Due to the COVID-19 epidemic and continuing geopolitical risks, and for the safety of our members, The 11th Conference of Asian International Association of Dental Traumatology will once again be held in Tsukuba, Japan.
The purpose of AADT is to advance and develop the treatment of oral trauma and to improve the knowledge of its members through the promotion of medical practice and research. In recent years, academic activities have been stagnant due to COVID-19, and although COVID-19 infection has gradually disappeared, I feel that there is still a great deal of mental burden as a healthcare professional with regard to the risk of infection. However, we are holding this conference in the hope of providing as much information as possible on trauma dentistry.
Since the conference president is a Dual Degree Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who is board certified as both a medical doctor and a dentist, the theme of this year's conference focused on the biological side reactions that accompany traumatic injuries.
I hope that this conference will provide participants with an opportunity to consider trauma dentistry from a new perspective, and I would like to extend my greetings from the president of this conference.