"He hides his smile in every school photo," Jayden's mother told me, holding up a picture of her 6-year-old son.

He hides his smile in every school photo,” Jayden’s mother told me, holding up a picture of her 6-year-old son.

A lack of oral health literacy among caregivers and access to dental services is driving tooth decay in young children ...

He hides his smile in every school photo,” Jayden’s mother told me, holding up a picture of her 6-year-old son.

A simple swipe of fluoride varnish in schools is emerging as a powerful, cost-effective tool to fight childhood cavities and ...

Florida is the latest state to restrict fluoride additives in public drinking water, after Gov. DeSantis signed the bill into ...

Fluoride varnish, easily and quickly applied to a child’s teeth, is an affordable and effective way to help prevent cavities.

A MAJOR part of the Dental Health Service’s strategy is to launch an effort to educate children and parents about the prevention of dental diseases, including ...

The number of children whose tooth decay went untreated also went down, from 21% in 1999-2004 to 10% in 2011-2016. Boys and ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to push for curbs on fluoride in drinking water.

Water fluoridation is effective in preventing tooth decay overall, but there are greater benefits for children from lower ...