Podcast Appearances
The Thriving Dentist Show: Avoiding the Risks of Substance Abuse with Dr. Brett Kessler
The Thriving Dentist Show: Lessons from Competing in the 2018 Ironman Triathlon World Championships with Dr. Brett Kessler
The Thriving Dentist Show: If You Stand For Nothing, You Will Fall for Anything with Dr. Brett Kessler
The DentalHacks Podcast: “Two addicts walk into a podcast…” featuring a conversation with Dr. Brett Kessler
Very Dental: Dr. Brett Kessler on How We Make Behavior Changes
Growth in Dentistry: How-To Fix Burnout: A Cautionary Tale with Dr. Brett Kessler
Tom Bell Podcast: Brett Kessler – Dentist / Ironman / Inspiration
The Alan Mead Experience: Dr. Brett Kessler on Organized Dentistry
A Tale of Two Hygienists: Student Focused Presents Breaking The Stigma Around Substance Use Disorder – 304
Growth in Dentistry: How-To Fix Burnout: A Cautionary Tale with Dr. Brett Kessler
Dental Enterprise Institute: Kessler Recovery Episode 1
Ain’t That the Tooth – South Florida District Dental Association – Wellness
S6 E01: Path Forward for Dentistry – ADA Dental Sound Bites
Press Mentions
CDA Past President Dr. Brett Kessler Elected as the New American Dental Association President-Elect!
DC News Now, RFK Jr. Calls for CDC to Stop Recommending Fluoride in Drinking Water, published by Nexstar Media
EPA “Prepared to Act” on RFK’s Request to Remove Fluoride from Drinking Water, published by Axios Salt Lake City News
Politico, Kennedy Says He Plans to Tell CDC to Stop Recommending Fluoride in Drinking Water, published by The Associated Press
WJHL.com, RFK Jr. Plans to Tell CDC to Stop Recommending Fluoride in Drinking Water, published by The Associated Press
Kennedy Will Tell CDC to Stop Recommending Fluoride in Drinking Water, Report Says, published by Forbes
RFK Jr. Calls for End of Fluoride in Water, After Utah Ban, published by CBS News
MSN.com, RFK Jr. Plans to Tell CDC to Stop Recommending Fluoride, AP Says, published by Bloomberg
HHS, EPA to Study Fluoride in Drinking Water As RFK Jr. Says He’ll Tell CDC to Stop Recommending It, published by CNN
RFK Jr. Tells CDC to Change Its Guidance on Fluoride in Drinking Water, published by The Washington Post
Utah Bans Fluoride in Public Drinking Water, A First in the US, published by AP News
Newsday, Utah Bans Fluoride in Public Drinking Water, A First in the US, published by The Associated Press
Carter, Clarke Introduce Bill to Help Lower Dental, Vision Care Costs and Empower Patients, published by Buddy Carter House News
ADA urges support for small businesses, adult Medicaid benefits in letter to lawmakers, published by Texas Dentists for Medicaid Reform
FDA and RFK Jr. Aim to Remove Fluoride Supplements Used to Protect Kids’ Teeth, published by The Detroit News
Charting a Collaborative Future: ADA President Dr. Brett Kessler on Unity, Wellness, and the Role of Endodontics
published by the American Association of Edodontists
At Chicago-based ADA, a Bungled Tech Update and Financial Stress published by Crain’s Chicago Business
FDA Moves to Take Kids’ Prescription Fluoride Tablets Off the Market published by The Center Square
FDA and RFK Jr. Aim to Remove Ingestible Fluoride Products Used to Protect Kids’ Teeth published by The Boston Herald
FDA and RFK Jr. Aim to Remove Ingestible Fluoride Products Used to Protect Kids’ Teeth published by WEAU 13 News
FDA Moves to Take Kids’ Prescription Fluoride Tablets Off the Market published by The Black Chronicle
Experts Weigh RFK Jr.’s Plan to Tell CDC to Stop Recommending Fluoride published by Healio
American Dental Association Strongly Objects to Louisiana Surgeon General’s Comments on Community Water Fluoridation published by the American Dental Association
Florida is On the Verge of Being the Second State to Outlaw Fluoride in Public Water Systems published by the Florida Insider
Florida to Become Second State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water Systems published by Nation of Change
Louisiana Senate Bill Removing Fluoride from Drinking Water Now Moves to House Committee published by KTBS
Florida to Ban Fluoride in Public Water, Prohibit Geoengineering Practices published by WCJB 20
Florida Joins Utah in Banning Fluoride from Water Supply published by Econo Times
FDA Decision to Ban Ingestible Fluoride for Kids Triggers Clash with ADA published by Dental News
Florida Becomes Second State to Ban Adding Fluoride to Drinking Water published by The Guardian U.S.
RFK Jr’s Plan to Ban Fluoride Supplements Will “Hurt Rural America,” Dentists Say published by Ars Technica
Utah, Florida are Banning Fluoride in Water. This Lawmaker Wants Pennsylvania to Be Next. published by Go Eerie
States Ban Fluoride As Health Debate Intensifies published by NewsBreak
American Dental Association to End Annual SmileCon Event in 2026 published by the American Dental Association
ADA President Visits HPU Dental School published by the High Point Enterprise
Dentists Hope Technology, Private Industry Can Fill Care Gaps published by Healthcare Brew
ADA to Sunset SmileCon After 2025 Event in Washington, DC published by Orthodontic Products
Dental Association President Tours New Dental School published by the High Point Enterprise
Removing Fluoride from US Water Could Cost Billions in Dental Care, Study Estimates published by KETV 7 Omaha
Ending Water Fluoridation May Cost Billions of $$ and Rot Millions of Teeth published by Medpage Today
Removing Fluoride from Public Drinking Water May Lead to Millions More Cavities in US Children, Study Estimates published by CNN
RFK Jr. Says There May Be ‘More Cavities’ Under Fluoride Bans: ‘It’s a Balance’ published by USA Today
Public Health: Ban First, Study Later? The Growing Assault on Fluoridated Water published by The Fulcrum
Association for Dental Safety Announces Nonprofit to Lead Dental Infection Control Efforts published by the ADA News
ADS Launches Institute to Guide Dental Safety published by Dentistry Today
The Fight Over Fluoridation published by Politico
The Next Leader of America’s Dentists Sees Opportunity in This Moment published by Tufts Now
Dentists are Struggling to Counter RFK Jr. on Fluoride published by Politico
ADA Board Provides Information on Finances, Association Management System published by the ADA News
Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Requiring Connecticut To Preserve Existing Water Fluoridation Standards; Local Dentists Cheer New State Law published by CT Governor Ned Lamont
Fluoride Will Stay in CT Water Regardless of RFK Jr.’s Plan published by the Hartford Courant
CT State Dental Association Praises Legislature for Action, Governor for Signing New State Law published by Patch
New Connecticut Law Preserves Standard for Fluoride in Public Water Supplies published by NEWS 8 CT
FDA Reviewing Removal of Ingestible Fluoride Supplements; ADA Weighing In published by Orthodontic Products
ADA Backs U.S. Bill Calling for Evidence-Based Oral Health Research Amid Fluoride Controversy published by Oral Health Group
ADA Submits Comments in DOJ Review of State Laws Affecting Competition published by ADA News
American Dental Association President Visits WesternU College of Dental Medicine published by Western University
ADA Urges Operational Improvements with Payments for Limited Dental Services in Medicare published by ADA News
Dental leaders Warn of Public Health Risks from Removing Fluoride published by Texas Dentists for Medicaid Reform
ADA Advocates for Removing Stigmatizing Questions from Licensure Applications published by ADA News
ADA President Tells FDA Fluoride Supplements are Safe, Effective published by ADA News
Mexico’s Molar City Could Transform My Smile. Did I Want It To? published by The New Yorker
Congress Introduces TEETH Act to Safeguard Evidence-Based Fluoridation Policy published by Orthodontic Products
Bill Would Require Independent Review of EPA Water Fluoridation Guidance published by ADA News
ADA Backs FDA’s Proposed Front-of-Package Labeling Rule published by ADA News
RFK Jr. Says ‘More Cavities’ Due to No Fluoride in Water Is ‘a Balance’ published by Newsweek
ADA Highlights Tax, Student Loan, Medicaid Priorities in Senate Letter published by ADA News
3 Things You Missed in Government This Week published by ADA News
Florida’s Fluoride Legislation Sidesteps Local Control, Scientific Research published by the Tallahassee Democrat
ADA Announces that SmileCon Will Conclude After 2025 published by Dentistry Today
Study Projects Removing Fluoride from Public Water Would Cost Billions published by The Center Square
Kitchen Table Kibitzing: The True Costs of Banning Fluoride in Drinking Water published by Daily KOS
Effort to End Water Fluoridation in Louisiana Blocked published by NTD
ADA Board Approves $20 Million 2025 Budget Cut to Address Financial Strain published by Orthodontic Products
American Dental Association Announces $20M Budget Cut, Ends Multiple Programs published by Dentistry IQ
ADA Board Implements $20 Million in Cuts from 2025 Budget published by ADA News
Eastern WA Medical Professionals Take a Clear Stand on Pasco Water Fluoridation published by the Tri-City Herald
More than 200 Medical, Dental Students Receive White Coats published by the OU College of Medicine
My View: A Strategic Alliance published by ADA News
Take Action on Rural Oral Health, ADA Urges published by ADA News
ADA Pushes Back Against Payer Downcoding on Multisurface Restorations published by ADA News
A Bill Introduced by Local Congressman Emanuel Cleaver Urges Public Water Systems to Keep Fluoride in their Water published by Kansas City Magazine
ADA Urges FDA to Include Added Sugar in Definition of Ultra-Processed Foods published by ADA News
Inspiration, Celebration Take Center Stage at SmileCon published by ADA News
Cleveland Clinic CEO says AI is Needed to Solve Health Care’s Problems published by Chief Healthcare Executive
Doctors, Nurses, and Dentists Have Something in Common: Burnout published by Chief Healthcare Executive
ADA President Highlights Oral Health as Essential During Dentech Keynote published by ADA News
SmileCon Opening Session Unites Dentists Around Leadership, Shared Purpose published by ADA News
ADA Honors Award Winners at Changemakers Celebration published by ADA News
ADA President Details ‘Year of Constant Challenges,’ Growth, Change published by ADA News
ADA Bites Into Banking: New Credit Union Targets Dentists’ Financial Health published by CU Today
ADA Presidential Citation Honors Dentist Killed in Oklahoma City Bombing published by ADA News
Articles/Publications
Starfish and Ripples, published by the Colorado Dental Association
An October Hat Trick, published by the Colorado Dental Association
2020 Opioid Prescribing and Treatment Guidelines, published by the Colorado Dental Association
CDA Proud, published in the Journal of the Colorado Dental Association (page 4)
Inalienable Rights, published in the Journal of the Colorado Dental Association (page 8)
Who Is John Galt? Disrupters in Dentistry, published in the Journal of the Colorado Dental Association (page 6)
Methamphetamine: Oral Effects and Treatment: The Scope of the Problem in Colorado, published in the Journal of the Colorado Dental Association (page 8)
Health Equity and Dentistry, published by the American Dental Association
Considerations for Dental Consultants, published in the Journal of the American Dental Association (part 1)
Authors’ Response, published in the Journal of the American Dental Association (part 2)
Methamphetamines: Oral Effects and Treatment, published in Inside Dentistry Feb, 2010
A Catalyst for Change: Leading the American Dental Association Toward a Brighter Future, published in The Journal of the American Dental Association, Volume 155, Issue 10 (October 2024)
Please, Mr. Trump: Can you “Guilfoyle” another Floridian for us? The Palm Beach Post
America’s Well-Being Depends on Oral Health The Washington Post
Make America Healthy Again, published by The Journal of the American Dental Association, April 2025
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