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NHS general dental practitioner claims in the South West for provision of topical fluoride, fissure sealants, radiographs, fillings and extractions for children born in 2009: an analysis of a five-year period.
References Public Health England. National Dental Epidemiology Programme for England: oral health survey of 5-year-olds 2019. 2020. Available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/873492/NDEP_for_England_OH_Survey_5yr_2019_v1.0.pdf (accessed April 2022). Health and Social Care Information Centre. Children’s Dental Health Survey 2013. Country specific report: England. 2015. Available at https://files.digital.nhs.uk/publicationimport/pub17xxx/pub17137/cdhs2013-england-report.pdf (accessed April 2022). Public Health England. Delivering better oral health: an evidence based […]
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LDN Chairs support extended fluoridation schemes.
The Local Dental Network (LDN) Chairs, who provide clinical leadership throughout England, have stated that they fully support the recently published position statements by the UK Chief Medical Officers1 around the potential for water fluoridation to address entrenched oral health inequality. Within the LDNs, clinicians working with patients see at first hand the levels of […]
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Association between Fluoride Concentration in Public Water Supplies and Beneficial and Adverse Health Outcomes in England: An Ecological Study.
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Possible Benefits and Adverse Effects of Fluoridation in England, 2018 Public Health England Report.
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NHS dental activity: a population marker for the effectiveness of community water fluoridation in children in England.
References 1. Selwitz R H, Ismail A I, Pitts N B. Dental caries. Lancet 2007; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60031-2. 2. Scarpelli A C, Paiva S M, Viegas C M, Carvalho A C, Ferreira F M, Pordeus I A. Oral health-related quality of life among Brazilian preschool children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2013; 41: 336-344. 3. Martins-Júnior P […]
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Water fluoride concentrations in England, 2009-2020.
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Endemic fluorosis with neurological complications in a Hampshire man.
We describe below a case of skeletal fluorosis occurring in a Hampshire man who presented with neurological complications, and whose condition was appreciably improved by operation. We believe that this is the first case of its kind to be reported from Britain, and also the first case of skeletal fluorosis with neurological involvement in which […]
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The dental condition of children in seven areas in England and Wales as shown by the base-line dental examinations made in connection with the fluoridation demonstration studies.
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The incidence of dental caries among adults and young children in three high- and three low-fluorine areas in England.
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The impact of aluminium smelter shut-down on the concentration of fluoride in vegetation and soils.
Brougham KM, Roberts SR, Davison AW, Port GR,