In December 2007, at the Yuanshan Hotel in Taipei City, with the strong support of Chairman Zhan Xunzheng of the Dental Association of the Republic of China and the then Board of Directors, and under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (then the Department of Health), Professor Huang Chunde served as the general secretary.

President of the Association, he hosted the first international symposium on oral medical care for people with disabilities, inviting more than ten well-known professors of dentistry for people with disabilities around the world, and not only brought the knowledge and valuable experience of internationally renowned scholars to

It can be conveyed to Taiwan, and it can also benefit Asian countries. I hope that insightful people from various Asian countries can jointly promote the establishment and development of dentistry for people with disabilities. We invite dentists from ten Southeast Asian countries and Mongolia.

Representatives from all walks of life participated. At the meeting at that time, Professor Huang Chunde initiated and called on Taiwan to join forces with Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian countries to establish the Asian Dental Association for People with Special Needs, and to hold it every two years. then

Although countries responded enthusiastically with support. However, it is very difficult to organize a society, especially an Asian-level society, in terms of manpower, cost, etc. Therefore, even if there are a considerable number of members in Japan, when it comes to

When it came time to establish the Asia Society, they hesitated. Fortunately, after more than ten years of hard work, we finally gained the support of Japan and South Korea. At the end of 2017 in Japan, the three countries jointly formed the Asia

Asia Association for Disability and Oral Health (AADOH), at the meeting everyone unanimously recommended Taiwan as the host country for the first annual meeting.

The AADOH 2019 Conference is co-sponsored by the Taiwan Dental Association for People with Special Needs, Kaohsiung Medical University School of Stomatology, the National Federation of Dental Associations of the Republic of China and the Kaohsiung Dental Association.

With the theme of "Comprehensive Oral Health Care for Special Needs Patients-Connecting Bridge among Asian Countries", relevant experts at home and abroad are invited to learn

Participants will conduct a three-day seminar and conduct it in the form of special speeches, keynote speeches, oral paper presentations, poster papers, etc., allowing participants to communicate and learn from each other through the seminar.

This rare international oral medicine event for people with special needs in Taiwan is the best opportunity for Taiwan’s dental community to connect with global talents, technologies, and markets. It is also an international dental association led by Taiwan.

We hope that through the AADOH 2019 international conference, we can actively expand the influence of Taiwan’s dental medicine for people with special needs in the international academic community; we hope that through the establishment of an international conference platform, more international

Researchers recognize Taiwan's academic and clinical strengths. By then, Taiwan's strength will impress other countries around the world, allowing Taiwan to once again enhance its due international status.

Improving oral health care for people with disabilities in Asia

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