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AGENDA

1. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

All Members who believe they have a personal or a personal prejudicial interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that personal interest and having regard to the circumstances described in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the County Council's Code of Conduct, consider whether to leave the meeting whilst the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 12 of the Code. The declaration should be made at the time of the relevant debate.

2. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS

To receive any communications the Chairman may have for this meeting.

3. KEY THEMES

To note the key themes for consideration:

· Improving Oral Health

· Ethics

· Impact on Health

· Alternatives to Fluoride in Water

· Exposure to Fluoride

· The Nature of Fluoride

· Legal and Technical Considerations

4. PRESENTATIONS

To receive presentations from:

10.40-11.10: UK Councils Against Fluoridation: - Cllr Liz Vaughan, Doug Cross and Dr Tony Lees

11.15-11.45: Portsmouth University Community Dentistry Project: - Tony Horne, Project Director, Dental Outreach Project and Sara Holmes, Head Of School, School Of Professionals Complementary To Dentistry, University of Portsmouth

11.50-12.20: South Central Strategic Health Authority:

12.25-12.55: Southern Water: - Dr Nigel Smetham, Head of Water Quality and Regulatory Assurance; Ms Joanne Statton, Company Solicitor; and Mr Trevor Clark, Regional Water Supply Manager

1.50-2.20: British Dental Association: - Ros Hamburger, BDA Member, Consultant in Dental Public Health, Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust

2.25-2.55: Hampshire Primary Care Trust: - Richard Samuel

3.00-3.30 British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry: - Colwyn Jones, Consultant in Dental Public Health, NHS Lothian & NHS Borders, past President of BASCD

3.35-4.05 Hampshire Local Dental Committee: - Tony Lynn, Chair of the Hampshire LDC

4.10 Chairman Closing remarks

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