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Supplied Rotten teeth being extracted from a young child who had been drinking large amounts of sugary juice (file pic). On councils everyone was “quite political”, while on DHBs half were elected and half appointed, and boards also tended to follow health advice much more, while on councils decisions were usually politically based, Keown said. The science was in favour of fluoridation, and health boards needed to communicate that to the people in their area. “I would not vote for it until we had the public on our side.” While some people were strongly opposed to fluoride “by far the large majority don’t seem to have a view on it. That’s what we need to change.” ....