In 2023, Florida lawmakers passed a law prohibiting high schools from starting classes before 8:30 a.m. and middle schools ...

Last month, we had the opportunity to visit Preschool Learning Center to celebrate Dental Day. We taught students oral hygiene techniques and applied fluoride varnish to their teeth. Because of ...

Fluoride remains one of the few tools that, when implemented with care, can meaningfully reduce health disparities. To retreat from it without replacement is not cautious. It is unjust.

Out of those 16 states, four have failed to pass. The other 10 are either still in session or haven’t officially died yet. For example, in Minnesota, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alaska and Hawaii ...

Rethink, but don’t ban, fluoride in drinking water. It’s not unreasonable to question fluoridation practices; in the past half-century, dental hygiene has greatly improved, and most toothpaste ...

May 21, 2025 — Until recently, you probably hadn’t thought much about fluoride. It’s been added to public water supplies since the 1940s to help prevent cavities. The CDC named water ...

Bans on fluoride in public water and removal of fluoride supplements are expected to increase dental cavities among children, especially in rural, low-income, and medically vulnerable groups.

Florida became the second state to ban fluoride in its water supply on Thursday, as use of the mineral used to strengthen teeth increasingly comes under attack from Republicans. Skip to main content ...

The FDA aims to remove prescription fluoride products for kids. Here's what to know. 02:13 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that it is starting the process of removing ...

Health FDA's latest MAHA move would wipe out kids' fluoride prescriptions as health risk evidence mounts 'This is not just a public health issue — it’s a moral issue,' HHS says ...

In Utah, for example, state health officials released guidance this month urging residents to learn more about fluoride supplements after municipal water systems were banned from adding the ...

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing a bill to ban fluoride from public drinking water, following Utah's lead. Dental groups oppose the ban, emphasizing fluoride's role in preventing cavities and ...