For generations, fluoridated drinking water has helped safeguard the teeth of most American children. Yet recently, skepticism over this public-health measure has gained new traction, and some locales ...

An Arizona lawmaker has proposed a bill to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water. Dental experts argue the ...

In the first US study looking at whether the recommended fluoride levels in drinking water affects brain function, ...

A state lawmaker wants to ban fluoride in drinking water, but several cities use it. Sen. Janae Shamp (R-Surprise) introduced ...

For years, critics have used fear of “IQ loss” to fuel campaigns against community water fluoridation. Public officials, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have called fluoride an “industrial waste”.

A major new U.S. study suggests that children exposed to the amount of fluoride typically added to public water may actually perform slightly better on cognitive tests in adolescence — contradicting ...

The findings come after Utah and Florida's ban on fluoride in public drinking water went into effect during the summer.

BARTOW, Fla. – Bartow leaders are weighing in as Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to sign a bill that will ban the use of fluoride. City commissioners voted 3–2 in March to continue adding the mineral to ...

Eastern Florida State College is launching a transformative expansion of its dental hygiene and dental assisting programs.

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida is set to become the second state in the country to ban fluoride from being added to public water supplies after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on May 6 that he planned to sign ...

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An array of under-the-radar initiatives are taking hold across the US, often tied to immunization, fluoridation and raw milk ...