Brett Kessler, D.D.S., spent the early hours of Oct. 24 on a run to the Lincoln Memorial to watch the sun rise over the Washington Monument. He took time to think about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” which he gave from the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. “Every visit recharges me […]
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.
Highlighting facts about community water fluoridation
Despite decades of scientific validation and measurable public health success, community water fluoridation continues to face waves of misinformation. During the session The ABCs of Community Water Fluoridation: Science, Specifics, and Stats” at Smilecon 2025, a pair of experts — Liz Lense, D.D.S., senior scientist for population health programs at the ADA, and Scott L. […]
Daily Item: Selinsgrove Considers Removing Fluoride from Water
The Daily Item reports Selinsgrove Borough Council is considering removing fluoride from its water system. The newspaper reports council was told that DEP has tightened its rules regarding the monitoring of water systems that use fluoride. Also the new monitoring equipment and labor would be several thousand dollars according to the borough manager. Earlier this […]
Santa Fe will no longer require fluoride to be added to drinking water
SANTA FE, N.M. — The City of Santa Fe won’t require the addition of fluoride to its drinking water after the mayor signed an ordinance into law ending the practice. Fluoride is a natural compound linked to improved dental health. Jennifer Thompson, the chair of the New Mexico Board of Dental Health, stated the Board […]
Clarksville urged to continue water fluoridation
Local dentist Reggie Young took center stage at the Clarksville Town Council meeting Oct. 21 to ask that Clarksville continue to use fluoride in the town’s water supply. Young, who has practiced dentistry in Clarksville for years, presented evidence highlighting the benefits of water fluoridation for dental health, particularly among children and underserved families. He […]
The New Fault Lines on Fluoride in Four States — and What They Mean for Medicaid
Across the country, there’s a new wave of proposals targeting community water fluoridation (CWF) as many states are tightening Medicaid budgets. That combination is uniquely dangerous for low-income families: End fluoridation -> see cavities rise -> watch public insurance spending swell. Recent modeling published in JAMA Health Forum projects that eliminating fluoridation nationally would increase tooth decay in […]
Mapping Fluoride Levels in Brazil’s Semi-Arid Regions
As artificial intelligence continues its rapid evolution, the limitations imposed by classical electronic processors have become painfully evident. Energy inefficiency and processing latency of these traditional systems constrain the potential of AI applications across diverse areas such as real-time data analysis, autonomous vehicles, and large-scale machine learning tasks. This pressing challenge has catalyzed research into […]
State health, dental group critical of Pa. city’s decision to halt fluoridation
SUNBURY — The public water supply in Sunbury and a small part of a neighboring township soon will be fluoride-free. The Sunbury Municipal Authority Tuesday night voted 4—3 to remove fluoride as soon as the required permit is received from the Department of Environmental Protection. Hambre en los campos de refugiados por los recortes a […]
The art of managing fluoride misconceptions
Did you know dental caries is the most prevalent health condition worldwide? The Caries Conundrum: Managing Fluoride Misconceptions, an Oct. 23 session at SmileCon 2025, addressed this fact and many other aspects of dental caries, including risk factors, the importance of high-dose fluoride applications in pediatric dentistry, management of fluoride hesitancy, and the latest evidence-based […]
Fluoride kicked around like a “political football”
AMA Queensland President Dr Nick Yim spoke to ABC Sunshine Coast about the ongoing challenge of keeping fluoride in the drinking water supplies of local Queensland councils. TIM WONG-SEE: Gympie Council got a lot of flack recently when it voted to stop adding fluoride to the town’s water supply. It may have been following some of […]