Doctors’ leaders step up Wales fluoride campaign
Doctors’ leaders step up Wales fluoride campaign
Feb 7 2008 by Tom Bodden, Daily Post
DOCTORS’ leaders in Wales yesterday stepped up a campaign for fluoride to be added to water supplies to combat tooth decay.
It followed a call by West-minster health secretary Alan Johnson for fluoride to be added to more water supplies in England.
Welsh secretary of the British Medical Association Dr Richard Lewis said the doctors’ group had been in favour of the fluoridation of mains water supplies for many years.
“The evidence shows that water fluoridation is one of the most effective ways of reducing tooth decay
Mr Johnson urged the NHS to consider fluoridating tap water for those areas with poor dental health.
About £14m a year of extra funding will be made available over the next three years by the Government to strategic health authorities in England who find that the local community is in favour of the introduction of fluoridation schemes, following consultations.
Academic studies show oral health is better in areas where tap water is fluoridated and the number of children with tooth decay decreases by 15%.
Children in fluoridated Birmingham had half the cases of tooth decay than children in non-fluoridated Manchester.
Mr Johnson said: “Fluorida-tion is scientifically supported, it is legal, and it is our policy, but only two or three areas have it and we need to go further in areas where dental health needs to be improved.
“But there are people who hold strong views on this subject, so it is important that any proposed schemes are fully and widely consulted on.”
In 2000, the University of York published a report which concluded the fluoridation of water increased the number of children without tooth decay by 15%. It also concluded children in fluoridated areas had, on average, 2.25 fewer bad teeth than in non-fluoridated areas.
Fluoride was last added to the water supply in Wales 17 years ago and when water fluoridation was stopped in Anglesey in 1991, tooth decay rose by 68%.
Opponents claim adding fluoride to the water is a form of “forced mass medication”.
Wrexham’s Labour AM Lesley Griffiths called for a national debate in Wales on the controversial issue.
First Minister Rhodri Morgan said: “I have no objec-tion to a debate to try to work out whether the arguments are sufficiently strong, especially given the poor dental health that we have in Wales.”
Feb 7 2008 by Tom Bodden, Daily Post
DOCTORS’ leaders in Wales yesterday stepped up a campaign for fluoride to be added to water supplies to combat tooth decay.
It followed a call by West-minster health secretary Alan Johnson for fluoride to be added to more water supplies in England.
Welsh secretary of the British Medical Association Dr Richard Lewis said the doctors’ group had been in favour of the fluoridation of mains water supplies for many years.
“The evidence shows that water fluoridation is one of the most effective ways of reducing tooth decay
Mr Johnson urged the NHS to consider fluoridating tap water for those areas with poor dental health.
About £14m a year of extra funding will be made available over the next three years by the Government to strategic health authorities in England who find that the local community is in favour of the introduction of fluoridation schemes, following consultations.
Academic studies show oral health is better in areas where tap water is fluoridated and the number of children with tooth decay decreases by 15%.
Children in fluoridated Birmingham had half the cases of tooth decay than children in non-fluoridated Manchester.
Mr Johnson said: “Fluorida-tion is scientifically supported, it is legal, and it is our policy, but only two or three areas have it and we need to go further in areas where dental health needs to be improved.
“But there are people who hold strong views on this subject, so it is important that any proposed schemes are fully and widely consulted on.”
In 2000, the University of York published a report which concluded the fluoridation of water increased the number of children without tooth decay by 15%. It also concluded children in fluoridated areas had, on average, 2.25 fewer bad teeth than in non-fluoridated areas.
Fluoride was last added to the water supply in Wales 17 years ago and when water fluoridation was stopped in Anglesey in 1991, tooth decay rose by 68%.
Opponents claim adding fluoride to the water is a form of “forced mass medication”.
Wrexham’s Labour AM Lesley Griffiths called for a national debate in Wales on the controversial issue.
First Minister Rhodri Morgan said: “I have no objec-tion to a debate to try to work out whether the arguments are sufficiently strong, especially given the poor dental health that we have in Wales.”
posted by Bill at
9:42 AM
2 Comments:
Fluoride is dangerous period.
Water fluoridation was first used by the Nazis as it makes people complacent.
Do your own research a good place to start is Christopher Bryson - The Fluoride Deception.
It reacts directly with the thyroid gland which is the control centre of the body so to speak, it is neurotoxic- ADHD etc
Fluoride, according to Dr Hodge 1957 is safe in one part per million, go and look at your toothpaste the fluoride content is over 1400 ppm, I'm not kidding
Then research the pharmaceutical companies that your toothpaste comes from, you will probably find that Monsanto is behind them. Monsanto who is responsible for Agent Orange, GM FOODS, DDT and organophospates. These people are not our friends its about time we all woke up to this !
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koo, at 09 February, 2008
Please people of wales , wake up to the deception , FLUORIDE is an aluminium chemical waste by product,this nasty stuff is being forced on us and RHODRY MORGAN will sell us out if the money is right, companys that produce aluminium create fluoride as waste,big chemical companys have been dumping this stuff in our water for years because they have nowhere else to put it , FLUORIDE is used as rat poison and cockroack killer , this is serious poison , if we want cleaner healthier teeth why not let us decide to use toothpaste ,why do we haveto injest the rubbish......follow the money the goverment receive money to dump this shit into our water supply .... why do they care if we have healthy teeth , thats what the dentist is for.......do your own study , find out for yourself
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