History of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry: A 50-year perspective

Stanley Gelbier; Ari Kupietzky; Anthony Tzong-Ping Tsai

doi:10.1111/ipd.12492

History of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry: A 50-year perspective

Int J Paediatr Dent. 2019 May;29(3):387-402. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12492.

Authors

Stanley Gelbier^{1

2

3}, Ari Kupietzky^{4

5

6

7}, Anthony Tzong-Ping Tsai^{8

9

10}

Affiliations

¹ Honorary Professor in History of Dentistry, King's College London, London, UK.
² Emeritus-professor in Dental Public Health, University of London, London, UK.
³ Past President and national secretary, British Paedodontic Society, London, UK.
⁴ Private practice, Jerusalem, Israel.
⁵ International Association of Paediatric Dentistry, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁶ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ.
⁷ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
⁸ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Wan Fang Medical Center, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁹ Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
¹⁰ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 30861236
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12492

Abstract

This paper demonstrates how the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) arose from small beginnings in 1967. What started as an International Forum on Child Dental Health in London grew to become first the International Association of Dentistry for Children and then the outstanding IAPD with biennial Congresses, regional meetings, cooperation with other children's organizations, Teach the Teachers programmes, a wonderful website, and this International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. There are now 70 national member societies worldwide representing over 16 000 members with a single interest: to further the oral health care of children. It is a truly remarkable achievement.

Keywords: history; organized dentistry; paediatric dentistry.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Oral Health*
Pediatric Dentistry*