Dental Students' Scientific Association of Egypt

Dental Students' Scientific Association of Egypt

الجمعية العلمية لطلاب طب الأسنان بمصر
Abbreviation	DSSA-Egypt
Formation	September 1970
Founder	Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Elhadary
Founded at	Faculty of Dentistry Alexandria University, Egypt
Type	NGO
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Alexandria Faculty of Dentistry
Location	All over Egypt
Membership (1972)	Full County Member Association in International Association of Dental Students
President	Gamal ElGhonemy
general secretary	Aya Eida
National Exchange Officer	Donia Mohammed
External Relations Officer	Mohammed Abdellatif
Key people	Dr. Bassem ElMalakh – IADS President 1982 Dr. Ahmed Hawas – IADS General Secretary 2002 Dr. Amir Elkholi – IADS Treasurer 2012 Dr. Abanoub Riad – IADS Editor 2016-2018 / General Secretary 2018/2019 Dr. Maryam Alahmady - IADS Vice President of Research and Education 2023/2024
Parent organization	International Association of Dental Students
Website	http://dssa.org.eg

Dental Students' Scientific Association of Egypt (Arabic: الجمعية العلمية لطلاب طب الأسنان بمصر) is a non-governmental organization that aims mainly to promote public awareness of oral and dental health among Egyptian society, and to improve the scientific knowledge and soft skills of Egyptian and non-Egyptian dental students all over Arab Republic of Egypt.^[1]

History[edit]

In September 1969, group of students from Alexandria Faculty of Dentistry with Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Elhadary (dean of faculty at that time) traveled to Prague (capital of Czechoslovakia at that time) to attend the annual meeting of the International Association of Dental Students.^[2]

They were impressed by activities and projects which are organized by IADS and its national and local member organizations worldwide, so they decided to bring this idea to their home country.

Later 1970, Dental Students' Scientific Association of Egypt was officially established and recognized by its headquarters university (Alexandria University). Then two years later, the International Association of Dental Students has accepted the application for Full Country Membership of DSSA-Egypt.^[3]

In 2005, Faculty of Dentistry – Tanta University has decided to join this national association which represents Egyptian dental students globally. By the next year, Tanta Scientific Association of Dental Students (TSADS) won the Full Local Membership in DSSA-Egypt to be the second Local member after Alexandria.^[4]

Membership[edit]

The membership of Dental Students' Scientific Association of Egypt is divided up into two main categories:

• Local Organization Membership, which maybe Full Membership or Corresponding Membership.
• Individual Membership, like Honorary Life Membership and Supporting Membership.

Below is the list of Local Organization Membership

See also[edit]

• Egyptian Pharmaceutical Students Federation (EPSF)
• FDI World Dental Federation
• International Association of Dental Students (IADS)
• International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA)

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