September 15 - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and conservatives across the country have been working to ban the use of fluoride, which strengthens tooth enamel and ...

(NEXSTAR) – On Monday U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for an end to fluoridation in American communities, but when – and why – did the practice start? Grand Rapids, Michigan, ...

In 1901, a dentist from Massachusetts went to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to begin his practice. There, he encountered people who had dark brown stains on their teeth — but no sign of tooth decay. He ...

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

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 ...

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Recently, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke out against fluoride in public drinking water. Now dental health experts are jumping to the defense of ...

Utah now prohibits state and local governments from adding fluoride to public water systems, becoming the first state in the nation to do so. Gov. Spencer Cox signed House Bill 81 into law on March 27 ...

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 ...