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PUBLISHED IN DUBAI www.dental-tribune.me September-October 2017 | No. 5, Vol. 7 IFDH attendees of the Social Responsibility Workshop representing 17 countries, including Australia, Canada, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Malta, New Zealand, Nepal, Russia, Spain, Africa, Singapore, UK, UAE and USA, along with the IFDH Board of Directors (seated). Unique worldwide Dental Hygiene Conference on Social Respon- sibility a Huge Success By IFDH ROCKVILLE, MD, USA: The Interna- tional Federation of Dental Hygien- ists (IFDH) held a Global Oral Health Strategy Session and a Social Re- sponsibility Conference-Workshop in Florence, Italy from July 7-8, 2017. The meeting was attended by lead- ers in the area of social responsibility from all over the world and repre- sentatives from 20 IFDH country as- sociation members, all with the goal of improving health worldwide. The meeting was opened by IFDH President Robyn Watson, who wel- comed the group and said: “It is a great pleasure to see the realization of our efforts in bringing together experts from around the world to help us create projects, develop lead- ers, and change the emphasis of oral health care to prevention. This is the beginning of our journey” Professor Raman Bedi, Chair, Global Child Dental Fund and WFPHA Oral Health Committee said: “Develop- ing leadership and advocacy within the dental profession will ultimately lead to improved oral health under- standing among the global popula- tion.” The message is that “we need to be the change we wish to see in the world” (Gandhi). The importance of care for the unserved and under- served in all phases of life was em- phasized during the conference. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Peter Anas, Executive Director at Interna- tional Federation of Dental Hygien- ists, or email at director@ifdh.org.