Australia - Giving dental bills the brush off
Giving dental bills the brush off
Queenslanders have the worst teeth in the country and we’re going to put an end to that, so saying Premier Anna Bligh decreed 80 per cent of Queenslanders would have fluoridated water by 2010. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report confirmed fluoride as a proven way of reducing dental decay, particularly among children.
Cairns, among other regional centres, is expected to have fluoride pumped into water supplies by 2010. The fluoridation program is expected to spend $35 million on initial infrastructure, leaving councils to foot operating costs. Cairns City Council Mayor Kevin Byrne said the decision to add fluoride into the water supply of all cities and towns in Queensland was not a Local Government decision or a Council decision.
“It was made by the State Government,” Cr Byrne said. “The Cairns area will have three years to implement the system. The State Government has stated it will provide funds for the infrastructure required, but with the legislation yet to be passed, and being at such an initial stage, costings for infrastructure have yet to be determined.
“Council would expect substantial funding to cover this.
Going forward, the State Government has estimated that the ongoing operating costs of fluoridation to be in the vicinity of $1.50 per person annually.”
And until legislation gets passed, ardent advocates for and against the fluoridation program have been updating their websites.
The say-no-to-fluoriders raging about the toxic chemical cocktail being rammed down children’s throats, while the pro-fluoridation lobby show compelling evidence of pearly whites being attributed to fluoride in the water.
Queenslanders have the worst teeth in the country and we’re going to put an end to that, so saying Premier Anna Bligh decreed 80 per cent of Queenslanders would have fluoridated water by 2010. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report confirmed fluoride as a proven way of reducing dental decay, particularly among children.
Cairns, among other regional centres, is expected to have fluoride pumped into water supplies by 2010. The fluoridation program is expected to spend $35 million on initial infrastructure, leaving councils to foot operating costs. Cairns City Council Mayor Kevin Byrne said the decision to add fluoride into the water supply of all cities and towns in Queensland was not a Local Government decision or a Council decision.
“It was made by the State Government,” Cr Byrne said. “The Cairns area will have three years to implement the system. The State Government has stated it will provide funds for the infrastructure required, but with the legislation yet to be passed, and being at such an initial stage, costings for infrastructure have yet to be determined.
“Council would expect substantial funding to cover this.
Going forward, the State Government has estimated that the ongoing operating costs of fluoridation to be in the vicinity of $1.50 per person annually.”
And until legislation gets passed, ardent advocates for and against the fluoridation program have been updating their websites.
The say-no-to-fluoriders raging about the toxic chemical cocktail being rammed down children’s throats, while the pro-fluoridation lobby show compelling evidence of pearly whites being attributed to fluoride in the water.
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