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Call to fight tooth decay with fluoridation
WITH dental decay in the Eurobodalla running at about twice the NSW average, health authorities have used National Dental Health Awareness Week to again call for fluoridation of the shire's water supply.
"Water fluoridation is endorsed by every Health Minister in Australia because of its effectiveness in preventing tooth decay and is described by the US Centers for Disease Control as one of the top 10 public health initiatives of the 20th Century," said NSW Health's Teeth for Health Project Manager, John Irving.
"Since 2004 in NSW, almost 20 rural communities have decided to fluoridate their water supplies."
Brushing teeth at least twice a day and eating a balanced and nutritious diet are basic ways of helping to reduce dental disease.
However, according to Mr Irving, at a community level, water fluoridation is the safest, most effective method of reducing tooth decay.
"A recent Sydney University study revealed that following introduction of fluoridated water in the Blue Mountains region, tooth decay fell by more than 73 per cent between its introduction in 1993 and 2003," he said.
"In that time there is no evidence of any health problems that can be attributed to fluoridation. In fact, millions of people worldwide have reaped the benefits of artificial fluoridation for more than 60 years. Prior to that, only people with access to naturally fluoridated water had the protection fluoride offers. The fluoride is the same in both cases and it is the 13th most common element on Earth."
The NSW Branch of the Australian Dental Association has also added its weight to
the call.
Dr Tony Burges, President of ADA NSW, said children who live in unfluoridated rural areas have on average 60 per cent more dental decay than those living in metropolitan areas.
WITH dental decay in the Eurobodalla running at about twice the NSW average, health authorities have used National Dental Health Awareness Week to again call for fluoridation of the shire's water supply.
"Water fluoridation is endorsed by every Health Minister in Australia because of its effectiveness in preventing tooth decay and is described by the US Centers for Disease Control as one of the top 10 public health initiatives of the 20th Century," said NSW Health's Teeth for Health Project Manager, John Irving.
"Since 2004 in NSW, almost 20 rural communities have decided to fluoridate their water supplies."
Brushing teeth at least twice a day and eating a balanced and nutritious diet are basic ways of helping to reduce dental disease.
However, according to Mr Irving, at a community level, water fluoridation is the safest, most effective method of reducing tooth decay.
"A recent Sydney University study revealed that following introduction of fluoridated water in the Blue Mountains region, tooth decay fell by more than 73 per cent between its introduction in 1993 and 2003," he said.
"In that time there is no evidence of any health problems that can be attributed to fluoridation. In fact, millions of people worldwide have reaped the benefits of artificial fluoridation for more than 60 years. Prior to that, only people with access to naturally fluoridated water had the protection fluoride offers. The fluoride is the same in both cases and it is the 13th most common element on Earth."
The NSW Branch of the Australian Dental Association has also added its weight to
the call.
Dr Tony Burges, President of ADA NSW, said children who live in unfluoridated rural areas have on average 60 per cent more dental decay than those living in metropolitan areas.
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