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In 2010, a small city nestled between the Rocky Mountains and Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho voted to stop adding fluoride to its municipal water system. The decision came after over a dozen ...

ECUA spent about $340,000 annually putting fluoride into drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. They will redirect that money to carbon filters.

I just found out that I have a kidney stone. I’m 77 years old, and I don’t want to deal with it. I’ve heard of potassium ...

South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung has been named the new musical director of the famed Milan opera house, Teatro alla Scala, the first Asian to hold the position.

I just found out that I have a kidney stone. I’m 77 years old, and I don’t want to deal with it. I’ve heard of potassium citrate and pulverizing it with sound waves. Are these options? — J.M. ANSWER: ...

Having a dentist on wheels, Jackson is seeing a difference made, one smile at at a time. "It's been nice to get out into the community, making those relationships. When they see your face, that's how ...

“As a dental hygienist I would never use super glue, gorilla glue, or any other type of chemical in my mouth that is not ...

Utah is now the first state in the nation to ban adding fluoride to drinking water. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Utah dentist James Bekker about the impact on oral health.