After state lawmakers outlawed the fluoridation of communities' waters, a Utah dentist is testifying to the FDA to encourage ...

Utah’s fluoride ban marks a pivotal moment in our nation’s public health history — one that risks reversing decades of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration appears poised to continue with a plan to ban prescription fluoride supplements at a time ...

But it’s unclear if the evidence provided to support continued use of fluoridated supplements will matter. The FDA said in May that it has set a self-imposed deadline of Oct. 31 for “completing a ...

The sponsor of the Utah legislation, Republican Rep. Stephanie Gricius, acknowledged fluoride has benefits, but said it was an issue of “individual choice” to not have it in the water.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Utah bans fluoride in public drinking water, becoming the first state to do so. The ban follows a 2019 incident in Sandy with excess fluoride exposure.

James Bekker, a dentist in Salt Lake City, explains in an interview on April 30, 2025, how he is preparing his patients and dental students for Utah's first-in-the-nation fluoride ban to take ...

The sponsor of the Utah legislation, Republican Rep. Stephanie Gricius, acknowledged fluoride has benefits, but said it was an issue of “individual choice” to not have it in the water.