Abstract
One hundred years ago King Oscar II frequented the meeting place for the Fifth European Oral Microbiology Workshop at Särö, Gothenburg, Sweden. This was convened from 9th to 11th May 1996, in the splendid royal summer house by the sea. The workshop was organised by Professor Gunnar Dahlén, Dr Panos Papanou, Dr Maude Wikström and colleagues from the Department of Oral Microbiology at Gothenburg University. Eighty-two delegates from 11 European countries and Australia attended the meeting. The workshop was organised into seven sessions over 2 days.