CNN: Prescription Fluoride Faces FDA Scrutiny Despite Widespread Support from Providers and the Public

The US Food and Drug Administration appears poised to continue with a plan to ban prescription fluoride supplements at a time when many experts say that access to the products has become especially important. 

“There’s a changing political conversation, but it’s not necessarily changing where the average American perception of fluoride is yet,” said Melissa Burroughs, Senior Director of Public Policy at CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a nonprofit focused on equitable access to dental care. A poll conducted by the organization in July found that most US adults support community water fluoridation. 

Read more in this CNN article.