Nov 22, 2024 · Tallahassee, Fla.—Today, State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo announced guidance recommending against community water fluoridation due to the neuropsychiatric risk associated with fluoride exposure.

Dec 19, 2024 · Florida's surgeon general called fluoridated water a 'health malpractice.' Here's why and which Florida counties still have fluoridated water.

Nov 23, 2024 · Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo advised local governments across the state on Friday to stop adding fluoride to their community water supplies.

6 days ago · Lee County joined the growing ranks of local governments in Florida to remove fluoride from its water supply, Meantime, Hillsborough County decided to keep fluoridating at recommended levels. Fluoridation has been standard practice for decades in an effort to improve dental health. However, more than a dozen cities or counties in the state have ...

Community water fluoridation is the process of adjusting the amount of fluoride in drinking water to the level recommended to prevent tooth decay. Historically, community water fluoridation was considered to be a method to systemically, through ingestion, deliver …

Jan 31, 2025 · Florida. Inside the battle to remove fluoride from Florida drinking water — and the effort’s RFK Jr.-aligned ally The state’s surgeon general has already convinced at least 11 municipalities ...

Jan 22, 2025 · More than 70% of Floridians who get water from community water systems receive fluoridated water, per the Florida Department of Health, and more communities are expected to take up the issue. But what does it mean to fluoridate water? How long has the practice been around? And why does adding fluoride to water concern some people? What is fluoride?

On Friday, Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced that communities in the state shouldn’t add fluoride to drinking water because of what he called the “neuropsychiatric risk...

If your facility is on this list and has recently suspended its fluoridation processes, please email the Florida Department of Health at [email protected]. According to currently available …

Feb 15, 2024 · In a win for what many anti-vaccine backers call “health freedom” and a likely loss for children who lack proper and routine dental care, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners voted this week to no longer fluoridate the county’s drinking water, something it has been doing since 1985 to help boost dental care.