The ADA is reaffirming its support of community water fluoridation amid reports that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending the practice.
According to the Associated Press, Mr. Kennedy, the secretary of Health and Human Services, said he is currently assembling a task force of health experts to study the issue and make new recommendations. Additionally, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency will “expeditiously” review new scientific information on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water.
ADA President Brett Kessler, D.D.S., said in a news release that the ADA relies on evidence-based research to improve the oral health of the public and looks forward to meeting with the EPA to develop a comprehensive study on fluoride.
Source: RFK Jr. to tell CDC to change fluoride guidelines / ADA News