Dental Surgeon - Singapore Dental Association

ReportSocial ResponsibilityFate of theConference BagI was spring-cleaning my house in preparation for the ChineseNew Year when lo and behold, a pile of conference bags inan array of colours, style and sizes greeted me in the dark cornerof my storeroom.How did I accumulate so many? Did I really attend so manyconferences, seminars? Of course, I am proud of this, a testamentto my efforts to continually upgrade myself academically. But asI sorted through these bags and sent most of them to the junk bin,I recalled some photos Dr Myra Elliott sent me some months ago.In 2009 when SDA hosted the FDI Annual World Dental Congress,surplus conference bags were donated to various charities.Some of these bags became the pride and joy of needy schoolchildren in lesser developed countries!As a firm advocate for the 3 R’s–Recycle, Reduce and Reuse--I decided to spearhead a project to “recycle” these conferencebags. As part of SDA’s Conference Management Committee initiative, a collection point for unused bags will be set up at all majorSDA events. These bags will then be gathered and donated to various charities.So look out for these collection points at the upcoming SDA Convention 2011 and IDEM 2012! ☤Dr Lim LiiPhotographs by Dr Myra ElliotTheDENTAL8Surgeon