The International Association of Dental Students (the non-governmental organization representing the interests of dental students worldwide) has two international meetings annually starting 1950 until 2019, the latest (2019) mid-year meeting was done in Strasbourg France while the annual congress was held in Monastir Tunisia.
In February 1951, the national organization of French stomatology students invited some of their colleagues from other countries to attend their annual meeting in Paris, France where the Danish, Dutch and Swedish representatives proposed to establish international dental students' organization. 
