Australia - Extra to protect children's teeth
Extra to protect children's
Ren Lanzon
WHEN Kate French turns on the tap at their kindy after the end of this month, there will be something extra in the water - fluoride.
The Gladstone Area Water Board had told Gladstone Regional Council it expected that fluoridation of treated water in Gladstone and Calliope would begin on October 31.
Water customers in the Yarwun Industrial Estate and residents at Mt Larcom, however, will receive treated water about November 11.
Kate's mum, Melissa, yesterday said she welcomed the fluoridation of the water supply.
“All the major centres of Australia have access to fluoridated water, and it's about time it happened here,” she said.
“It's just a little bit extra to protect my children's teeth.”
Fluoridation of the water supply has been a contentious issue in Australia.
But whether you like it or not, there was little choice in the matter as fluoridation is a Queensland Government directive and GAWB has a legal obligation to follow the directive.
Only treated water will be fluoridated as the raw water supply will not be affected.
Gladstone dentist Ron Petherick also welcomed the fluoridation of the water supply.
“It can only improve dental health of the community,” he said.
GAWB CEO Jim Grayson said fluoridation cost for the areas supplied through the Gladstone Water Treatment Plant (Gladstone, Boyne Tannum and Calliope) and the Yarwun Treatment Plant was $1.4 million.
He said areas outside of these, such as Miriam Vale and Agnes Water/1770, were not included and, when fluoridation takes place, would be the responsibility of the council.
Council water manager Phil Boshoff said GAWB would charge it customers, of which the council is one, 95 cents a kilolitre for the fluoridated water.
He said that the council would have to recover the cost of the fluoridation through its water charges to ratepayers.
Kate's mum thinks it's OK so it must be.
Ren Lanzon
WHEN Kate French turns on the tap at their kindy after the end of this month, there will be something extra in the water - fluoride.
The Gladstone Area Water Board had told Gladstone Regional Council it expected that fluoridation of treated water in Gladstone and Calliope would begin on October 31.
Water customers in the Yarwun Industrial Estate and residents at Mt Larcom, however, will receive treated water about November 11.
Kate's mum, Melissa, yesterday said she welcomed the fluoridation of the water supply.
“All the major centres of Australia have access to fluoridated water, and it's about time it happened here,” she said.
“It's just a little bit extra to protect my children's teeth.”
Fluoridation of the water supply has been a contentious issue in Australia.
But whether you like it or not, there was little choice in the matter as fluoridation is a Queensland Government directive and GAWB has a legal obligation to follow the directive.
Only treated water will be fluoridated as the raw water supply will not be affected.
Gladstone dentist Ron Petherick also welcomed the fluoridation of the water supply.
“It can only improve dental health of the community,” he said.
GAWB CEO Jim Grayson said fluoridation cost for the areas supplied through the Gladstone Water Treatment Plant (Gladstone, Boyne Tannum and Calliope) and the Yarwun Treatment Plant was $1.4 million.
He said areas outside of these, such as Miriam Vale and Agnes Water/1770, were not included and, when fluoridation takes place, would be the responsibility of the council.
Council water manager Phil Boshoff said GAWB would charge it customers, of which the council is one, 95 cents a kilolitre for the fluoridated water.
He said that the council would have to recover the cost of the fluoridation through its water charges to ratepayers.
Kate's mum thinks it's OK so it must be.
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