International Association of Dental Students


The International Association of Dental Students is a non-governmental organization representing interests of dental students worldwide. It was founded in August 1951 in Copenhagen, Denmark and currently has more than 200,000 students from 60 countries of six world continents.

History

In February 1951, the national organization of French stomatology students invited some of their colleagues from other countries to attend their annual meeting in Paris, France where the Danish, Dutch and Swedish representatives proposed to establish international dental students' organization. Such proposal was unanimously welcomed.
A committee consisting of representatives from Denmark, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom was formed to work out the basic principles on which to build the constitution of the association. This constitution was drafted and the first executive committee was elected; Leslie Sorling from Sweden was elected the first president.

Congress

Two international meetings take place each year to offer the opportunity for dental students delegates to come together to discuss their current issues and future strategies. One of these two meetings is called the Mid Year Meeting and usually takes place by the end of each winter, while the other one is the Annual Congress which takes place by the end of each summer.
YearMid Year MeetingAnnual Congress
2019Strasbourg Monastir
2018Kyrenia Kaohsiung
2017Beirut Madrid
2016Bratislava Poznan
2015Amman Bangkok
2014Tunis Yogyakarta
2013Lisbon Istanbul
2012Alexandria Bucharest
1951Paris Copenhagen