International Association of Dental Students

The International Association of Dental Students (IADS) is a non-governmental organization representing interests of dental students worldwide. It was founded in August 1951 in Copenhagen, Denmark and currently has more than 200,000 students from 60 countries of six world continents.[1]

International Association of Dental Students
IADS
AbbreviationIADS
MottoTogether is Better
Formation26 August 1951
Founded atCopenhagen
TypeNGO
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Official language
English Language
President
Ali THEYAB
Vice President of Internal Affairs
Julien ISSA
Vice President of Public Relations
Silvi DOMNORI
Vice President of Science and Research
Huthaifa ABDUL QADER
Key people
Dr. Peter Swiss
Parent organization
FDI World Dental Federation
Websitehttp://iads-web.org

History

In February 1951, the national organization of French stomatology students invited some of their colleagues from other countries to attend their annual meeting in Paris, France where the Danish, Dutch and Swedish representatives proposed to establish international dental students' organization. Such proposal was unanimously welcomed.

A committee consisting of representatives from Denmark, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom was formed to work out the basic principles on which to build the constitution of the association. This constitution was drafted and the first executive committee was elected; Leslie Sorling from Sweden was elected the first president.[2][3]

Congress

Two international meetings take place each year to offer the opportunity for dental students delegates to come together to discuss their current issues and future strategies. One of these two meetings is called the Mid Year Meeting (MYM) and usually takes place by the end of each winter, while the other one is the Annual Congress (AC) which takes place by the end of each summer.[4]

List of IADS Congresses
Year Mid Year Meeting Annual Congress
2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina Online
2019 Strasbourg  France Monastir  Tunisia
2018 Kyrenia  Cyprus Kaohsiung  Taiwan
2017 Beirut  Lebanon Madrid  Spain
2016 Bratislava  Slovakia Poznan  Poland
2015 Amman  Jordan Bangkok  Thailand
2014 Tunis  Tunisia Yogyakarta  Indonesia
2013 Lisbon  Portugal Istanbul  Turkey
2012 Alexandria  Egypt Bucharest  Romania
1951 Paris  France Copenhagen  Denmark

Green Dentistry Day

Green Dentistry is a joint project between the International Association of Dental Students (IADS) and “Freier Verband Deutscher Zahnärzte“(FVDZ) Student Chamber with the goal to raise awareness within dental practitioners and teach them how to change their daily routine towards a profitable and eco-friendly workflow in order to have an eco-friendly dental practice in future. Because in the last 20 years the trash produced by one dental clinic has strongly increased, the tendency to use more and more single-use instruments (disposable) in the dental field and to be economically prepared for Future regulation.

What can we as individuals change for sustainable dentistry with an eco-friendly workflow? ● Turn off the light, when you are the last person leaving the room ● Turn off all devices in the LAB you don't have to use for the moment. ● Focus on using reusable products in regular practice. ● Educate our colleagues and patients about changing their habits to become more eco-friendly.

Green Dentistry Day is Celebrated each year on the 22nd of May, Launched for the first time in 2020 by competition among worldwide dental students in order to promote green dentistry concept among them.

More Information can be found here

See also

References
  1. "UIA Open Year Book | IADS".
  2. "HCCM | IADS History".
  3. The Europa World Year Book 2003. London: Taylor & Francis. 2003. ISBN 1-85743-227-4.
  4. "Meetings | International Association of Dental Students".
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