An invitation to science, business and leisure

The FDI council has unanimously approved Salvador BA as the venue for the AWDC, from September 2 to 5, 2010. Salvador da Bahia has unique features that allow for the integration of science, business and leisure. A cosmopolitan city, Salvador is one of the financial centers of Brazil, with outstanding sunny beaches all year round, a multicultural melting pot of Amerindians, Africans and Europeans and it is recognized as a UNESCO heritage site. Antique monuments and modern and creative architecture blend together to create a spectacular view. Salvador is a vibrating city, alive with cultural activities throughout the year, with typical food, dances and local music. Salvador has also contributed with great names to Brazilian music and Bossa Nova since the beginning of time.

The Scientific Program was structured to consider most of the themes related to the profession, always aiming for a connection with the mission of social responsibility of FDI to promote oral health to the people around the globe. The topics are intended to induce discussion on public policies and private practices, new trends, overviews of research, teaching and clinical practice and also a debate in integrating dentistry and other professions to reach general and oral health.

Brazil presents impressive numbers: 227 thousand professionals, among those 43 mil thousand specialists and 40 thousand scholars. 187 Dental Schools other than dental technicians and supporting staff, such as oral hygiene technicians and oral health assistants, in addition to 500 associations, among which 320 are ABO chapters, and the largest network of continuous education on the planet. This huge contingent is integrated to the rest of Latin America and its 350 thousand dentists. The conference is a great opportunity for the dental industry to present innovations and products, and make great business deals!

Amalgamated to all of this, a carefully developed social program will show the various aspects of the local culture. Trips to Iguaçu Falls, the Amazon Region, the Lung of the World, and the fantastic Pantanal Region among other exquisite places are what await you.

On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee, we invite you to mark your calendars for the dates of this event and to program some extra days for some rest and relaxation after the Congress to visit one of the most magnificent places in the world. No effort will be spared to host you.

Welcome to Brazil!