News Archive

About 1.6 million more people will have their water supply fluoridated, the government has confirmed. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it would introduce fluoridation to more areas of north-east England. The plans had been out for public consultation last year. The DHSC said it hoped the move would cut the number […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Questions have been raised over the addition of fluoride to school milk in Blackpoolafter claims on social media the practice is unsafe. Since 2016 all Blackpool primary school children in years one to six have been able to have fluoridated milk, as part of the school breakfast scheme. In order to dispel myths around the […]

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom — For decades, it’s been a silent protector in our sinks and showers, an invisible shield against the scourge of tooth decay. Like a superhero past their prime, however, fluoride in our water may be losing its punch. A surprising new study suggests that this once-celebrated public health measure might not be […]