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I education _Since 2003,IMCMünsteratMünsterUniversity has offered a master degree entitled "Master of Oral Medicine in Implantology". This Master Degree is in- ternationally accredited by the “Akkreditierungsrat” in accordance with the “Bologna Criteria”. The course consists of a web-based part on the one hand and a high amount of practical training on the other. As the oldest professional non-profit association inimplantology,theGermanAssocationofDentalIm- plantology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zahnärztliche Implantologie,DGZI)focusesitsactivitiesonthecon- tinuing education and training of dentists practicing inthefieldofimplantology.Theobjectiveoftheseac- tivities is the improvement of both quality and qual- ity assurance as well as the safety of therapies in the interest of patients. Furthermore, they aim at provid- ing factual information on existing therapeutic pos- sibilities of implant-based tooth replacement. DGZI curriculum graduates can now enroll in the 5th "Master of Oral Medicine in Implantology" course offered at special conditions and in English at Mün- ster University since 2004. The international course is based on a cooperation agreement between DGZI/GBOI(GermanBoardofOralImplantology)and IMCMünsterUniversity,Germany.Itisdesignedasan in-service training for practicing dentists and offers continuing practical, university-level education. Within the field of dentistry, implantology has in- creasingly emerged as an area of specialization in its own right. The goal of the post-graduate university training course "Master of Oral Medicine in Implan- tology" for dentists is to provide students with in- depth,application-orientedscientificknowledgeand practical skills in the areas of oral surgery and im- plantology.Itsfocusisplacedonindication,planning, symptomsandsurgery,aswellaspost-operativecare, itsassociationwithprosthetics,aswellasgeneraldis- eases and other individual disciplines in dental and oral diseases and maxillofacial surgery. The course particularly aims at the connection between theory and practice in the area of invasive surgical proce- dures. Students will be able to offer state-of-the-art oralsurgeryandimplantology,consistentwithforen- sic ethical standards. The continuing education provided by the DGZI curriculumisrecognizedbyareductionofthetuition fee for the “Master of Oral Medicine in Implantology” coursebyalmostonethirdofthetotalcosts.Themas- tercoursewillhaveadurationof24monthsforDGZI curriculum graduates. All conditions outlined in the official examination regulations of Münster University regarding the "Master of Oral Medicine in Implantology" must be fulfilled. This means that written examinations and case documentation must be completed. Case documentation takes place under supervision by DGZI/GBOIandincludesthecorrespondingspecifica- tions of indication and documentation regulations (masterthesis,defenseandexpertdiscussion).Apro- fessorservesasmentorforwritingthemasterthesis._ Master of Oral Medicine in Implantology Author_DGZI 40 I implants3_2012 DGZI—Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zahnärztliche Implantologie e.V. Feldstraße 80 40479 Düsseldorf,Germany Tel.:+49 211 1697077 Fax:+49 211 1697066 sekretariat@dgzi-info.de www.dgzi.de _contact implants [PICTURE: ©ANDREI SHUMSKIY]