Thursday, October 02, 2008

Call to ban sweets in schools - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Call to ban sweets in schools - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie:

Fluoridation is mandatory in Ireland:

"She pointed to the most recent research, which has shown that more than three-quarters of Irish 15-year-olds have had some decay in their permanent teeth.

And almost one-third of these teenagers have suffered irreversible tooth wear that exposed the dentine portion of the tooth in at least one permanent front tooth."