Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava held a roundtable with health experts supporting fluoride in drinking water, arguing its importance for children's dental health. Amid a recent bipartisan County Commission decision to halt fluoridation, Levine Cava deliberates a potential veto. Medical professionals, including Dr. John Nelson of the Miami-Dade Dental Society, emphasize the significance of fluoride for permanent teeth development in children, particularly from low-income families. The legislation passed with an 8-2 vote, heightening tensions around community health and safety amidst competing beliefs regarding fluoride ingestion.
"It's important to have fluoride in the water, especially at a young, early age," said Dr. John Nelson, a Miami dentist and president of the Miami-Dade Dental Society.
Levine Cava has until Friday to veto legislation ordering the county's Water and Sewer Department to stop adding tiny amounts of fluoride to drinking water for the first time since the 1950s.
Backers of the legislation cited health concerns about ingesting fluoride - fears embraced by Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, who came to Miami to advocate for the legislation.
The legislation to end fluoridation passed the County Commission April 1 on a bipartisan 8-2 vote, with three commissioners absent.
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