If all 50 states banned water fluoridation, children would suffer 25.4 million additional decayed teeth over a five-year period.
A Troubling âWhat Ifâ?
June 16th, 2025 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride
Facts about Fluoride
Fluoride Varnish: What Parents Need to Know
June 11th, 2025 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride
Healthy gums and teeth are important to your child’s overall health. This is why your child’s doctor will talk with you about good dental habits even before your child’s first tooth comes in. Once your child has a tooth, your doctor or dentist may recommend that your child receive fluoride varnish treatments in the office […]
Decision in EPA Case: As Flawed As the Analysis Itâs Based On
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 […]
More Australians Benefiting from Fluoridation
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 […]
Troubled Government Report Finally Sees the Light of Day
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 […]
Maternal Urinary Fluoride: Not a Valid Measure for Study’s Conclusion
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 […]
Fluoride & IQ: Until recently, concerns were rarely raised
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 […]
Exposure to Fluoride in Water: How itâs Measured Really Matters
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. […]
War Moved Kids to a Fluoridated Community
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 […]
Taking a Fresh Look at British Study on Fluoride in Water
November 7th, 2023 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News
In recent years, multiple studies have compared communities with and without the preventive health benefits of fluoride in water. Each one of these studies has revealed fluoridationâs benefits, but letâs take a closer look at the most recent study, which was conducted in England. The purpose of CATFISH (Cumbrian Assessment of Teeth a Fluoride Intervention […]
