Fluoridation Safety Remains Intact
No one should worry about fluoridation, despite the alarming headlines stirred up by a new study from Canada, according to Making Sense of Fluoride. The study, published in the American Medical Association’s paediatric journal, claims [...]
Activist Spouts Nonsense – The Evidence Supports Fluoridation
Media release Thousands of rigorous studies - including recent large-scale data from Sweden and Canada (as well as our own famous Dunedin Study) confirm that community water fluoridation improves oral health and has no detrimental [...]
Fluoride Free NZ makes astonishing claim
For Immediate Release An extraordinary press release from Fluoride Free NZ highlights the inconsistency of the group’s position on science - and then attempts to re-write local history. The release this week cites the new [...]
US Ruling Deals Blow to Local Anti-Fluoride Lobby
For Immediate Release. The safety of water fluoridation has been given a huge boost by the US Environmental Protection Agency which has just struck down a major challenge by lobbyists. Making Sense of Fluoride President [...]
Submission on the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill
Submission Our group supports the intent of this bill because: Community water fluoridation (CWF) is a cost-effective, safe, beneficial social health measure (of greatest benefit to our most deprived); Current community consultation processes have been [...]
Fluoride Free Toothpaste doesn’t do the job
Image by Tamaki Sono For Immediate Release A new fluoride-free toothpaste has changed its advertising after being challenged to provide evidence to back its claims that it reduces plaque and tooth decay. The toothpaste, [...]
Beware of False Balance
For Immediate Release 20 August 2016 A decision by the NZ Press Council this week is a timely reminder to news media to be wary of lobbyists attempting to hijack the concept of balance. An [...]
Fluoride Information Group Questions ‘Dentist Group’
For Immediate Release Recent calls for children to use full strength fluoride toothpaste have been criticised by a fringe group calling itself the Fluoride Information Network for Dentists. Making Sense of Fluoride president Daniel Ryan [...]
Tooth decay is harming children in a fluoridated area?!
There has been an article in the media recently talking about the possibility of Wellington City creating more water fountains, to help curb tooth decay. Wellington currently has community water fluoridation. Although the article didn’t [...]
Surge of fluoridation news in NZ
I've never seen so much fluoridation news in the NZ media. It started on the 12th of April when the Government announced a legislation plan that will move responsibility for water fluoridation from local councils [...]