Tag: oral health Australia
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Junk Food Advertising and Children’s Dental Health in Glen Iris
Recent research led by Associate Professor Lisa Smithers from the University of Adelaide, published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, has found that Australian children are exposed to twice as much unhealthy food advertising as healthy food advertising. This large-scale study highlights a growing public health concern as dietary habits formed in childhood…
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Water Fluoridation: Proven Protection for Dental Health in Glen Iris
Hailed as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, water fluoridation has played a major role in reducing dental decay across communities. Introduced into US water supplies in 1945 and in Australia at Beaconsfield, Tasmania in 1953, fluoridation has since provided consistent protection to millions of people, preventing cavities and improving…