DT News - Latin America - Da Silva assumes FDI presidency at Mexico Congress

Javier M. de Pison

vie. 16 septiembre 2011

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MEXICO CITY, Mexico: The FDI World Dental Federation is the United Nations of Dentistry, said one of the speakers at the opening ceremonies of the 99th FDI Annual World Dental Congress in Mexico City. Proof of this is the intense lobbying, discussions and negotiations that take place among delegations and committes representing all the national dental associations in the world.

The Chair of the Organizing Committee, Dr. Víctor Guerrero Reynoso, said that he was very proud because 98 different countries were in attendance to the congress, which “means it is a truly global event”. For his part, the President of the Mexican Dental Association, Dr. Jaime Edelson, said that “the dentists are an integral part of the health system of every country” and demanded “an end to the separation between oral health and general health.”

He added that it was a moment to feel proud to be a dentist and especially Mexican. “It’s also time to share and learn from more than 90 foreign dentists who have come to bring their knowledge and experiences” to the FDI Congress.

Ayub Safar, President of Mexican Dental Trade Associaton, agreed that it was a historic moment to be part in Mexico of FDI World Congress. Safar thanked the participation of foreign and domestic industry for supporting “this commercial and scientific event” which he described as a great opportunity to update knowledge and also to benefit the Mexican population.

One of the most emotional moments of the ceremony came when outgoing President, Dr. Roberto Vianna, passed the presidency of the federation to Dr. Orlando Monteiro da Silva, of Portugal, who will serve in this capacity for two years. Vianna said his serving in office has given him great satisfaction and that he sees a bright future for the profession.

Dr. Monteiro da Silva said that when he first attended an FDI World Dental Congress in Paris in 2000 “I was far from imagining that 11 years later I would be president of the federation.” “The president’s job is to lead, strengthen, and update the policy strategy to address new developments in social, political, economic and technological levels” he said.Monteiro da Silva added that for decades the profession “or dental medicina, as it should be called, had limited its scope to a restorative approach. Today, everyone agrees on the need to embrace the medical field, especially because some areas related with traditional dentistry, such as education, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, demand it.”

The new FDI President justified the above by saying that on the one hand we are seeing more and more invasive dental treatments and on other there is a need to help people obtain optimal dental health. Other reasons cited were the aging population in some countries, the growing number of medically-compromied patients and awareness of the importance of patient safety. And finally, he mentioned the relationship between non-communicable diseases, such as cancer or cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and diabetes, with dental caries and periodontal disease, who affect over 90% of people worldwide.

Monteiro da Silva concluded by saying that one of his goals is to achieve a better integration of the Portuguese-speaking communities worldwide in FDI.

The newly appointed Secretary of Health of Mexico, Salomon Chertorivski was responsible for opening the conference in his first official act. Chertorivski said that as he entered the Centro Banamex he met the dentist who treated him as a child, and described a series of measures that met with broad support among gathered practitioners. The Health Secretary said he will implement steps to reduce red tape elegibility for dental care now demanded by the Mexican Social Security system. He added that Mexico agrees with the proposal of Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World HealthOrganization, which stated that oral health is a neglected area of international health. Therefore, “Mexico adheres to the FDI initiative to recognize obtain official recognition by WHO of dental diseases as noncommunicable diseases.”

The opening ceremonies concluded with a series of colorful folk and cultural performances in the grand auditorium of the Centro Banamex in Mexico City.

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