Dissemination event on research in fluorides and dental fluorosis in Latin America - Santiago, Chile, October 18, 19 and 20, 2023

The activities developed in the Dissemination Day of the FONIS SA21I0117 project called “Academic dissemination events of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Chile and entities participating in the study with foreign professors” are presented with the Agenda: Research in Fluorides and Dental Fluorosis”. This activity took place on October 18, 19 and 20, 2023 at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Chile, Santiago, Chile (1). The activities carried out included a: I) Symposium on “Dental Fluorosis in Latin America”, with the participation of researchers from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. II) Seminar on “Feeding in children from 0 to 12 months in Chile” and III) Presentation of results of research on “Fluorides” and Fluorosis developed in Latin American countries. In the fluorosis Symposium section, six research experiences were presented by researchers from 6 presentations were made from Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. At the seminar on Nutrition in children under 1 year of age in Chile there were three presentations from three government entities in the country. The presentations of free works on fluorides and fluorosis in Latin America included one work from Argentina, two from Chile, one from Colombia, two from Ecuador, one from Brazil, and one from Peru. As the production of scientific works during the event was extensive and very varied, on this occasion we will present only the expanded summaries of the round table on “Dental Fluorosis in Latin America”.