The American Fluoridation Society opposed recent actions taken by federal officials to move away from community water fluoridation in the U.S. [Becker's Dental & DSO Review]

In April, the Environmental Protection Agency said it will “expeditiously review” new information on the potential health risks of fluoride. The move came as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would advise the CDC to stop recommending the addition of fluoride to public water supplies. Additionally, the FDA said it would begin removing ingestible fluoride prescription drug products for children. 

The American Fluoridation Society questioned EPA’s ability to conduct an impartial review due to RFK Jr.’s viewpoints, and said Aug. 12 that the attacks on fluoride are based on a “misrepresentation of the evidence.”

The organization pointed to a recent Make America Healthy Again report that cited “74 high-quality studies” reviewed by the National Toxicology Program as a basis for its concerns about fluoride. However, the AFS highlighted that 70% of the studies reviewed by the NTP were rated as low quality. The NTP report also found no link between low IQ scores and the level of fluoride in U.S. water supplies.

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