Adding Fluoride to Water Will Cut Dental Problems ; Health Secretary Alan Johnson has Called for Fluoride to Be Added to England's Water Supplies in the Hope of Reducing Tooth Decay Among Some of Society's Poorest and Most Vulnerable. Here, Dr Gillian Jones, the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Peninsula Dental School in Exeter and a Consultant in Dental Public Health for Peninsula Primary Care Trusts, Backs the Call

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Health Secretary Alan Johnson has called for fluoride to be added to England's water supplies in the hope of reducing tooth decay among some of society's poorest and most vulnerable. Here, Dr Gillian Jones, the associate director of undergraduate studies at the Peninsula Dental School in Exeter and a consultant in dental public health for Peninsula Primary Care Trusts, backs the call

The fluoridation of water as a means to improve dental health in the community is not a new idea, but it stills raises an element of debate.

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Adding Fluoride to Water Will Cut Dental Problems ; Health Secretary Alan Johnson has Called for Fluoride to Be Added to England's Water Supplies in the Hope of Reducing Tooth Decay Among Some of Society's Poorest and Most Vulnerable. Here, Dr Gillian Jones, the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Peninsula Dental School in Exeter and a Consultant in Dental Public Health for Peninsula Primary Care Trusts, Backs the Call

The addition of fluoride to the water supply at appropriate levels is good for dental health - but it has to be implemented in a health-effective, resource effective and cost-effective manner.

Water fluoridation was introduced in the...

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