European Dental Students’ Association Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Lincoln Place, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland Web: www.edsaweb.org – Email: info@edsaweb.org
46th EDSA Meeting Report August 22nd -28th 2010 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The 46th EDSA Meeting and 36th Annual ADEE Meeting entitled “Digital Dentistry” took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, between the 22nd - 28th August 2010. There were 99 students present at the EDSA Meeting from 40 dental schools, 15 full member countries and 7 observers. Local organizing committee made great efforts to promote the event and prepare the event to remember. During the meeting, EDSA welcomed special guests: GABA invited speaker, Ms. Dagmar E. Slot who lectured on interdental cleaning and halitosis Dr. Korkud Demirel, president of the European Federation of Periodontology ADEE (Association for Dental Education in Europe) representatives As a results of EDSA cooperation with other student organizations, Mr. Corwyn Hopke, president of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) was present. There were further discussions about collaboration on Research externships and volunteer missions between the ASDA and EDSA.
EDSA and ASDA- Sharing his experience with us – Mr. Corwyn Hopke, ASDA President President Vice President General Secretary Treasurer Maja Sabalić Matthieu Wipf Ana Stevanovic Diarmuid Coffey msabalic@sfzg.hr matthieuwipf@yahoo.fr ana.stevanovic@edsaweb.org coffeydi@tcd.ie
Web Editor Magazine Editor Immediate Past President Dimitrios Tatsis Cristina Diana Rizea Irina Dragan dtatsis@denth.auth.gr cristinadianarizea@yahoo.com dragan.irina@gmail.com
European Dental Students’ Association Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Lincoln Place, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland Web: www.edsaweb.org – Email: info@edsaweb.org
The meeting was supported by EDSA sponsors: Colgate, GC, W&H and Planmeca. Students had a chance to participate in two workshops, Simodont dental trainer (Moog ) and Oral scanner (3M ESPE) making preparations on virtual teeth and taking digital impressions for dental restorations. We also use this opportunity to welcome new members to our big family, Timisoara Dental Student’s Association and Liga Studentilor Targu Mures, both from Romania, and we would also like to thank our
Session during the 46th EDSA Meeting
seven observer countries for joining the meeting, with our best wishes that they will soon become active and full members of the association. As usual, every year we thank to all the members that have been part of EDSA for long period of time and to honour them in a way they deserve, due to their dedication to our organization and mutual friendship. New EDSA Alumni members are Lucy Monk (United Kingdom), Ioannis Zogakis (Greece), Mortada Jaber (Sweden) and Nikola Molnar is a new Honorary Lifetime Member. Discussions about current EDSA projects and workgroups were held. EDSA partneship: we decided to expand partnership database we already have and continue cooperation with our contacts from IADR meeting. different strategies were discussed and future contact plans were made. EDSA Prevention: Leeds accepted continuation of the SM!LE project, which is going to be coordinated by Imogen Bexfield. We established again contacts with P&G and arranged other dates for the pilot version of the programme. EDSA Finance: Budget for the next six months was made with estimated costs of all our incomes and outcomes. We agreed on percentage of our spendings and established the way budget will be made in the future. President Vice President General Secretary Treasurer Maja Sabalić Matthieu Wipf Ana Stevanovic Diarmuid Coffey msabalic@sfzg.hr matthieuwipf@yahoo.fr ana.stevanovic@edsaweb.org coffeydi@tcd.ie
Web Editor Magazine Editor Immediate Past President Dimitrios Tatsis Cristina Diana Rizea Irina Dragan dtatsis@denth.auth.gr cristinadianarizea@yahoo.com dragan.irina@gmail.com
European Dental Students’ Association Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Lincoln Place, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland Web: www.edsaweb.org – Email: info@edsaweb.org
EDSA Students' Research Program's is a new project aiming to promote research activities among dental students and create for each academic year a database of schools, companies, institutions partners who can offer research and additional educational opportunities for students who are interested in developing their skills in an international setting. Collaboration is planned among European and American dental schools as well as with International Association for Dental Research and dental companies. EDSA Volunteer Work: In collaboration with YMCA Southwest Branch Cameroon, EDSA is setting up a volunteer work project to provide dental care for unprivileged people of the Southwest Cameroon in summer 2011. So far more than 100 dentists and students applied for participation in the mission and EDSA is working on seeking donators and ensuring necessary quantities of dental materials, instruments, protective equipment and mobile dental chairs. EDSA Dental Guide: Upon completion of production of the printed publication, the new, online interactive version of the Dental Guide Manual will be launched. The new, digital manual will be connected with social networks and should facilitate networking among dental students and professionals. The new EDSA Annual Project Theme will be “Research and its impact on dental education”. Participants of the group agreed on creating and distributing among dental students and teachers a printed questionnaire covering important aspects of research as a part of dental education. Project will be conducted at several European dental schools and presented at the ADEE 2011 Annual Meeting in Turkey.
President Vice President General Secretary Treasurer Maja Sabalić Matthieu Wipf Ana Stevanovic Diarmuid Coffey msabalic@sfzg.hr matthieuwipf@yahoo.fr ana.stevanovic@edsaweb.org coffeydi@tcd.ie
Web Editor Magazine Editor Immediate Past President Dimitrios Tatsis Cristina Diana Rizea Irina Dragan dtatsis@denth.auth.gr cristinadianarizea@yahoo.com dragan.irina@gmail.com
European Dental Students’ Association Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Lincoln Place, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland Web: www.edsaweb.org – Email: info@edsaweb.org
EDSA Delegates participating in the workshop on taking digital impressions for dental restorations After participating in the German version of the Meisinger training course in oral surgery in 2009, EDSA arranged for the first time the training course in English for all European dental students. The hands-on training is organised in collaboration with German MFF and Meisinger company at Seebruck am Chiemsee, Germany. All places were taken only few days after announcing the event. Therefore, EDSA is already working on arranging dates for trainings in 2011. Last but not least, elections for the new EDSA Board were held. New officers of EDSA Executive Committee for 2010/2011 are: President: Maja Sabalic (Croatia) Vice-President: Matthieu Wipf (France) General Secretary: Ana Stevanovic (Serbia) Treasurer: Diarmuid Coffey (Ireland) Magazine Editor: Cristina Rizea (Romania) Web Editor: Dimitrios Tatsis (Greece) President Vice President General Secretary Treasurer Maja Sabalić Matthieu Wipf Ana Stevanovic Diarmuid Coffey msabalic@sfzg.hr matthieuwipf@yahoo.fr ana.stevanovic@edsaweb.org coffeydi@tcd.ie
Web Editor Magazine Editor Immediate Past President Dimitrios Tatsis Cristina Diana Rizea Irina Dragan dtatsis@denth.auth.gr cristinadianarizea@yahoo.com dragan.irina@gmail.com
European Dental Students’ Association Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Lincoln Place, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland Web: www.edsaweb.org – Email: info@edsaweb.org
New officers were also appointed: EDSA Prevention and Volunteer work Officer, Cristina Balan, EDSA Scientific Officer, Elpida Samara, EDSA Partnership Officer, Danilo Arsenijevic, and EVP Officer, Panagiota Sakellariou. The new executive committee decided not to send a representative to the FDI Congress in Salvador, Brazil in September this year due to high expenses . EDSA will participate in the next FDI Congress in 2011.
EDSA Delegates at the new ACTA building We use this opportunity to thank Local Organizing Comittee for the great event and look forward to seeing you in Leeds in 2011.
President Vice President General Secretary Treasurer Maja Sabalić Matthieu Wipf Ana Stevanovic Diarmuid Coffey msabalic@sfzg.hr matthieuwipf@yahoo.fr ana.stevanovic@edsaweb.org coffeydi@tcd.ie
Web Editor Magazine Editor Immediate Past President Dimitrios Tatsis Cristina Diana Rizea Irina Dragan dtatsis@denth.auth.gr cristinadianarizea@yahoo.com dragan.irina@gmail.com
European Dental Students’ Association Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Lincoln Place, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland Web: www.edsaweb.org – Email: info@edsaweb.org
It is a great pleasure and honour to present the companies that stood by EDSA side and supported us: Platinum sponsor
President Vice President General Secretary Treasurer Maja Sabalić Matthieu Wipf Ana Stevanovic Diarmuid Coffey msabalic@sfzg.hr matthieuwipf@yahoo.fr ana.stevanovic@edsaweb.org coffeydi@tcd.ie
Bronze sponsors
Web Editor Magazine Editor Immediate Past President Dimitrios Tatsis Cristina Diana Rizea Irina Dragan dtatsis@denth.auth.gr cristinadianarizea@yahoo.com dragan.irina@gmail.com