Welcome to the International Federation of Endodontic Associations. Our organization was created to promote fellowship amongst endodontists and their national endodontic associations, and to promote continuing education in endodontics throughout the world. IFEA is an international organization and membership is open to all national endodontic societies and associations in the world.
12th IFEA World Endodontic Congress- IFEA2020ne
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the successful virtual meeting held September 23-26, 2020, the onsite WEC IFEA2020ne meeting in Chennai, India has been changed to;
August 12-14, 2021.
For a summary of the changes related to the previous virtual meeting and the future onsite IFEA2020ne meeting click here.
For detailed information click here.
AAE21
American Association of Endodontists.
April 21-24, 2021
Atlanta, Georgia
For detailed information click here.
21st Scientific Congress of APEC & 16th Int’l Congress of the Lebanese Society of Endodontology
Beirut, Lebanon. June 16-19, 2021.
www.apeconweb.org/index.html
ESE 2021
European Society of Endodontology.
Helsinki, Finland. September 8-11, 2021.
www.e-s-e.eu
FDI World Dental Congress
Sydney, Australia. September 26-29, 2021
www.fdiworlddental.org/
21st World Congress on Dental Traumatology
WCDT2021
Lisbon, Portugal. May 11-14, 2022
www.wcdt2022.com
IFEA 12th WEC virtual meeting 2020
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic the IFEA 12th World Endodontic Congress (WEC), to have been held in Chennai in September 23-26, 2020, was held virtually instead and with the onsite meeting in Chennai re-scheduled to 12-14, August 2021, the WEC was rebranded IFEA2020ne.
4,183 delegates registered for this virtual Congress. Congratulations to Congress Chairman Dr Anil Kohli, Congress Organising Chairman Dr M.R. Srinivasan, Congress Organising Secretary Dr V. Gopi Krishna, the Local Organising committee and the Indian Endodontic Society (IES) for this highly successful 1st ever virtual IFEA WEC. View the program for this virtual meeting.
For a summary of the changes related to the future onsite WEC IFEA2020ne meeting in Chennai, India 12-14 August, 2021, click here.
Virtual BOD & AGM meetings 2020
These were held respectively on the 6th and 13th September 2020. The unconfirmed minutes for the BOD can be found here, and for the AGM can be found here.
Photographs of the online attendees at the BOD and AGM can be found here.
Amongst business passed were amendments to the By-Laws, affirmation of the 15th IFEA World Endodontic Congress to be held in Sydney, Australia, 2-5 September, 2026, and confirming and welcoming the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Endodontologie (NVvE) (Netherlands Society for Endodontology) as the 42nd, member of IFEA.
New IFEA member
IFEA, welcomes Nederlandse Vereniging voor Endodontologie (NVvE) ( Netherlands Society for Endodontology) to the Federation (confirmation at the virtual AGM on 13th September 2020), and looks forward to a mutually beneficial association and strengthening of friendship with our Netherlands colleagues. Congratulations!
Vale Assoc. Prof. Ralph Reid 1945-2020
IFEA, the Australian and international endodontic community were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Associate Prof. Ralph Reid, after 15 months of ill health, on the 15th March 2020.
Ralph represented the Australian Society of Endodontology (ASE) Inc in IFEA for many years and served as IFEA Regent for Oceania from 1998 to 2007. He was also long-term Chairperson of the IFEA Education Committee during this time.
Photo credit: Anders Wotzke
Despite these commitments, Ralph was also the motivator and Chairperson for the successful and memorable IFEA 6th World Endodontic Congress in Brisbane, September 2004, hosted by the ASE.
Most significantly to the endodontic community, was Ralph’s extended service as the Editor in Chief of the Australian Endodontic Journal (AEJ) from late 2006 to late 2016.
Ralph was also a longstanding international member of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE). Ralph’s endeavours for the advancement of dentistry were recognised when awarded fellowship to the International College of Dentists and Honorary Life Membership of ASE Inc.
We have lost a dear friend and colleague who enriched our lives – his beloved wife Christine (Chris), cherished children John, Pene, Jill, their spouses Leith, Al, Sean and adored grandchildren Brian (“BJ”) and Callum, Lily and Poppy, have lost much, much more.
We shall continue to cherish our fond memories of Ralph and the devoted service he provided to IFEA.
More information on Assoc. Prof. Ralph Reid’s life and contribution to endodontics can be found in Australian Endodontic Journal 2020;46;2;296-298 from which edited excerpts for this eulogy were copied.
IFEA Jean-Marie Laurichesse Research Grant Award Guidelines
Members associations are reminded that their members can apply for this prestigous annual award.
Read the Application Guidelines .
IFEA Education Grant
IFEA offers 2 categories of an IFEA Education Grant to eligible and successful applicants.
Read the full document pertaining to the Grant and eligibility, and the IFEA Education Grant Award Application Summary.
Future IFEA World Endodontic Congresses.
IFEA is excited to announce, as a result of the member vote at the AGM in Seoul on the 6th October, 2018, that;
The 13th IFEA World Endodontic Congress will be hosted by the Argentine Endodontic Society in Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 9-12, 2022.
The 14th IFEA World Endodontic Congress will be hosted by the British Endodontic Society in Glasgow, Scotland, 11-14 September, 2024.
IFEA is excited to announce that as a result of the member vote at the virtual AGM on September 13th 2020, the 15th IFEA World Endodontic Congress will be held in Sydney, Australia, 2-5 September, 2026. Congratulations are extended to the Australian Society of Endodontology Inc, for its successful bid.
The Board of Directors has decided that the 16th IFEA World Endodontic Congress will be held in the North America Region (Canada, USA, Mexico) in 2028. Bidding for this Congress will be undertaken at the 13th IFEA World Endodontic Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2022. The closing date for the applications to be assessed, prior to the bidding, will be April 30th, 2022. Full details on the application process, including the guidelines for bidding and the criteria for the selection of Congress venues can be found here.
Brazilian Project 32
Prof. Manoel Eduardo de Lima Machado from Brazil has provided a link with the new video of the Project 32 subtitled in English.
IADT educational material
The IADT has recently introduced the 2020 Revised Guidelines for managing traumatic dental injuries.
FDI World Dental Federation educational material
This society is currently publishing a series with visuals to promote a project called Endodontics in the General Practice, with informative papers entitled a White Paper on Endodontic Care and Endodontic care strategy in general dental practice.
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