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Kennedy has been pushing to ban fluoride in public drinking water.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Some local counties have already voted in 2025 to ban fluoride independently.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 5 June 2025
Researchers found removing fluoride was associated with an increase in tooth decay of 7.5 percentage points, or 25.4 million cases, and cost approximately $9.8 billion over 5 years.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 2 June 2025
These ingested fluoride products are dispensed at safe doses by doctors and dentists to prevent tooth decay in children who are unable to get adequate fluoride doses from community water systems—something that may become more common as more states and cities remove or ban fluoride from their water.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Some local counties have already voted in 2025 to ban fluoride independently.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 5 June 2025
Researchers found removing fluoride was associated with an increase in tooth decay of 7.5 percentage points, or 25.4 million cases, and cost approximately $9.8 billion over 5 years.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 2 June 2025
These ingested fluoride products are dispensed at safe doses by doctors and dentists to prevent tooth decay in children who are unable to get adequate fluoride doses from community water systems—something that may become more common as more states and cities remove or ban fluoride from their water.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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“Fluoride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoride. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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fluoride
noun
flu·o·ride
ˈflu̇(-ə)r-ˌīd 
1
: a compound of fluorine with a more electropositive element or radical
2
: the monovalent anion of fluorine
fluoride
adjective
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