Local authorities from across the United Kingdom should add fluoride to water supplies, following new research confirms it has no negative effects. That is the message from the Oral Health Foundation, which is calling for the introduction of widespread community fluoridation schemes, a move they believe will help protect millions of Brits from tooth decay. […]
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Oldham’s oral health improves significantly, the biggest change in Greater Manchester
[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 […]
My guide to fluoride: Fluoride is a tooths best friend
WHY DOES MY CHILD NEED FLUORIDE? Fluoride is a natural mineral found in drinking water and many foods. It plays an important role in your child’s oral health by strengthening their tooth enamel, making it more resistant to tooth decay. Acid attacks you child’s teeth, but fluoride reduces the amount of acid bacteria can produce […]
Millions of parents putting children’s health at risk by not knowing dental care facts, according to research
‘It is essential that parents regularly take their children to the dentist as soon as their baby has their first tooth or turns one – whichever is sooner’ Excerpt Top Tips for good dental health in children • Take your child to the dentist as soon as their first tooth comes through. • Give your […]
Parents pay more than TWICE as much for kids’ toothpaste that do the same job as adults’
Many opt for expensive children’s brands assuming they contain less fluoride and are therefore safer Parents can pay more than twice as much for kids’ toothpastes that do the same job as adults’. Many opt for expensive children’s brands assuming they contain less fluoride and are therefore safer. But the Sunday People found nearly all […]
Adding fluoride to Darlington’s water supply is examined
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 […]
Looking back on the UK’s sale of chemical weapon precursors to Syria
In July 2014, in an effort to pre-empt embarrassing revelations that might emerge from the UN’s decommissioning of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, the British foreign secretary made a tactical confession. Between 1983 and 1986, Britain had approved sales of chemical weapons precursors to Syria, which was known to be developing a massive weapons programme. William […]
Tooth decay sparks move to add fluoride to Darlington’s water
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 […]
Tea-lovers who enjoy a cup of builder’s brew are warned that their favourite hot drink might leave their teeth pitted and their joints painful
New research reveals that teabags can contain high levels of fluoride Yet the more expensive brews might contain less of potentially harmful mineral Too much can result in fluorosis, where tooth enamel becomes damaged Tea-lovers who enjoy a cup of builder’s brew were warned last night that their favourite tipple might leave their teeth pitted […]
Are there good reasons for fluoride labelling of food and drink?
Abstract This opinion piece highlights the importance of controlling systemic fluoride intake from food and drink in early childhood to minimise risk of dental fluorosis whilst maximising caries prevention; the wide range of fluoride contents found in a study of commercially-available food and drinks; and the need for comprehensive fluoride labelling on food and drink […]