More than 250,000 people will not have fluoride added to their water supply for a year due to major infrastructure works. Anglian Water has informed Lincolnshire’s director of public health it will stop adding the mineral from early 2024 until 2025. Fluoride, which the NHS says improves dental health, is added to water supplies in […]
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Dental health worries as water won’t be fluoridated in parts of Lincolnshire
More than 250,000 Lincolnshire residents will not have any fluoride added to their water for a year, prompting health concerns. Fluoride prevents tooth decay and improves dental health, and is added to the water supply of western Lincolnshire. This is expected to impact on the dental health of people in Lincoln, Gainsborough, Sleaford and Grantham […]
Have millions been taking antidepressants with harmful side-effects for decades – when there’s no scientific evidence they do what they claim? Some experts have suspected it for years. Now patients have been left reeling by a groundbreaking study
Published: 17:33 EDT, 20 July 2022 | Updated: 06:35 EDT, 21 July 2022 New research shows the theory justifying antidepressants is just a myth The research confirms what some medical professionals have suspected Depression being a chemical imbalance has been proven to be unfounded Like millions of patients who seek help from their GPs for depression, […]
Achieving net zero requires ‘bold steps’ away from SF6 [Sulphur Hexafluoride]
According to the European Union, sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) free technologies are the energy industry’s future. Here, ABB’s Stephen Gibbs, discusses their rollout and potential contribution to decarbonised distribution networks. As a highly efficient electrical insulator, SF6 has been a vital component of switchgear design since the 1950s. It is stable, non-flammable, non-toxic, inert, and […]
British Fluoridation Society in partnership with the Borrow Foundation launch new academic fellowship opportunities
The British Fluoridation Society (BFS) in partnership with the Borrow Foundation, has launched a new career development fellowship designed to attract new academic expertise to the field of water fluoridation and its role in public health. Overall, £30,000 has been allocated to create two fellowships which will be delivered within the next three years. The […]
Have your say on extending water fluoridation schemes
Individuals and organisations are being encouraged to contribute to the Department of Health’s consultation framework for community water fluoridation (CWF).1 The Health and Care Bill, currently going through parliament, sets out some changes to the water fluoridation legislation in England. If it becomes law, the Bill will allow the Secretary of State – instead of […]
Northumberland County Council leader reveals plans to add fluoride to water system in bid to combat oral health issues
The council had planned to do so prior to the Covid-19 pandemic but plans were met with resistance from some areas The leader of Northumberland County Council has reiterated a commitment to adding fluoride to more of the county’s water supply in a bid to improve the oral health of residents. Plans to extend the […]
Can cross party support finally deliver significant progress on water fluoridation?
About the author: Dr Barry Cockcroft CBE is the former Chief Dental Officer for England and current chair of the British Fluoridation Society. About the publication: The Probe provides news, comment, analysis and features covering all aspects of the UK dental sector. Although the Health and Care Bill is still to complete its passage through […]
‘Dental deserts’ form in England as dentists quit NHS, experts warn
Patients struggle to get treatment as report says health service has lowest number of dentists for a decade ‘My teeth still hurt’: patients unable to get on to NHS dentists’ lists Dentists generally each have a caseload of about 2,000 patients. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA Sun 1 May 2022 18.00 BST, Last modified on Mon 2 […]
UK Local Dental Network Chairs support extended fluoridation schemes
The Local Dental Network (LDN) Chairs, who provide clinical leadership throughout England, have stated that they fully support the recently published position statements by the UK Chief Medical Officers1 around the potential for water fluoridation to address entrenched oral health inequality. Within the LDNs, clinicians working with patients see at first hand the levels of […]