[citation needed] Over the last decade, meetings were held in: 2023 Netherlands,[4] 2021 online,[5] 2019 Cancún, 2017 Santiago, 2015 Glasgow, 2013 Seoul, 2011 Athens, 2009 Munich.

[6] with future meetings taking place in 2025 South Africa,[7] and 2027 Osaka[8] The board of directors includes international representation and a two-year appointment.

Dentists for All Children (DENFAC) was launched in 2001 to provide dental student educators with lectures and clinical teaching sessions.

In 2019, in a global effort to define children's early childhood carries, the Bangkok declaration was accepted.

The IAPD's goal is for membership to be inclusive of all societies and individuals and members are encouraged to attend congresses.