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Devon village fears explosive major accident
A report makes terrifying claims about the impact of an explosion or hydrogen fluoride plume. Councillors deciding on a controversial plan to store powerful batteries in a Devon field will hear concerns that they could cause a major accident. East Devon District Council’s planning committee will meet next Tuesday to consider the application for a […]
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Council plans to add fluoride to water across more areas of Nottinghamshire
To enhance the oral health of all residents the council is taking the lead in advocating for the expansion of water fluoridation to the whole of the county. Water fluoridation, a scientifically proven method of adding small amounts of fluoride to drinking water, is a key player in the fight against tooth decay. Already, 30% […]
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Doctor and councillor calling for fluoride to be added to all of Nottinghamshire’s tap water
Councillor Dr John Doddy, who is also Chairman of the Health & Wellbeing Board at Nottinghamshire County Council, said he is the ‘pied piper’ of a campaign for water fluoridation in the county. He said it is ‘insanity’ that fluoride has not been added to water across the whole country yet. Fluoride is a naturally occurring […]
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The “Catfish study” in Cumbria, UK.
Credit: National Institute for Health Research Fluoridation of the water supply may confer a modest benefit to the dental health of children, a seven-year-study led by University of Manchester researchers has concluded. However, the benefits are smaller than shown in previous studies—carried out 50 years ago—when fluoride toothpaste was less widely available in the U.K. […]
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Plain English Summary of the 2022 Catfish Study in Cumbria
Evaluation of water fluoridation scheme in Cumbria: the CATFISH prospective longitudinal cohort study. Plain English Summary of the 2022 study: Tooth decay is the most common disease of childhood, and tooth extraction due to decay is the main reason why children have a general anaesthetic in hospital. It is known that fluoride can prevent tooth […]
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Fluoride in water is of limited benefit because improvements in toothpastes have reduced the positive effects, study suggests.
Adding fluoride to water supplies delivers only a modest benefit to the dental health of children, a new study suggests. The mineral strengthens tooth enamel but, due to improvements in toothpastes over the past 50 years, the boost to oral health of adding it to water has been largely reduced, the study by Manchester and […]
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Dental health concerns for Gainsborough residents as flouride will no longer be added to water
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 […]
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Water company to stop fluoridation in Lincolnshire for a year – BBC
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 […]
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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 […]
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