So, Chris, how are your teeth?
So, you know, I grew up having a number of cavities, actually.
Our colleague Chris Maher has been reporting on one of the biggest debates in teeth,
whether or not fluoride should be added to drinking water.
For decades, municipalities around the U.S. have been doing this to improve oral health.
But recently, fluoride has become more controversial.
I have done a lot of reporting on water, but really,
to be honest, fluoride never really hit my radar as an issue until last year.
Over the past year, communities across the country have started to reconsider fluoride.
There's a shift in town where I think there's just more credence to the position that, you know,
fluoride may have been a good thing in the past, but it just may not be necessary now.
It's really gaining some momentum.
And last week, Utah became the very first state to ban local governments from adding fluoride to water.
Utah, taking a side in the renewed debate over fluoride in drinking water.
Utah's now the first state to ban fluoride in drinking water.
Pushing past opposition from some dentists and health organizations who warn
that the move could lead to medical problems for some people.
It's a pretty historic development.
Going forward in Utah, cities are not going to be able to add fluoride to their municipal drinking water.
And Chris says more bans could be coming.