A Message from
the President

For the next two years, my responsibility increases to a great extent. Being head of IADMFR means, first and foremost, to support the different segments of the Association in order to continue the excellent job done so far. To make this possible, we need the co-operation of each and every person involved with our Association, including directors and individual members. An Association such as ours can only work properly if an integration if an integration of these two components exists. Our objective should be one and solely one: the strengthening of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology around the world.
To help us achieve our goal, we would like to ask you to work locally in your area, in an effort to bring new colleagues to our Association. If we are more numerous, there is no doubt we will be better represented, and the technical-scientific benefits derived from the members’ activities will be much greater. During the Board of Directors’ meeting in Glasgow, the creation of a new membership category – the so-called institutional member – was discussed. This category would represent National Radiology Associations from different countries being members of IADMFR. This would likely result in a closer contact between Radiologists from these countries and IADMFR, therefore also contributing to its growth.
Another responsibility we face is to organize the 14th Congress, to be held from May 19 to 23, 2003, in the magic island of Florianópolis, Brazil. This is another project of IADMFR, the success of which depends once again on its members. We should not forget that an International Congress is the climax of the Association’s activities, where we have the opportunity to both present and learn about new developments and technical advancements in our specialty, besides being able to share moments of great joy with our colleagues. We can have a perfect example of this with our recent meeting in Glasgow.
The world needs peace and the union of people from all nations. Let us do our part, making DentoMaxilloFacial-Radiology a specialty with no frontiers between members.

We count on your support!
Edimir Costa