In an interview last week, Levine Cava declined to say whether she would veto the Gonzalez legislation if it got to her desk. But she did say she opposed the idea of ending Miami-Dade’s fluoridation program, which began in the 1950s.

Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move will lead to medical problems and disproportionately affect low-income communities.