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The Second International Congress of the
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Faculty of Dental Medicine,
“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and
Pharmacy Bucharest, Romania, and the
17th International Congress for Students
and Young Doctors “stuDENT”
Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schmalz, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Ecaterina Ionescu, Dean Prof. Dr. Aaron Palmon, Dean Assoc. Prof. Dr. Paula Perlea, Prof.
Dr. Iannis Iatrou
March was a month full of dental scientific events in concerns that dentists face nowadays and hear
Romania. But a core event took place in Bucharest, about the latest information on modern dentistry.
on March 15th-18th, at the Palace of the National The Military Club was built in 1912 on the site of the
Military Circle, where we had the pleasure to orga- former Sarindar Monastery (the name is inscribed on
nize the Second International Congress of the Fac- the fountain in front of the building). This neoclas-
ulty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of sic masterpiece, designed by the Romanian architect
Medicine and Pharmacy, along with the 17th Inter- Dimitrie Maimaroiu, was built to host the social, cul-
national Congress for Students and Young Doctors tural and educational events organized by the Ro-
“stuDENT”. manian army. Nowadays, its elegant and wonderful
The congress was a great opportunity to relate to halls are also used to host different cultural, educa-
other professionals in the field of dentistry, to ex- tional and scientific events.
change knowledge, discuss and cover the major With a rich scientific program, the Congress was held
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in five different congress halls, where different con- • Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Colella, Universitaty of "Luigi
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ferences, oral communications and workshops took Vanvitell" District, Italy (Dental Surgery - head of
place. Part of the venue was reserved for the pre- department);
sentation of the latest products and technologies in • Prof. Dr. Stylianos Dalampiras, Aristotle Univer-
dentistry. sity, Thessaloniki, Greece (OMF Surgery);
The three days rich in scientific activities included • Prof. Dr. Elisabetta Cotti, University of Cagliari,
eighteen sessions and 10 workshops. Out of the to- Italy (Endodontology- Chair of the department);
tal18 sessions, 2 sessions – preclinical and clinical • Prof. Dr. Ioannis Iatrou, University of Athens,
- were dedicated to the dental students and young Greece (OMF Surgery);
doctors who had the chance to present their own re- • Prof. Dr. Itzhak Abramovitz, Hadassah Hebrew
search achievements. University, Jerusalem, Israel (Endodontology -
As previously mentioned, the congress was intended Chief of the department);
for any dentist or even student who wanted to en- • Dr. Miriam Grushka, Toronto, Canada (Oral Medi-
hance his/her knowledge of dentistry, as all dental cine);
specialties were covered. This year, the main topic of • Dr. Gabriel Tuluş, Germany (Endodontology);
the Congress was ‘Dentistry nowadays’, and subjects • Dr. Martin Koch, University of Heidelberg,
on all dental topics were presented: Endodontology, Germany (Pediatric Dentistry);
Periodontology, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Or- • Dr. Basel Azar, Palacký University, Prague, Czech
thodontics, Oral Medicine, Prosthodontics, Opera- Republic (Prosthodontics) and
tive Dentistry, but also subjects related to Dentistry, • Dr. Giorgios Tsiogkas, Greece, Member of
such as: Neurology, Otorhinolaryngology, Anatomy the FDI's Standing Committee of Liaison and
and others. Support.
More than 20 international speakers honored our The workshops approached interesting and useful
invitation: topics: Laser in Dentistry, the Latest Generation of
• Prof. Dr. Peter Eickholz, Goethe-Universität, Composite, Dental Imagistic, Oral Surgery, Basic Life
Frankfurt, Germany (Periodontology - Chief of Support, Knots and Sutures, Impressions from A to
the department); Z, the Isolation with Rubber Dam, Implantology and
• Prof. Dr. Thomas Humel, University of Dresden, Endodontics.
Germany (Dental Pharmacology and Toxicol- Last year Prof. Dr. Michael Glick and Prof. Dr. Jean
ogy); François Roulet were presented with the DOCTOR
• Prof. Dr. Michele Mignogna, University of Napoli, HONORIS CAUSA of the “Carol Davila” University of
Italy (Oral Medicine - Chairmanof the depart- Medicine and Pharmacy title, while this year other
ment); three important professors and scientists were
• Prof. Dr. Apostolos I. Tsolakis, University of honored with this prestigious title: Prof. Dr. Aaron
Athens, Greece (Orthodontics); Palmon, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schmalz and Prof. Dr.
• Prof. Dr. Anda Kfir, Goldschleger School, Tel Aviv, Ioannis Iatrou.
Israel (Endodontology - Chairman of the depart- The event could not have been made possible with-
ment); out the intense work and passion of the very com-
• Prof. Dr. Igor Shugailov, Department of Stoma- prehensive organizing team, with Faculty members
tology, RMAPO, Moscow, Ministry of Health of of Faculty of Dental Medicine, and members of the
the Russian Federation, Rector of the Academy Bucharest Dental Students’ Association.
for Innovative Dentistry (General Dentistry); We were honored to cooperate with the most pres-
• Prof. Dr. Svante Twetman, University of tigious scientific and academic institutions that rep-
Copenhagen, Denmark (Restorative Dentistry); resent dentists from different specialties in matters
• Prof. Dr. Aaron Palmon, Dean at the Hadassah related to the Congress organization:
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (Oral Medi- • Romanian Association of Endodontics
cine); • Romanian Society of Oral Medicine
• Prof. Dr. Betul Kargul, Marmara University, • National Association of Pediatric Dentistry from
Istanbul, Turkey (Pediatric Dentistry - Chairman Romania
of the department); • Romanian Society of Stomatology
• Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schmalz, University of Also, other doctors’ and medical students’ organiza-
Regensburg, Germany (Restorative Dentistry tions supported us and were our official partners:
and Periodontology); • National Association of Neurologists
• Visiting Prof. Dr. Domenico Baldi, University of • EDSA – European Dental Students' Association
Genova, Italy (Prosthodontics); • IADS – International Association of Dental Stu-
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• SSCR – Romanian Surgery Students’ Society
• SSMB – Bucharest Medical Students’ Society
• USR – Romanian Students’ Union
The Second International Congress of the Faculty
of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of
Medicine and Pharmacy was a memorable scientific
event, which contributed essentially towards the
development of dentistry. It is a project, launched
in 2017 by the Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medi-
cine, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Paula Perlea. Each new edition
of the congress is a mile stone in the scientific and
practice-related field of dentistry, while helping im-
prove knowledge in dental medicine.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Paula Perlea
President of the Congress
Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine
“Carol Davila” UMPh Bucharest, Romania
Awarding the Invited Speaker Diploma Prof. Dr. Peter Eickholz,
Chief of Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, Radu Gabriel Toma
Goethe University Frankfurt / Main, Germany. President of the Dental Students Association
Bucharest, Romania
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Awarding the Invited Speaker Diploma Prof. Dr. Ioannis Iatrou,
Head of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) at
the Dental School of the National and Kapodistrian University of
Athens.
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