The consultation opened on March 25, 2024, with plans to extend the region’s water fluoridation scheme to an additional 1.6m people, targeting vulnerable populations, particularly children and young adults.
Although the benefits of water fluoridation to oral health are well established and accepted, as few as six million people in England live in areas with fluoridated water.
The Oral Health Foundation believes water fluoridation should be more widely implemented in the UK and wants dental professionals to play a key role in promoting the benefits to policymakers.
Nigel Carter, chief executive of the Oral Health Foundation, said, “By participating in the North East consultation, you have the power to improve oral health outcomes for millions of people for generations to come. As dental professionals, we witness the devastating effects of tooth decay daily, placing us in a unique position to provide invaluable insights into its true impact on patients' oral, general, and mental health.
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