In June 2010 FIDE office issued the first edition of an electronic FIDE
Newsletter.
The specific topics in the Newsletter should inform all recipients in
a short overview about the actual and important developments in the medical
technology and dental sector.
FIDE office is planning to release the Newsletter at regular intervals
in the future.
All recipients should inform FIDE office if they have topics for the
newsletter or ideas for improvement.
The UNIDI's General Meeting, held in Milan on the 22nd of June 2010,
has been confirmed the following Executive Board of Directors, for years
2010-2012:
| Mauro Matteuzzi |
President |
| Gianfranco Berrutti |
Executive Board |
| Daniela Dal Rio |
Executive Board |
| Maria Gaggiani |
Executive Board |
| Alessandro Gamberini |
Executive Board |
| Eros Nanni |
Executive Board |
| Fabrizio Ogna |
Executive Board |
| Guido Rini |
Executive Board |
| Gianna Marina Torrisi Pamich |
Executive Board |

The
Federation of the European Dental Industry mourns for
Dennis Carroll
who passed away after a short but terminal illness on Wednesday 10th June
in Scotland.
Dennis was a longtime reprensentative of the British Dental Trade Association
in the FIDE meetings and member of the FIDE Executive Committee from 2001-2005.
He also was one of the founders of the ADDE-FIDE European Dental Market
Survey, which was published for the first time in 2001. In the following
years he promoted this survey with wide commitment and conveyed this economic
survey at our annual press conference, for the last time during the IDS
in March 2009 in Cologne.
Dennis was a dedicated colleague and friend and also a loyal and faithful
representative of our Federation, who promoted the interests of the dental
industry with fervour. We will remember him with thanks and gratitude and
what he achieved in his work for the dental industry. In this difficult
time of loss we wish his partner Ms. Kath Payne and his family our sympathy
and God`s loving comfort and blessings.
Cologne, June 2009

Sebastian Voss to the board of directors - Martin Haase to the advisory
council
Cologne, 24.06.2009. Dr. Martin Rickert (Sycotec) having completed a 6- year
term as chairman of the Association of German Dental Manufacturers (VDDI e.V.)
was unanimously re-elected for the next term 2009-2011. In addition to the
re-election of Deputies Henry Rauter and Christoph Weiss, Sebastian Voss was
voted in for the first time. Dr. Rickert expressed his thanks for the voting
results, and his appreciation for this display of the membership’s trust
in the Board & Advisory Council.
The new VDDI Board is comprised of:
Chairman: Dr. Martin Rickert (Sycotec)
Deputy Board:
Henry Rauter (VITA Zahnfabrik)
Christoph Weiss (BEGO)
Sebastian Voss (Hager & Meisinger)
The members of the Board are also members of the Advisory Council,
to which the following persons were elected at the General Assembly:
Dr. Jürgen Eberlein (GC Germany)
Dr. Steffen Gebauer (MELAG Medizintechnik)
Dr. Wolfgang Mühlbauer (DMG Hamburg)
Dr. Sören Rieger (Renfert)
Mark Stephen Pace (Dentaurum)
Dr. Martin Haase (Heraeus Kulzer)
Dr.
Jürgen Eberlein Named Executive Committee President
On 23rd March 2009, during the IDS 2009, a new FIDE Board was unanimously
elected by the General Assembly for a two-year term of office. Dr. Jürgen
Eberlein, a long-time FIDE board member, was elected to the office of President,
a post which he had previously held from 1995-2001. New member in the Board
is Mark Chapman, who was nominated by BDTA.
The board of officers for the 2009-2011 term are:
President Dr. Jürgen Eberlein VDDI - German Dental Manufacturers
Vice-President Dr. Alessandro Gamberini U.N.I.D.I. - Italian Dental Industries
Association
Vice-President Kim Sørensen DBF - Danish Dental Manufacturers
Board Member Peter Malata FMWI - Association of the Austrian Metalware Industry
Board Member Jean-D. Weill ASICD – Swiss Dental industry &
Trade Association
Board Member Mark Chapman, BDTA – British Dental Trade Association
Amidst the hype of the Parliamentary Elections taking place across Europe
on 4 June, the BDTA held its own ballot to elect and appoint members of
its council.
The AGM held on 28 May 2009 at the Association’s Annual Conference
in Bath saw the election of two new councillors, the re-election of an
existing council member and the appointment of the next BDTA President
and Vice-President.
Edward Attenborough, Managing Director of Attenborough Direct was appointed
as the next President and will take over from current BDTA President,
Simon Gambold, on 1 January 2010. Karen Turner, Managing Director of Dentafix,
was put forward as the next Vice-President and was voted in by an overwhelming
majority of members. Karen will also assume the role from January 2010.
Simon Tucker, Director at Medenta Finance, and Mike Cann, General Manager
of Septodont, were both elected as new members of Council with immediate
effect. Peter Gowers, Managing Director of Panadent, was re-elected to
Council and will continue to serve the Association in this capacity.
For further information on the BDTA visit www.bdta.org.uk
If you are thinking of visiting BDTA Dental Showcase 2009, remember to keep
up to date with all the latest event news at the official Showcase website
www.dentalshowcase.com
The ‘Treasures of Dentistry’ themed website, lists all the
exhibitors booked to appear at the event, including a link to their websites,
information about exhibition developments and new initiatives, the opportunity
to register in advance for complimentary tickets and details of what to
do and where to go in and around the NEC.
BDTA Dental Showcase 2009 takes place 12-14 November 2009 at NEC Birmingham.
To register in advance for your complimentary ticket visit www.dentalshowcase.com/visit,
call the registration hotline on +44 (0) 1494 729959 or text your name,
address, occupation and GDC number to 07786 206 276. Advance registration
closes 6 November 2009. On-the-day registration: £10 per person.
The General Assembly of UNIDI (Italian Dental Industries Association) was
held in Milan on Friday June 27th , 2008.
During this event, the following new Members of UNIDI’s Executive
Board were elected for the two-year period 2008-2009:
Mauro Matteuzzi (President)
Gianfranco Berrutti (Member)
Daniela Dal Rio (Member)
Maria Gaggiani (Member)
Alessandro Gamberini (Member)
Eros Nanni (Member)
Fabrizio Ogna (Member)
Guido Rini (Member)
Gianna Marina Torrisi Pamich (Member)
Source: UNIDI, 01 July 2008