The British Dental Association NI has urged all candidates contesting the coming Assembly elections to pledge their commitment to rebuild and reform a service facing a deeply uncertain future as it emerges from the pandemic. With practices facing a massive hike in costs to deliver Health Service dentistry following COVID, dentists are worried about the […]
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Ask the Dentist: It’s time we added flouride [sic] to drinking water in Northern Ireland
Lucy Stock, dentist at Gentle Dental Care in Belfast, says research, and the experience of other countries, shows that artificially flouridating drinking water benefits public oral health LOCAL authorities from across the UK should add fluoride to water supplies, following new research which confirms it has no negative effects. According to the American Fluoridation Society, […]
Major children’s dental study underway
Over 1,200 children from across 22 dental practices have been taking part in a pioneering research study aimed at making a significant improvement to the oral health of young children in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland has the highest level of childhood dental decay in the UK and in order to tackle this issue, a partnership […]
Poots’ Department didn’t specifically respond to WHO report on fluoride
THE Department of Health didn’t specifically respond to research warning excess fluoride in tap water can mottle teeth and cause crippling skeletal fluorosis despite Edwin Poots’ consideration of fluoridating our drinking water. A spokesperson for the Department told the Sentinel it hasn’t responded specifically to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 2006 ‘Fluoride in Drinking Water’ […]
Minister doesn’t have WHO paper on fluoride dangers
A RESEARCH paper warning excess fluoride in tap water can mottle teeth and cause crippling skeletal fluorosis is not held by the Department of Health despite Edwin Poots’ consideration of fluoridating our drinking water. A spokesperson for the Department told the Sentinel it hasn’t responded to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 1996 ‘Fluoride in Drinking […]
Water fluoridation back under consideration
Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Edwin Poots is reportedly considering fluoridating the water supply in order to improve the population’s oral health. Water fluoridation ensures the delivery of fluoride to less affluent areas of society and can help reduce the prevalence of dental disease, although opponents of the scheme debate its value. As reported by the […]
Poots considering water fluoridation
THE Health Minister Edwin Poots says he is considering fluoridation of the water supply to ensure fluoride is delivered to poorer people and dental disease is more often prevented. Mr Poots said the move was being considered based on a dental health report complied six years ago. He said: “The 2007 Oral Health Strategy stated […]
Anti fluoride protesters bring campaign to Lisburn
MEMBERS of the ‘No fluoride in NI water’ group were in the city this week sharing their concerns with locals about proposals to add fluoride to water in Northern Ireland. The group was formed earlier this year when it was revealed Health Minister Edwin Poots is considering adding fluoride to the water in a bid […]
Northern Ireland teenagers’ tooth decay levels among worst in Europe
Northern Ireland teenagers have some of the highest levels of tooth decay in Europe, a study funded by Queen’s University has found. Teenagers, particularly in deprived areas, were twice as likely to have permanent damage as those elsewhere. The report said teenagers in affluent areas were having braces fitted and aesthetic treatments. The British Dental […]
4-year trial using fluoride varnish & toothpaste for 2,400 children will cost £1.7m
A trial aimed at reducing tooth decay in under fives in Northern Ireland — where £60m a year is spent to treat patients with tooth decay — has been launched. The province has the worst oral health in the UK — a five-year-old from Northern Ireland has on average 2.5 teeth affected by decay, while […]