By Bill Osmunson DDS MPH, February 26, 2025 Freedom, Science, and Jurisdictional Authorities I am a comprehensive cosmetic dentist with a master’s degree in public health. I retired after 46 years of clinical practice and teaching. For the first 25 years, I promoted fluoridation. Then, I read both sides of the science, laws, and ethics and became […]

This afternoon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California that they plan to appeal the federal court ruling that water fluoridation “poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children.” The notice from the EPA did not offer an explanation or justification for their decision, which was made only three […]

“You don’t want to have to backtrack when you’ve made claims like that.” An expert for plaintiffs in the fluoride lawsuit, toxicologist Kathleen Thiessen scrutinizes CDC’s claim that fluoridation is one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century in an interview with Children’s Health Defense in which she shares her thoughts […]

FAN attorney Michael Connett asked regulatory agencies: what is the safe level of fluoride in water – when does the “safe” level turn into a toxic level?Not a single one of these agencies had an answer. If the agencies in charge of protecting American’s health can’t answer this basic question, then they can’t claim fluoride in […]

Dental and medical groups have promoted misleading and even false statements that downplay the evidence that fluoridation is likely lowering some children’s IQ. These groups oversimplify the debate, disregard key scientific evidence, and provide an incomplete view of recent findings. Below, FAN addresses misinformation and misstatements about the risk to child IQ from fluoride exposures […]

According to EPA data, fluoridated water accounts for the majority of #fluoride intake for all age groups, with the vast majority of the U.S. population getting more than half of their fluoride exposure from drinking water alone.In an attempt to avoid accountability from fluoride harm, fluoridation advocates have pointed their finger at other sources of […]

For nearly 25 years, the Fluoride Action Network has been the leading educational organization on fluoride toxicity. FAN is vigilant in monitoring government actions that threaten to impact the public’s exposure to fluoride and has proven capable of taking on the big battles and winning.Support from those who believe in this mission is crucial to […]

Florida Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, joined by Dr. Ashley Malin and Dr. Claire Stagg, spoke in Winter Haven, FL on Nov 22, 20224, advising that all communities statewide stop adding fluoride to drinking water.Highlight: Water Fluoridation Is “Public Health Malpractice” – Florida Surgeon General “It is public health malpractice and so we are issuing […]