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The US Food and Drug Administration appears poised to continue with a plan to ban prescription fluoride supplements at a time when many experts say that access to the products has become especially important. Most US residents live in a community where fluoride is added to the public drinking water, according to federal data from […]

The decision whether or not to prescribe unapproved fluoride supplements to children needs to be based on data — “It can’t be done with opinion,” Dr. George Tidmarsh said Wednesday during a public meeting held by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to solicit public input on safety concerns associated with the supplements. Tidmarsh was tapped […]

Debates and discussions about vaccines, seed oils and general chemical usage have increased, due in part to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. So, what do people tend to think about fluoride in the public water supply? Fluoride is a proven, safe, and effective way to prevent tooth decay, especially benefiting disadvantaged communities with […]

The US Food and Drug Administration appears poised to continue with a plan to ban prescription fluoride supplements at a time when many experts say that access to the products has become especially important. Most US residents live in a community where fluoride is added to the public drinking water, according to federal data from […]

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has advocated for the removal of fluoride from water, he has framed it as an issue of medical freedom. “We shouldn’t be demanding that parents accept something for their children and in their homes that is essentially a medication. They can go to the drugstore and they can get toothpaste, […]

Scientists pleading fluoride’s case at a public meeting hosted by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday were given a cold reception by the agency’s new drug czar. George Tidmarsh, who became director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research on Monday, didn’t seem convinced of the benefits of ingestible fluoride supplements for children […]

A meeting Wednesday at the Food and Drug Administration about fluoride supplements became, at one point, a contentious back-and-forth over whether the ingestible tablets harm children’s microbiomes or play a vital role in helping protect them from tooth decay. Pediatric dentists consider the chewable tablets, available only by prescription, as particularly important for families who […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing on July 23 to collect feedback on the clinical use and safety concerns associated with prescription fluoride supplements for kids revealed supporters and opponents, but the writing may be on the wall for cavity-fighter. Dr. George Tidmarsh, PhD, director of the U.S. Center for Drug Evaluation and […]

President Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has drawn criticism for his desire to remove fluoride from the water supply. According to PBS, the American Dental Association president said, “When government officials like Secretary Kennedy stand behind the commentary of misinformation and distrust peer-reviewed research, it is injurious to […]

The Trump administration is inching closer to banning fluoride tablets and drops often prescribed to kids who don’t have access to fluoridated drinking water and are at high risk for mouths full of decayed teeth. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration will host a public meeting featuring both supporters and opponents of fluoride supplements. […]