Conference report Fluoride 46(4) October-December 2013

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1 177 Report on the XXXIth Conference of the International 177 REPORT ON THE XXXITH CONFERENCE ISFR CONFERENCE OCTOBER 18 21, 2013, TEHRAN, IRAN The XXXIth Conference of the International (ISFR) was held on October 18 21, 2013, at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran,. It was organized by the Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences and the ISFR in cooperation with the ian Association of Environmental Health (IAEH), the Busheher University of Medical Sciences, and the Environmental Health Research Network (EHRN). The Conference Organizing Committee was chaired by Professor Alireza Mesdaghinia, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and the IER, TUMS, Tehran, and Dr Amir Hossein Mahvi, from the same department, was the Scientific Secretary. The Executive Secretaries were Dr Abbas Shahsavani, Center for Air Pollution Research, IER, TUMS, Tehran, and Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, and Fatemeh Momeniha, MSc, Center for Solid Waste Research, IER, TUMS, Tehran. The keynote speakers were Professor Jörg Spitz, Germany; Associate Professor Masashi Tsunoda, Japan; Dr Bruce, New Zealand; Professor Anna Strunecka, Czech Republic; Professor Elian Dahi, Tanzania; Declan Waugh, BSc, CEnv, MCIWEM, MIEMA, MCIWM, Ireland; Dr Ümit Demirel, Turkey; and Professor Zhi-Zhong Guan,. Other keynote speakers who planned to attend but, in the event, were unable to were Professor Dariusz Chlubek, Poland; Dr Arjun Khandare, India; Dr Jennifer Luke, England; Professor Guifan Sun, PR China; and Professor Andezhath Kumaran Susheela, India. Professor Jundong Wang,, was also unable to attend but his paper was presented on his behalf by Dr Ruiyan Niu. The advisers to the conference were Professor Emeritus Albert Burgstahler, USA, and Dr, who also assisted with copy editing the abstracts. The executive committee were Dr Amir Ahmad Akhaven; Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand, MSc; Reza Zomorodian; Rezaei, MSc; and Ali Jaafari, MSc. The conference, held on the ninth floor of the TUMS building, Tehran, with the delegates seated around a large horse-shoe shaped table surrounded by five screens for Power Point images, was opened by Dr Ali Jafarian, Chancellor of TUMS. His speech was followed by presentations by Professor Alireza Mesdaghinia and Dr Amir Hossein Mahvi. A period of silence was observed in remembrance of Professor Emeritus Albert Burgstahler, President of the ISFR, , and Editor-in-Chief of Fluoride who died on October 12, A photograph of him was present on the conference table. Eight platform and five poster sessions were held between Friday evening, October 18, 2013, and Monday afternoon, October 21, 2013 (Table 1). The 196-page conference book contained 52 abstracts together with the full texts of 12 keynote presentations (Table 2). The one hour allowed for the keynote addresses allowed ample time for discussion.

2 178 Report on the XXXIth Conference of the International 178 Table 1. Titles of the platform and poster sessions Session number Platform session 1 Platform session 2 Platform session 3 Platform session 4 Platform session 5 Platform sessions 6 & 7 Platform session 8 Poster session 1 Poster session 2 Poster sessions 3 & 4 Poster session 5 Session title Fluoride and the gastrointestinal and endocrine systems Fluoride and the renal, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems Fluoride and the eye Fluoride and the reproductive system Fluoride, bones, and teeth Fluoride and the brain Fluoride and the environment Fluoride levels in milk, water, and plants Fluoride and teeth Fluoride removal from water Fluoride and various biological factors Table 2. Keynotes speakers and their presentation titles Keynote speaker Professor Jörg Spitz Germany Presentation title The nature deficit disorder why fluoride toxicity becomes even more critical in the 21st century Associate Professor Masashi Tsunoda Experimental approach to the toxicity of fluoride among a sensitive population: use of rodents with renal function impairment Japan Declan Waugh Ireland Epidemiology of fluoride: how fluoride contributes to inflammatory respiratory diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Professor Jundong Wang (presented on his behalf by Dr Ruiyan Niu) A retrospective look at three decades of research on fluoride toxicity Dr Bruce New Zealand Professor Emeritus Anna Strunecka Czech Republic Professor Emeritus Anna Strunecka Czech Republic Professor Zhizhong Guan Professor Elian Dahi Tanzania Dr Ümit Demirel Turkey Dental caries in New Zealand in 2011: the effects of socioeconomic status and water fluoridation Aluminofluoride complexes the most dangerous combination of fluoride and aluminium The potential role of fluoride in autism spectrum disorders Impaired mitochondrial dynamics in brains, kidney, and liver of rats with chronic fluorosis 25 years of a defluoridation technology project Are we aware of the fluorosis problem in our countries, including Turkey?

3 179 Report on the XXXIth Conference of the International 179 After listening to a musical group sing and play traditional ian music, a city tour and banquet was held on the evening of Saturday 19, 2013 and included a visit to the 435 m high Milad Tower, the sixth tallest tower in the world, and a meal in a traditional ian restaurant. A meeting was held of the ISFR Advisory Board (President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary or Co-Secretaries if the position is shared, Editor-in-Chief of Fluoride, Regional Editors of Fluoride, Members-at-Large for Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and other areas as may be chosen by the Advisory Board, Treasurer, and Managing Editor of Fluoride) and the ISFR Editorial Board (Editor-in-Chief of Fluoride, Regional Editors of Fluoride, Associate Editors, Editorial Board Members, Editorial Assistants, and Managing Editor of Fluoride. The passing of the Editor-in-Chief Professor Emeritus Albert Burgstahler on October 12, 2013 was acknowledged with sadness. Dr Bruce was invited to take up the position of Editor-in-Chief and the current Regional Editors were confirmed in their positions (Table 3). Table 3. Editor-in-Chief and Regional Editors for Fluoride Editor-in-Chief Dr Bruce, New Zealand. spittle@es.co.nz Regional Editor for Africa Regional Editor for Eastern Europe Regional Editor for Latin America, including Mexico, Central America, and Cuba Regional Editor for the Middle East Regional Editors for People s Republic of China Regional Editors for India Professor Eli Dahi, Ngongongare, Tanzania. elidahi@hotmail.com Professor Dariusz Chlubek, Pomeranian Medical University, Poland. dchlubek@sci.pum.edu.pl Dr Alfredo Rigalli, Rosario, Argentina. arigalli@unr.edu.ar and arigalli@conicet.gov.ar Assistant Professor Amir Hossein Mavhi, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran,. ahmahvi@yahoo.com Professor Yanhui Gao, Director of the Institute for Endemic Fluoride Control, Center for Endemic Disease Control, China CDC. goayh411@163.com Professor Zhi-Zhong Guan, Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang,. zhizhongguan@yahoo.com Associate Professor Shanti Lal Choubisa, Parasitology and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Government Meera Girls College, Udaipur , Rajasthan, India. choubisasl@yahoo.com and choubisasl1954@gmail.com Professor Vikas K Desai, Community Medicine Department, Government Medical College (GMCS), Majura Gate, Surat, Gujarat, India psmvikas@hotmail.com So that the Regional Editor workload is not excessive for any one person, the Members of the Advisory Board may nominate further suitable persons to be Regional Editors from their areas. The Financial Report was adopted at a General Business Meeting. Details of the Financial Report and of the Society s constitution are available from: Click on Search for a society and enter, in the Standard Search box, the Society

4 180 Report on the XXXIth Conference of the International 180 number or, in the Keyword Search box, fluoride. The XXXIInd conference will be hosted by Dr Sunsanee Rajchagool in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on November 25 28, 2014, and the XXXIIIrd conference will be hosted by Dr Arjun Khandare in Hyderabad, India in The Niloufer Chinoy Awards contest for the best oral and poster presentation by a young scientist, aged under 35 years, was held for the third time. The contest is planned to be held on five occasions and will again be contested at Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 2014, and in Hyderabad, India, in One thousand euros, kindly donated by Professor Jörg Spitz, in honour of Professor Emerita Niloufer Chinoy, was divided among the winners in each of the two sections (Table 4). Placing (prize) 1st place ( US$50) 2nd equal ( 200) Highly commended ( 100) Table 4. Niloufer Chinoy Awards XXXIst ISFR Conference, Tehran, Presenter Country Title of presentation Oral presentation section Effect of sodium fluoride on the oxidative stress Dr Xiaoyan Yan and expression of Bcl-2 and Bax in rat myocardium Dr Dushyant Singh Chauhan India Fluoride influences metal antagonistic effect in seminal plasma Investigation of intelligence quotient in children Mina Aghaei aged 9 12 years exposed to high and low fluoride in drinking water in West Azerbaijan, Kinetics modelling and isotherms for adsorption Dr Davood Balarak of fluoride from aqueous solution by modified Azolla filiculoidedes Dr Maryam Serajzadeh Effects of laser-assisted fluoride therapy on enamel demineralization Dr Ruiyan Niu Proteomic analysis of hippocampus and cortex in mice exposed to fluoride and lead Fluoride influences aluminium-induced Dr Sandeep Tripathi India behavioural and biochemical changes in the central nervous system Poster presentation section F Elmi Fluoride removal from aqueous solutions using shrimp shell as a cost benefit biosorbent S Noshadi Fluoride biosorption from aqueous solutions by Sargassum hystrix algae M Kakuee Fluoride biosorption from aqueous solutions using Moringa oleifera M Keshtkar Fluoride removal from aqueous solutions using Padina sanctae crucis algae as biosorbent Mohammad Mollamahmoudi Performance comparison of electrocoagulation process by using aluminum and iron electrodes on defluoridation of drinking water Sara Sadat Hosseini Modified eggshell powder as an adsorbent for removal of fluoride from aqueous solution First equal Investigation of modified montmorillonite by (US$100) Azam Nadali polyethyleneimine for fluoride removal from aquatic media M Khorsand Fluoride concentration level of the Persian gulf shore in Bushehr, Investigation of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles coated on Kani Golzar F Ahmadi powder activated carbon efficient in the removal of fluoride from aqueous solution Dr Pakdaman Knowledge, attitude, and self-reported practice of fluoride use among dentists H Faraji Determination of fluoride concentration in water and breast milk in Golestan province in Mina Aghaei Investigation of hypertension in people exposed to high and low fluoride in drinking water in west Azerbaijan province,

5 181 Report on the XXXIth Conference of the International 181 In his closing address, Dr Amir Hossein Mahvi announced that, as a result of the conference being held, the Ministry of Health in had decided to establish a committee to consider various matters related to fluoride such as the medical, health, engineering, and water treatment aspects. The XXXIst conference of the ISFR in Tehran,, was, as predicted by Professor Emeritus Albert Burgstahler one of the best and all the members of the Society are grateful to Professor Alireza Mesdaghina and Dr Amir Hossein Mahvi and their teams for hosting such a well organized and educational event. Bruce, Editor-in-Chief Photo courtesy of Ümit Demirel From left: Anna Strunecka, Eli Dahi, Jörg Spitz, Abbas Shashavani, Bruce, Masashi Tsunoda, Sina Dobaradaran, Faezh Eazadpanah, Declan Waugh, Fatema Momeniha, Ali Jaafari, Reza Rezaee, Sara Sadat Hosseini, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Leila Yaghoobi, Zhizhong Guan, Wuttichai Choompolkul, Ruiyan Niu, Supoj Chamnanprai, Xiaoyan Yan, Ümit Demirel. Photo courtesy of Ümit Demirel From left: Sima Karimzadeh, Azam Nadeali, Sara Sadat Hosseini, Nooshin Rastkari, Fatema Momeniha, Faezh Eazadpanah, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Mohammad Mosaferi, Leila Yaghoobi, Mina Aghaei, Ali Jaafari, Reza Rezaee. Copyright 2013 The International Inc Editorial Office: 727 Brighton Road, Ocean View, Dunedin 9035, New Zealand.