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23 - 25 September, 2010 | Dbayeh, Lebanon
BIDM 2010
The 20 th annual convention of the Lebanese Dental Association (LDA), BIDM 2010 was held at the Congress
Palace, Dbayeh, Lebanon.
In his opening speech The Scientific Chairperson of LDA/BIDM Dr. Ronald Younes stressed on the fact that this
year the scientific program had been designed to address the highly relevant issues that concern clinicians. With
the theme “sustainable dentistry” being of prime importance in designing the convention.
Where all past BIDM conventions were successes, this year’s was a remarkable event, attracting almost 1800
delegates coming from different countries around the globe like Japan, Mexico, USA, France, Germany, Spain,
Turkey, Greece, Italy, Swizerland, The Netherlands, KSA, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and Algeria. Gathering 24
international speakers with 55 speakers from Lebanon.
The speakers highlighted the areas of ongoing developments
and frontiers of researches and challenges in treatment
planning, clinical performance, and sustainable measures that
are essential for a long term treatment success.
The program included 125 oral sessions, 5 live video
transmissions, and 11 workshops which were of great benefits
to the participants.
A huge trade exhibition was held through the conference
with the world’s leading companies presenting the latest in
the field of materials and instruments as well as the latest
technologies in the field.
In his closing speech Younes thanked the president of LDA Dr.
Ghassan Yared for his support to the convention and the role of
LDA board in supporting the event to be a very successful one.
President of LDA & His Excellency the Minister of Health
Richa Dental group Mr. Karam & Dr. Niznick From the opening ceremony
GSK Closing ceremony W&H
LDA staff
Tamer group
Arab delegates