Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted on Thursday there are some potentially big holes in his decision to stop recommending water fluoridation nationwide ― as in cavities.
During an interview on Fox News, host Harris Faulkner asked the conspiracy theory-peddling health and human services secretary to address concerns from America’s dental community about lower-income children who might not be getting preventative dental care.
Kennedy admitted there would be trade-offs for getting rid of fluoride in water.
“It’s a balance,” he said. “You’re gonna see probably slightly more cavities. Although in Europe, where they banned fluoride, they did not see an uptick in cavities. The issue is, parents need to decide, because science is very clear on fluoride.”
Many years of research show that water fluoridation can significantly reduce cavities in both children and adults, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has hailed it as one of the country’s 10 greatest health achievements of the 20th century.
