The International Association of Dental Students (IADS) is a non-governmental organization representing interests of dental students worldwide. It was founded in August 1951 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and currently has more than 200,000 students from 60 countries.[1]

International Association of Dental Students
AbbreviationIADS
Formation26 August 1951
Founded atCopenhagen
TypeNGO
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Official language
English Language
President
Lamis Elsheikh
Vice President of Internal Affairs
Deniz Devrim Kaya
Vice President of Public Relations
Kristine Romanovska
Vice President of Science and Research
Maryam Elahmady
Key people
Dr. Peter Swiss
Parent organization
FDI World Dental Federation
Websiteiads-web.com

History

In February 1951, the national organization of French stomatology students invited some of their colleagues from other countries to attend their annual meeting in Paris, France, where the Danish, Dutch and Swedish representatives proposed to establish international dental students' organization. Such proposal was unanimously welcomed.[2]

A committee consisting of representatives from Denmark, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom was formed to work out the basic principles on which to build the constitution of the association. This constitution was drafted and the first executive committee was elected; Leslie Sorling from Sweden was elected the first president.[3][4]

Congress

Two international meetings take place each year to offer the opportunity for dental students delegates to come together to discuss their current issues and future strategies. One of these two meetings is called the Mid Year Meeting (MYM) and usually takes place by the end of each winter, while the other one is the Annual Congress (AC) which takes place by the end of each summer.[5]

List of IADS Congresses
Year Mid Year Meeting Annual Congress
2024  Tunisia  Slovenia
2023 Kyrenia  Cyprus Sharm Elsheikh  Egypt
2022 Amman  Jordan Almaty  Kazakhstan
2021 Online Istanbul  Turkey
2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina Online
2019 Strasbourg  France Monastir  Tunisia
2018 Kyrenia  Cyprus Kaohsiung  Taiwan
2017 Beirut  Lebanon Madrid  Spain
2016 Bratislava  Slovakia Poznan  Poland
2015 Amman  Jordan Bangkok  Thailand
2014 Tunis  Tunisia Yogyakarta  Indonesia
2013 Lisbon  Portugal Istanbul  Turkey
2012 Alexandria  Egypt Bucharest  Romania
2011 Mowscow  Russia New Delhi  India
2010 Skopje  Macedonia Brno  Czech Republic
2009 Ljubljana  Slovenia Iasi  Romania
2008 Lublin  Poland Sharm Elsheikh  Egypt
2007 Tbilisi  Georgia Lake Balaton  Hungary
2006 Split  Croatia Khartoum  Sudan
2005 Bergen  Norway Prague  Czech Republic
2004 Ljubljana  Slovenia Berlin  Germany
2003 Krakow  Poland Istanbul  Turkey
2002 Prague  Czech Republic Sharm Elsheikh  Egypt
2001 Istanbul  Turkey Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia
2000 Budapest  Hungary Bugibba  Malta
1965 London  United Kingdom London  United Kingdom
1964 London  United Kingdom Amsterdam  Netherlands
1963 London  United Kingdom Cancelled
1962 London  United Kingdom Dusseldorf  Germany
1961 London  United Kingdom London  United Kingdom
1960 London  United Kingdom Stockholm  Sweden
1959 London  United Kingdom Berlin  Germany
1958 London  United Kingdom Ghent  Belgium
1957 London  United Kingdom Oslo  Norway
1956 London  United Kingdom New Castle  United Kingdom
1955 London  United Kingdom Malmo  Sweden
1954 London  United Kingdom Utrecht  Netherlands
1953 London  United Kingdom Marburg  Germany
1952 London  United Kingdom Birmingham  United Kingdom
1951 Paris  France Copenhagen  Denmark

Honorary Life Members

The title of Honorary Life Member (HLM) is the highest rank within the IADS, awarded to leaders through unanimous voting by the General Assembly. This esteemed designation recognises leaders who have made enduring and exceptional contributions to the association's mission and objectives. The ongoing impact of these eminent leaders continues to shape the organisation's trajectory, reflecting their unparalleled dedication and leadership.[6] According to IADS Bylaws, Chapter 1 (Membership), "Honorary Life Members (HLM) shall be persons who have made distinguished contributions to the Association, and must be appointed unanimously by the General Assembly and shall be ex-officio members of the General Assembly without the right to vote, unless they have been certified as delegates by a Full Member".[2]

List of Honorary Life Members (HLMs)
Name Country Year of Appointment
Abanoub Riad  Egypt 2022
Sina Saygili  Turkey 2022
Tomaz Spindler  Slovenia 2019
Omar Albairat  Morocco 2017
Pavel Scarlat  Romania 2017
Ahmed Hawas  Egypt 2008
Mark Antal  Hungary 2007
Sarkis Sozkes  Turkey 2002
Christian Orr  United Kingdom 2001
Roberto Cabassa  Puerto Rico 2000
Eric Nomand  France 1999
Stephen Smith  United Kingdom 1997
Aldo Miranda  Puerto Rico 1995
Lynn Walters  United Kingdom 1984
Asterios Doukodakis  United States of America N/A
Marty Lipsey  United States of America N/A
Peter Swiss  United Kingdom N/A
Peter Dyer  United Kingdom N/A
John Seear  United Kingdom N/A
Aylwin Drakeford Hitchin  United Kingdom N/A
Jan-Eric Ahlberg  Sweden N/A
Carlos Bravo-Castro  Puerto Rico N/A
H. W. Hasse  Germany N/A
Arje Sheinin  Finland N/A
P. O. Pedersen  Denmark N/A

Green Dentistry Day

Green Dentistry is a joint project between IADS and Freier Verband Deutscher Zahnärzte (FVDZ) Student Chamber with the goal to raise awareness in dental practitioners and teach them how to change their routines towards a profitable and eco-friendly workflow for their future dental practices. Because in the last 20 years the trash produced per dental clinic has strongly increased, the tendency to use more and more single-use instruments (disposable) in the dental field and to be economically prepared for Future regulation.[7]

Green Dentistry Day is held each year on 22 May. It was launched in 2020 by competition among worldwide dental students in order to promote green dentistry.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UIA Open Year Book | IADS".
  2. 1 2 "About | International Association of Dental Students". iads-web.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. ↑ "HCCM | IADS History".
  4. ↑ The Europa World Year Book 2003. London: Taylor & Francis. 2003. ISBN 1-85743-227-4.
  5. ↑ "Meetings | International Association of Dental Students". Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Alumni | International Association of Dental Students". iads-web.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  7. ↑ "Green Dentistry". International Association of Dental Students. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
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