Dental Asia witnessed this successfultop-class event as our Publications Director, Ms. Jamie Tan, participated, with over 4,000 delegates from the dental industry from August 11 to 13 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
The three days were packed with exciting educational sessions, clinical training and premium entertainment. Participants were given a unique opportunity to exchange thoughts and ideas with colleagues and experts from the dental industry while establishing new contacts.
Mr. Jeffrey Slovin, CEO of Dentsply Sirona, officially opened SIROWORLD 2016.
“Seventeen years ago, I started my journey in dental. A lot has changed since then, but there is still so much transformation to come.” With these words, Mr. Jeffrey Slovin, CEO of Dentsply Sirona, opened SIROWORLD 2016 and struck a chord with the audience. “Dentists constantly strive to improve oral health,” he said. Group Senior Vice President of the US Commercial Organisation Mr. Michael Augins and Director of Clinical Affairs and SIROWORLD host Dr. Mike DiTolla also welcomed the visitors during the opening session.
During the opening session, participants were inspired by leading dental experts Dr. Lyndon Cooper, Dr. Dennis Fasbinder, Dr. Sameer Puri, Shannon Richkowski, RDH, and more. Throughout the event, hundreds of breakout sessions were led by esteemed clinicians, including Dr. Neal Patel and Dr. Tarun Agarwal.
More than 150 speakers led approximately 200 breakout sessions
The entertaining and exciting weekend not only featured training sessions and discussions on a variety of dental specialisations, but on practice design and management as well.
Dr. Agarwal, a well-respected dentist, author and lecturer, explained how high-end technologies and digital innovations can be integrated and used to provide patients with the best possible care. Dr. Patel, a dentist and expert in digital dental technologies, spoke about how he optimises 3D imaging and CAD/CAM for complex full-jaw restorations.
A success story unfolds
For the very first time, DENTSPLY and Sirona jointly hosted SIROWORLD 2016 as Dentsply Sirona, The Dental Solution CompanyTM. “We have accomplished a lot since the merger – strategically and operationally. Without a doubt, we will advance dentistry through innovations,” explained Mr. Slovin, also referring to the announcement that the Dentsply Sirona company Midwest will be offering its customers in the US market a wider range of equipment in the future with products from Dentsply Sirona Instruments from Germany.
First-class entertainment bolsters a great atmosphere
Each action-packed day concluded with a series of evening events. On Thursday night, Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group, offered insight into his success story, technical innovations conceived through his company, Virgin Group, and the highs and lows of his life. Amongst other topics, he spoke about the social thoughts and ideas all business professionals should foster to lead a happy, successful life. Later, he discussed his non-profit foundation, Virgin Unite, which is dedicated to tackling tough social and environmental problems and striving to make business a force for good. This entrepreneurial and sustainable approach was well received by the audience.
Following the inspirational appearance by Mr. Branson, the legendary comedian Mr. Jerry Seinfeld staged a hilarious stand-up act late Thursday evening.
Grammy-nominated band OneRepublic rocked the stage with an exclusive concert for SIROWORLD attendees on Friday night and the audience enjoyed close contact with the band members.
All those in attendance at SIROWORLD had a great time and are already looking forward to next year’s event, which will bear the name Dentsply Sirona World and take place from September 14 to 16, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Sir Richard Branson presented his non-profit foundation, Virgin Unite.
Mr. Jerry Seinfeld kept the SIROWORLD guests entertained with his original show.
Grammy-nominated band OneRepublic gave a private concert for the SIROWORLD attendees on Friday evening.
Dr. DiTolla, SIROWORLD host, provided his outlook on this year’s event. “The most satisfying part of SIROWORLD 2016 was the audience reaction to the meeting. It was difficult for me to walk more than ten feet in the hotel or meeting space without being stopped by dentists or team members who wanted to tell me how amazing the meeting was. Of course this great event has to take place again next year.
“I am proud that the meeting lived up to the hype. After all, we did bill it as the Ultimate Dental Meeting. We knew that we had all the pieces in place, but you still have to execute the plan and create the right tone for the meeting. Being the host of the event is truly a dream job for me. It feels like a job I was born to do. All the time and effort we, Dentsply Sirona, invested in the organisation of the event were definitely worth it.
“What’s special about SIROWORLD? Our dentists. They love the profession they have chosen and they are passionate about it. I feel the same emotional connection to the meeting that our repeat attendees do, and our sponsors and exhibitors tell us how much they love this group of dentists as well. This makes the event so special.”
Dr. Mike DiTolla, Director of Clinical Affairs at Dentsply Sirona, the proud host of “The Ultimate Dental Meeting”.