RFK Jr’s plan to ban fluoride supplements will “hurt rural America,” dentists say

This week, the US health department announced a plan to ban prescription fluoride supplements for children. These ingested fluoride products are dispensed at safe doses by doctors and dentists to prevent tooth decay in children who are unable to get adequate fluoride doses from community water systems—something that may become more common as more states and cities remove or ban fluoride from their water.

Both the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend fluoridating community water and advise prescribing fluoride supplements for children who do not get adequate fluoride dosages through their water.

Nevertheless, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under anti-vaccine advocate and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr states without clear evidence that fluoride supplements harm children’s microbiome and pose other health risks.

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Source: https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/05/rfk-jr-wants-to-ban-fluoride-supplements-based-on-nonsense/

Author: Beth Mole [Ars Technica – All content]

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