Councillor wants fluoride added to all of Nottinghamshire’s household water supplies

 

A doctor and councillor is campaigning for fluoride to be added to all tap water in Nottinghamshire to help prevent tooth decay.

Councillor Dr John Doddy, who is also Chairman of the Health & Wellbeing Board at Nottinghamshire County Council, said he is the ‘pied piper’ of a campaign for water fluoridation in the county.

He said it is ‘insanity’ that fluoride has not been added to water across the whole country yet.

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral found in some soils, food and drink which strengthens the outer surface of teeth, making them more resistant to decay.

It is added to dental products including many toothpastes, but can also be put into tap water so it reaches whole populations.

Push for fluoridation reminds me of the Hydra, in Greek legend, a gigantic water-snake-like monster with nine heads, one of which was immortal.