• More than 15,000 participants, representing 124 countries, attended the 2008 FDI Annual World Dental Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, similar to the number of attendees at the 2007 congress in Dubai, U.A.E.  In addition to dental professionals from Sweden, there was also a strong showing from the neighbouring countries of Finland and Norway.  Complete 2008 Congress Statistics 
  
  
• 300 companies from 34 countries exhibited at the World Dental Exhibition, with a close balance between Swedish (162) and international (138) exhibitors - demonstrating to attendees the strength of the Swedish dental industry and highlighting the products and services from around the world.   
  
  
• 7,517 square metres of exhibition space was occupied in total, 18% more than in 2007.
  
  
• More than 238 delegates from around the world attended the General Assembly proceedings.  
  
  
• More than 60 Councillors, Committee Members, appointed experts and consultants attended FDI Council and Committee meetings to discuss their ongoing work and projects in addition to framing their new work plans for 2009.
  
  
• Six vacancies were filled on the FDI Council, including the Speaker, and 10 vacancies were filled among the FDI Standing Committees.  2008 election results
  
  
• Two applications for membership were accepted by General Assembly.  List of applications
  
  
• Three new and nine revised FDI Policy Statements were adopted during the General Assembly.  List of statements
  
  
• More than 80 scientific sessions were presented by more than 180 speakers at the congress.  The theme of this year's Scientific Programme was Pioneering Prevention.
  
  
• Thirteen special interest forums, opened to all congress participants, were well-attended.  Topics covered such topics as dentistry and tobacco, Millennium Development Goals, dental ethics and innovative partnerships to expand oral health. Special speakers to these forums included Dr Véronique Lönnerblad, Executive Director, UNICEF Sweden and Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet and Director of Gapminder Foundation in Stockholm.
  
  
• Dame Margaret Seward and Dr John Hunt were inaugurated into the FDI List of Honour, the FDI's highest award, at the 2008 Welcome Ceremony.  Read more
  
  
• The FDI World Dental Federation and Nobel Biocare launched the International Speaker Development Programme (ISDP).  Read more
  
  
• The Live.Learn.Laugh. project in Sweden, which focuses on investigating the impact of sugary food and drink consumption and highlighting the worrying effects this is having on oral health, particularly in children, was launched.  Read more
  
  
• Six winners were selected for the FDI/Unilever Poster Award Competition.  List of winners
  
  
• About 117 scientific posters were on display at the congress and 58 free communications were presented.
  
  
• Winners of the U-Shoot - the FDI and Wrigley Photographic Award were announced.  Read more  

Images from the 2008 FDI Annual World Dental Congress
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A photo gallery, where congress photos are available for purchase, is also available online through Shutterfly at http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/FDI/2008FDIStockholm.