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 […]
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Childsmile: Inverclyde nurseries battle tooth decay stats
NURSERIES in Inverclyde are helping to reduce the number of young children with tooth decay — but the district still lags behind the rest of the country. Health chiefs say it still has one of the worst such records in the country. But latest figures show a five per cent improvement in the number of […]
Hazmat crews called to Royston chemical incident involving 1,200 litres of hydrofluoric acid
Firefighters responded to a report of smoke issuing from an acid room containing 1,200 litres of hydrofluoric acid at 7.30pm at an engineering plant in Orchard Road. Two crews from Royston, two from Stevenage, one from Baldock & Letchworth and the Decontamination and Environmental Protection Unit from Hemel Hempstead all attended. Firefighters wore hazmat suits […]
Water fluoridation in Bedfordshire
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 […]
New scheme aims to cut tooth rot in Blackpool youngsters
A pilot scheme aims to cut rates of tooth decay among Blackpool’s youngsters. The resort is one of 13 areas selected by Public Health England to receive extra help to improve dental health. The aim is to persuade the parents of hundreds of under-fives who have never seen a dentist, to attend regular check-ups. Blackpool […]
New scheme aims to tackle tooth decay among Lancashire’s children
A pilot scheme aims to cut rates of tooth decay among Lancashire’s youngsters. Dental teams met at Preston North End last week to launch ‘Starting Well’, a government programme to better children’s oral health. The aim is to persuade the parents of hundreds of under-fives who have never seen a dentist, to attend regular check-ups. […]
‘Sometimes it is half the mouth being taken out’ – Darlington consultant says children as young as 4 having rotten teeth removed
A HOSPITAL consultant says it is a disgrace that the NHS is footing the bill to remove rotten teeth from children aged as young as four. Dr John Furness, a consultant paediatrician based at Darlington Memorial Hospital, said weekly ‘extraction’ clinics were taking place at locations including Bishop Auckland and North Tees, Stockton, where youngsters […]
Pregnant women exposed to flouride are more likely to have kids with low IQ, study shows
The major study is the first of its kind; it involved researchers from Canada, US and Mexico The researchers analyzed data on 300 mother-child pairs from Mexico They found every 0.5 milligram-per-liter increase of flouride in a pregnant woman’s urine marked a drop in intelligence scores for their children later in life Experts warn the […]
Everything you always wanted to know about acidising
This study was prepared for the Weald Action Group, a strategic umbrella for community groups across the Weald region. The study is based on scientific papers, industry training manuals, promotional literature for new, patented technologies, and discussions with engineers, geologists and scientists. It has been informally ‘peer reviewed’ and declared ‘scientifically literate’. But all comments […]
Improving children’s oral health – Childsmile programme expands.
More children will benefit from a programme designed to improve their oral health. Childsmile has a multi-disciplinary approach involving the health service and local authorities. Much of what has been achieved has been through the commitment of nursery and primary school staff in providing daily, supervised toothbrushing, and dietary and oral hygiene advice. In deprived […]