Results: Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water

Utah became the first state to ban fluoride in public water, despite opposition from dentists and health organizations. Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law preventing communities from adding it. Fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces cavities by replacing minerals lost during normal wear and tear, says the CDC. Do you support Utah's decision to ban fluoride in public drinking water?

Utah lawmakers who pushed for a ban said putting fluoride in water was too expensive. Cox, who grew up and raised his own children in a community without fluoridated water, compared it recently to being "medicated" by the government. Do you agree that having fluoridated water in your community is the same as being medicated by the government?

More than 200 million people in the U.S., or almost two-thirds of the population, receive fluoridated water through community water. As of 2022, approximately 38.8% of Canadians have access to fluoridated drinking water. The addition of low levels of fluoride to drinking water has long been considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century. Do you agree it's one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century?

Opponents warn the ban will disproportionately affect low-income residents who may rely on public drinking water having fluoride as their only source of preventative dental care. Low-income families may not be able to afford regular dentist visits or the fluoride tablets some people buy as a supplement in cities without fluoridation. Do you agree that the ban will disproportionately affect low-income residents?