Kennedy Jr., whom Trump may turn to for health policy, has also brought a less-expected topic to the national spotlight: fluoride. “We don’t need fluoride in our water,” Kennedy said on NPR ...

Kennedy Jr., whom Trump may turn to for health policy, has also brought a less-expected topic to the national spotlight: fluoride. “We don’t need fluoride in our water,” Kennedy said on NPR’s “Morning ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The long-standing practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water supplies has come under renewed scrutiny, sparking debates in communities across the United States.

Adding fluoride to water is considered one of the great public health achievements of the 20th century. With President-elect Donald Trump in the White House, the 21st century may be another story.

Kennedy Jr. may be best known for his anti-vaccine stances, but he recently turned his attention towards America’s dental hygiene — more specifically, the presence of fluoride in drinking water.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the man widely expected to become a health leader in President-elect Donald Trump's White House, has promised to lobby to remove fluoride from the American water supply.

Donald Trump's second term may threaten what's lauded as one of the top public-health triumphs of the 20th century: adding fluoride, a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay, to drinking water.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waded into another scientific debate on Saturday by saying Donald Trump’s administration would advise that fluoride be removed from the country’s water supplies if the ...