Nottinghamshire councillors seek expansion of water fluoridation programme

As part of the drive to expand water fluoridation to the whole of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, John Doddy, co-chair of the Nottinghamshire Health and Wellbeing Board, and Jonathan Gribbin, a director of public health, hand-delivered a letter on behalf of all the partners, to the Department of Health and Social Care in London. The letter sought approval from the secretary of state for the extension of the water fluoridation scheme.

John said, “I am committed to working with our partners locally, including the Integrated Care Board and Severn Trent Water, to improve the oral health of our local population. Too many people need to go to the hospital to have teeth extracted because of decay, and this includes young children. This should not be happening, particularly when we have the means to do something about it.