Donald Trump has nominated RFK Jr., who wants to remove fluoride from U.S. water systems, to head the Health Department.

The AAP is among the expert groups that continue to recommend using fluoride toothpaste, in combination with fluoridated water, to protect teeth from cavities. Even if the Trump administration ...

Fluoride – it's added to the water systems of more than two thirds of Americans. It's in dental products from toothpaste to mouth ... cavities in children and adults by 25%.

may be best known for his anti-vaccine stances ... in public health in the 20th century,” and synthetic fluoride has been added to toothpaste to help prevent cavities since 1956.