INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION for FORENSIC ODONTO-STOMATOLOGY
IOFOS
The Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI) has been responsible for the international promotion of forensic odonto-stomatology since 1968, and it has included this area of dentistry in all FDI activities. Five years after the FDI’s decision to recognize forensic odonto-stomatology as a new field, the pioneers met to organize themselves as the International Organization for Forensic Odonto-Stomatology (IOFOS). They have decided to use well-defined, deliberate ways of working that are well-aligned with the objectives. In Paris in 1973 they elected Professor Gosta Gustafson from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden as the first president of IOFOS.
Over the past half-century, IOFOS has prospered and grown into a strong international organization with clearly defined goals:
(a) To provide a liaison between societies of (legal) forensic odontology on a global basis.
(b) To promote goodwill, advancement and research in forensic odontology.
(c) To publish a newsletter on a regular basis.
With these goals, IOFOS began in 1973 with the publication of the International Journal of Forensic Dentistry, which was the forerunner of today’s Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology.
Thank You for Making IOFOS Lisbon 2026 a Success
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
As the IOFOS Lisbon 2026 Congress comes to an end, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you who contributed to its success.
Thank you to our invited lecturers, oral and e-poster presenters, student presenters, workshop coordinators, sponsors, participants, family members and accompanying persons. The success of this Congress belongs to all of you. The scientific quality of the presentations was truly outstanding, and your commitment and enthusiasm made these two days particularly memorable.
We were delighted to welcome participants from 42 countries, with nearly 90 scientific presentations and six workshops. We are especially grateful to those who led the workshops and generously shared their knowledge and experience.
Our sponsors also played an important role in making this Congress possible and allowed us to welcome you with a little more comfort and care.
It was a great pleasure to bring science together with culture at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. I hope you had the opportunity to enjoy its museums, gardens and historical surroundings, as well as the Welcome Reception, the Gala Dinner and our visit to Óbidos, concluding with lunch at Praia D’El Rey.
For all of us, it was a great pleasure to have you in Lisbon. I hope that you enjoyed the Congress and your stay in Portugal, and that everyone has returned home safely.
I look forward to seeing you all again soon. For those whom I may not meet before then, I hope to welcome you in Madeira in September 2029.
Please find below the link to all the photographs from the event:
If you have additional photographs that you would like us to share on the IOFOS website or social media, please send them to us so that we can include them.
With warm friendship and heartfelt thanks for your trust,
Cristiana Palmela Pereira
President of IOFOS Lisbon 2026
IOFOS expresses its profound sorrow at the untimely passing of Prof. Martina Focardi, a highly respected forensic pathologist and a dear friend of our organization. We extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends and colleagues. We invite you to read below the heartfelt tribute from the Department of Forensic Medical Sciences of the University of Florence and Prof. Vilma Pinchi.
Professor at King Saud University, College of Dentistry, and Forensic Odontologist in Saudi Arabia. During his Master and PhD studies at Queen Mary University of London, he developed a new dental age estimation method named the ‘Atlas of Tooth Development and Eruption’ usually called London Atlas, which has been translated in more than 20 languages and been used around the world. It’s a huge loss for Forensic Odontology all over the world. IOFOS express their condolences to the family and friends.
