Though high levels of fluoride in water or toothpaste may cause risks, this mineral is generally safe and even has the benefit of protecting against cavities.

At least seven city councils, including Aberdeen, have grappled with whether to remove fluoride from drinking water; dental ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone after fluoride in drinking water, a move that medical experts widely disagree with. Water fluoridation has been proven to be so ...

A student drinks from a water fountain at an elementary school in California in 2023. Florida moved closer to becoming the second state to ban the long-standing practice of adding fluoride to public ...

Fluoride — long heralded as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century — could be removed from public water systems under the influence of one of President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

Fluoride remains the cornerstone of preventive dentistry, and researchers have analyzed the many delivery methods of fluoride ...

The public health practice of adding fluoride to water supplies faces new scrutiny as a few recent reports raise concerns about potential health risks and suggest the benefits may not be as ...

There have been a lot of questions about fluoride since the Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy called for it to be removed from the water supply. But is fluoride actually good or ...

SEATTLE — For decades, communities in the U.S. have been adding fluoride to tap water to help prevent cavities. Last month, Utah became the first state in the U.S. to ban water fluoridation. Some ...

Conspiracy theorist and likely Trump administration appointee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be best known for his anti-vaccine stances, but he recently turned his attention towards America’s dental ...

South Carolina's proposed bill to ban fluoride in public water sparks a debate over public health and dental benefits.