By Dr Barry Durrant-Peatfield MBBS LRCP MRCS
Medical Advisor to Thyroid UK 9-9-4

There is a daunting amount of research studies showing that the widely acclaimed benefits on fluoride dental health are more imagined than real. My main concern however, is the effect of sustained fluoride intake on general health. Again, there is a huge body of research literature on this subject, freely available and in the public domain.

I did FIFO for over 10 years, I have seen the ruin amongst many many people and it makes me feel incredibly sad.  Everyone has and is entitled to an opinion, of course the money is good otherwise no-one would be up there.  I loved the lifestyle for so many years of it and my FIFO colleagues became my second family.  There are of course the sacrifices and one of them i want to talk about here is mental health degradation of some of the FIFO community.