The Head of the Canterbury's Dental Health Services urged for adding fluoride in the drinking water supplied in Canterbury. The decision follow a Ministry of Health report released last month by the Health Minister, Mr. Peter Dunne, which reveals that people who live in an area where water is supplied added with fluoride suffer less from oral health problems.

Decades of research have found evidences that fluoride is a good factor in keeping the health of your oral cavity and further it does not make the water distasteful.

Dr. Martin Lee, the Canterbury Clinical Director of Community Dental Services, said in a report that the oral health professionals in the region have reacted affirmatively to the decision and congratulated the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Lee says, "The survey has shown that both children and adults living in non-fluoridated areas have worse oral health than those fortunate enough to live in areas where their local councils fluoridate their water supplies."

According to him $1 saved by not adding fluoride to the water supply has caused the District Health Board and the people of Canterbury to spend $10 for dental treatment, excluding the costs of poor oral health and other side effects.