Veto coming? Dentists join Miami-Dade mayor to endorse fluoride in tap water

Flanked by doctors who back putting fluoride in drinking water, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava presided over a roundtable on Monday, April 7, 2025, that featured health professionals endorsing fluoridation as safe and vital for protecting teeth, particularly in children from low-income families. Dr. Lisa Gwinn, a University of Miami pediatrician, sits to Levine Cava’s right and Dr. John Nelson, president of the Miami-Dade Dental Society, sits to her left. SAM NAVARRO Special for the Miami Herald
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Miami-Dade County

By Douglas Hanks

As she considers issuing a veto to keep fluoride in Miami-Dade County’s tap water, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Monday assembled a group of medical experts who back the long-standing practice aimed at improving dental health. “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. “When you’re developing those permanent teeth, it’s very, very important to have that fluoride in the water so that when one’s teeth come into the mouth, they’re nice and strong.”

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