MMA Signs on to Pro-Fluoridation Letter Sent to Congress, HHS Secretary

April 17, 2025

The MMA is among 250 healthcare organizations from across the country to sign a letter supporting community water fluoridation.  

"What has been lauded as one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century has recently become politicized and gravely misrepresented," said the letter that was sent to all members of Congress, the HHS Secretary, the EPA Administrator, and the CDC Acting Director on April 15. "It is our duty – as health professionals, dental experts, advocates, and researchers – to proactively combat this misinformation being spread to the people of the United States." 

Along with the MMA, other Minnesota groups signing the letter included: the Minnesota Dental Association, the Minnesota Dental Hygienists Association, the Minnesota Dental Therapy Association and the Minnesota Oral Health Association.  

“Community water fluoridation remains the only way to ensure that all people – especially those who are at greatest risk for dental disease and who have the fewest resources to maintain their oral health – can reap its cavity-preventing benefits,” the letter said. 

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