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Show Page A8 Thursday, March 12, 18 1 The Newspaper Local dentists pushing for fluoridation program Shangri - La Ent. 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If you're not one of those lucky few, and if the word "drill" makes you shudder, you may be interested in a campaign underway by two local dentists to help reduce the incidence of cavities. While you can reduce the liklihood of tooth decay by decreasing the amount of sugar you eat and by brushing your teeth often, what Drs. Dane Robinson and Craig Bergquist have in mind is simply to drink water. The two dentists recently told The Newspaper that they are actively working work-ing toward having Park City's water system fluoridated. fluori-dated. What is fluoride? It is a compound containing the element fluorine. In its various forms, fluoride is found in plants, soil, animals, ani-mals, and in human blood, bones and teeth. All natural water supplies contain at least trace amounts of fluoride, fluo-ride, and research has shown that when certain levels of the element are injested, tooth enamel is strengthened and decay is substantially reduced. Fluoridation is an adjustment adjust-ment of the natural fluoride content of water to the optimal level of one part per million, Robinson said. Currently, Cur-rently, Park City's water contains one-tenth of one part of fluoride per million. Robinson appeared recently at a City Council meeting and told the members that a federal grant will pay for the cost of installation of the fluoridation equipment, and will purchase a two-year supply of fluoride. First, though, the public has to be sold on the idea. Water fluoridation is a public health measure that Americans vote on directly, Robinson said. The issue could be placed on the ballot at the city's next general election in November. First, the two dentists must identi Small business head wants rules David Tomlinson started with an idea and the equity on his car, and out of that built a small business. Then the federal government got involved, he said, and his business started to get complicated. com-plicated. Tomlinson set up a pension plan for his employees. But the program had to meet federal regulations. So, three times over a period of five years, he had to revise the program to meet changing eligibility requirements. "And it cost me $1,500 each time," he said. It finally became too costly for him to continue the plan, and he junked it. He's tired of excessive government regulation, and he's in a position to do something about it. The Utah resident was elected chairman chair-man of the Small Business National Unity Council last Feb. 8 in Washington. He assumes office May 15th and serves for a year, but he's already busy. In the last few weeks, he testified before the House Small Business Committee Com-mittee (which includes Dan Marriott as a member) and the Senate Small Business Committee chaired by Lowell Weicker (with Orrin Hatch as a member). Until recently, he said, no one in small business active ... He would take But was Partial to g Serving Our Regular S Mexican Menu except St. Patrick's Day fy five sponsors, then circulate circu-late a petition that must be signed by at least 180 people (15 percent of those Park City residents who voted in the last state election). If research shows fluoridation fluorida-tion reduces cavities, and if the federal government will foot the bill to initiate the program, why doesn't everyone every-one jump at the chance to sign the petition? "Because it has become an emotional, political issue," Robinson said. He noted that anti-fluoridation groups claim the additive causes cancer, birth defects, aller Board of Realtors receives charter rtTTnr',. I f , -' I,! I i I -! ! Jan Mower, president of the Park City Board of Realtors, receives their charter from Wildern McDougal, president of the Utah Association of Realtors. Flanking them from left to right are association members Dr. Sherman Sheffield, Lestor Haymore and David Nielsen. ly fought for changes in Washington. But the 1980 White House Conference on Small Business gave birth to the Unity Council, and Tomlinson Tom-linson is ready to go to work, as he denounced the unfair advantages given to big business, and acclaimed the workings of the free marketplace. market-place. Since 1956, Tomlinson has been the president and owner of Amwest, a distributor distribu-tor of cabinet hardware. He's a Salt Laker who has lived in Utah since 1975 and his corporate headquarters are based here. It's not surprising that Tomlinson is happier with Ronald Reagan in the White House than Jimmy Carter. He said the Democrat only paid lip service to the ideas of small business. But even so, reforms were passed in Congress before the GOP victory, and Tomlinson told us about two of them. Reg-Flex (regulation flexibility) flex-ibility) is a program giving the Small Business Administration Adminis-tration (SBA) the power to review and restructure Washinton regulations. Tomlinson Tom-linson said the ordinances are subjected to a three-part test. (1) It has to be shown the regulation impacts no more on small business than it on all mammals Camels . . . gic reactions, and contributes contri-butes to heart disease. According to a two-part report on fluoridation by Consumer Reports in 1978, "Of all the numerous ills that have been attributed to fluoridation from cancer in humans to constipation in dogs none has ever been shown to be valid. The simple truth is that there's no "scientific controversy" over the safety of fluoridation. fluorida-tion. The practice is safe, economical, and beneficial. The survival of this fake controversy represents, in Conumer Reports' opinion, ' does on a large business; (2) If the impact is shown to be unfair, the regulation must be revised or given exemptions; exemp-tions; (3) And the regulation must be approved by the office of advocacy in the SBA. Another legislative reform is called "Equal Access to Justice." Tomlinson said it solved a common problem in Washington. "Some bureaucrats bureau-crats would build a name for themselves by arbitrarily taking small businessmen to court to enforce compliance," compli-ance," he said. "The businessman busi-nessman was told it would cost him $1,500 to comply with the regulations, but it would cost him $3,000 to fight it in court. So they can build an impressive case record of people paying up to the government." Under "Equal Access," Tomlinson said, it is easier for the businessman to fight the government. If he wins, his court costs will be paid by the government agency that lost. "From now on, an agency head will be telling' his employee, 'Look, hotshot, hot-shot, be sure you've got a case before you take this to court'," he said. The program pro-gram doesn't legally take affect until Oct. 1, but it's changing the legal climate, according to Tomlinson. Tuesday, March 17th Prize for Best Costume 434 Main St. 649-6645 one of the major triumphs of quackery over science in our generation." Karen Zinner, who works for the state Department of Health on the Utah Fluoridation Fluorida-tion Project, concurs. "Fluoridation "Fluo-ridation is scientifically sound. The research of the last 35 years shows that it is both safe and cost effective. I really don't know why there are people who oppose it. In Utah, people seem to bring up the objection of free choice. Many say if they want fluoride, they can buy tablets or go to the dentist for treatments. Both are com A California judge told him that already government suits against small business have gone down, while compliance has gone up. "The bureaucrats are only prosecuting the most flagrant fla-grant cases," he said. "They're cooperating with the other small businessmen to show them how to meet the regulations. And the small businessmen are cooperating co-operating because they know now the government has a pretty strong case when it threatens court action." Tomlinson gives Carter credit for using a series of executive orders to help small business, but said Reagan is taking bigger steps. The president, he noted, already has set up a regulatory oversight group headed by Vice President Bush. "Reagan recognizes we've got to end this regulatory morass," he said. "We've got to do some survival stuff." Tomlinson endorses supply-side economics, and scoffs at those economists who call it an untried idea. "These guys get too far-out and theoretical," he said. "We've got to free up the market." He continued: "You get the government out of the THE IRISH CAMEL LTD. St. Patrick's Day Bash mendable, but they're not as effective as fluoridated water." According to Zinner, fluoridated fluo-ridated water is more effective effec-tive than other methods because it is taken into the system, rather than applied topically. Fluoridated water is especially effective for those who have been exposed to it since early childhood, Zinner said, but it also has been shown to reduce brittle bones in adults. Zinner said if the fluoridation fluorida-tion issue is placed on November's ballot and passes, pass-es, a system could be off our back formation of capital. The way to do that is to stop the deficits. Once the government govern-ment is out of the way, you stop the restrictive monetary mone-tary policy. Investment capital capi-tal is like water; it will seek out the proper channel." Big business can't be allowed to soak up more of the capital than its share, he said, but there's a governmental govern-mental bias in their favor. While corporations, with their offshore wells, can use losses to offset their taxes up to about 60 percent, the small businessman can do so only up to 6.5 percent. "The big guy pays 11 percent of his income in taxes; the small businessman pays a third," he said. The White House Small Business Conference in 1980 was mandated by Congress, said the Utahn. Each state elected at least two delegates dele-gates (some were allowed more than that), plus delegates dele-gates came from the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, etc. The 114 representatives will serve permanently, either until a new conference is called, or until the organization organiza-tion is disbanded. The delegates elected Tomlinson to head a slate of six officers, including two vice-chairmen. Their job is to stay in contact with the installed as early as next year. The federal government govern-ment will fund installation of the equipment, and a fluoride fluor-ide supply for two years. Although she had no exact figures for Park City, she noted that after that two-year two-year period, fluroide for Brigham City cost 35 cents per person per year. "We're really pushing for this," Dr. Bergquist said. "Research has proven it to be effective in reducing cavities, and we can almost pick out patients in our office who have been exposed to fluoridated water." delegates via a newsletter, and. implement proposals suggested by the 1980 conference. con-ference. The most important idea now before Congress is the Omnibus Capital Formation Bill, he said. "It addresses the corporate tax structure in a very comprehensive way. Everyone on the Senate Small Business Committee supports it." Small business is winning new friends on Capital Hill. "Those senators who were obstructionists, with their socialistic ideas, are now addressing our concerns," he said. "Teddy Kennedy has proposed targeting 15 percent of the new tax cuts for small business." For nearly 13 years, Tomlinson Tom-linson has served on the advisory council of the National Federation ' of Independent Business. He also is president of the Utah Council of Small Business. Tomlinson said the Utah Council is not out to "reinvent "re-invent the Chamber of Commerce." Com-merce." In fact, he hinted that he would be willing to address the Park City Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce. "I would be glad if they were to say, 'Let's invite this clown up!' They can give me a free meal, and hear what I have to say." Serving Dinner Nightly 5:00 til 10:00 |