1 day ago · Lee County joined the growing ranks of local governments in Florida to remove fluoride from its water supply, Meantime, Hillsborough County decided to keep fluoridating as recommended levels. Fluoridation has be standard practice for decades in an effort to improve dental health. However, more than a dozen cities or counties in the state have ...

11 hours ago · Some communities in Florida are removing fluoride from their drinking water supplies following a recommendation from Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Multiple cities, including Naples, have voted to remove it. Fluoride has been used in the U.S. water supply since 1945 in an effort to prevent tooth decay by strengthening enamel, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

6 days ago · Florida. Inside the battle to remove fluoride from Florida drinking water — and the effort’s RFK Jr.-aligned ally The state’s surgeon general has already convinced at least 11 municipalities ...

1 day ago · Stock photo of a person filling a glass with tap water. Vincent Feuray/AFP via Getty Images What To Know. In November 2024, Ladapo called for a stop to adding fluoride to drinking water in Florida ...

Nov 22, 2024 · Tallahassee, Fla.—Today, State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo announced guidance recommending against community water fluoridation due to the neuropsychiatric risk associated with fluoride exposure.

Dec 19, 2024 · Florida's surgeon general called fluoridated water a 'health malpractice.' Here's why and which Florida counties still have fluoridated water.

Community water fluoridation is the process of adjusting the amount of fluoride in drinking water to the level recommended to prevent tooth decay. Historically, community water fluoridation was considered to be a method to systemically, through ingestion, deliver …

Nov 23, 2024 · Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo advised local governments across the state on Friday to stop adding fluoride to their community water supplies.

Dec 20, 2024 · Most of Florida’s tap water is fluoridated. According to the Florida Department of Health and the State’s surgeon general, around 70% of Florida’s community water systems treat water with...

On Friday, Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced that communities in the state shouldn’t add fluoride to drinking water because of what he called the “neuropsychiatric risk...