FDA moves to ban fluoride supplements for kids, removing a key tool for dentists
Dentists sometimes prescribe fluoride supplements to kids in areas that lack water fluoridation. FDA is taking action to remove such treatments from the market.
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Under the leadership of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration is seeking to remove prescription fluoride supplements for kids from the market. These are fluoride tablets, drops or lozenges that are reco...
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