Back in 1988, laser pioneers from different countries met in Tokyo, Japan, to discuss the application of laser technologies in dentistry. Since there were already scientific associations for general medicine at that point, the idea was formed to found one for dentistry as well. As a result, the International Society for Laser Dentistry (ISLD) was born. This year, the ISLD celebrated its 30 th birthday with the 16 th World Congress in Laser Dentistry, which was held at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany. The event lasting multiple days was hosted by three associations: The DGL, the WFLD (in 2006, the ISLD changed its name to WFLD) and the WALED, an alumni organisation of the RWTH Aachen University...
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