Apply fluoride varnish (2.26% NaF) to teeth 2 or more times a year.

Clinical Recommendation

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England • Public Health England (PHE)

Recommendation Statement

Apply fluoride varnish (2.26% NaF) to teeth 2 or more times a year.

Apply fluoride varnish (2.26% NaF) to teeth 2 or more times a year.

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Fluoride

References

Department of Health and Social Care (2021). Oral Cancer. Department of Health and Social Care. Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s. London: DHSC; 2019.

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Country/Region
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
Issuing Organization
Public Health England (PHE)
Publication Year
2021

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