in Beirut, we agreed to work toward producing a book that would include the history of the Section, as well as highlight the services it has given to the profession and to the society, so that all of us can be proud of be- ing part of this Section X and of the College. Section Achievements To name a few of our achievements, I can start with the early meetings organized in conjunction with the Middle East Medical Assembly at the American University of Beirut. Others include being part of build- ing the Medical Reference Library of the Lebanese Dental Associa- tion, outreach meetings in several parts of Lebanon and the Emirates, the translation and dubbing of the ADA produced Oral Longevity DVD, and neither last nor least, the hu- manitarian project in Chahtoul in the Lebanon mountains. I hope that this book will be ready for the up- coming Centennial celebration, and that we will have a good represen- tative group in Nagoya in Novem- ber 2020 so that, as we join other Sections, we can proudly show our achievements. Riyadh Section Meeting The Riyadh Section Meeting took place on Feb. 9-10, 2018, in Sau- President’s Greeting Youssef Talic I n the first year of my presidency of the Middle East Section of the International College of Dentists, I have had the opportunity to attend two Section meetings, one in each of our two Districts. In February 2018, in Riyadh, I received the President’s chain and the responsibility that it symbolizes. The second meeting was held on December 7-8, 2018, in Beirut. I mention this to point out that our Section has grown and developed through the efforts of an active team of officers under the leadership of visionary presidents. A total of 14 new Fellows were welcomed into the College last year. Our Section has also had some noteworthy activities in the educa- tional as well as the humanitarian fields, and at our Regents’ meeting Section X MIDDLE EAST The Middle East Section provides value to its members through innovative planned educational programming held during multiple annual meetings. di Arabia and had four aspects: a Regents’ Meeting, a half-day educational program, an Induc- tion Ceremony, as well as a presi- dency handing over from President Georges Tawil to President Youssef Talic. Three officers from Lebanon, President Tawil, Vice President Nadim AbouJaoude and Councilor Cedric Haddad, joined President Elect Talic, Regent Nassir Al Ham- lan and Past President Ali Alehaid- eb to host the meeting at the King AbdulAziz University for Medical Sciences. During the officers meeting, plans for future activities and for the improvement of the Section’s organization and efficiency were discussed. Two Deputy Regents for District 2 were named, Dima Debaybo, of United Arab Emirates, and Sahar Al Bokhari, of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Three speakers took part in the half-day Continuing Education Pro- gram, Georges Tawil, of Lebanon, Mounir Silwadi, of United Arab Emirates, and Samar Hayek, of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and cov- ered the long-term outcome of Re- constructive Implant Dentistry, Digi- tal Implantology and The Esthetic Challenge in Cleft Lip Patients. The lectures were followed by a lunch and the induction of five new Fel- lows: Sahar Al Bokhari, Adel Al JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTISTS SECTION REPORTS 4 4