Seanad debates
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Order of Business
10:30 am
Mary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
The expert body on fluorides and health estimates that without fluoridation, the average five year old could expect to have five or more decayed, filled or missing teeth. Can one imagine the pain of bringing a four year old to the dentist to get teeth removed?
The level of fluoride in drinking water in Ireland is set at 0.6 and 0.8 parts per million. Parts per million is equivalent to milligrams per litre. Anyone with a mathematical head will realise how minimal that is. This is less than half the maximum level permitted by EU regulations.
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