INTERNATIONAL DENTISTRY
MIDDLE EAST EDITION

The 2010 AEEDC meeting in Dubai is an auspicious occasion to introduce a new journal to the Middle East and it gives me great pleasure to write this first editorial. Since 2006, the fundamental goal of International Dentistry SA has been to broaden its editorial policy to serve a more international readership.
The Middle East is the third region to be addressed, after Southern Africa and Australasia, in our aim to reach the profession globally. The shift in direction since my appointment as Editor-in-Chief also saw the formation of an Editorial and Review Board, which includes more than 30 international dental opinion leaders and more than 70 reviewers to evaluate the papers submitted to the journals. In the near future we will invite more colleagues from the Middle East to join our Editorial Board as well as submit clinical and research papers.
An important aspect of the transformation of the journals was the decision to publish more original scientific material and so have a wider appeal to clinicians. Not only will readers have access to clinical papers, but also to significant scientific information, which will keep them informed of current developments in all aspects of dentistry.
The latest significant development has been the appointment of two Associate Editors, Professor Simone Grandini and Professor Cecilia Goracci, both of the University of Siena, Italy. Their contribution and input will be of valuable benefit to the future of the journals.
My deepest thanks to all my colleagues on the Editorial and Review Board for their commitment and support, as well as to all our current and prospective readers and advertisers for accepting our direction and supporting our goals.
Finally I would like to thank our publisher, Ursula Jenkins, for her undertaking, her efforts and continued dedication to the journal.