The Virtual World Congress of Dental Students is an innovative project by a national dental students' association in Croatia – Udruga studenata dentalne medicine. The 1st Virtual World Congress of Dental Students, held in May 2011, was a huge success and gathered a number of dental students and professors from five continents. It is one of few virtual congresses held in the world and, to our knowledge, first such congress for dental students.

The idea behind this project is to give every dental student (even students who perhaps would not be able to attend traditional meetings due to distance and cost) a chance to present a scientific paper to colleagues and teachers and be awarded. Our aim is to encourage students to take part in research activities and to increase communication and collaboration among dental schools.