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BATTLE lines have been drawn over the possible introduction of fluoride to the public water supply, with campaigners claiming to do so would violate human rights and “poison” residents. As Darlington Borough Council’s children and young people’s scrutiny committee voted to recommend the authority launches a technical appraisal to consider a water fluoridation scheme either […]

CALLS to add fluoride to the drinking water supply in a town where more than a third of children starting primary school have several decayed teeth have moved a step forward. Darlington Borough Council’s children and young people’s scrutiny committee is set to recommend a technical appraisal, partly funded by NHS England, is carried out. […]

[Note from FAN: Oldham is not fluoridated] Oldham Council is celebrating the results of a national oral health survey, showing it is the local authority that has made the biggest improvement in Greater Manchester. Oldham Council is celebrating the results of a national oral health survey, showing it is the local authority that has made […]

INVESTIGATIVE work has been launched to consider whether fluoride should be added to the drinking water of a town with a high proportion of children with tooth decay. Darlington’s director of public health Miriam Davidson said the town’s council was taking part with neighbouring authorities in a technical appraisal to look at the feasibility of […]

A MOVE to introduce a mineral to the water supply in a town where more than a third of five-year-olds have one or more decayed, filled or missing teeth has been revealed. Some 63 years after being invited to take part in a five-year trial to test the benefits of adding fluoride to the water […]

FLUORIDE could be added to drinking water across County Durham in a bid to cut tooth decay among children. Members of Durham County Council’s ruling Cabinet will be asked to vote next week on whether to carry out a full technical appraisal of a water fluoridisation scheme after an initial study showed it is believed […]

CHILDREN from Blackburn with Darwen have the worst teeth in the country and those of five-year-olds in Burnley, Hyndburn, and Pendle are almost as bad. Across the four boroughs scarcely half make it to primary school without fillings or any removed. New figures show the four council areas have very poor figures for dental health […]

Water fluoridation Water naturally contains a small amount of fluoride. In 1971, Bedfordshire County Council introduced a water fluoridation scheme, which had already been adopted in other areas of the UK, as a method of reducing tooth decay. In a water fluoridation scheme, if the level of naturally occurring fluoride is below a certain threshold […]