Worldental Daily Istanbul 2013

Advance Issue News 7www.fdiworldental.org Organised by: In partnership with: THANKYOU! WOHD’13:37 Countries,5 Continents,1Day http://www.fdiworldental.org/wohd2013 AD Education, fashion and more LatestconceptsandtechnologiesindentistrypresentedbyDTStudyClubFDIsymposium F orthefourthtime,DentalTribune International (DTI) will be bring- ingitsDentalTribuneStudyClub Symposium to the Annual World Den- tal Congress of the FDI World Dental Federation. The expert lecture series, to be held alongside the FDI’s scien- tific programme on the exhibition floor in the Istanbul Congress Center, will be supported by dental manu- facturers SHOFU, Kerr and COLTENE, and feature clinical experts, who will be discussing the latest concepts and technologiesindentistry. According to the international den- tal publishing group, attendees will be able to update their knowledge on bulk-fill technology, MIMI flapless surgery and minimally invasive cos- metic dentistry, among other topics. Inaddition,thesymposiumwilldiscuss the reasons that CBCT should be part ofeverydaypractice. Starting on Thursday, the 30- minute lectures will be held daily at booths B029–B032 and B066–B071 between 11:00 and 18:00. Access to the symposium will be free of charge for visitors of the congress. All pre- sentations will be also recorded live for viewing online after the show on the DT Study Club e-learning plat- form. This year, Wednesday will be solely dedicated to a fashion event sponsored by CROIXTURE, show- casing the latest in clinical apparel, which dentists will be able to pur- chase on-site at a discounted price. DTI held its first FDI Study Club Symposium at the 97th Annual World Dental Congress in Singapore four yearsago.Since2008,theADACERP- recognised education platform has been providing dental education to millions of dentists at international conferences and exhibitions, as well asthroughonlinelectures.Morethan 150,000dentistsaroundtheworldare currently members of the DT Study Club, according to DTI figures. Local platforms are available in Germany, France, Italy and Brazil, among other countries.Corporatepartnersinclude DENTSPLY, Straumann, GlaxoSmith- Kline and Colgate-Palmolive, which has its own spin-off platform, the Col- gateOralHealthNetworkestablished in partnership with DTI in 2010. More information about the DT Study Club, the FDI symposium and how to become a platform member areavailableatthefollowingwebsite: www.dtstudyclub.com T he number of armed conflicts has remained constant since the end of the Cold War, ac- cording to a study by the Peace Research Institute Oslo in Norway. Therefore, a key part of military dentistry is to plan dental care for isolated populations nowadays, in addition to providing oral health care to those involved in armed forces and managing their risk of oral disease. Around 70 delegates from 25 countries are expected to meet ahead of the 2013 Annual World Dental Congress for two one-day sessions on the latest issues in military dentistry organised by the FDI Section of Defence Forces Den- tal Services (SDFDS) in Istanbul. According to Col. Andrew Gray, Di- rector of Defence Dental Services, the event will cover battlefield den- tistry, disaster relief and manage- ment, as well as forensic dentistry, including mass disaster victim iden- tification. In addition, management of den- tal service delivery, including per- formance assessment and improve- ment,readiness,dentalmanagement programmes, oral and maxillofacial treatment, as well as CAD will be in focus. “Military personnel can be oper- ational for various lengths of time without access to dental care,” Gray said. “Thus, risk management of military populations is vital to the success of a mission. Evacuating a soldier from a military environment as a result of a simple toothache is expensive and in many situations very dangerous for the patient and those transporting and assisting.” For the first time, delegates from Afghanistan, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Ukraine are expected to join the annual event. The meeting will com- mence with a welcome reception on25AugustattheMilitaryMuseum in Istanbul. Delegates will also visit the military facilities of the Turkish Armed Forces as a traditional part of the programme. This year’s SDFDS annual meet- ing is being organised by the SDFDS executivecommitteeandCapt.Alper Tukay of the Turkish Navy. The cur- rentexecutivecommitteeismadeup of representatives from Australia, Canada, Chile, China, India, Kenya, New Zealand and Sweden. They are members of the FDI who are senior regular force, reserve, or retired dentalofficers.However,civilianem- ployees of national military oral health providers or individuals with an interest in or affiliation with mili- tarydentistryarewelcometoattend, Gray said. SDFDS says its role is to provide a world forum for the exchange of ideas, innovations and concepts within the areas of defence forces dental services. As such, the SDFDS has to facilitate communication be- tween members of the SDFDS, and develop and propose educational programmes for the annual confer- ence.Thebasicprogrammenormally consists of two full-day sessions and a one-day visit to the military facili- ties of the host country. The World Military Dental Con- gress was first held in 1904. Dental officers meet at World Military Dental Congress FDISectionofDefenceForcesDentalServicestalksforensicsandCADatpre-AWDCevent ITheSDFDSiswelcomingnewdelegatesfromcountrieslikeAfghanistanthisyear. (DTI/PhotoscourtesyofSDFDS) IDelegates to the World Military Dental Congress listening to a presentation intheyear2012. IAfullsymposiumatlastyear’sAWDCinHongKong.(DTI/PhotoClaudiaDuschek) IThelatestinclinicalapparelwillbepresentedbynewfashionlabelCROIXTURE onWednesday.(DTI/PhotocourtesyofCROIXTURE,Germany)