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Guidance. Health matters: child dental health
Summary This resource outlines how health professionals can help prevent tooth decay in children under 5 as part of ensuring every child has the best start in life. Scale of the problem Tooth decay is largely preventable yet it remains a serious problem. Findings from Public Health England’s (PHE) 2015 national dental epidemiology survey of […]
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Blackpool: Tots taught to brush daily for healthy teeth
Toddlers are to be taught how to brush their teeth properly as part of a £12,000 project being rolled out in nursery schools across Blackpool. It is hoped the scheme will improve the dental health of thousands of children in the town. Figures show nearly one in five three-year-olds in Blackpool suffers from tooth decay. […]
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Water fluoridation sparks lively conversation at Hull Science Festival
Members of the public were invited to ask questions about the science and ethics of water fluoridation to a panel of scientists, politicians and health professionals, in a free event for Hull Science Festival. The ‘Water Fluoridation Conversation’ was the first of a new format for our public events, designed to enable two-way conversations between […]
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Another step taken to put fluoride in water – opposition says it shows process is a ‘sham’
ANOTHER major step has been taken towards fluoridating Hull and part of the East Riding’s water supply. According to a decision record by Hull Council’s director of public health Julia Weldon, £58,000 is to be spent on a detailed feasibility study by Yorkshire Water. The proposal, which would affect more than 340,000 people including swathes […]
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Health secretary wades in on Bedford’s long-running fluoridation debate
ACTIVISTS celebrated last year when the mayor confirmed fluoride would not be added to Bedford reservoirs again – but the government has poured cold water on the council’s agreement. Secretary of state for Health, Jeremy Hunt, has refused to accept Bedford Borough Council’s decision to terminate water fluoridation in the borough. The council must now […]
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Health Minister’s concern as hundreds of Birmingham children have teeth extracted
Health Minister tells the House of Commons he hopes to get the number of Brummie kids getting their teeth extracted down Health Ministers say they want fewer Birmingham children to have teeth removed, after it emerged the number of extractions has shot up. Birmingham Cross City Community Commissioning Group (CCG) – just one of three […]
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Public Health England: A quick guide to a healthy mouth in children.
Excerpt Brushing children’s teeth • start brushing as soon as the first tooth appears (usually at about 6 months of age), at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste last thing at night and on at least one other occasion • brushing at bedtime is important as it makes sure that the fluoride continues to […]
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New Report. No Brainer. The impact of chemicals on children’s brain development
A few excerpts from a very good new report: No Brainer. The impact of chemicals on children’s brain development: a cause for concern and a need for action Brain development is uniquely vulnerable to disruption Our brains are astoundingly complex, made up of over 85 billion neurons, which have grown, developed and interconnected during our […]
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Thousands of Brummie kids are having lots of teeth extracted in hospital
The numbers have increased SEVENFOLD since 2010/11, when there were 208 hospital admissions for tooth extraction Hundreds of children having teeth extracted as hospital treatments hit their highest level in six years in Birmingham. There were 1,464 hospital admissions for teeth extractions for children from the Birmingham CrossCity CCG in 2015/16, the highest number since […]
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Why is Bristol having the most teeth out in the south west?
New figures have revealed that Bristol is the worst place in the south west when it comes to needing teeth extractions. Patients in the city are said to be having more teeth taken out by dentists than the rest of the south west. According to dental provider, mydentist, patients at Filton Road in Bristol have […]
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