On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration will host a public meeting featuring both supporters and opponents of fluoride supplements. While dentists overwhelmingly say the tablets have been used safely for decades, more than half of the meeting will be spent “identifying safety concerns and potential risk” associated with the supplements.

A public meeting hosted by the Reagan-Udall Foundation will take place July 23 at the FDA’s White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, Maryland. The meeting will explore the safety of prescription fluoride supplements, with discussions focused on neurodevelopment, IQ, gut microbiome impact, and thyroid health.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to evaluate the continued availability of ingestible fluoride supplements, including tablets and drops commonly prescribed to children in areas lacking fluoridated water.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary touted the agency’s first 100 days under the new Trump administration during an event Thursday, emphasizing efforts to ramp up hiring and divert resources to food research, Amanda reports.