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 ...

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.

The chronic-disease expert has found an audience by debunking the shadowy health claims that are making their way into the US ...

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 ...

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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Lawmakers in Florida gave final passage to a bill banning fluoride in public water systems on Tuesday, with the state House voting 88 yay and 27 nay. SB 700, also known as the Florida Farm Bill, doesn ...

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