RFK Jr.’s Fluoride Ban: Dentists Warn of Rural America’s Dental Health Crisis
The US Department of Health and Human Services plans to ban prescription fluoride supplements for children, despite recommendations from the ADA and AAP to use them for children lacking sufficient fluoride from community water. This decision, driven by unsubstantiated claims of harm to the microbiome, contradicts existing scientific evidence showing safety at prescribed doses. The HHS cites flawed studies, with one acknowledging benefits at recommended fluoride levels and the other concluding insufficient data. The FDA commissioner contends that good dental hygiene and limiting sugar are superior cavity prevention methods.
John Q. Hosedrinker