Comment

We have refrained from listing fluoride in the above file as being a cause of dental decay.  However, it is undoubtedly the cause of dental fluorosis and the damaged enamel is mor prone to chipping, thus leading to decay where oral hygiene is not observed.

It is also vital that the following comment is taken on board:  mandating a compulsory medication (prophylactic) for the prevention of dental decay in small children is highly unjust for those of us who do not cause children's dental decay in homes and cars through the production and inhalation of second-hand smoke. 

It's as if the majority of people who do not smoke are being penalised for not smoking! 

This is where WF practice becomes highly controversial.   Those who do not smoke are made to drink adulterated tap water because some parents are too selfish to refrain from smoking in their children's presence.  However, it's doubtful that they and their Health Visitors are aware of this issue.  Perhaps someone ought to tell Health Visitors, so that they can discuss this with their "hard to reach" families!  It would have a greater effect than trying to tell the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care who seems to have retired into the deepest recesses of the Department of "Health" and Social Care and who is ring-fenced by his advisors.

SECOND-HAND SMOKE CAUSES DENTAL DECAY

The research exists - see the Bibliography in the linked document above.