2008 Aug 11: Fluoride fora, afternoon and evening

Citizens for a Safe Environment presents two public fora on fluoride in water.

Afternoon Fluoride Forum

Monday, 2008 August 11, 3 pm
United Steelworkers Union Hall, 25 Cecil Street
(1 block south of College Street west and 3 blocks west of University Avenue)
Walk, bike, take the TTC to Queen’s Park Station or drive. Free parking for first 50 cars.

Based on new studies that indicate that fluoride can damage the brain and other tissues, a panel of international scientists, doctors and dentists will explore the following questions:

• Is it time to stop water fluoridation in Toronto?
• Do the risks outweigh the benefits?
• Are there safer ways to protect children’s teeth?

Evening Fluoride Forum

Monday, 2008 August 11, 7 pm
United Steelworkers Union Hall, 25 Cecil Street
(1 block south of College Street west and 3 blocks west of University Avenue)
Walk, bike, take the TTC to Queen’s Park Station or drive. Free parking for first 50 cars.

The first major public presentation of new scientific evidence on flouride’s effects on the brain, presented by Dr. Vyvyan Howard, MB CHB PhD FRCPath, Professor of Bioimaging, School of Biomedical Science, University of Ulster, President, International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE)

Dr. C. Vyvyan Howard is a medically-qualified pathologist interested in infant and fetal toxicology and, more recently, in researching the toxicological properties of nanoparticles.

The evening forum will conclude with short presentations from a panel of distinguished international scientists and researchers including Dr. A. K. Susheela and Dr. Jennifer Luke on fluoride’s other health impacts.