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Why the F.D.A.’s Latest Fluoride Move Has Doctors Worried

The agency announced new recommendations on fluoride supplements, a crucial tool for protecting children’s dental health. Read More

On the front line of the Fluoride Wars, debate over drinking water treatment turns raucous

A retired dental assistant speaks in favor of fluoridated public water at an August meeting of the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners in Michigan. Credit:Nick Hagen for ProPublica Public meetings ... Read More

FDA Warns Against Fluoride Tablets for Young Children

MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving to limit the use of prescription fluoride for children, warning that most kids should not be given ... Read More

RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy ... Read More

Utah Dental Association issues guidance after FDA ‘drives stake through heart’ of fluoride supplements

The Utah Dental Association (UDA) has issued an urgent guidance days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s ... Read More

Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century

"People are literally going to die from it," warns researcher who has tracked the anti-vaccine movement for decades. Read More

Revised Kentucky bill sparks debate over fluoride in drinking water

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two Kentucky lawmakers are trying to remove fluoride from drinking water. Rep. Mark Hart, R-Falmouth, and Sen. Greg Elkins, R-Winchester, introduced a new version of House ... 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

On the Front Line of the Fluoride Wars, Debate Over Drinking Water Treatment Turns Raucous

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On the front line of the fluoride wars, debate over drinking water treatment turns raucous

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