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NEWS implants4_2012 Tomarkits90th anniversary,Komettreatsitselfandits customers to a brand new Corporate Design. Intro- ducedon01September2012,ourfreshanddynamic new Corporate Design captures the spirit of modern timeswhilestillrepresentingthetraditional Komet values of quality, innovation and tradition. Our new logo is impressive: The distinctive Komet lettering is now placed above the Komet spiral. These two symbols— standingfordynamicsand innovativepower—willen- sureglobalbrandrecognition with our 100,000 customers world-wide.Theeye-catchingnew design will successively appear on all printed matters, our website and at trade fairs. Frank Janßen,ourHeadofMarketing,says:“Wecreatedady- namic,up-to-dateCorporateDesignthatreflectswhat westandfor:Areputablecompanywithaprofessional approach.” When asked how the company will be addressed in future, Mr. Janßen stated: “The brandnameKometwillbe predominantlyusedinall our communication, but we will continue to oper- ate as Gebr. Brasseler GmbH & Co. KG.” There’s nothing left for us to add, other than, “Happy Birthday, Komet, and congratulations on yourgreatnewdesign!” New logo showing all-round quality InearlySeptember,thePlatformforBetterOralHealth in Europe, a forum that brings together European or- ganisations for the promotion of oral health and the prevention of oral diseases, celebrated its first an- niversary.At its first summit,participants of the event were presented with the “State of oral health in Eu- rope”reportcommissionedbytheorganisation.Incel- ebration ofWorld Oral Health Day,over 140 European oral health experts attended the summit in Brussels, which was organised under the patronage of the CyprusPresidencyoftheCounciloftheEU,supported by Karin Kadenbach and Dr Cristian Silviu Buşoi,who are members of the European Parliament and pre- sentedthereport. “The good news is that we have witnessed incredible progressinthelastdecadesinthepreventionofcaries in children. The bad news is that having damaged, missing or filled teeth is still the norm rather than the exceptioninEurope,andoraldiseasesremainamong the most important health burdens,”Kadenbach con- cluded. Accordingtothereport,theEUcurrentlyspendsalmost €79billiononhealthcareandthefigureislikelytorise to €93 billion by 2020. It also emphasises the chal- lenges that demographic changes may pose to oral health. However, Kadenbach emphasised that there are also rising inequalities among member states in terms of access to oral care. In many EU member states, oral health care is not fully integrated into na- tional or community health programmes, the report states.Therefore,ProfKennethEaton,Chairmanofthe Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe, called for greater policy attention and action on the topic of oral health.ThereportrecommendsthatEUdecision-mak- ers make a commitment to improving oral health by 2020aspartofEUpolicies. First European oral health summit Takes place in Brussels From July 13–16, 2012, more than 200 partici- pantsfrom20countriesweretreatedtoacompre- hensive programme at the Westin Grand Hotel in Frankfurt/Main as part of the tioLogic® Advanced TrainingCourse.ProceedingsgotunderwayonFri- day evening with a get-together in relaxed sur- roundings and a lively entertainment programme whereguestscouldalreadyengageinin-depthdis- cussions. Over the two days that followed,interested partic- ipantshadtheopportunitytogainvaluableinsights into the latest developments of the tioLogic® sys- tem.Avarietyofpracticaltipsandsolution-oriented approaches were also presented for implantology scenarios, sinus and bone augmentation, and risk management, as well as for handling complica- tions in a professional manner. The in-depth discussions during breaks and fol- lowing each presentation were just one indication ofhowimpressedparticipantswerebytheimplan- tology experience on display in the presentations and workshops held by our team of international speakerscomprisingProfTobiasM.BöckersandDr Joachim Hoffmann from Germany, Dr Vincenzo Catalano and Dr James Galea from Malta, Dr Um- berto Pratella from Italy, and Dr Manfred Sont- heimerfromGermany.ThepresentationbyDrSan- tiago Isaza Penco, which looked at synergies be- tween dental and orthodontic implants such as the tomas® system from Dentaurum,also encouraged participants to share knowledge across different disciplines. And although it was not part of the official pro- gramme,many participants also chose to take the 160-kilometrejourneytoIspringentovisitDentau- rum,andtoseeforthemselvesonsitejustwhyDen- taurum quality "made in Germany" is so special. 20 nations represented at the tioLogic® Advanced Training Course 48 I [PICTURE: ©JORISVO]