I understand that Margie Taylor, Scotland’s chief dental officer, believes that adding fluoride to the water supply would be “beneficial and effective” in improving the country’s poor oral health record.
A US health company is working with dentists and patients to study the effects of Omega 3 oil on inflammation and gum health.
ONE of the most controversial issues in Andover’s history could be about to hit the headlines once again after health minister Alan Johnson called for fluoride to be added to England’s public water supply.
Dentures could soon be a thing of the past thanks to the development of a new type of dental implant.
NOW Alan Johnson has announced that he is prepared to pour £42million of NHS money down the drain by financing new fluoridation schemes Cumbrian residents who are not currently fluoridated may find they will soon be receiving hexafluorosilic acid, a by product of the fertiliser industry, in their water.
A FRENCH dentist is free to carry on drilling despite being found guilty of a series of blunders while working in Gloucestershire.
You’ll find fluoride in tea, beer and fish, which might sound like a balanced diet to you. But this week Alan Johnson announced a new push for putting it in our drinking water, with some very grand promises - and in the face of serious opposition.
Does toothpaste give kids bad teeth? It can if they swallow too much fluoride, says Simon Crompton.
WHEN it comes to a sparkling smile, the statistics show Southampton has nothing to be happy about.
Lack of available dentists has meant some GP practices are seeing more than one dental case a week, according to a new survey by the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC).
