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New Low Fluoride Toothpaste Best for Children
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 1:52 pm | Fluoride Information Network For Dentists
New research has found that child strength toothpastes containing phosphate salts reduce decay significantly in children under the age of 6 when compared to adult strength toothpaste, without increasing health risks. More >>
Dentist Group Questions Toothpaste Advice
Saturday, 11 June 2016, 8:27 pm | Fluoride Information Network For Dentists
Calls for all children to use adult strength toothpaste should be accompanied by better public information about the health risks, according to the independent dental fluoride advisory group FIND. More >>
FIND cites new research
Friday, 22 April 2016, 11:06 am | Fluoride Information Network For Dentists
New research has confirmed that increased fluoride in water results in reduced intelligence. The research, published in the journal,of environmental monitoring and assessment, found that the higher the fluoride content in water, the lower the IQ of children, ... More >>
DHB Data Show No Benefit From Water Fluoridation
Monday, 18 April 2016, 10:29 am | Fluoride Information Network For Dentists
Data released by the Ministry of Health today confirm that water fluoridation is having no noticeable effect in reducing tooth decay. More >>
Dentist group supports Council’s Fluoride decision
Monday, 1 February 2016, 10:57 am | Fluoride Information Network For Dentists
Recent comments made by Te Te Ora advisor, Dr. Neil De Wet, http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/295316/disappointment-over-whakatane-fluoride-decision warning of dire consequences following Whakatane’s dumping of water fluoridation are unsupported by current science and are alarmist, according to FIND, a group of ... More >>
Gold Standard Fluoride Review Contradicts NZ Advice
Friday, 19 June 2015, 9:17 am | Fluoride Information Network For Dentists
A new review just released by the Cochrane Collaboration, internationally acknowledged as the gold standard in evidenced based reviews of health science, confirms doubts over the benefits of fluoridating water supplies in modern developed countries like ... More >>
WHO: Sugar Causes Tooth Decay, Fluoridation No Use
Saturday, 21 March 2015, 5:35 pm | Fluoride Information Network For Dentists
Newly published guidelines from the World Health Organization recommend a reduction of sugar intake to below 10 percent of daily energy intake, in order to reduce tooth decay, and other diseases, particularly in children More >>
New Research Links Water Fluoridation to ADHD
Saturday, 28 February 2015, 12:54 pm | Fluoride Information Network For Dentists
Strong research published in the British Medical Journal this week shows a significant relationship between fluoridated water and ADHD , with each 1% increase in artificial fluoridation prevalence in 1992 being associated with approximately 67,000 to 131,000 ... More >>
NZ Fluoridation Report Misleading, International Review
Monday, 1 December 2014, 8:32 am | Fluoride Information Network For Dentists
A NZ report on the science of fluoridation conducted this year by the NZ Royal Society at the request of concerned city councils was of poor quality and misleading, according to an international critical review released today. More >>
Rotorua City Council Decision Yesterday on Fluoridation
Friday, 20 June 2014, 1:50 pm | Fluoride Information Network For Dentists
> FIND applauds the Rotorua City council for not shirking it's responsibility to their citizens and stating they will hold a fair public consultation process in deciding whether to fluoridate their water supply. More >>