tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214184469431175308.post8453140195117433648..comments2024-01-21T11:20:56.809+00:00Comments on Hampshire Against fluoridation: Call for water fluoridation across England to cut childhood tooth decayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214184469431175308.post-15283518996718289582015-01-14T10:12:54.806+00:002015-01-14T10:12:54.806+00:00Here we go again, pushing for a nationwide roll ou...Here we go again, pushing for a nationwide roll out in response to the humiliating defeat in Southampton, armed with nothing more than skewed statistics and the deeply flawed PHE 'Health Monitoring Report' as the launchpad.<br /><br />Undeterred by the level of public opposition in Southampton, their motives are clearly to defend the fluoridation policy at all costs, particularly when Chief Dental Officer, Barry Cockcroft has virtually admitted that the answer is to address the root cause of tooth decay, “Tooth decay is almost completely preventable through a balanced diet and good oral hygiene.”<br /><br />The RCS acknowledges the success of the Scottish Childsmile scheme, which has saved £6 million in dental costs as a standalone intervention with topical fluoride treatment, and wishes to emulate it, so there can be absolutely no justification for exposing children to uncontrolled doses of a developmental neurotoxin through water fluoridation.Carrienoreply@blogger.com