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.
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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.
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A bill to repeal an Arkansas law that requires the fluoridation of drinking water has failed to pass a state senate committee, according to a Feb. 12 report from Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Officials in DeForest, Wis., voted to remove fluoride from the city's water supply, according to a Feb. 11 report from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
South Dakota legislators have advanced a bill that would make water fluoridation optional in municipalities, the South Dakota Searchlight reported Feb. 7.
The American Dental Hygienists' Association Board of Directors recently approved two interim policies focused on anesthesia administration and dental hygiene licensure.
A national survey commissioned by the American Association of Dental Boards revealed that most Americans are against removing the hand skills test for dental professionals.