Dentists prescribe fluoride tablets, lozenges and drops to children who live in areas without fluoridated water or who are at high risk of developing cavities, which could be because they have high amounts of plaque, do not regularly go to the dentist or have family members with dental disease.

The Food and Drug Administration is working to remove ingestible fluoride tablets and prescription for children from the market over health concerns.

Federal regulators are working to take some fluoride products off store shelves. Leaders with the U.S. Department of Health said Tuesday that ingesting prescribed fluoride tablets can alter your digestive tract. The tablets are usually prescribed to young children who are at a high risk of tooth decay.

In a Monday notice, the VDH indicated that DPU staff did not have a functional method for measuring high fluoride concentration during last month's incident.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 6 announced his intent to sign a bill that would effectively ban fluoride from being added to public water supplies, making Florida the second state in the United States to do so.