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Taranaki's leading public health dentist says councillors 'gave in to quackery' when they voted to removed fluoride from the New Plymouth water supply in 2011.
Departing health head Dr Ashley Bloomfield yesterday ordered 14 local councils to fluoridate their water - the first time he's used the power following a law change last year.
Taranaki's clinical lead for dental Dr David Antunovic says the move couldn't have come soon enough.
He spoke to Susie Ferguson.