Why Is Fluoride in Our Water? | Johns Hopkins
Why is there fluoride in the U.S. water supply? What are the benefits? In the first part of the 20th century, dental caries were very prevalent, costly conditions that caused…
The FDA takes aim at fluoride drops and tablets for children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun the process to eliminate fluoride drops and tablets prescribed to children to prevent tooth decay. Though fluoride helps prevent cavities, the supplements…
What to Do If Fluoride Is Removed From Your Water
Right now, it’s politically hot to spit out fluoride. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long railed against fluoride in public water supplies, claiming that it correlates to lower…
5 Alabama cities recently removed fluoride from water: ‘It’s not a pretty picture’
In one of the worst states in the nation for dental health, more and more Alabama cities are considering whether to remove fluoride from public drinking water. In the last…
Two cities stopped adding fluoride to water. Science reveals what happened
Warren Loeppky has been a pediatric dentist in the Canadian city of Calgary for 20 years. Over the last decade, he says, tooth decay in children he’s seen has become…
Dentists fight RFK Jr.’s fluoride comments
Dental experts are sounding the alarm after US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said April 7 he wants the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation.…