Fluoride: Drinking Water
Commons · Question 51073 · Tabled 8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 May 2025
Question
Asked by Cat Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of fluoridisation of water for dental health.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 15 May 2025
Water fluoridation is an evidence based, effective public health intervention for improving the oral health of children and adults. The 2022 Health Monitoring Report showed that five-year-olds were less likely to experience dental caries, and less likely ...