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42 I I meetings _ 8th World Endodontic Congress _Athens,thehomeofdemocracy,philosophyand culture,welcomedevidence-basedendodonticsfrom 6to9Octoberforthe8th WorldEndodonticCongress. What an interesting combination for those lucky enough to have attended the meeting! The organis- ing committee and the Greek team tried their utmost to satisfy the expectations of the demanding audi- ence. Honestly, with the impressive list of interna- tional keynote speakers the organisers were able to attract—Profs Syngcuk Kim (USA), Paul Abbott (Australia), Craig Baumgartner (USA), Edgar Schäfer (Germany), Ken Hargreaves (USA) and Shimon Fried- man (Canada)—this was relatively easy. To me, it felt asifchaptersofclassicendodontictextbookspopped up right in front of me. The congress was sponsored by major dental industryplayers.DENTSPLYMailleferplayedakeyrole asgoldsponsoroftheevent.Inapre-congresscourse withProfSergioKuttler,DENTSPLYlaunchedthenew WaveOnereciprocatingfile.DENTSPLYalsoorganised hands-on courses at their booth and a wonderful cocktail party, which was held on the top floor of the AthensHiltonHotel.TheviewofAthensfromupthere was absolutely breathtaking! There was a tangible feeling of competition in the entire exhibition hall. The Self Adjusting File team did a great job promoting their new irrigation file struc- ture and VDW and MICRO-MEGA also launched new products. Frankly speaking, promoting anything at this meeting was a difficult task because of the very demanding audience. Each participant sought docu- mentationforjustabouteverythingbeingpresented. When appropriate evidence was not yet available, the audience acted with reserve and caution. Thescientificprogrammewasopenedwithabitof dentalhistorybyProfJohnIngle(USA).Didyouknow thatthefirstshortWaltDisneyevermadewasonden- tistry? In 1922, Walt Disney created Tommy Tucker’s Tooth, a silent film about children’s oral health, while roots4_2010 Greece inspired us once again Author_ Dr Antonis Chaniotis, Greece