Clinical Leadership

The Utah legislature passed a bill to prohibit water fluoridation in the state's public drinking water systems, Deseret News reported Feb. 21. 

Louisiana lawmakers have prefiled a bill that would repeal the Louisiana Department of Health’s water fluoridation program, Beauregard News reported Feb. 21. 

Several states and cities have taken measures to end water fluoridation as national debate about the practice continues.

The Kentucky House Health Services Committee passed a bill that would allow local water systems to decide whether to add fluoride, newsfromthestates.com reported Feb. 20.

The Wisconsin Rapids City Council recently rejected a proposal to ban water fluoridation, the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune reported Feb. 19.  

State dental boards across the U.S. have done little to ensure their membership does not violate federal antitrust laws, according to a new report from the Pacific Legal Foundation.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has called on the state governor and legislators to institute a statewide ban on fluoride. 

A New Hampshire House committee voted down a measure that would have ended water fluoridation in the state, the Concord Monitor reported Feb. 17.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed by the Senate as the next HHS secretary Feb. 13 with a final vote of 52-48, according to a Feb. 13 news release from the American Dental Association.

A bill introduced to the Florida legislature that is meant to support the state's agriculture would effectively prohibit all public water systems from adding fluoride to their water supplies.