Utah is set to place a ban on fluoride in public drinking water. The bill, HB81, awaits Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature and would become the first state to put the ban in place. Bill sponsor Rep.

A student drinks from a water fountain at an elementary school in California. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is advising Miami-Dade County to stop the long-held practice of adding fluoride ...

This led to the broad U.S. adoption of adding fluoride in community water supplies and eventually its inclusion in dental products such as toothpaste and mouthwash. No federal law mandates ...

The county has added fluoride to tap water — endorsed by the American Dental Association as “safe and effective in preventing tooth decay” — since 1958. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in November that the Trump Administration would advise all water systems in the U.S. to remove fluoride from ...

Several states, including Florida, Georgia and Utah, are introducing legislation to limit or eliminate mandates related to fluoride, with Utah even considering a ban on its presence in water systems.

Several states, including Florida, Georgia and Utah, are introducing legislation to limit or eliminate mandates related to fluoride, with Utah even considering a ban on its presence in water systems.

Fluoride treatments cost anywhere from around $25 to $55. Though many insurers cover the cost for kids, adults generally pay out of pocket. Boyer, who used to get the treatments as a child, paid ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah will become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations. Republican Gov.

(AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health ...