Florida's surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, recommended Friday that local jurisdictions stop adding fluoride to drinking water. He is pictured here at a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Nov. 18 ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill making Florida the second state to remove fluoride from the drinking water in May.

Florida became the second state in the country to end its practice of adjusting fluoride levels in its water supply.

“In patients who have had a history of fluoride in their water, their teeth are just better. They need to see me less,” she ...

In November, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo made an announcement urging Florida cities to stop treating their water with fluoride. “It is public health malpractice, with the ...

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo calls for end to fluoride in water 00:37. TALLAHASSEE - Conflicting with advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dental Association ...

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued a call to action to Florida residents: Urge local policymakers to stop adding fluoride to public drinking water, saying the practice is tantamount to ...

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued a call to action to Florida residents: Urge local policymakers to stop adding fluoride to public drinking water, saying the practice is tantamount to ...

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo spoke in Winter Haven on Friday, saying all communities statewide should stop adding fluoride to drinking water.

DeSantis' administration has already recommended the prohibition of fluoride, with the state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo calling water fluoridation "public health malpractice," as WUSF has reported.

Here’s one way to treat Joseph Ladapo’s advice on fluoride: Ignore it. Florida’s surgeon general bucked health experts again last month by advising communities against adding fluoride to ...

Florida Department of Health Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks during a public event where Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would sign a bill banning the use of fluoride in public water ...