Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo — echoing viewpoints propagated by Robert F. Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to become the nation’s chief health official — recommended against community fluoridation of drinking water Friday.

Florida’s Surgeon General’s recommendation for cities and counties to stop adding fluoride to public drinking water is generating pushback from dental experts.

The state’s top health official cited controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.