Lucky Ashley gets the top job in dental care

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Lucky Ashley gets the top job in dental care

Jim Vause

Wednesday 24 March 2021, 03:57 PM

Will the Trojan horse of conspiracy theories be let in the door of public opinion if decision-making over fluoridation is concentrated in the hands of a single civil servant? Picture: The Trojan horse used in the film Troy [image: Fredrik Posse]

Giving Ashley Bloomfield decision-making powers over water fluoridation is a smart idea but Jim Vause warns the complexities involved in assessing potential harm will need careful handling

“In enabling this stunning plan to achieve the long overdue national consistency in water fluoridation, these may appear to be minor vulnerabilities”

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