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| Tuesday, 2 March 2004 |
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International Workshop on Fluorosis Prevention and De Fluoridation of Water will be held at Hotel Galadari, Colombo. Dental Fluorosis or Mottled enamel is a unique water-borne disease caused by the intake of water containing excessive amounts of Fluoride from drinking water and manifest as ugly brown to dark brown stains in the teeth. In Sri Lanka, several areas of the dry zone, as Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa in the North Central Province, Maha Oya in the Eastern Province, and Wellawaya and Embilipitiya in the Southern Province have high Fluoride concentrations in the ground water. The College of Community Dentistry of Sri Lanka, has organised the 4th workshop in Sri Lanka, and is scheduled to be held from 2 to 6 March, at Hotel Galadari, states a release by the college. The planned workshop will bring together specialist Dental Surgeons, Environmental Scientists, Geologists, and Behavioural Scientists from different parts of the globe and will create a forum, for professional interaction, to share their experiences about ways and means of finding a solution to the problem. About 30 scientific papers from about 20 countries had already been accepted to be presented at the Workshop. A field program has been arranged for the participants to observe the implementation of De Fluoridation projects in rural parts of the country. The National Organising Committee is chaired by Dr. K.D.G. Saparamadu, and the Scientific Program has been drawn up by Dr. Siromani Abayaratne Professor Eli Dahi of Tanzinia chairs the International Organizing Committee. J.P. Padmasiri of the Water Resource Board and Dr. Udaya Usgodaaratchi of the Dental Hospital, Colombo are the Joint Secretaries of the National Organising Committee whilst Dr. Nipaphan Osiriphan of Thailand functions as Secretary Co-ordinating the International activities. A website has already been developed for the workshop. |
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