September 21 - 23, 2017, Sheraton Zagreb Hotel, Zagreb, Croatia
Caps & Gowns ceremony - a tradition during each annual
meeting
ZAGREB, Croatia: The 14 th annual meeting of the
European Society of Cosmetic Dentistry (ESCD)
celebrated the discipline with an exceptional
scientific programme that featured 32 speakers
from 17 countries and a diverse audience. Among
the social highlights was the society’s welcome of
new ESCD members with a traditional cap and gown
ceremony at the presidential dinner.
Among the highlights of the scientific programme
were the lectures by Prof. Anton Sculean from
Switzerland and Dr. Marius Steigmann from
Germany, who discussed treatment concepts for
soft-tissue defects around teeth and dental implants,
as well as the presentation by US dentist Dr. Henry
Salama on the extraction site management in the
aesthetic zone. Dr. Stefen Koubi from France and Dr.
Josef Kunkela from the Czech Republic updated the
audience about new smile design techniques and
approaches.
“This year, the ESCD congress became a truly inter-
national meeting. We had participants from more
than 38 countries, with two important delegations
from China and India,” ESCD President Dr. Florin
Lăzărescu said. “The success of ESCD is due to the
backbone of our society, the national study clubs.
We are now present in 28 countries through our
country chairpersons and we have 12 active study
clubs,” he added.
In addition to a range of social events, such as the
presidential dinner at the Esplanade Zagreb Hotel,
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“truly international meeting”
a guided tour through Zagreb and a 1920s-themed
party at the Johann Franck club, the ESCD again held
its traditional certification ceremony for new mem-
bers at the event. To be granted membership, nomi-
nees have to demonstrate competence in the field
by completing a number of highly aesthetic treat-
ments and presenting at least one of these cases at
the annual meeting. During the ceremony, success-
ful candidates are then presented with a certificate
of membership and the designated membership
pin. This year’s new ESCD members were Dr. Alessan-
dro Iorio from Italy, Dr. Abby Abraham from India, Dr.
Ivan Puljić from Croatia, and the German dentists Dr.
Alina Lazar and Dr. Jan Kurtz-Hoffmann. More infor-
mation about the certification process can be found
at www.escdonline.eu.
Jointly organised with the Croatian Dental Chamber,
the congress took place from 21 st to 23 rd September
2017, its theme being “Heart of Esthetics” in Zagreb.
“The Croatian Dental Chamber continues to cooper-
ate with organisations and partners that in our pro-
fession represent the top of dentistry in Europe and
worldwide. One of these organisations is certainly
the European Society of Cosmetic Dentistry,” com-
mented Dr. Hrvoje Pezo, President of the Croatian
Dental Chamber, on the successful event.
Founded in 2003 by a group of practising dentists,
dental technicians and academics from different uni-
versities all over Europe, the ESCD (formerly the Eu-
ropean Society of Esthetic Dentistry) was established
in response to growing public interest in cosmetic
and aesthetic dentistry and to the corresponding
need of European dental practitioners to enhance
their skills and knowledge in the field.
This year, the ESCD will meet in Lisbon in Portugal
from 20 th to 22 nd September 2018.
Dr. Florin Lăzărescu
ESCD President
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