Featured speakers

Newell Johnson, Australia
Derek Mahony, Australia
Ian Meyers, Australia
Eric Reynolds, Australia
Martin Tyas, Australia
Peter Cooney, Canada
Martin Gillis, Canada
Ming-Wen Fang, PR China
Kai-Yuan Fu, PR China
Yu-Cheng Su, PR China
Xue-Dong Zhou, PR China
Lei Zhou, PR China
De-Yu Hu, PR China
Jean-Yves Cochet, France
Habib Benzian, Germany
Stefan Hassfeld, Germany
Gottfried Schmalz, Germany
Susanne Schwarting, Germany
William Cheung, SAR Hong Kong
Lim Kwong Cheung, SAR Hong Kong
Lijian Jin, SAR Hong Kong
Niklaus Lang, SAR Hong Kong
Lakshman Samaranayake, SAR Hong Kong
Judith Mackay, SAR Hong Kong
Maurizio Tonetti, Italy
Ken-ichi Fukuda, Japan
Mutlu Ozcan, Switzerland
Nermin Yamalik, Turkey
Alan Atlas, USA
Markus Blatz, USA
John Featherstone, USA
Ken Hargraves, USA
Baldwin Marchack, USA
Song-Tao Shi, USA
Franklin Tay, USA
David T. Wong, USA

Scientific Programme

Leading the world into a new century of oral health

FDI congresses are internationally recognised events that focus on the latest scientific topics affecting the profession globally. We are delighted to offer a wide selection of topics and speakers from all over the world.

Preliminary Programme

Wednesday 29 August	Friday 31 August
Thursday 30 August	Saturday 1 September

Simultaneous Interpretation into Mandarin and English will be provided (specific sessions only)

New this year!

Newly-designed sessions at the 2012 Congress will provide more focused learning opportunities in an intimate, interactive environment! Both types of session are subject to a supplementary fee.

Seats are limited and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.

1. Early Morning Sessions (every day, 7:45am to 8:45am)

Daily Early Morning sessions will target the dental practice, for example how to manage financial and human resources.

Current sessions are led by:

Cheung William (Staff: The Heart of your Practice)

Tolmeijer Alexander (Financial Management Tools and Best Practices)

2. Meet The Expert (every day, 1pm to 2pm)

Daily Lunchtime ‘Meet the Expert’ sessions are designed to allow small groups of delegates to meet and exchange views with a leading expert in the field.

The Experts are:

Featherstone John    (Cariology)
Frencken Jo                (Pedodontics/ART Technics)
Jin Lijan                      (topic tba)
Johnson Newell        (Oral Cancer)
Marchack Balwin      (Implant Restoration).
Schmalz Gottfried     (Dental ART Material)
Tao Shi Song             (Stem Cells)
Tay Franklin               (Bonding)

Featured Topics

CAD-CAM Review	Cariology	Dental Imaging
Dental Sleep Medicine	Endodontics	Esthetic Dentistry
General Dentistry	Forensic Dentistry	Implant Dentistry
Implant Restoration	Oral Cancer	Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Medical Emergency	Infection Control	Practice Management and Prevention
Orthodontics	Patient Safety	Stem Cells & Regeneration
Prevention Dentistry	Pedodontics	Traditional Chinese Medicine
Restoration Dentistry	Saliva	Remineralization