Nearly 1,000 scientists and students specialising in O donto - Stomatology from the Mekong sub-region are gathering in Vietnam on October 14 to attend a conference on the issue.

Aesthetic odontology plus dental and oral diseases topped the agenda of the conference, the fifth of its kind held by the Mekong Sub-regional countries.

The conference, entitled “New horizons for aesthetic dental operation”, attracted scientists from China, Cambodia, Thailand, France, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam who shared their knowledge on new technologies and their experiences of new methods of treatment.

During the three-day conference, an exhibition featuring odontological equipment and advanced technologies will also be held, said Acting Principal of the University of Odonto – Stomatology Truong Manh Dung.

The exhibition is considered an excellent opportunity to promote investment and cooperation in the field and will highlight the achievements Vietnam has mad in the health sector in general and the Odonto – Stomatology sector in particular./.