Amit Arora received funding from National Health and Medical Research Council from 2012 to 2019. He undertook the child oral health survey in Lithgow prior to the implementation of water fluoridation.

Fluoride does more than just prevent cavities—it actually strengthens teeth before they even come in. James Bekker, DMD, a pediatric dentist at University of Utah Health, explains how fluoride ...

Pitts, a former FDA associate commissioner, is president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. One of the most important lessons from the Covid-19 experience is that absolutes in ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has advocated for the removal of fluoride ...

Mark Strassmann is CBS News' senior national correspondent based in Atlanta. He covers a wide range of stories, including space exploration. Strassmann is also the senior national correspondent for ...

A recent survey of central Wisconsin municipalities shows a decline in water fluoridation. Conflicting information, including a recent study suggesting a link between fluoride and lower IQs in ...

If you’ve ever walked up to a cashier or front desk and been met with a silent stare, you’ve been a victim of the “Gen Z gaze.” Talk about the Gen Z gaze has been taking over X, with older generations ...

The long-term effects of banning fluoride from public drinking water across the country could cost families billions of dollars and result in millions of rotten teeth, a new analysis predicts. The ...

Once hailed as a triumph of public health, water fluoridation is now under intense attack in the US. Despite decades of data proving its efficacy at protecting teeth from decay—particularly children’s ...

Florida passed legislation banning fluoride in public drinking water last week, making it the second to do so in the United States after Utah.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 700, or the ...

As more communities and states around the country are removing fluoride from public drinking water, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is also moving to take prescription fluoride ...