Dental Expo 2018 has taken place in the capital

The purchase of the new WaterLase laser is an important event for the practitioner both from a financial point of view and in terms of training. For many people process of learning a new technology can be very difficult; sometimes it is difficult to know where to start. The decisive factor for the successful implementation of the laser in your practice — readiness to learn new techniques and openness to new ways of carrying out standard dental procedures with a laser.

The mysterious word ‘Jamaica’ conjures up visions of a distant tropical island of paradise with snowy beaches and impenetrable jungle. Although there are beaches and jungle the real life is far from paradise. Jamaica is a relatively poor country with less developed healthcare industry and large percentage of very poor people. There is a fairly acute problem with dentistry: just 70 dentists per 2.8 million inhabitants. Most of dentists provide paid services only, and 80% of people can hardly afford to make use of such services. Admittedly, there are state hospitals but appointments are booked for the next few years. “Do you want to have your teeth attended? We may set up your appointment for 2020”. That is why many people are deprived of timely assistance, and volunteer missions appear to be the only solution.

International Dentistry Association is an association of young dentists and students is now in its sixth year. Today IDA is represented in 16 Russian cities and 3 countries (Armenia and Jordan apart from Russia). There are over 5,500 people in the association including its members, volunteers, and activists who implement various projects of the youth organization countrywide.

About the 3rd International Chamber Music Festival VIVARTE organised by the U-Art: You and Art Foundation jointly with the State Tretyakov Gallery. Six chamber music concerts were held in the Vrubel Hall. Each concert programme was associated with an exhibition of one masterpiece from the vaults of Tretyakov Gallery with descriptions from the leading gallery custodians. VIVARTE festival ended with a “musical promenade”.

This story began in Bologna, where everything breathes with science and art and where famous University of Bologna that saw Kopernik, Petrarca and Michelangelo is situated. Almost a century ago, in 1935, Italian engineer Aldo Castellini founded a small company for dental equipment production under his own name here.