Israeli Division of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Conference

Tissue engineering, AI applications, computational biology in oral microbiome research, head and neck cancer, and immunology of soft and hard tissues in the oral cavity—all these and more were the focus of a conference held last Friday by the Israeli Division of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

This year, the event, entitled "The Galilee Meeting," took place at the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Dental Medicine due to the current security situation.

The conference was attended by over 200 researchers, students, and clinicians from across the country, who presented groundbreaking research in the craniofacial and dental fields.

The IADR is a prestigious international organization with over 10,000 members worldwide, a leader in this field of research.

Prof. Orly Avni, Dean of the BIU Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, spoke, emphasizing the importance of combining excellence in the fields of oral, facial, and jaw research with the promotion of innovative treatments to improve patients' quality of life.

Prof. Samer Srouji, President of the Israeli Division of the IADR, head of the Galilee College of Dental Sciences, and Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel, summarized the conference as a remarkable success. He highlighted the achievements of the students who presented at the event, noting that two of them will represent Israel at the international IADR conference in Barcelona next year.

The Galilee College of Dental Sciences, affiliated with Bar-Ilan University, has become a leading research center in northern Israel. It trains dental professionals in all specialty tracks recognized by the Scientific Council of the Israeli Dental Association.