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UK. What’s REALLY in your tap water? With millions more Britons about to get fluoride funnelled into their drinking supplies
DAILY MAIL. Earlier this month it was announced that fluoride will be added to the water supplies of millions more Britons under Government plans to improve dental health. While the mineral has been added to water supplies in parts of the UK for decades – and NHS and experts including chief medical officer Sir Chris […]
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UK. Water Fluoridation: What Doctors Need to Know.
MEDSCAPE. The government’s dental recovery plan, published last week, includes new legal powers for expansion of water fluoridation. NHS England described this as a “first time ever” roll out, and said the proposals “could reduce the number of tooth extractions due to decay in the most deprived areas of the country”. However, the programme is likely to […]
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UK: Fluoridation is a matter for debate.
THE TELEGRAPH: Mass medication of the water supply warrants proper discussion Contained in the Government’s plans for dentistry is a proposal to expand fluoridation in the water supply. Ministers took the decision to order mandatory schemes in the Health and Care Act 2022 with little in the way of public – or parliamentary – debate. […]
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UK: Does fluoride pose a danger to children’s brains?
THE TELEGRAPH: Government is keen to expand fluoridation schemes, but there are fears that the dental benefits of the mineral have a hidden cost When I first moved to London from the North East of England, my dentist took one look at my teeth and said “you must have lived north of Tyne”. Growing up, […]
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Benefits of water fluoridation may have peaked in rich countries
MANCHESTER, UK: Researchers from the University of Manchester have conducted a pioneering study in the UK focusing on the oral health and economic impacts of water fluoridation on adults and adolescents, considering populations with widespread access to topical fluoride. While the findings indicate that water fluoridation remains beneficial, the advantages are not substantial. Therefore, in […]
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UK: Fluoride to be added to drinking water under new legal powers.
THE TELEGRAPH: An initial 1.6 million people will see the mineral added to their water supply Credit: E+ Fluoride will be added to drinking water for millions of Britons under new legal powers, in the biggest expansion of the health measure since the 1980s. In plans to improve the nation’s teeth, an initial 1.6 million […]
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Health officials debate adding fluoride to water in Stockton
FAN NOTE: Why does FAN post articles that praise fluoridation in its news section? The FAN news page serves as a historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. News stories often vanish from the internet after a few years. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable […]
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Concerns water fluoridation plans could attract ‘conspiratorial minds’
Health bosses have been warned adding fluoride to Nottinghamshire’s water could be contentious with some residents despite research showing it prevents tooth decay. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral which strengthens the outer surface of teeth, making them more resistant to decay. It is added to dental products including many toothpastes, but can also be […]
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Nottinghamshire County Council said that water fluoridation in city and county could take up to 10 years to implement
Detailed plans have outlined how fluoride will be added to the city and county’s water supply to improve dental health – but it could take up to 10 years. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral which strengthens the outer surface of teeth, making them more resistant to decay. It is added to dental products including […]
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Devon village fears explosive major accident
A report makes terrifying claims about the impact of an explosion or hydrogen fluoride plume. Councillors deciding on a controversial plan to store powerful batteries in a Devon field will hear concerns that they could cause a major accident. East Devon District Council’s planning committee will meet next Tuesday to consider the application for a […]
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