Hydroxyapatite (HAP), safe if swallowed, is an ideal fluoride substitute in toothpaste and mouthwash for people of all ages, including young children, the authors wrote. "More studies now show that ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments on fluoride are prompting questions about its safety and why it's used in drinking water. Kennedy, a former presidential candidate turned Trump supporter ...

Fluoride is a mineral naturally found in fresh and salt water, but in much of the U.S., a tiny amount more is added at water treatment plants to help prevent tooth decay. Every day, bacteria in ...

For more than 50 million Americans, finding a dentist is a difficult – in some cases, impossible – proposition. Many rural ...

Of all of the policies Donald Trump has pinned his election hopes on, until this week the removal of fluoride from America’s ...

Kaitlin Sullivan is a health and science journalist based in Colorado. She's been part of multiple award-winning investigations into health topics including the international medical device ...

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. 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 ...

Fluoride – it's added to the water systems of more than two thirds of Americans. It's in dental products from toothpaste to mouth wash. It's been the subject of long-running conspiracy theories.

Mr Kennedy is a prominent critic of vaccines, and has claimed childhood immunisation can cause autism. Last week, he said ...

We will likely have our work cut out for us over the next four years and beyond. Since RFK Jr specifically stated one of his top priorities is to get local governments to remove fluoride from public ...

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.