Written question asked by Bill Etherington (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 November 1996. It was answered by Gerald Malone (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 November 1996 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: What estimate he has made of the savings in dental health costs to Sunderland Health Authority resulting from artifical fluoridation of public water supplies for the five years after the implementation of the proposed scheme. - No figs given.

Answer: Mr. Etherington: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the savings in dental health costs to Sunderland health authority resulting from artificial fluoridation of public water supplies for the five years after the implementation of the proposed scheme. [4416] Mr. Malone: Studies how consistently shown that the prevalence of dental decay in fluoridated areas is between one third to one half lower than in comparable non- fluoridated water areas. Cost savings can be expected from reductions in the need for dental treatment in fluoridated areas.

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