Party says £450m policy will save on hospital bills from adults with teeth problems who cannot afford to visit dentists Jeremy Corbyn arrives at meeting on the Labour manifesto in London this afternoon Dominc Lipinski/PA A Labour government would introduce free dental check-ups for everyone in England, party chiefs have agreed. At an estimated cost […]
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‘Water fluoridation is a no brainer’
Alan Johnson, the former Labour MP and Minister for Health, explains to Caroline Holland why he is now working with the dental profession in support of water fluoridation. Alan Johnson (left) with Chair of the British Fluoridation Society (BFS), Steve Bedser Q. You are one of the political figureheads for the water fluoridation movement – […]
Fluoride campaigners call for Bedford Borough Council to hold overdue consultation
Campaigners from Fluoride Free Bedford say they have been waiting for three years for a consultation to end a contract with Anglian Water to prevent fluoride returning to the Borough’s water supply. In 2016, the borough council voted in favour of the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s recommendation to adopt the precautionary principle on the issue of water fluoridation, ending the (almost) fifty […]
Fluoride scheme to tackle tooth decay will not reach Teesdale
A MAJOR project to slash levels of tooth decay in County Durham will not be rolled out in Barnard Castle and other parts of Teesdale. Durham County Council has approved the next stage of £250,000-a-year plans to add fluoride to the county’s water supplies. But the scheme is not expected to reach southern parts of […]
Long-term variability in artificially and naturally fluoridated water supplies in England.
Abstract OBJECTIVES: To understand the potential impact of exposure misclassification on water fluoridation studies in England, this paper aims to describe the long-term variation in water fluoride concentrations in both artificially and naturally fluoridated water supplies. METHODS: Water fluoridation dose monitoring data were requested from all five English public water suppliers who artificially fluoridate their […]
Why Northumberland leaders want to increase fluoridation of county’s water supply
The county council is moving onto the next steps of a bid to extend the fluoridation of the water supply in Northumberland. A map showing the areas of Northumberland covered by the exisiting fluoridation scheme (in blue), and showing the areas proposed to be covered by the extension (in green). Pictures from Northumberland County Council […]
Could renewables be emitting the most potent greenhouse gas in existence?
Scientists suggest that emissions of Sulphur hexafluoride, which is commonly used as an electric insulator, are rising rapidly Emissions of what is thought to be the most potent greenhouse gas in existence are rising rapidly – and it could be due to renewables. That’s according to reports from the BBC, which claims to have learned […]
Number of patients seeing an NHS dentist drops by 2% in England
Just under 22 million adults in England were seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months, NHS Digital figures show. That is equal to 50.2% of the total population, a drop from 52.5% a year ago. Despite that, there were 39.7 million courses of treatment delivered during that period, a 1.28% increase. ‘It’s hardly […]
Dental surgeons call for sugar-free schools following high rates of child tooth decay
Schools should become sugar-free to tackle the growing problem of child tooth decay, leading dental surgeons have said. The call comes after analysis by the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) showed there were more than 100,000 hospital admissions for children under the age of 10 in […]
Why chemistry is essential for studying dentistry at university
Excerpt Investigating solubility The effect of fluoride on teeth can be modelled in a practical using eggshells and toothpaste. Apply the toothpaste to an egg, place it in a small plastic bag or cover with plastic film and leave for several days, then rinse off and place into vinegar. Keep a control egg in another […]