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British Fluoridation Society transforms website into ‘information hub’

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  Posted by: Dental Design      4th January 2021

The British Fluoridation Society has updated its website – https://bfsweb.org/ – so that it is an accessible and richly populated information hub. Visitors to the website are encouraged to take out free associate membership, a category designed to help build and broaden understanding of this valuable public health measure.

BFS, which was established more than 50 years ago, has always enjoyed the support of doctors, dentists and social justice campaigners. Now, anyone who wants to be kept informed of developments in the field of community water fluoridation (CWF), whether relating to research, international collaborations, possible schemes or the work of the BFS itself, can show their support by joining the Society.

Ray Lowry, Secretary of BFS, said: “We are keen to convert followers into members, so that we are a clearly defined membership organisation, aligned with other groups whether in healthcare, politics or social justice organisations. Having a clearly identifiable support group will help progress the cause of community water fluoridation.”

He added: “It’s never been so important to communicate evidence-based arguments in favour of water fluoridation to the wider public, especially in areas where the local authority wants to move ahead with a water fluoridation scheme.

“A public consultation is an essential precursor to the implementation of a scheme. We are keen that when a consultation is announced, which may happen in the North East next year, there is an identifiable and reliable way for members of the public and the media to access the information they need.”

The BFS is currently a limited company with two categories of membership. Associate members can join for free and have the following benefits:

  • Involvement in the UK’s leading water fluoridation advocacy organization
  • Access to the members area of the website
  • Regular copies of the BFS Bulletin, keeping you in touch with fluoridation issue and events
  • The opportunity to convert to full membership

Full members, who pay a small fee, enjoy all the above as well as a greater degree of involvement in BFS activities, including attendance at the AGM and the right to vote. BFS welcomes both individual and corporate members who can join via the website.

Currently, around six million people in the UK benefit from a fluoridated water supply. Fluoridation reduces admissions of children to hospital for dental extractions by 68% in more deprived areas. The more deprived the children are, the greater the benefit. The oral health of the entire community is better in fluoridated areas than in non-fluoridated areas.


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