REPORT OF THE 5TH EUROPEAN ORAL MICROBIOLOGY WORKSHOP

One hundred years ago King Oscar II frequented the meeting place for t he Fifth European Oral Microbiology Workshop at Saro, Gothenburg, Swed en. This was convened from 9th to 11th May 1996, in the splendid royal summer house by the sea. The workshop was organised by Professor Gunn ar Dahlen, Dr Panos Papanou, Dr Maude Wikstrom and colleagues from the Department of Oral Microbiology at Gothenburg University. Eighty-two delegates from 11 European countries and Australia attended the meetin g. The workshop was organised into seven sessions over 2 days.