Call for fluoridation next?

Eleanor Harvey, head of communications for Eastern Wakefield PCT, said: “The main factors that determine the incidence of dental decay in very young children are not visits to the dentist but diet, oral health education and the use of fluoride toothpaste or fluoridated water. Nine of the 13 wards covered by Eastern Wakefield Primary Care Trust (PCT) are among the 20 per cent most deprived in the country.”