Dental Tribune India Issue

Friday 23 April 2010 saw the official opening on the new FDI World Dental Federation head office and the start of a new chapter in FDI’s evolution. FDI secretariat have been settling in to the new location since the move from Ferney Voltaire, France, last Sept. im- mediately following Congress. The move from France to Switzerland reflects the diversity of FDI membership. Geneva is international crossroads with its multicultural population, in a country with four official lan- guages, located in heart of Eu- rope and well connected to rest of the world. Also significant is the fact that Geneva is a Capital of Health, with FDI neighbours including the World Health Organization, World Heart Fed- eration, International Federa- tion of Red Cross, and Medecins sans frontiers. Furthermore the consolidation of FDI businesses under a single entity provides more simplified management & a favourable taxation environ- ment. Attending the ceremony were FDI Council members and staff, FDI members, corporate sponsors, partners and other NGOs. Mr Stéphane Graber, Délégué au Service de la Promo- tion Economique du Canton de Genève, and Mr André Klop- mann, Chargé des ONG interna- tionales, Canton de Genève, represented the Canton de Genève. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was performed by FDI President, Roberto Vianna; FDI Executive Director, David Alexander; and for the Canton de Genève, André Klopmann. Guests enjoyed a brief tour of the office on the 5th floor having a sneak peak of FDI’s new “home” and FDI’s colourful windows. The Grand Opening cere- mony coincided with FDI Coun- cil meeting. Despite the Iceland volcanic ash incident which made traveling difficult, a good number of guests could still attend the ceremony. However, some aspects of the event were postponed, such as the bidding for the 2013 congress. This has now has been scheduled to take place in September in Salvador. Excerpt from FDI President’s speech Roberto Vianna: “I feel proud that FDI World Dental Federa- tion—one of the world’s oldest international health profession organizations—has found a new home in this city, with neigh- boursincludingtheWorldHealth Organization, United Nations, and World Trade Organization.” “…FromournewhomeinGe- neva, we are well positioned to collaborate with our many part- ners in health, continuing to serve as the worldwide, unified voice for oral health; to promote oral health globally; & to deliver excellence in continuing profes- sional education & access to care to communities worldwide.” During the 1 March 2010 cere- mony marking the end of the 3 year Live.Learn.Laugh Philip- pines demonstration project, Governor of the province of Batangas, Vilma Santos-Recto, affirmed her plans to expand the Batang May K (BMK) project to ten more municipalities of the Pro vince of Batangas. Batang May K– Empowering children to Healthy Habits, was a project under the Live.Learn. Laugh partnership of FDI World Dental Federation and Unilever Oral Health in association with the Philippine Pediatric Dental Society and Philippines Dental Association (PDA). The BMK project aimed at improving the oral and overall health status of pre-school chil- dren in day care centres in Bat- angas through tooth brushing, hand-washing, fingernail cutt- ing, healthy diet, mass de-wor- ming and waste management. During the ceremony, out- standing day care centers and workers in the province received awards for good implementation of the project’s components, improvement in their centers and their promise to sustain the project. As a catalyst for the 3 year Live.Learn.Laugh Philippines project, following a National Oral Health Survey reported that 97.1% of six year old children suffered from dental caries and 84.7% from dental infections, the Philippine Pediatric Dental Society instigated a project to empower children to healthy habits. About the publisher Publisher FDI World Dental Federation Tour de Cointrin, Avenue Louis Casai 84, Case Postale 3 1216 Cointrin – Genève, Switzerland Phone: +41 22 560 81 50 Fax: +41 22 560 81 40 E-mail: media@fdiworldental.org Web site: www.fdiworldental.org FDI Communications Manager Aimée DuBrûle FDI Worldental Communiqué is published by theFDIWorldDentalFederation.Thenewslet- ter and all articles and illustrations therein are protected by copyright. Any utilisation without prior consent from the editor or publisher is inadmissibleandliabletoprosecution. The social programme for the 2010 FDI Annual World Dental Congress which will be held from 2–5 September in Salva- dor, Brazil is now accessible for participants to familiarise the- mselves of what awaits them in the exotic Bahia state. The pro- gramme has been carefully developed to show the various aspects of the local culture. Visit the FDI website to access thesocialprogramme. procedures, while enhancing the results for patients, were showcased by 352 exhibitors from 31 countries. Participants equally benefited from a Consumer Education Fo- rum, organized by the Singapore Dental Health Foundation, in conjunction with IDEM Singa- pore.Theforumsoughttoupdate the public beyond the basic prin- ciples of good oral care, explor- ing topics such as the relative advantages and disadvantages of implants, what patients should ask their dentists about implant and the intriguing Teeth-in-an hour. Participants went away with valuable insights into the challenges and limitations of dental implant procedures. IDEM Singapore 2010 also saw the introduction of ‘Let’s Talk Business seminar’ in which participants deliberated on how they can leverage technology to transform the delivery of dental treatments. Looking forward, the theme and speakers for IDEM 2012 Scientific conference have been chosen. IDEM 2012 will focus on‘AdvancesandControversies’. It will have the following per- sonalities as keynote speakers: Dennis Tarnow from the Colum- bia School of Medicine, New York; and Dr Michel Magne and Dr Pascal Magne from the University of Southern Califor- nia, Los Angeles. Successful Live.Learn. Laugh. project Initiative pilots adaption of a province-wide oral health programme in the Philippines Social Events Schedule for FDI 2010 Congress now available Grand opening of FDI head office in Geneva, Switzerland