Threat to fluoridation in the north
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009A legal attempt to overturn a decision to fluoridate Southampton’s water supply could disrupt moves to explore a similar process in the north west of England.
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A legal attempt to overturn a decision to fluoridate Southampton’s water supply could disrupt moves to explore a similar process in the north west of England.
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.
“THERE was a question raised by one of the ‘Green’ parties a while back. Fluoridation of water is mass medication and illegal under Human Rights. Also, as some areas already have it, then it’s possibly illegal as it’s a Medical Trial without consent. I would object for a different reason.
Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, has been accused of overstating the benefits of adding fluoride to water in the fight against dental disease.
Dental leaders in Wigan today backed calls for water supplies to be fluoridated.
From: Wigan Today.
MULTI-MILLION pound plans to add fluoride to water have been greeted with mixed reactions in Bolton.
THIS is fluorosis – the unsightly damage caused to teeth by too much fluoride (Picture on Sun website).
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has called for fluoride to be added to England’s water supplies as a key means of tackling tooth decay.
The Government is plunging £42million into a three-year campaign to add fluoride to all tap water.