Information in this section was provided by the participants of two discussion sessions in the workshop on “Effective use of
fluoride in Asia” held in Phang-Nga, Thailand, in March 2011, and also extracted from the country reports in the workshop
proceedings (Siriphant and Srisawasdi, 2011). These participants were mostly representatives of the government ministry of
health or national dental association of selected countries in East and South Asia.