Two pediatric doctors write that Florida’s new ban on fluoride in public drinking water will negatively affect all Floridians’ oral hygiene, but it will affect that of our children the ...

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

Varnish offers significant protection on its own, even without other fluoride exposures. It’s applied as frequently as every three months for children with high cavity risk.

The US Food and Drug Administration says it is starting the process to remove prescription fluoride tablets and drops from the market.

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

Our research team found that school fluoride varnish programs, implemented primarily in communities with lower incomes and high cavity risk among children, achieve meaningful rates of student ...

Although exposure to topical fluoride can be achieved with fluoride varnish or fluoride toothpaste, fluoridating our water is an easy way to provide children from all backgrounds and socioeconomic ...

Florida's fluoridation ban will cause many to turn back toward using fluoride toothpaste and mouthwash.

What should you do now? Fluoride is especially important to young children whose teeth are developing and who may have relied on fluoride in the water as their only source of preventive dental care.

Varnish offers significant protection on its own, even without other fluoride exposures. It’s applied as frequently as every three months for children with high cavity risk.