- Rural Arkansas communities face a dire shortage of dentists and resist adding fluoride to drinking water.
- The anti-fluoride movement gains momentum following concerns about potential health risks.
- Medicaid cuts and erosion of water fluoridation could exacerbate the crisis of rural oral health.
- The combination of dentist shortages and unfluoridated water poses significant challenges to oral health in these areas.
- Studies have shown that ending water fluoridation could lead to significant increases in children's cavities.
Medicaid Limits, No Fluoride, Fewer Dentists
KFF Health News
March 27, 2025
