cosmetic dentistry_ beauty & science International

_I brought my receptionist and my dental nurse with me to the eighth annual meeting of the European Society of Cosmetic Dentistry (ESCD), which was held from 30 September to 1 October 2011 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Experience has taught me how important it is to bring team members to meetings so that they gain the same enthusiasm as the dentists and co-operate fully when new ideas from the meeting are in- troduced into the practice. The meeting was presented jointly with the Croatian Dental Chamber and opened with a warm welcome from the organisers. The out- standing scientific programme included state- of-the-art lectures, workshops and live demon- strations! Prof Nasser Barghi from the US is a well- known master of cosmetic dentistry. His lecture concentrated on the reliable and correct use of porcelain, from preparation to cementation. He compared various porcelains, pointing out their advantages and limitations, and shared numer- ous tips to help general practitioners produce the very best results with this material. 36 I I meetings _ ESCD Annual Meeting cosmeticdentistry 3_2011 Wow, what a meeting! Author_Dr Philip Lewis, UK Fig. 1_Dubrovnik, Croatia. Fig. 2_Dr Hrvoje Pezo, President of the Croatian Dental Chamber, and Dr Wolfgang Richter, President of the ESCD. Fig. 3_From left to right: Dr Gregory Brambilla (General Secretary and Certified ESCD Member), Dr Florin Lăzărescu (Country Chairman ESCD Romania), Dr Wolfgang Richter (ESCD President), Dr Daniel Baketić (Country ChairmanESCDCroatia)andIgorRistić (Country Chairman ESCD Serbia). Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3