Water fluoridation: A contest of control; An analysis of social discourses in the New Zealand fluoride debate

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Water fluoridation: A contest of control; An analysis of social discourses in the New Zealand fluoride debate

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Community water fluoridation involves the addition of an artificial fluoride compound to public drinking water supplies. This is done under the scientific principle that fluoride, ingested in small amounts, results in significant improvement in the incidence of tooth decay. Dental health remains a major issue for much of the New Zealand population. Dental decay remains the most prevalent chronic (and irreversible) disease worldwide, and disparities still exist in oral health status. Notwithst...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2016

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Westwood, Kirsten

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6339

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New Zealand / fluoride / water fluoridation / debate / dental decay / oral health / public health / discourse analysis / Human society / Policy and administration / Health policy / Health sciences / Public health / Preventative health care

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