8th NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES DENTAL ASSOCIATIONS' COLLABORATION PLATFORM MEETING

8th Neighbouring Countries Dental Associations' Collaboration Platform meeting was held on 28th September 2018 at 09:30-13:30 in Ankyra Hall at Congresium, Ankara.

FDI President- Elect Dr. Gerhard Seeberger, ERO President Dr. Anna Lella, President of International Federation of Dental Educators Association Prof.Corrado Paganelli, FDI Member of Council Prof. Takashi Inoue, President of Azerbaijan Stomatological Association Prof. Dr. Rena Aliyeva, Secretary General of Dental Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Assist.Prof.Dr.Elmedin Bajric, President of Bulgarian Dental Association Asst. Prof. Dr.Nikolai Sharkov, President of Association Marocaine de Prévention Bucco-Dentaire Prof. Ihsane Ben Yahya, President of Palestinian Dental Association Dr. İbrahim Ghannam, President of Iranian Dental Association Dr. Ali Tajernia, National Liaison Officer of Kazakhstan Stomatological Association Dr. Azamat Baigulakov, President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Dental Association Dr. Ahmet Özant, President of Stomatological Association of the Kyrgyz Republic Dr. Abibilla Kalbaev, President of Dental Chamber of Kosovo Dr. Kujtim Shala, Dental Chamber of Kosovo National Liaison Officer (NLO) Dr. Amir Mamusha, President of Lebanese Dental Association Prof. Carlos Khairallah, President of Dental Associations of Uzbekistan Prof. Rakhmatullah Nigmatov, Secretary General of Pakistan Dental Association Prof. Dr. Nasir Ali Khan, President of Tunisian Dentists' Union Dr. Khaled Tanazefti, President of Turkish Dental Association Dr. A.R. İlker Cebeci, Secretary General of Turkish Dental Association Neslihan Sevim, Board Member of Turkish Dental Association Buket Uğuz, Board Member of Turkish Dental Association Mehmet Çalık, Board Member of Turkish Dental Association Dr. Gülay Özdoğan, Member of TDA Foreign Affairs Commission Doç. Dr. Ahmet Ferhat Mısır, Reporter of TDA Foreign Affairs Commission Ersel Özdemir, Member of TDA Foreign Affairs Commission Doç. Dr. Hande Şar Sancaklı, Member of TDA Foreign Affairs Commission Prof.Dr. Nermin Yamalık, Member of TDA Foreign Affairs Commission Prof.Dr. Taner Yücel, Member of TDA Foreign Affairs Commission Dr. Uğur Ergin, Member of TDA Foreign Affairs Commission Zekeriya Doruk Alp participatd in the meeting.

Agenda of the meeting:

1. Evaluation of Neighbourıng Countries Dental Associations' Collaboration Platform’s activities during 2017-2018 period
       A) General activities
       B) Working Groups’ activities

               - Research and Education Working Group activities
               - Re-Organization Working Group activities

2. Reevaluation/renewal of the existing protocol and the addendum

3. Determination of Neighbourıng Countries Dental Associations' Collaboration Platform’s next year’s work programme and priority professional issues

At the end of the meeting the first joint statement of the platform was accepted after presentation of a survey themed “Rational Use of Antibiotics in Dentistry” prepared by Research and Education Working Group.

Click here for the joint statement themed “Rational Use of Antibiotics in Dentistry”.