A study of the attitudes of health visitors in urban com munities in northern and southern England was carried out in 1973 and 1979. The survey showed that two-thirds were in favour of fluoridation, but that there was consid erable scope for more attention to be paid to the subject in training programmes, both at college and in service.
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