October 4th, 2024 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride Dangers, Fluoride in the News, Fluoride in water
On Tuesday, September 23, 2024, Judge Edward M. Chen of the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must issue new rules related to fluoride levels in tap water. The court wrote that âthis finding does not conclude with certainty that fluoridated water is injurious to […]
October 3rd, 2024 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride in water
Water fluoridation is even more common in Australia than it is in the United States. A 2023 research review reported that 89% of Australians with access to public water systems receive water that is fluoridated to help prevent tooth decay. And that percentage has recently risen. This summer, the community water system in Bunbury â […]
August 27th, 2024 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride in the News
On August 21, 2024, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) posted the NTP Monograph on the State of the Science Concerning Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopment and Cognition: A Systematic Review on its website and concluded âwith a moderate degree of confidenceâ that higher estimated exposure to fluoride is associated with lower IQ in children. The NTP […]
May 21st, 2024 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride Dangers, Fluoride in the News
A new study in JAMA Network Open (Malin, et al.) claims to have found an association between maternal urinary fluoride (MUF) levels and later deficiencies in childrenâs executive function. This study used urine âspot samplesâ to measure a pregnant womanâs overall exposure to fluoride. Why Spot Samples Are Not Valid for this Study Experts in […]
May 8th, 2024 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News
Thanks to fluoride in water, America has been preventing tooth decay for over 75 years. Fluoridation is effective, safe and benefits everyone regardless of age or income. About 3 out of 4 people in U.S. communities enjoy fluoridated water. Until recently, concerns about fluoride and IQ were rare. Opponents of fluoridation began focusing on IQ […]
May 7th, 2024 Children's Oral Health, Video
What did you think about oral health when you were five years old? Chances are you didnât think about it at all, unless you had a painful cavity. We asked preschoolers to talk about how brushing their teeth keeps them healthy and strong. See what these four, five and six year olds have to say […]
April 10th, 2024 Communities Supporting Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News, Sustain or Initiate Fluoridation in your Community
Residents of Albany, the capital city of New York State, will benefit from fluoride in water. The municipality begins to fluoridate its tap water next year. The Common Council in Albany voted 12-0 last month in favor of the proposal, and the mayor has signed the measure. This victory for public health is a long […]
April 2nd, 2024 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride Dangers, Fluoride in water, What the Experts Say about Fluoride
Opponents of fluoride in water are quick to cite a 2019 Canadian study (Green et al.) to claim that fluoride affects the IQ of 3 and 4 year old children. A new peer-reviewed analysis refutes the validity of this study, showing that the Canadian researchers relied on invalid measures of both fluoride exposure and IQ. […]
February 27th, 2024 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Communities Supporting Fluoride, Health Equity, What the Experts Say about Fluoride
When officials in Collier County, Florida, recently voted to end fluoridation, dental professionals and pediatricians were disheartened. School nurses were concerned too. Why? They see firsthand the negative impact of tooth decay on childrenâs ability to attend school, learn and thrive. After the countyâs board of commissioners made its decision, leading voices from the school […]
February 21st, 2024 Children's Oral Health, Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health
Amid the fighting of World War II, an urgent need to relocate children in Great Britain led to a powerful discovery â one that helped to revolutionize public health and childrenâs oral health. In a recent newspaper article, British dentist Ray Lowry told this fascinating story. War moved kids to a fluoridated community. Early in […]
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