Florida's surgeon general gets a lukewarm reception in Miami

Speaking to commission, Florida surgeon general questions adding fluoride to Miami-Dade water
Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general, spoke to Miami-Dade commissioners Tuesday about water fluoridation. He was invited to address the Safety and Health Committee by Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez,
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo advocates for fluoride removal in Miami
The issue of fluoride in water was brought before the Miami Commission on Tuesday by Florida's Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo.
Florida’s surgeon general gets a lukewarm reception in Miami on his fluoride fight
The fluoride fight comes to Miami, but some county commissioners are cool to the suggestion that there’s a problem.
Florida Surgeon General recommends Miami-Dade stop adding fluoride to municipal drinking water
Ladapo appeared before Miami Dade County’s committee on safety and health Tuesday, alongside University of Florida professor Ashley J. Malin— whose research focuses on the potential negative effects of fluoride— and two dentists to speak against fluoride in local water supplies.
Florida's surgeon general brings fight against fluoride to South Florida
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo supports a proposal by commissioner Roberto Gonzalez to stop adding cavity-fighting fluoride to the county’s drinking water. On Tuesday, he will address Miami-Dade’s Health and Safety Committee meeting.
DeSantis brings the fluoride fight to Miami. Will county commissioners buckle?
The fight against fluoride is coming to Miami on Tuesday, when the state’s top health official under Gov. Ron DeSantis will have the spotlight to bash the practice of using modified tap water to fight tooth decay.
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GOP state committeewoman's push intensifies Alachua County's fluoridation debate
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Florida Health Official Compares Doctors' Vaccine Rules to Nazi Horrors
Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo cited WWII atrocities as an example of how medicine and health care "needed help in the ...
Ban fluoride or keep it in Miami-Dade drinking water? County is set to vote next week
A fluoride showdown comes to the County Commission on March 18. Will the county stop adding the mineral to drinking water?
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Miami-Dade commissioners cast doubt on Ladapo's evidence against water fluoridation
The county's safety and health committee took no action on fluoridation after the surgeon general's presentation to convince ...
Florida alerts first measles case of year in public school as experts stress vaccination
The state of Florida has reported its first measles case for 2025 in Miami-Dade Public Schools. Amid the measles outbreak ...
Inside America’s Fluoride Rebellion
Florida is the latest battleground in a series of standoffs over adding the chemical to local water supplies—with Utah set to ...