Citing “unprecedented challenges,” Arkansas House Speaker Brian Evans, R-Cabot, – along with colleagues in four other states – signed onto a letter calling for Congressional action to save the forestry industry in the Southeast. The letter, dated Oct. 15, was sent to all six members of Arkansas’ delegation in Washington asking them to take specific actions […]
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.
Fluoride in Drinking Water (and Our Brains)
Almost 28 years ago, I became a young, new father. Too young by a couple months, actually, since my daughter was born prematurely. During her mother’s labor, the doctors asked—or rather urged—us to allow them to administer a shot—Betamethasone—to her mother. These steroids would, they explained, reach the lungs of the fetus and mature them more quickly […]
KFF poll: 4 in 10 parents back Trump, RFK Jr.’s “MAHA” agenda
A new survey from KFF and The Washington Post, released Wednesday, finds that nearly four in ten U.S. parents (38%) identify as supporters of President Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement — the public health initiative spearheaded by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that focuses on chronic childhood conditions, food safety regulation […]
Suppressed Science and Silenced Voices’: New Book Exposes Political Corruption Surrounding Water Fluoridation.
“Fluoride Harm: Suppressed Science and Silenced Voices” brings together more than 30 internationally recognized scientists, medical professionals, journalists and citizen advocates to expose the hidden health risks and political corruption surrounding water fluoridation. The newly released anthology reveals how powerful interests silenced critics and distorted science to protect a harmful status quo. By Kathleen M. […]
County gets multi-project water and wastewater update; pilot tests planned for fluoride treatment
County engineers and staff gave the Gates County Board of Commissioners a consolidated update on multiple water and wastewater projects, funding sources and a planned treatment pilot to address naturally occurring fluoride in the county’s public water supply. The briefing covered U.S. state revolving fund (SRF) projects, transmission and distribution improvements, a proposed 300,000?gallon elevated […]
Could zinc replace SDF in cavity treatment? NYU scientists think so
Imagine a future in which a silver diamine fluoride alternative treats cavities and sensitivity and no longer stains teeth, where the lives of dentists become easier and their case acceptance rates move up. Researchers at New York University are currently working on creating a product that can make those visions a reality. The perfect person to pursue this future […]
ADA council develops statements on clinical autonomy, water fluoridation
The ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs has published white papers on clinical autonomy and water fluoridation. The council formed two task forces to look into the individual topics, both of which are timely and of interest to many ADA members, said Kelly Roth, D.D.S., council chair. “Part of our mission as a group is to […]
Michigan Battle Over Fluoride in Water Heats Up
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MI (WOWO). — A long-standing public health practice is under fire in one Michigan county, as heated debate erupts over whether fluoride should remain in local drinking water. A proposal led by Dr. Remington Nevin, medical director of the St. Clair County Health Department, aims to ban the addition of fluoride to […]
Water fluoridation cut tooth decay in Queensland children, study shows, but most councils have decided against it
New research has found that water fluoridation in Queensland reduced the rate of tooth decay in children to less than four out of every 10 children, down from nearly half of all children. The findings come as more councils in Queensland vote to remove fluoride from their water supply. Of 77 local government areas in […]
A Bill Introduced By Local Congressman Emanuel Cleaver Urges Public Water Systems To Keep Fluoride In Their Water
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver introduced a dental health bill that’s aimed at encouraging public water systems to keep infusing their water with fluoride. The bill was recently introduced by Cleaver and backed by a handful of other democratic congressmen and women across the nation. It encourages states to use current peer-reviewed information to make the best […]