FDI and ABO work together organizing the FDI'2010 to be held in September next year in the Brazilian city of Salvador , in Bahia . The event shall receive 15 thousand dentists from all over the world, and a turnover of more than US$ 40 million

In addition to the Brazilian Roberto Vianna taking office as FDI's president, to the performance of ABO's president, Norberto Luciana, as entity's counselor and Brazil having the biggest delegation of the Federation, another great and recent achievement of the Brazilian and Latin-American Dentistry is the FDI'2010 that will be held in Salvador , capital of the Brazilian State of Bahia . The event will happen from September 2 nd to 5 th , and the subject is Oral Health for All – Challenges and Solutions, reflecting the increasingly awareness of managers, communities and public opinion that oral health is extremely important for general health.

Preparations for the FDI'2010 have already begun, and the event is being officially launched in Singapore , with the traditional ceremony of passing the flag of the FDI's World Congress to Brazil .

Salvador , patrimony of humanity and birthplace of dental education in Brazil

The city chosen to host the FDI'2010 has a fundamental role in the history of Brazilian Dentistry. Declared Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO, the capital of Bahia harbors the first course of Dentistry in Brazil , founded in 1884, on October 25 th – date that later on was established as the National Day of Dentists and Oral Health. And the city has many other stories to tell...

Country's first capital, Salvador gathers together past and present perfectly. Besides its beaches and its highly appreciated cuisine, the postcard of the city is the Pelourinho district, a hillside with narrow streets, crazy paving by slave labor , surrounded by two-floor houses and churches from the XVII and XVIII centuries . Fully restored, the site has many bars, restaurants, houses of shows and handicraft's shops, and museums and baroque churches scattered on its slopes.

It is a city divided between "the high" and "the low" city, having a great lift to serve as a traditional postcard. The Lacerda Lift was built in 1873, stuck in a rock mountain. It connects the 72 meters of Tomé de Souza Plaza, in the high city, to Cayru Plaza , in the low city, carrying about 28 thousand passengers per day.

Program combines science and citizenship

Aiming to comprise and reflect the increasing consciousness of national governments, local communities and individuals that oral health is often neglected, although it is of crucial importance for all, the FDI'2010 adopted the theme Oral Health for All - Challenges and Solutions. The global event will be held in Salvador , Bahia, in Brazil , from September 2 nd to 5 th of next year. Besides the public oral health and health education, the event program explores the progress of clinical dentistry, the academic graduation and scientific research. Salvador will see the increased use of interactive multimedia on scientific activities of the FDI Annual Congress, with technology of communications and network transmission.

Dental industry gets together

In partnership with the International Dental Manufacturers Association (IDM), the FDI's World Exhibition in Salvador will host more than 300 global companies, including the Brazilian ones, setting up a proven platform for the dental industry to exhibit its latest innovations in products and services and others already tested worldwide .

World Parliament of Dentistry 

Over 140 countries will be in Salvador , representing more than one million dentists from all over the world, to discuss important matters during two General Assemblies - in which Brazil has the largest delegation -, three open forums and other meetings of various commissions and organizations affiliated to the FDI (World Dental Federation). Such meetings will produce documents that influence Dentistry worldwide.

Representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), International and American Association for Dental Research (IADR), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Dental Manufacturers Association (IDM), International Association of Dental Students (IADS), Defense Forces, Regional Organizations of FDI, Public Health Section and Section of Women Dentist of FDI, among others, will be present.

Keep yourself updated and sign up

Continuous updates on FDI'2010 programming and many other pieces of information are available on the website of the global entity (www.fdiworldental.org), in Future Congresses, and in ABO website (www.abo.org.br).