meetings _ ESE Edinburgh I of 20-minute presentations that illustrated the latest clinical findings from research groups throughout Europe and further afield. At the accompanying trade show, the Austrian company W&H presented their new anaesthetic system Anesto that allows targeted local anaesthetisation of individual teeth and will be available to UK dentists in autumn. SybronEndo, a gold sponsor of the meeting, said that their successful TF rotary NiTi files are now available in apical sizes 30, 35 and 40. French Acteon had their EndoSuccess range of tips for apical surgery on display. “This was a record-breaking blockbuster for the ESE and we were delighted to have been able to host an event of such quality and size in Edinburgh. Each of our invited speakers brought their own style and insights, producing a varied and balanced programme for a large and diverse audience. ESE has become a beacon meeting, an exceptional gathering for scholarship, fellowship and discovery,” Prof John Whitworth from Newcastle University and President of the British Endodontic Society told roots. Delegates at the General Assembly elected former ESE secretary Prof Claus Löst as their new president. Prof Löst is currently Clinical Director of the Center of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Tübingen University Hospital in Germany. He will succeed incumbent president Prof Gunnar Bergenholtz (right) from Sweden at the beginning of 2010. More staff changes are expected to be announced soon. Amongst others, treasurer Prof Dag Ørstavik from Norway will step down at the end of this year. The Executive Board also proposed the co-funding of a symposium in July 2010 with the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group of the International Association for Dental Research, which will address the topics of inflammation and regeneration. ESE, founded in April 1982, is a federal organisation representing national endodontic and dental societies in 27 European countries. Their next congresses will take place in Rome (Italy) in 2011 and in Lisbon (Portugal) in 2013._ roots 4 _ 2009 I 47