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38 I I meetings _ memorandum of understanding Fig. 1_Vice-Dean Dr Lertrit Sarinnaphakorn welcoming guests to the MoU signing ceremony. Figs. 2–4_The MoU signing ceremony. Fig. 5_A group photograph of the MoU partners after the seminar at VIE Hotel Bangkok on the evening of 26 August. Figs. 6–9_Photographs during the seminar. cosmeticdentistry 3_2013 _On 26 August 2013, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed that officially launched an international joint project to estab- lish the MiCD and TMJA Harmony International Training and Treatment Center at the Faculty of Dentistry of Thammasat University. The progressive international collaboration in the field of dentistry was initiated between Thammasat University, a private training institute and three dental manufacturers to establish an advanced international training centre. This is a unique collaboration in the sense that three major sectors of dentistry (education, clinical and manufacturing) have come together to promote knowledge, skills and attitudes to enhance qua- lity, healthy, comprehensive dentistry in the Asia Pacific region. The Faculty of Dentistry of Thammasat Uni- versity and the Vedic Institute of Smile Aesthet- ics (VISA) in Nepal from the education sector andTekscanintheUSA,SHOFUDentalAsia-Pacific in Singapore and Bio-Research Associates in the USA from the dental industry have joined hands to offer international skill-based training, research, publication and global networking in the field of minimally invasive cosmetic den- tistry (MiCD) and teeth, muscles, joint and airway (TMJA) harmony (occlusion, temporomandibular joint dysfunction and dental sleep medicine) dentistry. Progressive educational collaboration inAsia Pacific region Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6