1st International Scientific Congress of the Azerbaijan Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 14–16 March 2019 – Baku – Azerbaijan

Abstract

1st founding International Scientific Congress dedicated to oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) in Baku became a beautiful act of creation of the Azerbaijan Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (www.az-omfs.az). Baku is a capital city-diamond with the coastline along the wonderful Caspian Sea (Fig 1). In last years, Baku has firmly established itself as very popular business and tourist destination. Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan is 9.8 million people (Fig 2). Chingiz R. Rahimov a President of the Azerbaijan Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons has done an incredible work with his team and organizers, making the event en extremely glorious. EVENT PRESENTATION The Congress was highly professional supported by International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (www.iaoms.org) and European Association for Cranio Maxillo Facial Surgery (www.eacmfs.org). The modern Baku Convention Center, in which the Congress was organized, strongly impressed all the visitors with its` beauty, high comfort and dimensions. Impressed with a 94 m2 lecture light-emitting diode (LED) monitor and a largest indoor LED screen with a high resolution of 405 m2 installed in the lobby (Fig 3) of the Center, which makes it a unique construction not only for Baku, but also for the world arena. So, the speakers and participants have a possibility to enjoy the greatest digital comfort sharing their knowledge. The structure of the Committees consists of President of the Society, Secretary of the Society, Executive Director of the Society, Chairman of the Congress, Secretaries of the Congress, Organizing Committee, Scientific Committee, and a Technical Secretariat.2 The famous speakers from at least 14 countries were invited with next purposes: 1) to have the truly hot discussions with opinion leaders, 2) to make the event truly international, and 3) to establish a modern tradition in that truly beautiful region. The intensive Program of the Congress (Fig 4) includes 135 scientific-research works.2 Several masterclasses were also performed: Digital Dental Implantology, Microscope-aided Dentistry, and Aesthetic Medicine. Taking into account the huge importance of the meeting a Ministry of Healthcare of Republic of Azerbaijan appreciated the Congress with high 24 credit points.