It was our great pleasure to hold the 1^st EAED Virtual Meeting, which was  held from May 27^th to May 29^th 2021.

Digital Technologies have changed the face of dentistry in the last decades, giving rise to our heading Digital Dentistry – Current Options in Different Disciplines – Future Perspectives – Benefit for the Patient.

True to this title, the scientific chairmen have compiled a highly informative and future-oriented program with top-class speakers from all over the world. Following the spirit and tradition of our society, it is hereby intended to present to you the current status and future perspectives of digital techniques in different fields of dentistry and dental technology in three days. Independent and thematically oriented sessions will be accompanied by on-patient live-demonstrations and live-CAD/CAM procedures of milling and 3D printing. The future role and potential of artificial intelligence and big data will also be analyzed. As one of the highlights, a treatment planning session will enable specialists in digital dentistry to demonstrate the newest approaches in virtual planning, test-drives and transfer in definitive metal-free materials. All sessions will be discussed interactively via the online meeting platform.   

Thank you to those that joined us online!

Marc Hürzeler, Daniel Edelhoff and Jan-Frederik Güth