implants - international magazine of oral implantology

events I Whilesomematerialsareonlyofinteresttocertain practitioners, business planning systems and meth- ods for improving the workflow are becoming more importanteverywhere.Thetopicofguidedimplanta- tion in particular is currently arousing great interest. Modern software systems now make even 3-D plan- ning possible without a DVT unit in the practice—a compellingargument,especiallyforsmallerpractices without a great deal of scope for substantial invest- ment. No matter where the main areas of interest lie, everyvisitorwillfindtheappropriatesolutionsatIDS, which will take place from 12 to 16 March 2013. And the best part is that, alongside the opportunity to in- teract with the latest developments in the dental in- dustrylive,numerousexpertsarealsoonhandtogive advice face-to-face. Planning your participation in IDS in advance therefore provides the best opportu- nities to take home important advice and informa- tion. “Thebroadfieldofimplantology,inparticular,ben- efits from a structured approach. A plan drawn up in advance helps in locating the innovations of interest foraspecificpractice,”saysDr.MarkusHeibach,Pres- identoftheVDDI.“IDSinCologneoffersauniqueop- portunitytoexperienceproducersandtheirproducts inperson.Inthisway,dentistsanddentaltechnicians can benefit directly from the dental industry’s know- how,seekoutdiscussionswithexpertsandtakehome insights of real relevance to their practices.“ IDS takes place in Cologne every two years and is organizedbytheGFDIGesellschaftzurFörderungder Dental-Industrie mbH, the commercial enterprise of the Association of German Dental Manufacturers (VDDI) and staged by Koelnmesse GmbH, Cologne. Photos from the last IDS Cologne are available in our image database on the Internet (www.ids- cologne.de), “For the Press”. If you reprint this docu- ment, please send a voucher copy._ I 47implants4_2012