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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 85-86 |
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8 th Asian Pacific Society of Periodontology Meeting - Singapore (29-30 August 2009)
Mark Bartold
Department of Dentistry, Colgate Australian Clinical Dental Research Centre, University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
| Date of Submission | 17-Mar-2010 |
| Date of Acceptance | 15-Apr-2010 |
| Date of Web Publication | 13-Jul-2010 |
Correspondence Address:
Mark Bartold
AM Director, Colgate Australian Clinical Dental Research Centre, University of Adelaide, Department of Dentistry, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia -5005
Australia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
How to cite this article:
Bartold M. 8 th Asian Pacific Society of Periodontology Meeting - Singapore (29-30 August 2009). J Indian Soc Periodontol 2010;14:85-6 |
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The 8 th International meeting of the Asian Pacific Society of Periodontology was held in Singapore on 29-30 August 2009, immediately preceding the 2009 FDI Annual World Dental Congress. Over 170 delegates attended the APSP meeting which had as its theme "Periodontology: Beyond the Pocket". The meeting was opened by Dr Hui Chee Wah, Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee. The two-day program was very full, with 19 presentations from speakers from 14 different countries. In addition, 29 posters were scheduled for presentation.[Additional file 1]
Details of the invited presentations follow:
N Laosrisin (Thailand) - Ultrasonic device: Mission possible on subgingival debridement
K Gomi (Japan) -Changing flora is changing pocket
Y Soeroso (Indonesia) - The periodontal problem related to systemic diseases in Health Service Centres in Indonesia
J-C Zhang (China) - The preliminary study on the common genetic risk factors between periodontitis and diabetes
M Tan (Philippines) - Clinical periodontal practice: The Philippine scenario
L Jin (Hong Kong) - Periodontal screening and management: The foundation of general dental practice
PM Bartold (Australia) - Periodontal systemic interrelationships - An overview of the evidence
T Van Dyke (United States of America) - Management of inflammation in periodontal disease: The future of periodontal therapy
S Ciancio (United States of America) - Periodontal advances: Impact on practice
I Ishikawa (Japan) - Periodontal regeneration based on cell sheet engineering
NP Lang (Hong Kong) - How do patient data affect treatment planning and prognosis
R Burkhardt (Switzerland) - Esthetic risk factors in plastic periodontal and periimplant surgery
EF Corbet (Hong Kong) - Periodontics: Beyond the pocket and now totally lost
H Lee (Singapore) - Immediate loading of implants in fully edentulous arches: A private practice experience
WC Tan (Singapore) - Sinus floor elevations: How the available evidence translates into clinical practice
R Longbottom (New Zealand) - Perioscopy: Ten years of experience using the dental endoscope. A periodontist's perspective
TB Taiyeb-Ali (Malaysia) - Evaluation of root coverage with autogenous connective tissue and acellular dermal matrix grafts
CK Kim (Korea) - Application of BMP and GDF-5 for periodontal regeneration: An experimental histological observation [Additional file 2]
N Surathu (India) - Periodontal intervention in the enhancement of restorative results in fixed prosthodontics and implant dentistry
The poster sessions were very successful and in keeping with tradition from previous meetings three prizes were awarded for the posted judged to be the best on the day. The winners of the poster competition (which included a cash award) were:
First place
Tomoko Hashikawa (Osaka University, Japan) Periodontal regeneration by transplantation of human adipose tissue derived stem cells
Second place
Chung Chit Hang (University of Hong Kong) Medium to long-term soft tissue health around osseointegrated titanium dental implants
Third place
Tomohiko Makino (Tsurumi University, Japan) The effects of full mouth SRP in conjunction with Azithromycin for peri-implantitis
| Elected Officers | | |
[Additional file 3]
A business meeting was held and the following officers were elected:
President: Dr. KM Chung, Singapore
Immediate Past President: Dr. J Zhang, China
President Elect: Dr. LJ Jin, Hong Kong
Secretary General: Dr. S Murakami, Japan
Treasurer: Dr. Y Izumi, Japan
Honorary Advisor: Dr. I Ishikawa, Japan
Editor: Dr. PM Bartold, Australia
Councillors: Dr. N Laosrisin, Thailand
Dr. N Surathu, New Zealand
Dr. D Arunachalam, India
Dr. Y Kemal, Indonesia
Dr. J Hou, China
| Publications | | |
The Proceedings of this meeting detailing full papers of all oral presentations and abstracts of the poster presentations are now under preparation and will be published in March 2010.
| Next Meeting | | |
The next meeting of the APSP is scheduled to be held in Hong Kong in 2011.
| Website | | |
Further information about the APSP can be found at http://www.dentistry.adelaide.edu.au/bartold/apsp.html
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