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Despite international concerns
regarding air travel, 280+ registrants attended the meeting,
arriving from many countries including Australia, Saudi Arabia,
Japan, USA, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Malaysia,
France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Chinese Taipei, Israel,
Canada, Iran, Czech Republic, Slovenia, and India, among others.
The conference was held in conjunction with the 50th anniversary
meeting of the New Zealand Society of Periodontology (NZSP). The
meeting began on Saturday, October 27 under the auspices of the
NZSP, with a full-day presentation entitled “State of the Art
Periodontics for Your Practice,” presented by Dr. Nabil F.
Bissada, Professor and Chair of Periodontology at Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. That evening, the
New Zealand Society of Periodontology held its 50th Anniversary
Banquet at the Stamford Plaza Hotel. During the cocktail
reception preceding the banquet, the Prime Minister of New
Zealand, Mrs. Helen Clark, addressed those in attendance. She
expressed her gratitude that the IAP selected New Zealand as the
venue for its international meeting, and provided information as
to dentistry’s role in the health care of the people of New
Zealand. Dr Chris Waalkens, president of the NZSP welcomed
everyone to the NZSP’s 50th anniversary celebration dinner.
Dr John Twaddle from New Zealand
entertained the dinner attendees with a series of highly
entertaining poems. Dr Newton Wickham, a founding member of the
NZSP also spoke and presented an award to Dr. Angela Pack (IAP
Vice President) for her contribution to periodontology in New
Zealand and for her support of the NZSP. |
