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An improbable moment to recall Dr. Frank Orland, a father of fluoride
In Springfield, commissioners lobby for Forest Park
As fluoride in drinking water comes under attack, Orland is remembered for his research
Michelle Melin-Rogovin and Jessica Voogd went to the state capital for Illinois Municipal League Day
By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
Dr. Frank Orland, 78, a retired dentist from Riverside’s Orland Family Dental, grew up drinking water with fluoride in it, as his father, Dr. Frank J. Orland, was a pioneering dentist and his mother, Dr. Phyllis Orland, a pediatrician, even before a majority of the country fluoridated its water. “He had us drink fluoridated water wherever we went. I remember bringing little plastic bottles of water that he fluoridated himself, so we’d have the full effect, even on trips,” Orland said Friday. “My in-laws believed in [fluoride] zealously from the research my father-in-law did, and it sure proved to be effective. My husband never had cavities [nor] his siblings,” Orland’s wife, Dr. Carla P. Orland, 71, added. Frank Orland’s father was one of the scientists who helped prove bacteria can cause tooth decay. While earning advanced See DR. FRANK ORLAND on page 17
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By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
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Dr. Frank Orland, who founded the Forest Park Historical Society (holding a volume of his ‘Chronicles of Forest Park’), made some history of his own.
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On April 1, Commissioner of Streets and Public Improvements Michelle Melin-Rogovin and Commissioner of Public Property Jessica Voogd drove by fields of soybeans and corn down to Springfield, the state capital. On Illinois Municipal League Day, the following day, Melin-Rogovin and Voogd lobbied in the state capital for Forest Park, hearing from government agencies and speaking with legislators about local government funding, infrastructure and public safety. “I always enjoy going down there and meeting with our representatives when we can,” Voogd said. See COMMISSIONERS on page 7
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