Fifteen years later, CIDE, the first European congress fully dedicated to esthetic dentistry innovates once again.
The 2005 conference is organised around an original and exciting topic: "Immediate esthetic dentistry: towards the age of digitalisation." In this early stage of the 21st century we can clearly foresee the vast development of digital technologies coming to the rescue of our profession. At every stage of our diagnosis, of our treatment, of our documentation, of our communication, or for management, digital technologies are a must, they cannot be ignored and they are efficient. This very congress cannot obliterate this evolution: slides are no more, digital technologies are everywhere; a lecture will be given, through the web, from Los Angeles, by Sascha Jovanovic, in order to prove that it is possible to teach and learn from a distance.
Virtual computerised conception and fabrication (CAD-CAM) have now proved their reliability and precision through various industrial concepts such as zirconium and alumina, to the great benefit of esthetic prosthesis with no metal, thus gaining a better biocompatibility both at the implant and natural teeth level. Digital imaging is overcoming films and becoming progressively essential to our practice of esthetic dentistry.
A large exhibition with more than 40 different firms actually present during these two days will give you the possibility to discover an array of innovating new materials.
Do consult our full program with CVs, summaries and illustrations on our website Cidemeeting.com and register as soon as possible. We'll be waiting for you at the Hotel Hilton Suffren for two memorable days.

Dr Bernard TOUATI and Dr Paul MIARA