SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Thousands of people in Utah will have access to free fluoride varnish starting next week, thanks to a donation made in response to a new Utah law that went into effect ...

A dentist in their office can also apply fluoride to the teeth as a gel, foam, or varnish. These treatments contain a much higher level of fluoride than the amount found in toothpastes and mouth ...

An alternative method that has been gaining popularity in recent years is the use of a fluoride varnish. Evidence has shown that fluoride varnish is effective for reducing caries in high risk ...

Learn about additional fluoride exposures such as toothpaste, mouth wash, proxy paste, fluoride varnish, silver diamine fluoride and other dental filling materials that contain fluoride.

They advocate for the use of fluoridated toothpaste, fluoride varnish treatments for young children, and early dental visits. The potential ban on ingestible fluoride prescriptions could ...

A new study by researchers at the UCSF School of Dentistry says that fluoride varnish plays a key role in preventing childhood tooth decay. The use of varnish along with parental counseling will ...

Although the CDC doesn’t mandate fluoride in public water, it does note that water fluoridation ranks as one of the most important public health initiatives of the 20th century. When bacteria in ...

Utah cities and counties that have added fluoride to their drinking water will have to stop by Wednesday, due to a new law banning the practice — a move medical professionals say is likely to ...

Children under the age of 6 shouldn't use fluoride mouth rinse. Fluoride varnish, gel, foam and supplements are more serious types of fluoride products not needed by most people and usually ...

in Sacramento, Assembly member Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, introduced AB 350, which would require Medi-Cal and private insurers to cover fluoride varnish for patients under 21 years old. “While ...

Dental assistant Leslie Hernandez applies fluoride varnish to preschooler Jad Ahmed's teeth as the Mobile Care Chicago dental clinic visits Ridge Lawn Elementary School in Chicago Ridge ...

UNION COUNTY, N.C. — At Pediatric Dentistry of Matthews, Dr. Meg Lochary gave one of her patients, Raelynn, a fluoride varnish. The simple treatment helps prevent decay. On a larger scale ...