Election 2020: Fluoridation of water supported by both Labour and National, but progress not guaranteed

 The consensus emerged during The Press Leaders Debate hosted by Stuff on Tuesday night, when both leaders were asked if they would progress the Fluoridation Amendment Bill, which has stalled in Parliament after first being introduced in 2016.

Dr Arun Natarajan, the clinical lead of paediatric dentistry for Canterbury District Health Board, said, in a pre-recorded question for the leaders, every year 8000 children need to have dental extractions that require general anaesthetic, at a cost of $4000 for each operation – or $32 million a year.............