For hundreds of years, making it to adulthood with a full set of teeth was a privilege. Oral healthcare was next to non-existent until the late 1800s, so keeping a full set of gnashers your whole life was basically like winning the lottery. These days it’s much easier to maintain your pearly whites, in no […]
News Archive
Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Health bosses want fluoride in Worcestershire’s water
Around half of the county’s water is currently fluoridated, a public health measure intended to prevent tooth decay. According to the British Fluoridation Society, schemes to bring fluoride levels up to the recommended amount in parts of the county took place between 1970 and 1991. But areas including Worcester, Kidderminster, Stourport and the Malvern Hills […]
Does water fluoridation cause childhood IQ loss?
New research found ‘significant inverse associations’ between fluoride exposure and children’s IQ scores, calling the safety of water fluoridation into question. The study estimates that for every 1mg/L increase in urinary fluoride, a child’s IQ decreases by 1.63 points. Lead author Kyla Taylor said this is a ‘statistically significant association’ between fluoride exposure and lowered […]
Water fluoridation and dental health: 2024 update
Overview • Dental health is a significant public health concern with approximately 31,165 hospital admissions of children to extract decayed teeth in 2022- 23. The estimated cost to the NHS of all tooth extractions in children is £40.7 million per year, most of which result from avoidable tooth decay. • Although dental health has improved […]
The US is sounding the alarm on fluoride in drinking water – what’s the story in the UK?
Donald Trump’s government will likely push for the complete removal of fluoride from public water – a practice that has been going for 60 years to counter tooth decay. But what is fluoride, and why are some now campaigning against its use? The debate around whether fluoride should be added to tap water is not […]
Rutland County Council explains full process before water fluoridation can be implemented
In a proposal put forward by Rutland County Councillors is calling for fluoride to be added back into the drinking water to combat the county’s growing dental issues and mass lack of access to NHS dentists. The proposal, which was put forward by Cllr Abigail West and Cllr Mark Chatfield on 21st November, was voted on […]
Rutland Council put forward proposal to add fluoride to water due to dental access issues
A motion to look at putting fluoride into drinking water to combat the county’s growing dental issues will be discussed this week. Liberal Democrat backbench councillors Abigail West and Mark Chatfield are proposing that the wider council backs them in a call for the local authority to approach the health secretary about the move. Both […]
Fluoride could be added to Norfolk’s drinking water
Health chiefs are gearing up to ask the government to allow fluoride to be pumped into Norfolk’s drinking water to help solve the county’s dental crisis. Original article online at: https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24710608.fluoride-added-norfolks-drinking-water/
Mixed opinions on fluoridation of Cornwall’s water
Councillors are torn over plans to add fluoride to Cornwall’s water supply in a bid to tackle “worsening oral decay levels”. The council’s health and adult social care overview and scrutiny committee met on Wednesday to discuss starting the process of adding the chemical compound to the water system. It comes after a report to […]
Councillors’ struggle on fluoride addition to Cornwall water
A number of Cornwall councillors have spoken of their struggle with the philosophical and ethical issue of the government adding fluoride to the Duchy’s drinking water. The issue split a health committee which met on Wednesday to discuss starting the process of adding the chemical compound to the water system. In England and Wales, less than […]