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Two states have now passed fluoride bans. These other ones introduced bills.
Here's how many states have banned fluoride from drinking water and what states have anti-fluoride bills on the table.
Utah Public Radio9d
Fluoride is now banned in Utah's water. How soon will it affect your teeth?
In 2003, when Salt Lake City started adding fluoride to its water, Dr. Brent Larson had been practicing dentistry for 20 ...
CNN26d
Utah’s ban on fluoride in public water is a simple change that raises complicated new health risks, experts say
Adding fluoride to public water systems started in the United States in 1945. The sponsor of the Utah legislation, Republican Rep. Stephanie Gricius, acknowledged fluoride has benefits ...
Millions of American Smiles at Risk After Florida and Utah Pull Fluoride from Public Water
A growing anti-fluoride movement in the United States is drawing concern from health professionals, with Utah becoming the ...
East Idaho News on MSN16d
Utah And Florida Just Banned Fluoride From Their Drinking Water. Now, A New Fluoride-Based Product Is Being Targeted By RFK Jr.
Previous reviews by public health experts and dental professionals have not shown any serious health risks with the products.
Colorado Public Radio22h
As fluoride comes under scrutiny, how a Colorado dentist first theorized it could help prevent tooth decay
We spoke with Dr. Bruce Dye, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, about fluoride and the ...
Opinion
Florida joins Utah as the second state to ban fluoride in water
The ban marks an unsettling and deeply anti-scientific trend taking hold among the GOP — and even some MAGA allies are disturbed.
NPR21d
Utah becomes first state to make it illegal to add fluoride to public drinking water
Utah is now the first state in the nation to ban adding fluoride to drinking water. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Utah dentist James Bekker about the impact on oral health. Utah is now the ...