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       22nd of International Congress of
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       Esthetic Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey

          Between 19th – 21st October, 2018, the Turkish        EDAD has brought Turkish dentists together
          Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EDAD) held its         with respected scientists’ high-quality presenta-
          22nd edition of the International Congress of         tion techniques and intense case study-based
          Esthetic Dentistry. An outstanding event, with        seminars. EDAD has set its mission to become
          over 600 participants, held in the beautiful city     the primary channel to keep its members up-
          of Istanbul, where history and science perfectly      to-date with the advancements and changes in
          combined together.                                    aesthetic dentistry in a quickly evolving techno-
          The congress lasts for 3 full days of an intensive    logical environment, and has been successful in
          training program with theoretical presentations       fulfilling its mission.
          in one main hall as well as workshops and prac-       One of the most important advantages EDAD
          tical courses in parallel side halls. In addition,    provides its members with is to show them that
          Poster and Oral Presentations brought about           knowledge can be implemented in their practic-
          one other element that colored the congress,          es without making concessions with respect to
          along with a very interesting exhibition area         their academic knowledge. The EDAD congresses
          where the most important companies in the             have been of utmost importance in teaching
          dental market presented their latest novelties.       our dentists how to apply academic research to
          This year EDAD gathered the most sig-                 practical instruments rather than simply teach
          nificant speakers in the field of dentistry:          them the raw results of academic studies.
          Dr. Stavros Pelekanos from Greece, Dr. Gaetano        Furthermore, EDAD showed that a congress is
          Paolone from Italy, Dr. Florin Cofar from Romania,    not just a mere exchange of scientific informa-
          Dr. Mirela Feraru from Israel, Dr. Marcelo Calamita   tion, but an opportunity for our colleagues to
          from Brazil, Dr. Florin Lazarescu from Romania,       socialize and have fun in a common environ-
          Dr. Dan Herschbach from Germany, Dr. Andrea           ment with scientists and their colleagues from
          Fabianelli from Italy, and many more. Among           different parts of the world.
          the highlights of the scientific program were the
          topics surrounding aesthetic dentistry, digital
          dentistry, concepts of full mouth rehabilitation,
          restorative dentistry, soft tissue management,
          etc.
          The EDAD Foundation celebrating its 22nd
          anniversary this year, was spearheaded by Galip
          Gürel, Selim Pamuk, Ata Anıl, Gazanfer Gür,                                      Florin Lăzărescu, DDS
          Hasan Alkumru, Ahmet Kurtaran, Mete Fanuscu                                            President, ESCD
          and Engin Taviloğlu.




                                                         DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(4).news.1




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