COMMUNITY FORUM (Toronto) - Arguments for Publicly Funded Dental Care - Oct 14/09

What's The Difference Between a Tooth Ache & An Ear Ache?
Arguments for publicly funded dental care

When: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 5:30 to 7 p.m. - RSVP by Oct. 8/09
Where: The Mustard Seed, 791 Queen St. E, Toronto

Everyone is welcome at this community forum to share ideas and information about health and fairness. Free admission, sandwiches & snacks.

Participants will discuss why dentistry was excluded from Canadian Medicare and the impacts of this decision on our health. Public financing of dental care in Ontario would be good public policy.

With:
Carlos Quiñonez, Assistant Professor and Director of the Specialty Training Program (Dental Public Health) at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, & Associate Researcher at the Centre for Research on Inner City Health at St.
Michael's Hospital,

Paula Fletcher, Toronto City Councillor, Ward 30, Toronto-Danforth,

Sister Georgette Gregory, CSJ, Director of In Good Company, Fontbonne Ministries, Sisters of St. Joseph & Member of the Toronto Oral Health Coalition.

RSVP by Oct. 8 to Anne-Marie Tynan (ext. 2522) tynanma@smh.toronto.on.ca