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Signers to Professionals' Statement to end fluoridaton from OH, OK, OR, PA, RI

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 3,700 professionals have signed this Statement.

U.S. signers are listed by State.

AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, DC
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
SC, SD, TN, TX, UT
VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

See also INTERNATIONAL Signers

Professionals can add their name to the 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:
OH, OK, OR, PA, RI

National Academies 2006 report
on the toxicology of fluoride

Quotes from some
Statement signers

Original signers to the Statement do not have an asterisk preceding their name.

OHIO
* Glenn T. Addison, PhD, PE, West Chester, OH
* Hubert M. Amstutz, MD, Lancaster, OH
* David Augenstein, BS Chem E, MS Env, PE, Louisville, OH
* Cathie Benson, RD, Fredericktown, OH
* Bernard A. Bronczyk, DO, Columbus, OH
* Alfred Carrelli, Class II Water Treatment License, Supervisor - 2 MGD Ion Exchange, Iron Removal Water Treatment Plant, Pataskala, OH
Richard J. Chanin, DMD, Cincinnati, OH
Stuart E. Chassen, DMD, Cincinnati, OH
* Lisa Ciminillo, M.Ed, Columbus, OH
* Erin Cole, DC, Westerville, OH
* Elaine Connelly, RN-C, BA, LNHA, Cleveland, OH
* Jeffrey Crawford, DC, Oregon, OH
* Jean Deckenbach, RN, Cincinnati, OH
* Therese Dowd, PhD, RN, Akron, OH
* Elle Emge, MBA, Cincinnati, OH
* Laura Flynn, RD, LD, CDE, Columbus, OH
* Paul Fulk, DC, FASA, Springboro, OH
* Ingrid Gallagher, MBA, Elyria, OH
* Scott Gosselin, DC, Columbus, OH
* Ronald Greinke, PhD (Chemistry), Medina, OH
* Emilie Gurango, MD, Parma, OH
* Michael Hancock, DC, Cincinnati, OH
* Amanda Hansen, BSN, RN, Dayton, OH
* Shane Hanzlik, MD, Cleveland, OH
* Melanie Hart, RN, Dublin, OH
* Carolyn Hodge, RN, Brookville, OH
* James Johnson, MD, Athens, OH
John W. Johnson, DDS, New Albany, OH
* Matthew Johnson, PE, Columbus, OH
* Shawn Kapper, DC, Dover, OH
* Sarah Keatts, RN, Tallmadge, OH
* Richard J. Kipp, Water Superintendent, City of Defiance, OH
* Erin Kirwin, Licensed Naturopathic Physician (State of Connecticut), Columbus, OH
* Kristina Kopf, Ed.S  school psychologist, Columbus, OH
* William Kotheimer, DC, Milford, OH
* Peter Markovic, DC, Mansfield, OH
* Samantha May, MA (Education and Neurodevelopment & Learning), Dayton, OH
* Susan Maziarz, RN, Toledo, OH
* Lois McClelland, MSN (Master of Science in Nursing), CNM (Certified Nurse Midwife), Sheffield Lake, OH
* Ryan McMichael, DC, Canton, OH
Terrence A. Messerman, DDS, Past President, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Beachwood, OH
* Alisa Meyer, RN, BSN, Batavia, OH
* Michael McVicker, DDS, Toledo, OH
* Susan Miljkovic-Goodrich, MD, Medina, OH
* Dan Morgen, DC, DACAN, CCSP, CAK, Columbus, OH
* Christopher L. Pecsok, DC, Blue Ash, OH
* Nicholas Peterson, JD, Oberlin, OH
* M Phillips, RN, Alexandria, OH
* Michael Phillips, DC, North Royalton, OH
* Lisa Plocher, RN, MSN, CNP, M.Ed., Lakewood, OH
Michael D. Porteus, RPh, Staff pharmacist, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
* Steven Reed, DC, Van Wert, OH
* G. Romito, RN, Hudson , OH
* Michael Russell, DC, Lakewood, OH<
* Carri Schneider, EdD, Cincinnati, OH
* Jane Scheitz, RN, BSN, New Bremen, OH
* Barb Schwind, RN, Toledo, OH
* Deborah R. Silverman, MD, FAAFP, holistic Family Physician, Cincinnati, OH
* Lee Swearingen, DDS, East Liverpool, OH
* Marsha Strominger, BSN, RN, Cincinnati, OH
* Jeanne Uhl, RN. MA, Cincinnati, OH
* Jeremy Valerius, RN, Cincinnati, OH
* Angela Vitale, JD, Delaware, OH
* Shokri Wahib, DDS, Westlake, OH
William. A. Westendorf, DDS, LMt, Cincinnati, OH
* Kim Wilcox, RN, BS, Lima, OH
* Brenda Wyrick, RN, Cincinnati, OH
* Joyce Young, RN, Medina, OH

OKLAHOMA
* Sherie Bohannon, RN, Tulsa, OK
* Carol Carter, PhD, LMFT, LPC, Tulsa, OK
* David Dick, DC, Broken Arrow, OK
* Beth Dupree, MD, NMD, Mannford, OK
* Raul Font, DC, Oklahoma City, OK
* Ellen Kozlowski, PharmD, BS pharmacy, Oklahoma City, OK
John P. Krueger, DC, Krueger Chiropractic, Tulsa, OK
James M. Love, JD, Titus, Hillis, Reynolds, Love, Dickman & McCalmon, P.C., Tulsa, OK
Jim Maxey, DDS, Tulsa, OK
* Mike Mayer, BSN, RN, CNOR, Oklahoma City, OK
* Sharon Miller, DPh, Oklahoma City, OK
* Francis Pagnanelli, JD, BS (Engineering), Tulsa, OK
* William Potter, PhD (Biochemistry), Tulsa, OK
* Barbara Sayers, RN, Edmond, OK
* Larry Sayers, RN, Edmond, OK
* Jerrie W. Sporn Jr., NREMT-P (Paramedic), Lindsay, OK
* Wendy Stovall, RDH, Yukon, OK
* Barbara Teichner, JD, Broken Arrow, OK
* Amanda Wiseman, BS, RDH, Tulsa, OK
* R. Jeff Wright, DO, Broken Arrow, OK

OREGON
* Howard Asinoff, ND, Director, New Hope Therapy Foundation, Portland, OR
* Tara Blank, PhD (Biology), Portland, OR
* Kyung Boen, DMD, FAGD, Portland, OR
* Julia Bollinger, PhD, Stillwater, OR
Larry Bowden, DMD, Aesthetic Dentistry of Lake Oswego, OR
* John Brawner, MD, Medford, OR
* Sylwia Brossard, PhD (Chemistry), Portland, OR
* Jane Burch-Pesses, M.Ac.O.M, Dipl.OM, LAc, Hillsboro, OR
Roger Burt, MS, CADC, Rehabilitation Counselor, State of Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, OR
* Anthony Carabbia, JD, Struthers, OH
* Matthew Cacka, DC, Medford, OR
Lynne Campbell, MA, founder and executive director of Oregon Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, 2001-2006, OR
* Cheyenne Chapman, JD, LLM, Portland, OR
* Ericha Clare, ND, Portland, OR
* Alan Coffman, LAc, MSc Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM), Corvallis, OR
* Nancy Collins, MS (Environmental Science), Monmouth, OR
Nancy Crumpacker, MD, retired oncologist, and advisor to Rachel's Friends Breast Cancer Coalition, Portland, OR
* Nicholas Dienel, MD, Medford, OR
* David Duemling, DC, Wilsonville, OR
Sandra N. Duffy, BS, JD, Lawyer in Portland, Board President of Consumers for Dental Choice (Washington, DC), former board member of Oregon Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, Portland, OR
* Nora Edwards, RN, Corvallis, OR
* Melinda Fleming, RN, BSN, Portland, OR
Brent Foster, JD, Executive Director, Columbia Riverkeeper, OR
* Matt Freedman, DC, Eugene, OR
* Thaddeus Gala, DC, Shady Cove, OR
* Luke Gambee, DMD Eugene, OR
Jerzy O. Giedwoyn, MD, FACC, Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Gresham, OR
Deborah Gordon, MD, Family Physician and Classical Homeopath, Ashland, OR
* Robert Greaves, JD, MS, Lake Oswego, OR
* Stephanie Grootendorst, DC, Portland, OR
Andy Harris, MD, former national president, Physicians for Social Responsibility, ophthalmologist in Salem, OR
Jane Harris, Executive Director, Oregon Center for Environmental Health, Portland, OR
* Jennifer Harrison, RN (public health nurse), Portland, OR
* Stefan Herold, DC, Portland, OR
* Dona Hippert, JD, Public Interest Attorney, Board President, Oregon Toxics Alliance, Portland, OR
* Jody Hoag, RN, Eugene, OR
* Jerome Hobbs, ND, LAc, Eugene, OR
Robert Harold (Tad) Hodgert, DMD, Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, OR
Peter W. Howison, MD, ABFP, ABHM, President, Dunes City Council, Dunes City, OR
* Sharon Hunt, RN (critical care), Aloha, OR
* Doug Huntley, PA-C, Corvallis, OR
* John Hutchhison, P.E. (Registered Profesional Engineer), Salem, OR
* Maureen Jones, RN, Wilsonville, OR
Kimberly A. Kaminski, JD, Executive Director, Oregon Citzens for Safe Drinking Water, Portland, OR
* Kathleen Kay, BS (Communication Disorders), Speech and Language Pathologist, Beaverton, OR
* Jesse Larimer, DC, Gresham, OR
* Lita Lee, PhD (Chemistry), Portland, OR
* Claudia Little, BSN, MPH, Ashland, OR
* Serdar Luminara, BS, MBA, NMT, Eugene, OR
* Sean Mandelbaum, MBA, Portland, OR
* Dale Marcum, DC, Portland, OR
* Jim Martin, LAc, Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM), owner, Columbia Acupuncture, Hillsboro, OR
* Anne Meyer, DDS, Newport, OR
* Corey Mertz, RN, McMinnville, OR
* Joseph Miller, PhD, Portland, OR
* Katherine Minton, PhD, Portland, OR
* James Moore, PhD, retired child psychologist for the public school system, Coos Bay, OR
* Brian Morrissey, OD (Doctor of Optometry), McMinnville, OR
* Theresa Mudrick, RN, Silverton, OR
* Zachary Nelms, LAc, Lake Oswego, OR
Mary O'Brien, PhD, Author, Making Better Environmental Decisions: An Alternative to Risk Assessment (MIT Press 2000), Eugene, OR
David J. Ogle, MD, Medical Director of the Center for Environmental Medicine in Portland, OR
Bill Osmunson, DDS, MPH, Director, The Institute for Comprehensive Dental Studies. Dental practitioner and educator for 30 years with active
practices in Bellevue, WA and Lake Oswego, OR. Host for the Cable-TV Series, "The Doctor's Corner", Portland, OR
* Judy Peabody, ND, Portland, OR
* Paul Perrin, MD, MS, BE, Salem, OR
* Carey Pivcevich, M.Ac.OM (Master's Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine), Portland, OR
* Keith Post, ND, Natural Heallth Services, Beaverton, OR
Mark Riskedahl, Executive Director, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, Portland, OR
* Dennis Robinson, PhD (Nutrition), Reedsport, OR
* David Shanaman, RN, Damascus, OR
* Ekaterina Shavlovsky, ND, Portland, OR
* Shelley Sovola, OMD (Doctor of Oriental Medicine), LAc, Brookings, OR
Dick Thom, DDS, ND, Professor, National College of Natural Medicine, Portland, OR
* Brian Vaitkus, ND, Portland, OR
* Suzanne Wheaton, RN, Bend, OR
Jeffrey A. Williamson, DDS, Lake Oswego, OR
* Geoffrey Wiss, MD, Happy Valley, OR
Joyce R. Young, ND, IBCLC, Private Practice Physician with a speciality in Environmental Medicine, Portland, OR

PENNSYLVANIA
* Ariel Aentara, OD (Doctor of Optometry), Furlong, PA
* Lynn Allen, RN, BSN, Meadville, PA
* Angela Ball, OTR/L (Occupational Therapist, Registered, Licensed), Chicora, PA
* Douglas Barasatian, RPh, Bryn Mawr, PA
* Stephanie Barto, DC, Pittsburgh, PA
* Arlene Benjamin, RN, Berwick, PA
* Kyle Bieber, DC, BS, Reading, PA
* Bill Blakeslee, Chemist, Ambler, PA
* Ronald Boyer, MD,  Edgemont, PA
* Dan Briggs, CRNP, MSN (Master  of Science in Nursing), Cambridge Springs, PA
* Michael Brunovsky, Maintenance Supervisor Water Filtration Plant, City of Allentown, PA
* Anna Marie Burgio, RN, Ardmore, PA
* Patricia Burns, RN, Hatfield, PA
* Colin Champ, MD, Philadelphia, PA
Michael Connett, former Research Director, Fluoride Action Network, Philadelphia, PA
* Katrina Daly, Co-chair, Sewage Sludge Team, Fombell, PA
* Hania Danko, DC, BS, Newtown Square, PA
* Nancy Deily, RN, BSN, Pittsburgh, PA
* Connie Deline, MD, FCFP, Family Physician, Camp Hill, PA
* Lisa DeLong, JD, M.Ed, Shillington, PA
* Juana Celia Djelal, PhD, State College, PA
* Suzanne Doller, RN, CEN, Carlisle, PA
Daniel A. Durst, Esq., MHSA, Tinko Law Group, Meadville, PA
* Annette Eisenhuth, RN, BSW, Havertown, PA
* Kathy Evans-Palmisano, BSN, MS, Certified Nurse-Midwife, Pittsburgh, PA
Mike Ewall, Director, ActionPA, Philadelphia, PA
* Tom Galownia, BSME, Designer and Operator of Seven Creeks Roadside Spring, the first state licensed spring in the nation, Cecil, PA
* Marguerite Gibson, MD, Pittsburgh, PA
* Dave Greene, MSSW, MSEd, Philadelphia, PA
* Michael Greer, DC, Pittsburgh, PA
* Linda Greineder, RN, Lancaster, PA
* Blanche Grube, DMD, IMD, Scranton, PA
* Lynne Gryboski, RDH, Cleona, PA
* Christine Hannafin, PhD, West Chester, PA
* Todd L. Grosh, Industrial Mechanic for the Philadelphia Water Dept., Hazmat Responder, Philadelphia, PA
* Joe Hedash, DC, Slatington, PA
* Anne Hodapp, DC, Pircairn, PA
* Jennifer Hodgdon, RN, Bensalem, PA
* Ken Hurst, MD, FAAFP, Leola, PA
Heather Hurwitz, MS, Collegeville, PA
* Ryen Hydutsky, BS (Biochemistry), Research Scientist, Coatesville, PA
* Michelle Jackson, RN, MSN, CRNP, Ambler, PA
* Denise C. Kelley, MD, FAAEM, Quakertown, PA
* Eleanor Kellon, VMD, Ephrata, PA
* Sarah Kessler, PTA, MA, Sandy Lake, PA
* Freya Koss, Founder, PA Coalition for Mercury-Free Dentistry, Wynnewood, PA
* Susan Kreider, RN, MSIT, CPC, Philadelphia, PA
* Richard Laurino, DC, BS, Nutritional Counselor, Dallastown, PA
* Janet Lazarus, DMD, Pittsburgh, PA
* Rebekah Lehman, RN, Shelocta, PA
* Andrea Lorah, DO, Sinking Spring, PA
* Christina Lubic, RN, BSN, Reading, PA
* Brandi Lykens-Smith, DC, Clearfield, PA
* James Madigan, MS (clinical nutrition), Philadelphia, PA
Conrad G. Maulfair, Jr., DO, Topton, PA
* Jason McLaughlin, MS (Experimental Psychology), Master of Social Service, Licensed Social Worker (PA), Lansdowne,  PA
* Colleen McMurray, RN, Newtown Square, PA
* Drew Miller, JD, Pittsburgh, PA
* Terry Miller, EMT, RMA, Picture Rocks, PA
* Christina Mitala, PhD (Chemistry), Philadelphia, PA
* Joseph Mitala Jr., PhD, Analytical Chemist, Pittsburgh, PA
Charlotte Molrine, PhD, CCC-SLP, Edinboro, PA
Ralph W. Moss, PhD, author of numerous books and articles on cancer therapy, including The Cancer Industry, website on alternative and conventional cancer therapy at <http://www.cancerdecisions.com/>, President of Cancer Communications, Inc., Lemont, PA
* Jack Nachamkin, PhD (retired Atomic Physicist), Glen Mills, PA
* Manuel Novilla, MD, Pittsburgh, PA
* Pentti Nupponen, DMD, MAGD, FISD, AIAOMT, PA
* Sylvia Onusic, PhD (Public Health Education, Nutrition), State College, PA
* Jodi Parsons, DC, Kennett Square, PA
* Linda Payne, RN, Pottstown, PA
* Dante Picciano, PhD, JD, Tamaqua, PA
* Paul Polak, DC, Monongahela, PA
* Patricia Ponter, RN, Quakertown, PA
* Judith Pyle, MS (Infectious Disease), BSMT, Glenside, PA
* Lance Radue, MSEE, Canonsburg, PA
* Lorraine Rauscher, RN, Hatfield, PA
* Michaela Redcay, RN, CCRN, Wyomissing, PA
* Kerry Reilly, DPT, Pittsburgh, PA
Donald Robbins, DMD, Exton, PA
* Martin Rodgers, DC, Lititz, PA
* Randall Rolfe, JD, West Chester, PA
* Kyle Salata, Pharm.D, Douglassville, PA
* Vivian Schatz, Masters in Medical Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA
* David Schiman, MAc, Philadelphia, PA
* Robert Schmidt, DO, Quakertown, PA
* Adam Schreiber, LAc, MAOM, Philadelphia, PA
* Jodie Scott, DC, BS, Irwin, PA
* Vincenzo Sidoti, JD, Ambler, PA
Alfred A. Siess, Jr., BCE, MBA, Environmental/Economic Consultant, Ret. Engineering Executive, Lehigh Valley, PA
* Mary Jo Smiley, CMTPT (National Board Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist), CMT, Cranberry Twp, PA
* Sandy P. Smith, President, Pennsylvania Environmental Network, Broque, PA
* William Telesco, DC, Langhorne, PA
* Steve Theodorou, Bs. Pharm., RPh, Philadelphia, PA
Joseph W. Tinko, JD, Tinko Law Group, Meadville, PA
* Jessica VanDyne, BS, MS, BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst), Philadelphia, PA
* Paul Warme, PhD (biochemistry), State College, PA
* Sherry Weersing, RNc, Thornton, PA
* James Winer, DC, Pittsburgh, PA
* Sandra Yates, RN, Carlisle, PA
* Jason Zablotney, DC, BS, Windber, PA

RHODE ISLAND
* Christopher Adamo, BA, LCMT Health educator, Providence, RI
* Will Collette, Environmentalist, Charlestown, RI
* Daphne Kalaidjian, MA, MS, LICSW (licensed clinical social worker), Newport, RI
* Naomi Malik, DC, Barrington, RI
* Cynthia Mattison, RN, COTA, West Greenwich, RI
* Susan Petrone, RN, Providence, RI
* Carol Stanton, ND, RN, Westerly, RI
* Tami Van Steeden, PharmD, Middletown, RI  


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