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Dental trade show and congress in Novi Sad
Promodentis 2008 –
a Balkan Attraction
June 2008 saw the fifth incarnation of Promodentis – Novi Sad, the dental trade show with its integrated
congress for dentists and dental technicians that has become known far beyond the limits of the Balkans,
presenting innovations in the technical as well as in the dental scientific and practical fields.
For three days, 34 experts from Serbia, Germany,
Romania, Italy, Slovenia, the Serbian constituent
republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia presented
clinical cases and technical innovations from
dentistry and dental technology. The 650 congress
participants were able to sample an overview of
dental developments in Europe, at the same time
demonstrating that the field of dental implantology
is looming in the Balkans.
Meeting point on the Danube
With its 350,000 inhabitants, Novi Sad (“New Garden”)
is Serbia’s second-largest city, which has long
since emerged from the shadows of Serbia’s capital
Belgrade, which is only 70 km away. In addition to the
annual Promodentis event, the inter national Pro -
medika trade show has been held for 16 years now –
a trade show where protagonists of medicine meet
the pharmaceutical industry. Despite its historically
young age – it was founded at the end of the 17 th century
– Novi Sad can look back on a turbulent history
(see box). The city was founded as a meeting point for
traders and craftsmen under the protection of the
Petrovaradin fortress, located on the other side of the
Danube River. Today, the city is a focal point for innovative
medical, pharmaceutical and dental technology.
Fruitful cooperation
Politicians and academic representatives of the medical
and dental faculties of several Balkan universities
had followed the invitation to participate at Promodentis
2008. The congress was organized by the Serbian
medical society DLVSLD, founded in 1872, by the
Serbian Association of dental technicians and by the
partner association of BDIZ EDI, the implantological
society UOI-SCG-EDI.
Germany was represented by BDIZ EDI president
Christian Berger. This was the second time that Berger
attended Promodentis Novi Sad as the personal
guest of UOI-SCG-EDI president Dr Dusan Vasiljevic.
He spoke on “Decisions: preserve or implant?” The
presentation also addressed unresolved questions in
dental implantology: Can peri-implantitis be prevented?
How can peri-implantitis be treated, and what
effect does this treatment have on the prognosis of
the implant? The cooperation of the two partner
Dr Branislav Kardasevic
and Dr Dusan Vasiljevic.
Meeting at Promodentis,
Novi Sad: Congress
visitors.