Water Fluoridation

Dental inequalities – water fluoridation should be ‘carefully considered’ with other options

Introducing water fluoridation is not enough to improve dental health inequalities across the UK. This is according to a new…

Oral health

Exposure to water fluoridation during childhood ‘unquestionably effective’

Exposure to fluoridated water by young children is not negatively linked with child emotional and behavioural development, a study says. …

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 17 September 2022

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Investigation reveals ongoing crisis within…

Dentistry

Water fluoridation has ‘lowest carbon footprint’ compared to other prevention tools

Water fluoridation has the lowest environmental impact when compared to other prevention tools, according to a new study.  Researchers from…

Dentistry

Water fluoridation – is it good or bad?

As World Water Week draws to a close, we speak to Barry Cockcroft about water fluoridation and what the future…

Dentistry

‘Effective solution’ – fluoride to be added to UK drinking water

Fluoride will be added to water supplies after chief medical officers deem it an ‘effective solution’ to oral health inequalities.…

Oral health

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… We are launching…

Dentistry

RESPONSE – water fluoridation – silver bullet or another nail in the coffin?

Simon Hearnshaw responds to Julia Botwright’s article arguing that water fluoridation isn’t the silver bullet many make it out to…

Oral health

Water fluoridation – silver bullet or another nail in the coffin?

Water fluoridation is not the silver bullet many make it out to be and could create more problems than it…

Oral health

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Tony Kilcoyne discusses…

Dentistry

Water fluoridation from the frontline

Greg Fell, director of public health for Sheffield, encourages the dental profession to advocate for water fluoridation. Oral health promotion…

Oral health

‘The science is clear cut’ – dentist speaks out in favour of water fluoridation in Scotland

A dentist has dubbed it ‘baffling’ that water fluoridation is yet to take hold in Scotland. Robert Donald, chair of…

Dentistry Scotland

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental practices should…

Dentistry

New plans for water fluoridation – reaction from the profession

Calls are being made for better investment to support the government’s latest water fluoridation plans. In a new white paper,…

Oral health

Health secretary to take control of water fluoridation schemes

Power over water fluoridation will be taken away from local councils and handed to central government under new plans. In…

Oral health

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental practices ‘hung…

Dentistry

Water fluoridation ‘essential’ to improve children’s oral health during pandemic

Water fluoridation and a collaborated healthcare approach is key to tackling child oral health in the face of COVID-19. This…

Oral health

British Fluoridation Society: plans and predictions in a post-COVID world

The British Fluoridation Society discusses the future of water fluoridation in light of COVID-19 and the abolition of PHE. How…

Dentistry

British Fluoridation Society gathering momentum

Two high profile and highly experienced advocates for community water fluoridation are now joining the British Fluoridation Society. Alan Johnson,…

Oral health