SALVADOR DA BAHIA, Brasil: The FDI Annual World Dental Congress (AWDC) opened yesterday in the beautiful city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, just days after the World Dental Parliament started discussing here decisive political issues that will affect dental and systemic health treatment in the future at worldwide level. The Salvador congress is a joint effort of FDI and the Brazilian Dental Association (ABO).
The programme theme for the FDI 2010 World Dental Congress -- Oral Health for All; Local Challenges, Global Solutions -- summarises the resolute intent of the organisation to start a real exchange of scientific knowledge, clinical practice and technological advances between countries.
FDI president Dr Roberto Vianna said at a press conference that FDI 2010 has brought more delegates and students of developing countries than ever before, showing the interest of regions that either did not had resources to attend previous FDI congresses or receive communications and encouragement from the FDI World Dental Organization.
The pre-congress courses that started on Wednesday for specialised dentists were very well attended, already surpassing expectations.
Dr Julian Fisher, director for FDI's committees on science, education and practice, said the that scientific programme of the congress takes "the best science and knowledge from around the world and gives it to general practitioners to transfer it to their daily lives for the benefit of patients.”
The scientific programme is the flagship event of the global education programme of the FDI, which runs programmes in 34 countries. In some countries these FDI-sponsored educational programmes are the only kind of continuing education available. In Brazil, the scientific program of the congress is chaired by Prof. Dr Claudio Fernandes.
In addition, the 134 dental association members discuss in the Parliament and committees issues that will influence the practice of dentistry around the world, such as mercury in dental amalgam, which FDI is leading in discussions at the UN or the Global Caries Initiative.
Dr Fisher said that is what makes it a unique organization: FDI is where policy is transformed into education that will affect the practices of thousands of dentists. An example is FDI's new initiative for treating diabetes patients, entitled "Guidelines on Oral Health for People with Diabetes," which shows FDI's interest in systemic health. The guidelines will be introduced on Saturday, 4 September, 2010.
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