In this course, we will review the Guideline Technical Document for Fluoride under the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality. The
manual for this course was developed by Health Canada and includes a summarization of information used to support the current Health
Canada Guidelines related to fluoride in Drinking Water in Canada.
We focus on Fluoride as a chemical, the uses of fluoride in drinking water and the health effects related to exposure to fluoride in drinking
water supplies. This Guideline Technical Document forms the bases for the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality perimeter
related to fluoride in drinking water. This is not a health and safety course related to fluoride nor does it focus on dosage math.
Covered in this course:
NOTE: Greyed out sections are contained within the course manual but deemed out-of-scope of the course and thus not reviewed
Fluoride in Drinking Water - $495.
00
Delivered through a PDF Manual and intelligent quizzing
Everything required is included on-line.
Enroll today, Complete today or take 1-year to complete from enrollment date, CEU’s registered with regulator within 72hrs
Course Developed and Delivered by Vaughan Martin
This course has met the requirements under O. Reg. 128/04 as Director Approved Continuing Education.
This unique course and it’s format has been evolving since 2012. You won’t need to flip through slides or scroll endless web pages as it is
offered in a PDF manual format.
How the Course Works:
You take the “Unit Quizzes” and harvest answers from the manual. The progressive questions will guide you through the manual in a linear and
sequential manner, providing short chunks of knowledge, interesting stories and nuanced guidance. The course marks your questions
immediately and saves your progress at each question. Take as long as you like. And it‘s completely open book, use the manual or the Internet
to harvest answers. Complete each of the 3-Unit Content Quizzes with a 70% in each unit to unlock the Course & Trainer Assessment e-form.
Complete the e-form to immediately unlock your Course Completion Certificate. If you’re a Certified Operator in Ontario, OETC will upload your
completion status to the MOE-WWOCS Database within 72hrs of completion.
Enrol, start and finish today or take up to a year, completing portions when you have time.
I’m sure you’ll agree this course format is the best, easiest and most interesting way to assume the depth and richness of this seemingly boring
but vitally necessary knowledge set.
Director / Regulator Approval:
Ontario - 1.0 CEU’s - Course Code: XXXXX
British Columbia/Yukon - x.x CEU’s - Course Code: xxxx
Nova Scotia - x.x CEU’s - Course Code: xxxxxx - WT/WD/WWT/WWC
Fluoride in Drinking Water- $495.
(online - 1yr to complete)
On-Line Course - $495 Taxes Extra
Course Developed and Delivered by Vaughan Martin
Technical Guidance &
Drinking Water-Wastewater
Science
9.0 Health effects
9.1 Effects in humans
9.1.1 Essentiality
9.1.2 Acute effects
9.1.3 Musculoskeletal effects
9.1.3.1 Case reports
9.1.3.2 Clinical studies
9.1.3.3 Epidem. studies – skeletal fluorosis
9.1.3.4 Epidem. studies – skeletal fractures
9.1.3.5 Epidem. studies – bone mineral density
9.1.4 Cancer epidemiology
9.1.5 Reproductive/developmental epidemiology
9.1.6 Mutagenicity/genotoxicity
9.1.7 Neurobehavioural effects
9.1.8 Other health effects
9.2 Effects on experimental animals and in vitro
9.2.1 Acute toxicity
9.2.2 Musculoskeletal effects
9.2.3 Carcinogenicity
9.2.4 Reproductive/developmental toxicity
9.2.5 Mutagenicity/genotoxicity
9.2.6 Neurotoxicity and neurobehavioural effects
9.2.7 Other health effects
10.0 Classification and assessment
10.1 Dental Fluorosis
10.2 Effectiveness of water fluoridation
11.0 Classification and assessment
11.0 Rationale
12.0 References
Appendix A: List of acronyms
Overview of the Fluoridation Controversy in Canada
Rational for resistance
Concerns over 1940’s USA studies
Why the 1940’s studies remain valid
Part I. Overview and Application
1.0 Guideline
2.0 Executive summary
2.1 Health effects
2.2 Exposure
2.3 Treatment
2.4 Dental Health Benefits
3.0 Application of the guideline
Part II. Science and Technical Considerations
4.0 Identity, properties, and uses
5.0 Exposure
5.1 Air
5.2 Food and Beverages
5.3 Dental Products
5.4 Soil
5.5 Air
5.6 Total Daily Intake
6.0 Analytical methods
7.0 Treatment technology
7.1 Municipal scale
7.1.1 Coagulation techniques
7.1.2 Activated alumina
7.1.3 Reverse osmosis & nanofiltration
7.1.4 Lime softening
7.1.5 Anion exchange
7.1.6 Emerging treatment technologies
7.2 Residential scale
8.0 Kinetics and metabolism
8.1 Absorption
8.2 Metabolism
8.3 Distribution and excretion