Dubai World Dental Meeting – DWDM will also be held from 1– 3 February 2014 The 18th edition of the UAE International Dental Conference & Arab Dental Exhibition – AEEDC Dubai 2014 will take place at the state-of-the-art Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre (DICEC) from 4 to 6 February 2014. AEEDC Dubai is the pioneering and largest dental event in the Middle East and North Africa region. Every year, AEEDC Dubai provides the best platform for dental professionals and industry experts from the MENA region and other parts of the world to update knowledge, network, interact and generate business partnerships. The AEEDC Dubai 2014 conference will present a very comprehensive scientific program highlighting the latest topics and clinical cases in the field of dentistry. Several continuing dental programs will be hosted at AEEDC Dubai 2014 focusing on the most up-to-date scientific information and advanced dental solutions. In addition, AEEDC pre-conference courses named as the Dubai World Dental Meeting – DWDM will run 3 days prior (1 – 3 February 2014) to the conference offering a variety of highly specialized courses. The AEEDC Dubai is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, President of the Dubai Health Authority in co-operation with the Dubai Health Authority. The conference enjoys the esteemed support from Arab Dental Federation, Global Scientific Dental Alliance, Executive Board of the Health Ministers Council for Gulf Cooperation Council States, GCC Oral Health Committee, Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Arab Academy for Continuing Dental Education, and International Association for Orthodontics-IAO. Over the past 17 years, the success of AEEDC Dubai events has been extremely rewarding. The quality and number of dental professionals and oral health industry specialists who attended these events have substantially enlightened and enriched the knowledge base of the international dental community. The conference is is known to be the leading provider of Evidence-Based Continuous Dental Education. The deliberations and programmes are aimed at providing educational tools and details for all dental health care needs covering students and professionals of the dental field by the following means of information delivery: Enhance the depth of learning by explaining new methods and techniques and clarify the latest developments compared to the old methods, which the audience are able to perform and use this information in their practice. Improve the degree of skills of dental and paradental professionals including students by participation in lectures, workshops, hands-on courses and seminars. Improve the awareness regarding latest advancements in dental materials, instruments and techniques by demonstrations from specialized professionals. Provide information, methodology and strategy related to the management and quality improvement of dental clinics. The AEEDC Dubai 2014 exhibition is the gateway to the emerging and far-reaching dental market in the MENA region. A wide-ranging dental products, equipment and services will be displayed. A number of practical and interactive activities will run alongside the exhibition halls.