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Professionals' Statement Calling for an End to Water Fluoridation:

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.

Information on Statement

Read the Statement (or PDF)
also in
FrenchItalianSpanish

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

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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