Health News Why Water Fluoridation, Long Considered A Public Health Success Story, Is Under Scrutiny

The Final Word On Fluoride In Your Water: New US Study On 27,000 People Found Fluoride Boosts Brain Instead of Harming IQ

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”. Read More

York County water utility asks customers about fluoride amid increasing scrutiny

Red Lion Municipal Authority is surveying residents about their views on water fluoridation. The practice of adding fluoride to water is under scrutiny nationwide, with some officials raising concerns ... Read More

New Florida law ends public water fluoridation, raising health concerns

"Water fluoridation is one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century,” said Jaana Gold, a Diplomat for the American Board of Dental Public Health. For more than half a century, ... Read More

Health panel endorses move to prohibit water fluoridation

PORT HURON, MI — The St. Clair County Health Advisory Board voted Wednesday, Oct. 15, to endorse Medical Director Dr. Remington Nevin’s recommendation that the county health department draft ... Read More

Does Fluoride In Drinking Water Impact Brain Power? A Huge 40-Year Study Weighs In

A massive 40-year study in the US has concluded that adding fluoride to drinking water does not reduce people's cognitive ability. In fact, kids who grew up with fluoridated tap water performed ... Read More

Fluoride in drinking water does not negatively affect cognitive ability — and may actually provide benefit, study finds

The longstanding public health practice of adding fluoride to community drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny in the United States over questions about whether the benefits outweigh the potential ... Read More

Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started

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Fluoridated water linked to better adolescent school achievement

Children exposed to recommended levels of fluoride in drinking water show modest cognitive advantages in secondary school, with no clear evidence of harm to cognitive functioning around age 60, ... Read More

Bloomington goes over five years without fluoridated water and doesn't tell residents

Bloomington, Indiana, residents have been without consistently fluoridated tap water since late 2019. City officials did not widely publicize the issue, citing concerns about causing unnecessary ... Read More

Missouri cities are stopping water fluoridation. That’s a huge health hazard | Opinion

Community water fluoridation has been a cornerstone of public health for decades because it protects people across their lifespan — especially children and older adults who may not have regular dental ... Read More

Eastern WA medical professionals take a clear stand on Pasco water fluoridation

Pasco City Council considers ending water fluoridation. Medical, dental leaders cite 75 years of studies showing fluoride's safety, benefits. Two sessions scheduled for public input starting Aug. 5. Read More

Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started

Just 15 months after receiving an award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for excellence in community water fluoridation, the city of Grayling, Michigan, changed course. With little ... Read More