News Archive

On May 13, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would begin a process intended to exclude ingestible prescription fluoride products for children from the market. Already in 2025, two states have passed statewide prohibitions of fluoridating water, meaning the use of supplemental fluoride prescriptions will be even more important going forward. How […]

The Natural Resources Defense Council or NRDC is preparing to sue the EPA over its failure to regulate the dangerous chemical HF. The NRDC is interested in talking to people living near HF-using refineries, asking for their stories on the matter. are interested in talking to people living near HF-using refineries, asking for their stories […]

The ADA is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to incorporate several evidence-based studies and analyses in any upcoming review of the science on the safety of fluoride in drinking water. It also encouraged the agency to apply its Safe Drinking Water Act review protocols and discontinue literature that doesn’t meet those standards. This follows an […]

The next battlefield of mass tort litigation is taking shape – and this time, it’s aimed at America’s household pantries and bathroom cabinets. The safety of fluoride and artificial food dyes, long a subject of scientific debate, are quickly becoming legal flashpoints and driving headlines. Earlier this month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fired the […]

Welcome to Paging Dr. Gupta, one of my favorite times of the week. I really love hearing from you. You know, we’ve been doing this for a couple of months now. I love reading your questions, hearing your questions, gives me an idea of what’s on your mind. Whether it’s something in the headlines, sometimes […]

CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers your questions about filtering out fluoride from your tap water and explains why it’s not really necessary. Original article online at: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/05/health/video/fluoride-water-filtering-sanjay-gupta-digvid

Story at-a-glance Fluoridated water provides little dental benefit but carries serious neurological risks, including lower IQ and disrupted brain development in children Most developed countries have rejected fluoridation and still have similar rates of dental health, while 62.8% of Americans receive it without informed consent A North Dakota investigation revealed federally funded officials using deceptive […]

Cavities and dental costs are at risk of skyrocketing as a growing number of states consider banning the use of fluoride in public water—and children from low-income households are likely most vulnerable. In March, Utah became the first state to prohibit adding fluoride to drinking water. A couple months later, Florida followed suit. Several other […]

Removing fluoride from public water is not only anti-science—it’s bad for public health and puts vulnerable communities at risk. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came into a recent Department of Health and Human Services hearing with conspiracy theories, and left with a crash course in dental science. At the hearing, held on May 13 to discuss […]

Dr. Derek Song took the day off from his dental clinic in Burlington on Wednesday to urge Beacon Hill to support dentistry amidst threats to fluoridation and dental care coverage. “Water fluoridation has been around for a number of years at a safe level, which is seven parts per million, which has been proven by […]