CATEGORY 46 AUSTRALASIAN DENTIST EV NTS One of the great benefits of being in any profession, and this applies to dentistry as much as any other career group, is the chance to get together at conferences and congresses with friends and colleagues to learn, discover and to network. It’s an understandably enriching experience, and one that will be on full display in Sydney this year from the 2427 September when the FDI (Fédération Dentaire Internationale) World Dental Congress 2023 (FDIWDC23) is staged at the International Convention Centre (ICC) at Sydney’s Darling Harbour. This event is shaping up as a brilliant return to form for ADA-run congresses which have attracted a well-deserved reputation for offering world-class instruction from leaders in the profession, exhibitions that showcase a global array of cutting-edge products and services and social events that offer the opportunity to connect with fellow dentists and dental professionals. A return to in-person form Organisers are looking forward to staging what will be the first in-person World Dental Congress since San Francisco (USA) in 2019. One person in particular who is excited by the return of an in-person event is Oscar van Elten, General Manager, Events & Sales, who has led the ADA events team for over a decade and who is thrilled to have it all happening on the ground rather than in the cloud after such a long interval without attendees thronging through convention centre doors. He is quick to emphasise that while this is an all-new event, it has the same talented organising team behind it. “We are fortunate that we have mostly the same group of people in place who have brought you the national ADA Congresses since 2011 including those in Melbourne in 2017 and Adelaide in 2019, and the highly successful virtual broadcast of the World Dental Congress in 2021. FDI World Dental Congress 2023: a world of learning is coming to Sydney this September Featuring an expansive scientific programme presented by leaders in the field, an exhibition featuring the latest in dental products and services and superlative networking opportunities, FDIWDC23 is going to be the premier dental event of the year. “FDIWDC23 will reflect that well-run nature and quality of its predecessors, evident in the quality of the main scientific programme which offers 220+ sessions, and a scaled-up exhibition which will take place over four days. We’re anticipating that this year’s Congress will be largest dental event ever held in Australia, providing everyone with great learning opportunities and exposure to the global cutting edge of dentistry, but also to catch up with friends, colleagues, and dental professionals once again from across Australia and throughout the world in person, without having to leave the country.” A world of learning opportunities One key feature of FDIWDC23, and indeed every World Dental Congress, highlighted by Mr van Elten is the expansive Main Scientific Programme (MSP). Offering four full days of unparalleled professional learning (in excess of 200 hours of CPD), the multiple streams of the MSP will take place concurrently in seven rooms with a range of engaging topics on 20+ dental categories. The intent, notes exADA President and Chair of the Scientific Programme Division (SPD) which reports to the National Organising Committee for the event, Dr Hugo Sachs, was to develop a programme that would “challenge your thought processes but also give the necessary evidence base to support the emerging treatment ideologies.” Key things to look out for Having been directly involved in selecting a great many of the speakers in consultation with his fellow SPD members – Dr Lydia Lim, A/P Sharon Liberali, A/P Alan Broughton, Prof. Michael McCullough, Prof. Paul Abbott, A/P Shane Fryer, Dr Martin Webb and Dr Saso Ivanovski – Dr Sachs invariably has a number of key presenters he is looking forward to seeing present on their respective topics. “Who are the biggest drawcards? Prof. Purnima Kumar (USA) is a dental icon and so gracious and giving of her time. A real star in dental research and education. “I am also really looking forward to several of the symposiums, especially as we have an emphasis on oral cancer, and hearing from Prof. Jonathon Clark (Australia), an Aussie guru on head and neck oncology. Given that antimicrobial resistance is a subject we can’t stick our heads in the sand as it is a massive problem for the existence of mankind now and into the future, it will definitely be worth seeing Dr Wendy Thompson (UK), Prof. Purnima Kumar and Dr Geraldine Moses (Australia). “Worth watching too is the perennial favourite Dr Finlay Sutton (UK) in regard to prosthodontics along with Dr Tony Rotondo (Australia), Prof. Frauke Muller (Germany) and Prof. Mark Wolff (USA) in the arena of geriodontics and Prof. Bill Scarfe (Australia/USA) who is a guru in his field of digital dentistry; what he doesn’t know about his field of expertise is worth knowing about. I’m not an orthodontic buff, but Prof. Zakaria Bentahar (Morocco) is one not to be missed, particularly in relationship multidisciplinary cases.”
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