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Water fluoridation in Scotland?
On 23 September 2021, the four UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) stated ‘there is strong scientific evidence that water fluoridation is an effective public health intervention for reducing the prevalence of tooth decay and improving dental health equality across the UK’.1 Water fluoridation started in the USA in 1945 and is currently practised in about […]
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Public attitudes to water fluoridation in Scotland
Ethics declarations Colwyn Jones is on the executive of the British Fluoridation Society. Raymond J. Lowry is secretary/treasurer of the British Fluoridation Society. Rita Brophy is an employee of the organisation that undertook the survey. Ethical approval was not required for this professionally conducted public opinion survey as participants were anonymised (there were no possible […]
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BBC: Fluoride in water in Scotland would save NHS a fortune, says dental expert
Adding fluoride to drinking water in Scotland would save the NHS “a fortune” in preventing tooth decay, says a leading dental professional. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have confirmed they are considering putting fluoride in the city’s water supply. Health boards can ask Scottish Water to introduce it if they can show the support of […]
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Dentists want fluoride added to Scottish tap water
Scotland’s shameful oral health inequalities are set to widen, say dentists, but fluoridation could help to reverse that GETTY IMAGES Adding fluoride to drinking water across Scotland would save the NHS “a fortune” by preventing tooth decay, dental professionals have said after Glasgow announced that it would consider introducing the mineral. NHS Greater Glasgow and […]
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Climate change: Cushioned trainers containing sulphur hexafluoride, a greenhouse gas 23,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide, have made global warming worse – Dr Richard Dixon
We all know that carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels in factories, power stations, cars and homes is the main contributor to climate change. Joggers may have been unwittingly contributing to climate change because of the way their footwear was made (Picture: Ross Land/Getty Images) Some of us know that methane, from farming and landfill […]
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Joanna Blythman: Don’t let this man poison Scotland’s water
In a recent interview, Westminster. Health. Secretary Sajid Javed made his remarks with the phrase, “I am not a doctor but before making another emphatic announcement on public health. Why, when politicians are given the role of cabinet, do we expect to laugh at the fact that there is no relevant background experience in their […]
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Tap solution: Scots dentists’ move for fluoride in the water supply to combat children’s oral health crisis
SCOTS dentists have re-ignited a decades old debate by demanding that fluoride be added to Scotland’s drinking water to beat a children’s dental crisis exacerbated by a lack of available treatment during pandemic. The British Dental Association in Scotland (BDAS) has been concerned that according to reports from frontline staff, some 2,500 children in Scotland […]
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Early Introduction of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Caries Trajectories from Age 12 to 48 Months
Abstract Early exposure to sweet tastes predicts similar food preferences and eating behavior in later life and is associated with childhood obesity. The aim of this study was to explore the associations of early (during the first year of life) and subsequent intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with 4-y caries trajectories among Scottish young children. […]
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Scotland launches Oral Health Improvement Plan
The Oral Health Improvement Plan has been launched by the Scottish Government to provide a framework for improving the oral health of the next generation. The launch of this document started with an initial consultation in September 2016 and Shona Robison, Secretary for Health and Sport, claims the Government has engaged with a wide range of professionals and […]
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Snacks fuel tooth decay – even if you brush, says study
Title of Study: Positive association between sugar consumption and dental decay prevalence independent of oral hygiene in pre-school children: a longitudinal prospective study, Journal of Public Health, Dec 29, 2017 Tooth brushing only partly protects against the effects of sugary snacks on children’s teeth, research suggests. A study based on a sample of nearly 4000 […]
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