Fluoridation Retreat Goes Mainstream

Decades after being hailed as a top public‑health achievement, community water fluoridation is being rolled back by officials and legislatures. Federal leaders are disparaging prior guidance, agencies are re‑opening reviews, and states like Utah and Florida have enacted bans, while some cities quietly shut off fluoridation with minimal public notice. This marks a politicized reassessment of a core, population‑level intervention. — It signals erosion of shared scientific baselines in public health and previews how other legacy standards could be unraveled by rhetoric and state‑level policy.