"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 ...

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

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

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.

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.

“In patients who have had a history of fluoride in their water, their teeth are just better. They need to see me less,” she ...