b'SECTION REPORTSSection XIIICHINAAfter many delays due to the pandemic, this year Section XIII China held a grand induction ceremony to welcome 88 new Fellows.Presidents GreetingThesecretariatwasforcedtonated and invited by our Section. In Xuedong Zhou sendoutthatdisappointingmes- May, the grand induction ceremony sage to all the nominated Fellows.of 45 2022 nominees and 43 2023 But we remained hopeful that a fu- nomineeswasheldinChengdu. ture opportunity to bestow, in per- This was the second time that ICD son, each new Fellow with the cer- Section XIII has inducted new Fel-tificate, ICD key and pin would notlowsfromtwoconsecutiveyears- be far away.the first time was in 2021.The opportunity eventually cameA Science Symposium when China announced an easingOur Section also organized a sym-ofthestrictpandemicpreventionposiumfocusingonFrontiersof regulations that were in place andoral science in conjunction with the startedtotreattheCOVID-19in- 2023inductionceremony.Three Tpost-pandemic periodfection in the same way as it treatsrenowned researchers were invited his year marks thebeginninghepatitis B. In light of this, the sec- to give speeches, sharing with the of theretariat started the new Fellow se- newly-inductedFellowstheircut-for China. In 2022 and 2023,lection process in early January ofting-edge research findings.despite the numerous recurrencesthis year so that there could be a of COVID-19, the secretariat of ourlarge-scaleinduction. Andweare Sectionhasworkeddiligentlytoproud that it turned out to be a com-reach out to dental associations atplete success.both national and provincial levels, famous dental schools, and our ICDIn the meantime, we are pleased Fellows to locate and nominate newto see that other Sections have or-members for Section XIII.ganizednumerousactivitiesthis year, as well as a wealth of humani-Wetreasureeachnominationtarianprojects.Wefirmlybelieve andcontactedeachnomineeinthatthroughalltheseendeavors, atimelymanner,whilepreparingICD is exerting its influence world-for the induction ceremony in thewide and we are happy to be a part usual way. However, in spite of allof it. We are glad that we are making our efforts, we have experienced athis world a better place together.number of strict control measuresA Grand Induction FRONTIERS OF ORAL SCIENCE Fel-across the country, which directlylow Chen Faming lectured on Pre-led to our 2022 induction ceremonyThe new Fellow selection processparingthegroundforperiodontal being postponed twice, and even- was initiated in mid-January 2023.tissue regeneration.tually cancelled.Altogether, 43 dentists were nomi-2 8 J OURNAL OF THEI NTERNATIONALC OLLEGE OFD ENTISTS'