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Fipronil: Flea treatment contamination of rivers ‘conjecture’ – NOAH
Note from Fluoride Action Network For more information see Adverse Effects, Index Page, Older Abstracts, EU 2013 Review.Molecular structure of Fipronil The organisation representing the UK’s veterinary pharmaceutical sector says “it has not been demonstrated” flea products cause the imidacloprid and fipronil contamination reported in English rivers. In a comprehensive statement released following the paper […]
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The British Fluoridation Society
Who founded BFS and why? The late, great Labour MP Dick Crossman was instrumental in the creation of The British Fluoridation Society (BFS) in 1969. As Secretary of State for Health and Social Services he could see the need for an independent organisation to communicate the benefits of water fluoridation. BFS became the scientific and […]
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CHILDSMILE. Evaluation of a national complex oral health improvement programme: a population data linkage cohort study in Scotland.
Abstract Objectives Child dental caries is a global public health challenge with high prevalence and wide inequalities. A complex public health programme (Childsmile) was established. We aimed to evaluate the reach of the programme and its impact on child oral health. Setting Education, health and community settings, Scotland-wide. Interventions Childsmile (national oral health improvement programme) […]
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LETTER – Crazy that Government plans to mass medicate
LETTER – Crazy that Government plans to mass medicate It is six years since Public Health England threw in the towel and accepted that it was wrong to add fluoride to our tap water against the wishes of local people. It seem frankly crazy that Government Ministers are now signalling a further attempt to roll […]
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British Fluoridation Society: plans and predictions in a post-COVID world
How important is fluoridation in a post-COVID world? The appeal of water fluoridation has never been greater. COVID-19 and the consequent imperative to avoid aerosol generating procedures (AGP) underscore how counter-intuitive it is to be treating disease when it could and should be prevented. COVID has informed us that we need to invest in public […]
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Evaluating the environmental impact of the Welsh national childhood oral health improvement programme, Designed to Smile
Abstract: Introduction: Designed to Smile (D2S) is a national oral health improvement programme, aimed to reduce the prevalence of dental caries in young children in Wales. D2S has a responsibility to consider the environmental impact of the service it provides and demonstrate adherence to the sustainable development principle legislated within the Wellbeing of Future Generations […]
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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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Letter: IQ research discredited by M. A. Lennon
Note from the Fluoride Action Network The author of this article, M. A. Lennon, is a long-time proponent of fluoridation and a member of the British Fluoridation Society. His third reference in the letter below is to an article by Jennifer Meyer that was published in the STAT in which she smeared FAN. We submitted […]
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Use of public water supply fluoride concentration as an indicator of population exposure to fluoride in England 1995–2015.
Abstract Public health monitoring of Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) schemes requires estimates of exposure to fluoride in public water supplies (PWS). We aimed to use routine data to estimate population exposure to PWS-fluoride in England and to determine whether PWS-fluoride exposure from 2005 to 2015 could be used as a proxy for exposure for 1995–2004, […]
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New video will promote silver diamine fluoride to children
A team at the University of Sheffield dental school led by Academic Clinical Fellow Laura Timms (pictured) is preparing to make an information video aimed at children aged 3-10. The topic of the video is silver diamine fluoride (SDF), a technique that helps arrest dental decay. Laura has just won a grant of £5,460 awarded […]
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