Advantage Silver Dental Arrest, LLC and Elevate Oral Care, LLC announced today that the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has provided $9.8 million to fund a Phase III randomized clinical trial using Advantage Arrest® Silver Diamine Fluoride 38% for arresting caries in children. This grant […]
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Andhra Pradesh: Delay in sanction of pension puts Chronic Kidney Disease patients on edge
Official says applications are being processed in batches The State government’s decision of providing a monthly pension of 2,500 [rupees] to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients has come as a solace for those found eligible, but it continues to elude a good number of the over 600 patients in Prakasam district, where fluoride-induced CKD is […]
Cost Of Water Surges, As A Business Booms
As municipal supplies deteriorate in quality bottled water sales soar to 4.4 billion litres, worth Rs 7,040 crore For Janaki, resident of Delhi’s largest slum, Sangam Vihar, safe water was a luxury. Water supply was restricted to an hour a day and was not fit for drinking. A severe water crisis in summer and the […]
4 noteworthy happenings at Peel Region council
Council refuses to revisit fluoride debate Excerpt: Water fluoridation critic and Brampton Coun. John Sprovieri was once again rebuffed by colleagues when he tried to rekindle political debate on the practice. He wanted an independent legal opinion on the municipality’s response to an ongoing court challenge launched against the region and province to end water […]
Ashburton: Fluoride pushed down the agenda
The door might have opened for the Ashburton District Council to relook at fluoridating Ashburton’s water supply but district councilors this week made it very clear that’s a discussion they’ll be steering well clear of. The Ministry of Health is regularly updating local authorities on a new bill that allows district health boards to direct […]
Children’s Cavities Highlight Dental Health Disparity
In Japan, there is currently a great disparity in children’s dental health. According to government figures, almost 60% of 5-year-olds have no cavities, but others have more than 10 seriously decaying teeth. Officials are now using a variety of approaches to try and tackle around the problem. Children at one dental clinic in Fukuoka city, […]
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 […]
Debunking viral videos that claim bottled water is bad for you
Excerpts: … “The concern is if you’re drinking a lot of bottled water, and it’s acidic, it could be eroding the enamel on your teeth and causing tooth decay,” said Dr. Sally Cram, spokesperson with the American Dental Association and practicing periodontist. More alarming to Dr. Cram is bottled water without fluoride… The U.S. Public […]
NYU Dentistry receives $2.8 million as part of multi-center study to stop progression of cavities
The National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a grant that will provide funding to New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) and its collaborators to test the effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride in stopping the progression of cavities in young children. The grant provides […]
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 […]