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EVENTS

6th Global American Academy of Implant Dentistry &

12th World Congress for Oral Implantology Conference 2024

Display of Video message by Dr. Edward Kusek, erstwhile President AAID

he month of November witnessed bustling activity at New Delhi
when Implant experts from 9 different countries came together
Tat The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel with enthusiasm and
optimism. Everything about this conference truly lived upto its theme,
“Shaping the future: Trends & Insights into dental implants from vision
to reality”! The conference was a mammoth yet impeccably orchestrated
event by Global AAID & WCOI under the Chairman, Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh
Verma, President, Dr. Shankar Iyer, and Organizing Secretary, Dr. Brij
Sabherwal.
Nearly 750 plus delegates participated in the conference which was
supported well by ADA CERP, Academy of General Dentistry, Smile
USA, Indian Dental Association, Academy of Oral Implantology, and
Chanavas International Institute of Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology
France.
The inaugural ceremony was graced by the auspicious presence
of dignitaries, besides invitees on 8th of November, 2024.The galaxy Lamp lighting by dignitaries
of stalwarts at the dais included Mr. Anurag Thakur (MP & Former
Union Minister), Madam Puniya Srivastava (Secretary Health & Family The conference was also wished well by the Hon’ble Minister of
Welfare), Mr. Amitabh Kant (G20 Sherpa and former CEO NiTiAyog), Health, Government of India, Sh. JP Nadda and President of American
Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Verma, (Organizing Chairman GAAID), Dr. Shankar Academy of Implantology, Dr. Edward Kusek through video messages.
Iyer (President GAAID), Dr. Brij Sabherwal (Secretary GAAID), Dr. During the conference, the scientific sessions were conducted back
Manish Lahori (erstwhile President IPS), Dr. Ashok Dhoble (Secretary to back in two auditoriums. The tempo was set and the audience had
General IDA), Dr. Sanjay Kumar (President AOI), Dr. Meera Verma an interactive experience with dynamic group of key note speakers
(President ICD- India Section), and Dr. Shigeo Osato (President WCOI) who provided in-depth details about several contemporary trends and

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