenko, DC, Canton, CT
* Charles M. H. Keil, PhD (Anthropology), musician and author of Urban Blues; Bright Balkan Morning; and Born to Groove, Lakeville, CT
* Anita Kolodziejczak, DC, Middeltown, CT
* Melissa Magoteaux, RN, Stamford, CT
* Rosemary Mascia, RN, BS, Wallingford, CT
* MaryAnn McCandless, MEd., Speech Pathologist, Manchester, CT
* Paul Musco, DC, West Haven, CT
* Laura Reagan, DC, Vernon, CT
* Lisa Roddy, RN, MS, Granby, CT
* David Schiller, DC, Avon, CT
* Robban A. Sica, MD, Orange, CT
* Ma. Elena Stern, RN, BSN, Stamford, CT
* Jennifer Stevens, BSN, RN, Seymour, CT
* Ginnie Taylor, PhD, Canton, CT
* Dean Teitelbaum, PT, DPT (Physical Therapist), Hartford, CT
* Karen Tichy, Esq., JD, Stratford, CT
* Pramila Vishvanath, PA, ND, Fairfield, CT
DELAWARE
* Christine Madden, PhD (AbD), M.Ed., NCSP, Wilmington, DE
* Alan Muller, Executive Director, Green Delaware, Port Penn, DE
* Donna Papanicolas, RN, BSN, Newark, DE
* Mary Ann Quarry, PhD (Chemistry), Centreville, DE
* Robin Stump, RN, Claymont, DE
* Athena Vekkos, RN, BSN, MS, Wilmington, DE
* Jeffrey West, DC, Newark, DE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
* Arthur Chiu, PhD, MD, Chair, Health and Safety Committee, NTEU Local Chapter 280, Pathologist/Toxicologist/National Center Environmental Assessment, Office Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency (identification purposes only), Washington, DC
* Ken Cook, President, Environmental Working Group, Washington, DC
* Charlie Cray, Director, Center for Corporate Policy, Washington, DC
* Jay Feldman, Executive Director, Beyond Pesticides, Washington, DC
* J. William Hizy, PhD, Vice-President, EPA Headquarters Professionals Union (NTEU Chapter 280), risk assessment expert and (for identification purposes only) ranking chemist at EPA headquarters, Washington, DC
* Edward Miron, MD, Washington, DC
* Brenda Platt, author Stop Trashing the Planet, Institute of Local Self Reliance, Washingtion, DC
* Hana Renor, MSN, APRN-BC, Family Nurse Practitioner, Washington, DC
* Neil Seldman, PhD, Washington, DC
* Dwight A. Welch, Senior Biologist/USEPA, Executive Vice President/NTEU Chapter 280, Washington, DC
* Richard Wiles, Executive Director, Environmental Working Group, Washington, DC
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