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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that he plans to sign a bill to ban fluoride in public drinking water, making it the first state to do so, according to a March 9 report from The Wall Street Journal. In January,…

The American Dental Association voiced its support for several health policy issues affecting dentistry in a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new secretary of Health and Human Services.

The American Dental Association is pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to support several dental initiatives. 

American Dental Hygienists Association President Erin Haley-Hitz sent a letter to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, urging him to veto a bill that would ban water fluoridation in the state.

The American Dental Association is urging Congress to support dental coverage programs and workforce development initiatives.

The American Dental Association urged Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto a bill that would prohibit water fluoridation in the state.

A coalition of Kentucky health organizations are opposing a bill that would remove the state's water fluoridation mandate, according to a Feb. 23 report from Northern Kentucky Tribune.

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.