17-210 Dental Fluorosis Billboard Complaint

Complaints Board 5 July 2017 Fluoride Free NZ P O Box 40, Featherston, South Wairarapa   Dear   Re: Fluoride Free NZ Out of Home- Complaint 17/210 I enclose a copy of correspondence received from COMPLAINANT 1 concerning the above advertisement. The relevant section in the Advertising Codes of Practice appears to be: Code…

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Dental Fluorosis

Nearly 50% of NZ  children already getting too much The Ministry of Health’s MOH Oral Health Survey 2009 found nearly 50% of children in both fluoridated and non-fluoridated areas have some form of dental fluorosis. Other New Zealand studies found 15% in nonfluoridated areas and 30% in fluoridated areas. Dental fluorosis is caused by an…

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NZ Dental Fluorosis

Dental Fluorosis Incidence in New Zealand Dental fluorosis is a defect in tooth enamel caused by fluoride poisoning of the body cells that make the tooth enamel. It appears as discolouration of the tooth, from white flecks to brown or black staining in advanced cases. It is the first sign of fluoride poisoning of children…

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New Zealand Dental Association’s response to new documentary proves no case for fluoridation.

Fluoride on the Brain, a new documentary released by Reality Check Radio (RCR) on Monday 29 January 2024, gives an unbiased, up-to-date overview of the fluoridation issue in New Zealand today.  As part of his research into the issue, documentary maker Alistair Harding, contacted both the Ministry of Health and the New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA). The Ministry of Health…

Major International Dental Studies

Large UK Government funded LOTUS study 2024. This study looked at patients aged 12 years and over, attending NHS primary dental care services in England (17.8 million patients). Using recorded residential locations, individuals exposed to drinking water with fluoridated water (≥0.7 mg F/L) were matched to non-exposed individuals using propensity scores. They concluded, the same as the CATFISH study that…

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NZ Medical Journal – A case of skeletal fluorosis?

Case Study Published in NZ Medical Journal 4th May 2018 Dr Michael Godfrey, Tauranga 79-year-old lady presented with a history of diffuse sero-negative arthritis dating from early adulthood. Numerous investigations and therapies had failed to provide any significant benefit and both knees and a hip had been replaced when initially seen a year ago. On…

Catfish

Major UK Fluoridation Study Finds Much Smaller Benefits And Much Higher Costs Than Prior Claims The final published report of a large 10-year fluoridation study in the northwest of England, called the CATFISH study, has concluded that fluoridation’s effects on tooth decay in children are “very modest” and “much smaller than previous studies have reported”…

Rebuttal of Stuff’s “The Whole Truth: Water fluoridation – at recommended levels – is safe and beneficial”

On the 28th of March 2023, New Zealand mainstream media outlet Stuff, published an article titled “The Whole Truth: Water fluoridation – at recommended levels – is safe and beneficial.” Stuff’s article was in response to the release of the US Government’s National Toxicology Program’s Monograph titled “NTP Monograph on the State of the Science Concerning…