Supporters view fluoridation as forced medication, while opponents cite scientific consensus on its safety and effectiveness.

A Tennessee bill to ban water fluoridation statewide has been delayed as lawmakers seek more information before voting. The dental community has warned about what the move could mean for oral health.

Local health experts say they expect to see more dental issues, especially in very young children, now that Pasco has stopped adding fluoride to the city’s water. The city announced that fluoride is ...

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The medical director of a health department on Michigan’s Thumb is bucking a decades-long trend in public health leadership. Not all are thrilled.

Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for ...

State lawmakers in Nashville spent Wednesday wading into a very different kind of water fight, sparring over a proposal that ...

Government attorneys didn't challenge the science behind the landmark decision but said the ruling erred by allowing new scientific studies be introduced.

Sen. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) has once again filed legislation banning fluoride from being added to public water systems across Tennessee. He argues the public should be able to choose how much, ...

Members of Selinsgrove Borough Council voted Monday to remove fluoride from the municipal water system. Before the council voted 5-2 in favor of removing fluoride from the public water, ...

Oroville to discontinue fluoride in its municipal water supply, managed by Cal Water. Cal Water will begin working with the ...

Water department head Lance Anderson said the issue was only about cost, but the controversy over fluoride came up several ...