Fluoride is credited with improving the dental health of children and adults for decades, but some South Carolina legislators ...

Fluoride helps protect teeth by making the hard outer layer—the enamel—more resistant to acid attacks by bacteria and sugars.

A state lawmaker wants to ban fluoride in drinking water, but several cities use it. Sen. Janae Shamp (R-Surprise) introduced ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday that nixing fluoride from public drinking water may result in more cavities. "It's a balance," Kennedy said during interview ...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont this week signed legislation requiring the state to keep fluoride at existing levels. But Florida and Utah have banned adding fluoride to drinking water, and other states ...

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making it the second state in the country after Utah to ...

An Arizona state senator wants to ban fluoride additives in Arizona’s public drinking water. Sen. Janae Shamp, R-Surprise, is ...

Dental assistant Oscar Bolanos applies fluoride to Daniel Chavez's teeth during an appointment at Dental Aid Clinic in Louisville, Colo. Credit - Seth McConnell/The Denver Post via Getty Images Dr.

An Arizona lawmaker has proposed a bill to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water. Dental experts argue the ...

Sen. Janae Shamp, a Republican from Surprise, has prefiled Senate Bill 1019 that would ban people and subdivisions from ...