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TheWorldFederationforLaserDentistry(WFLD)isanorganisationofacademic societieswiththeagendaofpromotingoralhealthbyinnovativedevelopments in laser dentistry and dental care. It is comprised of 54 member countries worldwide. In addition to academic activities, the WFLD is also committed to educationalactivitiesincountriesaroundtheworld.Theseincludetrainingand lectures,providingsafeandappropriatedirectionsfortheuseofdentallasers, as well as its international congress. Every two years, the WFLD holds an international congress at a major city. In 2016,the 15th Congress of theWFLD will take place in Nagoya,Japan,hosted by honorary presidents Hajime Yamamoto and Isao Ishikawa as well as Kenjy Yoshida, Chair of Organising Committee. The congress theme is “Light to brighten the future”, in an effort to move ahead from existing laser dentistry and dental care,and to look at new developments by incorporating“light”into all diagnosis and treatment. The congress programme includes: specialist lectures,symposiums,workshops,oral and poster sessions,seminars and an extensive dental exhibition. The 15th WFLD Congress will be held from 17 to 19 July 2016, bringing together laser specialists in engineering and medical fields,including dentistry,from countries around the world.It is hoped that the congresswillalsoserveasanopportunityforfurtheradvancementofacademic research activities and clinical improvement. In addition, it aims at heralding the beginning of new development of medical devices and new expansion of the industry in Japan, providing an extensive platform for information on all aspects of the dental laser industry in its dental exhibition. WFLD2016 Secretariat c/o Convention Linkage, Inc. Asahiseimei Bldg., 3-32-20 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-0008 JAPAN wfld2016@c-linkage.co.jp www.c-linkage.co.jp/wfld2016 15th WFLD Congress 2016 Light to brighten the future Fotona’s award-winning LightWalker dental laser is widelyrecognisedasapowerfulsystemthatenables an exceptionally broad range of dental proce- dures. And now with Fotona’s new Genova handpiece, LightWalker also offers bio- modulationcapabilities,whichcanbe anidealcomplementtomanysurgical procedures. The Genova handpiece was specially devel- oped for Fotona’s LightWalker laser system for inducing highly effective wound healing andpainreduction.Thenewhandpiececre- atesalargespotsizewithauniquecollimated homogeneous beam profile of Nd:YAG laser light,whichistheoptimalinfraredwavelengthto penetrate homogeneously into soft tissue.The laser lightisabsorbedintothemitochondriaandcellmem- branesofthetargetcells,leadingtoanincreaseinmi- toticactivityandnumberoffibroblasts,aswellascol- lagensynthesis,neovascularisationandadecreased levelofpain.TheeffectoftheNd:YAGwavelengthon thehealingofinjuriesandlesionsthroughthestimu- lation of growth factors is substantially higher than withotherwavelengths. TheGenovatreatmentpro- tocol is easy for any dentist to perform.It is clini- cally proven to stimulate wound healing in skin, mucosa and bone tissue, and also provides pain reduction and anti-in- flammatoryeffects.AndthenewGenovahandpiece, with its unique beam profile, treats affected areas withexceptionalprecisionandcontrol. AboutFotona:Foundedin1964,onlyfouryearsafter theinventionoftheveryfirstlaser,Fotonaisoneofthe most experienced developers of high-technology laser systems,recognized for the design,manufac- ture,and support of advanced solid-state laser sys- temsfor:medicine(aesthetics,surgery,gynecology), dentistry,industry&defense.Fotonaisfullycommit- ted to stringent testing of all components and in- houseproductionofitsmedicalanddentallasersys- tems. This long-term dedication to perfection en- sures that the company's laser systems are of the highestquality,reliabilityanddurability. Fotona Stegne 7 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia www.fotona.com FOTONA LightWalker with biomodulation Manufacturer News I manufacturer news_international 20 I laser4_2015