IADS was formed in 1951, to unite the dental students of the world and allow them to exchange knowledge and experiences about dentistry at an international level.
We represent the future members of the dental profession at a worldwide level. Our Central Office is at the FDI- Headquarter in France.
We meet twice annually; the main meeting is our Annual World Congress of Dental Students, held  each August. Each year in a different corner of the world, this meeting typically attracts around 200 participants. It revolves around a scientific program of lectures and seminars addressing the needs of the dental student, but also includes workshop discussions, an organized social program and the various business meetings of the Association and the other is the Mid year meeting, that is a shorter one also each year in a different country and it revolves mainly around business meetings of the Association along with a rich social program.

Projects include:

International Dental Research :

Where students from our member countries can apply and conduct a dental research in the premises of Washington University, Seattle, USA, for a period of 3 months, applications and admission is processed through the Standing Committee On Research and Education –IADS SCORE-

Voluntary Work Abroad Project:

Reaching the less fortunate people living in developing countries and treat, educate and put a smile on their faces, through the last year alone more than 40 IADS students and fresh graduates paid visits to Ecuador, Uganda, Tanzania, Cambodia, Guatemala, Kenya, Vietnam, India, Ghana and Sudan helped thousands of people in need.

Students’ Exchange Program:

The program exists in every member country, carrying out his function through the network of National Exchange Officers and International Exchange Officer, allow students to visit a foreign country and experience its culture and its dentistry, both scientifically and clinically. It is one of the most popular and important activities, of IADS. Every year around 300 students are involved. For more Information regarding our various projects and activities, kindly log on to our website.                 Find out more