CAD0210

46 I I meetings _ CAD/CAM & CDIC _For the fourth time, Dubai hosted the CAD/ CAM & Computerized Dentistry International Con- ferenceorganisedbytheEmiratesDentalAssociation and the Center for Advanced Professional Practices. The annual conference was a great success, achiev- ing record attendance and further estab- lishing its reputation as the industry’s leading CAD/CAM scientific conference. DrAminHussainAlAmiri,CEOforMed- ical Practice and Licence and Chairperson oftheUAESupremeNationalBloodTrans- fusion Committee, and Dr Afaf Sayed Ja’afar, Acting Director of the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Department, opened the conference and expressed their gratitude for the support of the developmentofnewtechnologiesinden- tistry and their appreciation of the excel- lent opportunity this conference offered with regard to CME in the region. With 480 participants from 17 differ- ent countries and with different spe- cialties, the attendance was exceptional. The two-day conference was chaired by Dr Munir Silwadi, scientific coordinator, and Dr Dina Debaybo, Nicolas & Asp Uni- versity College of Postgraduate Dentistry. Theplenarypresentationsbyinternation- ally renowned speakers from Germany, France, Lebanon, the UK, Egypt and the KSA presented the latest in the field. A wide range of topics was covered, for example tooth preparation for CAD/CAM technology, post, core and final restora- tions, proper cementation and objectives, aswellascomputerisedimplantologyand orthodontics. Dentists and dental techni- cians from both governmental and private sectors enjoyed the high level of the scientific programme. Guest speaker Dr Khaled Abouseada from Egypt commented: “Thank you not only for inviting me as a speaker to this conference but thank you for yourgreatefforts,whichwereamazingandthefirst reason for the success of this conference.” GuestsfromtheMoscowStateUniversityandthe UniversityofBelgradegaveposterpresentationson the use of CAD/CAM for different treatments. This year, a new feature, a two-hour open dis- cussion forum with the theme Zirconia—The Truth, was introduced to the conference programme. International experts used the opportunity to pres- enttheirpointsofviewonthetopicandagreedthat Zirconias are NOT all the same. The panel members —researchers, experienced clinicians, top industry players and academics from universities in Sharjah, Ajman, Boston, Moscow and Belgrade—offered a substantial amount of information and enabled attendees to discuss the topic and share their ex- periences and ideas. Leading manufacturers, like Sirona, 3M ESPE, Ivoclar Vivadent, DeguDent, VITA, Amann Girrbach, Hint-ELs and GSK, generously sponsored the event to contribute to the development of these advanced technologies in the discipline. They exhibited their latest products and technologies, and reported an all-time high in terms of participant interest. Addi- tionally,theBreakfastwiththeSponsors event,which was held every morning, offered an excellent net- working opportunity. This exclusive access also of- fered sponsors the opportunity to share experiences with colleagues, make new contacts and strengthen existingrelationships.Manysponsorsexpressedtheir appreciation that this event had been arranged._ CAD/CAM 2_2010 The new challenge in dentistry Author_ Dr Dobrina Mollova, Dubai ´