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Fluoride Memorial
Photographs supplied by Kay Pamment
The Memorial celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Beaconsfield being the first town in Australia to introduce fluoride to the drinking water.
In 1953 a Beaconsfield Council chemist, Frank Grey, won his campaign to have the water-supply fortified. Mr Grey learned of the benefits of fluoride to oral health after reading of research in the United States.
Location
| Address: | West Street, near Grubb Shaft Museum, Beaconsfield, 7270 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.20144 Long: 146.81591 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1953 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2003 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2003 |
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Front Inscription
Fluoridation
The addition of a trace amount of fluoride to the water supply, which strengthens the teeth, first began in Australia at Beaconsfield on the 30th September 1953. Mr. Frank Grey, chemist in charge of the water filtration plant, with the support of the Beaconsfield Municipal Council was instrumental in obtaining permission from the Director of Public Health, installing the equipment and monitoring the levels of fluoride.
Following the success of fluoridation at Beaconsfield in the prevention of dental decay, other regions followed. Today most Australians enjoy the benefit of flouridated water.
Plaque erected by the Australian Dental Association in gratitude to Mr Frank Grey, the Beaconsfield Municipal Council and the people of West Tamar in their role in the introduction of fluoride to Australia.
Opened on the 50th Anniversary of Fluoridation in Australia by
Cr Barry Eather Mayor West Tamar Council
Dr. David Houghton Federal President Australian Dental Association
Source: MAFluoridation
The addition of a trace amount of fluoride to the water supply, which strengthens the teeth, first began in Australia at Beaconsfield on the 30th September 1953. Mr. Frank Grey, chemist in charge of the water filtration plant, with the support of the Beaconsfield Municipal Council was instrumental in obtaining permission from the Director of Public Health, installing the equipment and monitoring the levels of fluoride.
Following the success of fluoridation at Beaconsfield in the prevention of dental decay, other regions followed. Today most Australians enjoy the benefit of flouridated water.
Plaque erected by the Australian Dental Association in gratitude to Mr Frank Grey, the Beaconsfield Municipal Council and the people of West Tamar in their role in the introduction of fluoride to Australia.
Opened on the 50th Anniversary of Fluoridation in Australia by
Cr Barry Eather Mayor West Tamar Council
Dr. David Houghton Federal President Australian Dental Association
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
