Vote Fluoride :: Support

Ray Anton

As a healthcare organisation we are interested in the health and wellbeing of the community and endorse any initiative that improves it. We support the initiative of introducing fluoride into the diet, as it is very clear that fluoride improves dental health and dental health is an important factor in our overall physical and mental well being. It has been clearly demonstrated that children in areas that receive fluoride have significantly less teeth requiring dental intervention than those who do not receive fluoride.

Ray Anton, Manager, Clutha Health First

Vote Fluoride :: Support, Compared to national statistics some communities within Southland and Otago have very poor oral health. Examples include preschoolers facing baby teeth extractions under anaesthesia, primary school students with multiple fillings and adults living with ongoing, chronic dental pain that may prevent them working. Otago and Southland District Health Boards have asked local councils to hold referenda to add fluoride into the drinking water supplies of these communities. Fluoride is recommended by the World Health Organisation and New Zealand’s Ministry of Health as a means of improving oral health.

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