7th NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES DENTAL ASSOCIATIONS' COLLABORATION PLATFORM MEETING

The 7th Neighbouring Countries Dental Associations' Collaboration Platform meeting was held on 22 September 2017 in Istanbul Congress Center, within the context of TDA 23rd International Dental Congress held between the dates of 21-24 September 2017.

As well as President of TDA Dr. A.R. İlker Cebeci, Secretary General Neslihan Sevim, TDA Board Members Buket Uğuz and Mehmet Çalık, President of TDA Academy Prof. Dr. Murat Akkaya, Members of TDA Foreign Affairs Commission Prof. Dr. Nermin Yamalık, Assoc. Prof. A. Ferhat Mısır, Assoc. Prof. Hande Şar Sancaklı, Dr. Uğur Ergin and Dentist Ersel Özdemir; President-Elect of World Dental Federation (FDI) Dr. Gerhard Seeberger, President of Albanian Dental Association Dr. Dorjan Hysi, Delegate of Albanian Dental Association Dr. Cristian Cura, President of Azerbaijan Stomatological Association Prof. Dr. Rena Aliyeva, President of Kosovo Dental Chamber Dr. Kujtim Shala, Delegate of Kosovo Dental Chamber Dr. Amir Mamusha, President of Kazakhstan Stomatological Association Dr. Azamat Baigulakov, President of Stomatological Association of the Kyrgyz Republic Dr. Abibilla Kalbaev, Vice President of Stomatological Association of the Kyrgyz Republic Dr. Ilshat Yuldashev, President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Dental Association Dr. Ahmet Özant, Secretary General of Morocco Dental Association Dr. Jamil Lazraq, President of Palestinian Dental Association Dr. İbrahim Ghannam, Delegate of Palestinian Dental Association Dr. Mohammed Arav, President of Tunisian Dentists’ Union Dr. Khaled Tanazefti, President of Jordan Dental Association Dr. Ibrahim Al Tarawne, President of The Saudi Dental Society Dr. Fahad Ali Alshehri also attended to the meeting.

In the meeting;

   1. Evaluation of the period 2011-2017 of Neighbouring Countries Dental Associations’ Collaboration Platform
   2. Evaluation of the potential need for a restructuring for an improved efficiency, productivity and visibility of Neighbouring Countries Dental Associations’ Collaboration Platform was

carried out.