The China Post
Date: August 29, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — At an international forum on paediatric dentistry on Friday, experts elaborated on
Dr. Michael Dodds, the senior principal and lead oral health scientist at Wrigley Science & Technology speaks at the IAPD Regional Meeting in Taipei on Saturday. (IAPD)
the importance of oral health maintenance, while also suggesting that there is more that people can do in their daily lives to prevent tooth decay. Tooth decay is currently one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide.
Organized by International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) and the Taiwan Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (TAPD), the IAPD Regional Meeting ran from Aug. 26 to Aug. 28.
Main topics at the forum included the modern perspective on the management of cavities, sugar-free gum and the maintenance of oral homeostasis and the prevention of dental trauma.
The forum is the first IAPD Regional Meeting to be held in Taiwan.
According to IAPD President Tsai Tzong-Ping (蔡宗平), IAPD is the largest international body in the area of paediatric dentistry, with members from more than 64 countries around the world and representing over 15,000 dentists working with children, adolescents and patients with special needs. [FULL STORY]