SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over opposition from dentists ...

The move is opposed by dentists and health organisations, who warn it will lead to medical problems Utah has become the first ...

A group of Ohio Republican lawmakers is moving to ban the state and public water systems from adding fluoride, which prevents ...

Republican Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill into law Thursday banning fluoride from the state's drinking water becoming the ...

Utah became the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water. Fluoride helps strengthen teeth and prevent cavities.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill banning fluoride March 27. HB81, which was passed by the state legislature Feb. 21, prohibits the addition of fluoride to public water supplies, but allows people ...

In 1945, Grand Rapids, Mich., became the first U.S. city to add fluoride to its drinking water. The purpose was to help prevent tooth decay; the commensurate result was an unending debate about ...

Read other stories from the project here. According to the CDC, if drinking water is fluoridated at the recommended level, it can reduce dental cavities by about 25% in both children and adults. In an ...

One dentist suggested the city consult its planning and zoning officers if they decide to remove fluoride from the water supply, “because you are going to need twice as many dentists.” ...

After voting in favour of resuming water fluoridation in 2021, Calgarians are still waiting for that to happen, and now the city says they will have to wait a little longer. While it has finished ...

Airdrie residents expecting fluoridated drinking water this spring will have to wait longer, as the City of Calgary has delayed its fluoride reintroduction until at least mid-2025. Calgary had ...