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I am looking to speak to someone about Fluoride application to teeth of children in under poor communities in other countries besides the US.. ie. I am involved in the Belize Mission Project. We did 8,000 plus fl varnish applications to children in schools. Will nano silver be an option for our use. How can I obtain it. Is it available in US. What is the cost and how can it be applied. Could I transport it to Central America without a problem.
Please contact me: Mary Anne Barry, RDH, BA 401-465-4744 on my cell phone or at work at 401-273-4411 http://www.belizemissionproject.com
There are a few fluoride varnish products that are marketed as nano-technology which can be found in an internet search. Here is one: http://www.olident.com/files/9013/9567/2151/EN_OliNano_SEAL_web.pdf
In general, sale and distribution fluoride varnishes may be restricted. Check with the manufacturer.
Dear Mr Pontius,
I was very excited to find your blog. I am in the first process of starting a combined area charity to help others find solutions for safe drinking water and earth based construction methods using the issb and cseb methods in Latin America and Africa. I think I will be spending a lot of time reading through your articles to learn about your various viewpoints on the water related problems. I would be interested to know your views on the sawyer filters, biosand filters, your favorite water well pumps for Africa and Latin America, etc. I will start doing some searches through your site to see if you have already written on those topics.
Thank you
Best wishes,
Dylan McLoughlin
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