| Abstract: | The beginning of a new year, a new century and a new millennium, is an opportunity to pause for thought. It provides perspective and a reason to examine again the continuing evolution of dentistry as a profession, and dental education in support of that development. It is an optimal time to re-focus on our role as educators and custodians of the quality of future dental care, as today's students transform into tomorrow's practitioners, responsible over the coming decades for the oral health of a European population exceeding 375 million in the EU alone. Thus, we are aware of formidable responsibilities, and in this age of audit, and accountability for systems and services, it is entirely fitting that the recent scientific meeting of ADEE held in Milan under the Presidency of Professor Antonio Carrassi, took the above title as its theme to augur in the new decade. The Conference Proceedings are published in this issue of the Journal. They provide an exciting overview and indication of the changes ahead and the challenges to dental education. |
