Water Fluoridation

News you’ve missed this week – 10 May 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Is the dental profession biased towards water fluoridation?

Neel Kothari considers whether the dental profession might be over-exaggerating the benefits of water fluoridation and downplaying its risks. There…

Columnists

Plan for change: how is NHS dentistry being fixed?

The government’s Plan for Change promises an ‘NHS fit for the future’ – we explore how the plan will impact…

Dentistry

UK water fluoridation and the north east: benefits ‘obvious to the naked eye’

Ray Lowry, secretary and treasurer of the British Fluoridation Society, discusses the latest commitment to a north east rollout of…

Dentistry

Supervised toothbrushing launched in UK schools

A national supervised toothbrushing programme will be rolled out for UK children aged three to five from April, the government…

Oral health

News you’ve missed this week – 18 January 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Sadiq Khan urged to fluoridate London’s drinking water

A water fluoridation review and NHS contract reform are among the recommendations made to the mayor of London following a…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 11 January 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Does water fluoridation cause childhood IQ loss?

New research found ‘significant inverse associations’ between fluoride exposure and children’s IQ scores, calling the safety of water fluoridation into…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 12 October 2024

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Benefits of water fluoridation in decline, review finds

New research suggests that water fluoridation is a cost-effective measure but only leads to a slightly lower prevalence of caries…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 27 July 2024

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

What’s next for the British Fluoridation Society?

Ray Lowry, the secretary and treasurer of the British Fluoridation Society (BFS), explains how the society has evolved and adapted.…

Oral health

Calls for water fluoridation scheme in Blackpool

Experts are calling for the fluoridation of Blackpool’s drinking water to help combat high levels of child tooth decay in…

Dentistry

Water fluoridation – consultation launched on expansion in north east

The government has today launched a consultation expanding community water fluoridation schemes in the north east of England. This comes…

Dentistry

Future financial benefits of water fluoridation not guaranteed, says study

Existing water fluoridation programmes in England still provide savings for the NHS – but there is no guarantee new schemes…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 30 September 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Introducing Laboratory’s…

Dentistry

Isle of Man to consider water fluoridation in childhood oral health plan

The Isle of Man will look into the benefits of water fluoridation as part of its integrated plan to tackle…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 19 November 2022

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… GDC unable to disclose number of…

Dentistry