Starting July 1, all of Florida will stop adding fluoride to drinking water in compliance with a new state law, prompting both logistical changes at treatment plants and questions from families ...

Fluoride improves tooth enamel, making teeth more resistant to cavities and decay. That’s especially important for children who are still growing and often don’t have the best oral health habits.

Lakeland had been one of the five cities in Polk County that still adds fluoride to its drinking water, along with Bartow, Auburndale, Haines City and Lake Alfred.

Although fluoride in water and in supplements for children is endorsed by leading medical and dental associations, there long has been opposition to it.

Fluoride in water supplies has increasingly become a talking point, with Utah and Florida becoming the first two U.S. states to place a statewide ban on the mineral in public drinking water in May.

Fluoride in water supplies has increasingly become a talking point, with Utah and Florida becoming the first two U.S. states to place a statewide ban on the mineral in public drinking water in May.

Fluoride in water supplies has increasingly become a talking point, with Utah and Florida becoming the first two U.S. states to place a statewide ban on the mineral in public drinking water in May.

Fluoride also plays a role in the mineralization of your bones and teeth, a process essential for keeping them hard and strong. In fact, about 99% of the body’s fluoride is stored in bones and ...