Here are six notable federal government and policy updates that have taken place in the last month:
1. The American Fluoridation Society opposed actions taken by federal officials to move away from community water fluoridation in the U.S., stating that the attacks on fluoride are based on a “misrepresentation of the evidence.”
2. The Association for Dental Safety launched an organization dedicated to providing clinical guidelines and best practices after the CDC’s oral health division was eliminated in a round of federal layoffs earlier this year.
3. U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II introduced legislation that aims to protect oral health policy from politicization and ensure it is backed by non-partisan science.
4. The American Dental Association made recommendations to the HHS Department to reduce regulatory burdens for dentists.
5. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at increasing domestic production and stockpiling of essential drug components by directing the government to fill the nation’s Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve.
6. A California federal judge blocked Trump administration health officials from sharing people’s individual health data with the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement purposes while litigation plays out.
