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48 Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | January-February 2016 events Mixing work with pleasure - the SWISS DENTAL EDUCATION WEEK makes it possible Henry Schein helps refugees By MediAccess AG M ediAccess AG invites you and your family from July 10 to July 14, 2016 to Zurich, Switzer- land’s international metropo- lis, to participate in a unique training event exclusively de- signed for dentists from the Arab world. Attendees can look forward to a selected range of prominent and engaging speakers addressing topics such as aesthetic restoration, endodontic treatment meth- ods as well as CEREC, the CAD/CAM system. The SWISS DENTAL EDUCATION WEEK offers you a one-of-a-kind op- ByDentalTribuneInternational M ELVILLE, N.Y., USA: Global health care products and service giant Henry Schein has pledged to donate products worth $350,000 to World Vision for care of refugees living in Eu- rope and the Middle East. The nonprofit humanitarian orga- nization will receive products portunity to broaden your pro- fessional horizon while discov- ering Switzerland’s many and varied attractions. The course venue, the Zurich Marriott Hotel, is situated in the heart of the city of Zurich and offers an array of amenities such as 24-hour room service and pro- fessional catering provided by Mangosteen Catering. MediAccess AG has been pro- viding internationally rec- ognized and certified dental training programs for more than a decade. The company’s wealth of experience guar- antees high quality specialist events in great ambience for for its local partners providing care in refugee camps or com- munities with large popula- tions of displaced people. Over the next three years, Henry Schein will provide gloves, masks, gowns and gauze for ap- proximately 7,500 people. World Vision has been one of Henry Schein’s strategic non- governmental organization participants to relax and net- work with one another, gain expert knowledge and enjoy the event’s proceedings. As a practicing dentist, company owner and Swiss native Dr Nils Leuzinger, knows the is- sues at the heart of the pro- fession. This enables him to closely respond to emerging trends and choose current is- sues as well as the profession’s finest speakers for the events’ selected programs. Situated in the heart of Europe, the small and yet immensely diverse country of Switzerland offers breathtaking sceneries, a well- established and highly partners since 2014. During this time, the company has do- nated more than $1 million in health care supplies to support World Vision’s relief efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Somalia, Swazi- land and Zimbabwe. The new initiative forms part of the com- pany’s global social responsi- bility program, called Henry Schein Cares. efficient infrastructure as well as a broad range of cultural activities that attracts millions of tourists every year. Zurich in particular, as Switzerland’s largest city and the country’s most important economic centre, draws an ever increas- ing number of visitors from all over the world. The city’s sights and attractions, such as the Old Town, Grossmünster church and Lake Zurich are Based on current World Vision statistics, 4.3 million Syrians are refugees and another 6.6 million have been displaced within Syria. Nearly half of both groups are children. Most of the refugees are in the Middle East, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt. Slightly more than 10 percent of refu- gees have traveled to Europe. Children affected by the Syrian conflict are at risk of becoming ill or malnourished, or being abused or exploited. MediAccess AG Hofstrasse 10 CH 8808 Pfaeffikon Switzerland info@fbrb.ch www.mediaccess.ch Contact Information all centrally located and easy to reach. In December, Henry Schein also announced a donation of $250,000 in health care prod- ucts over the next two years to the America’s Dentists Care Foundation. Through its Mis- sions of Mercy clinics, the foun- dation provides free oral health care to underserved American citizens. Henry Schein’s dona- tion is to include examination gloves, surgical masks, gowns and medical gauze.