6. Fluoride The largest American study ever conducted on fluoride and tooth decay examined 39,207 children aged five to seventeen, using examiners trained by the National Institute of Dental Research, across fluoridated, non-fluoridated, and partially fluoridated communities. It found no significant difference in the rate of decayed, missing, or filled teeth. It was published in […]
News Archive
Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Is Fluoride Added To Tuscaloosa/Northport Water?
It’s been a pretty big topic around Alabama as well as across the USA. What is in our water? Is it bad for us? What can we do about it? How can we find out what exactly is being put into our water? All great questions, and some of them can be answered fairly easily. […]
U.S. fiercely divided over water fluoridation
U.S. adults appear divided on community water fluoridation, as debate continues about whether fluoride should be added to public drinking water, according to survey results from the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC). Furthermore, the findings emerge during a period of increased scrutiny of community water fluoridation, fueled by criticism from U.S. Health and Human […]
State tribute for Nevin draws praise, criticism at county meeting
State Rep. Joseph G. Pavlov presented a legislative tribute to St. Clair County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Remington Nevin during the Board of Commissioners meeting June 18, drawing mixed reactions from attendees as debate continues over Nevin’s leadership and recent policy recommendations. Representing Michigan’s 64th House District, Pavlov presented the tribute on behalf of […]
Court dismisses suit to prevent DeForest’s fluoride addition
A Dane County Circuit Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to prevent fluoride’s reintroduction into DeForest’s public water system. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Rhonda Lanford sided with the Village of DeForest, whose attorneys asked the court to dismiss a request for a restraining order preventing the addition of fluoride. First filed by DeForest […]
Survey finds Americans more likely to trust ADA than RFK Jr. on fluoride information
A nationally representative survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania found that Americans are more likely to view the ADA as a trustworthy source of information about the health effects of fluoride in drinking water than Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. According to the survey, which […]
Water Fluoridation Lawsuit Faces Setback, But the Fight Continues
On May 21, a federal appeals court set aside a lower court’s Sept. 24, 2024, ruling that water fluoridation “poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children” and sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Edward Chen to issue another verdict, based only on older science. The ruling is a setback, but it’s […]
Health officials tout benefits of water fluoridation as Ridgeland debates future
RIDGELAND — City officials will schedule a public hearing as they consider removing fluoride from the city’s drinking water. Following a unanimous vote, aldermen directed Alan Hart, director of the Public Works Department, to announce a 30-day comment period and to schedule a public hearing. The motion was made by Ward 6 Alderman Wesley Hamlin […]
DeForest votes to add fluoride back to drinking water
DEFOREST, Wis. — One community in Dane County will be adding fluoride back to its water, a little more than a year after voting to stop adding it. What You Need To Know DeForest stopped adding fluoride to its water in 2025 Residents who want fluoride in their water took action in the April 7 […]
In rural Assam, fluoride in groundwater is bending bones
Several districts of Assam report unsafe levels of fluoride in the groundwater. Prolonged consumption is leading to irreversible cases of dental and skeletal fluorosis. Fluoride enters groundwater through fluorite-rich rocks. Surface water resources such as rivers, ponds and springs are considered safe. The Jal Jeevan Mission has been working to provide piped surface water to […]