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by Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa A bu Dhabi, UAE: The Second ITI Middle East Congress in Abu Dhabi successfully took place from the 7th-8th December 2012 bringing together International Dental Ex- perts and authors in Implant Dentistry to the capital of UAE. The congress was or- ganized by the International Team for Im- plantology – ITI -- with the assistance of Ambulatory Healthcare Services, a SEHA HealthSystem Facility. More than 450 participants attended the congress, which took place in the Beach Ro- tana Hotel. “A major proportion of the au- dience came from Arab countries, but we were happy to see participants from all over the world. We were also very pleased to welcome many non-ITI Members and give them the opportunity to get to know the ITI and its philosophy a little better during the congress”, said Ninette Banday, Education Delegate of the ITI Section Mid- dle East which has close to 250 Fellows and Members. The event combined excellence and exper- tise in the field of Implant Dentistry and served as a forum to explore New Tech- nologies, Innovations and New Materials, helping the participants to make smart de- cisions on why, when and how to use them. The Scientific Program included an impres- sive lineup of speakers such as Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Weber from Tufts Univer- sity, USA, Professor Dr. Urs Bragger from International Team of Implantology Middle East Congress, Abu Dhabi, 07-08 December 2012 University of Bern, Switzerland and Pro- fessor Dr. Mauricio Araujo from State Uni- versity Maringa, Brazil. Each discussed dif- ferent challenging situations in today’s Im- plant Dentistry scene, along with the hon- orable speakers from the Middle East Re- gion. Dr. Ninette Banday further explained in her opening remarks: “Implant Dentistry is probably the most interesting and dynam- ic disciplines in modern dental science. It has evolved from a trial and error field to an evidence based predictable treatment modality. Today the use of dental implants has become the standard of care in many clinical situations. A vast body of evidence proves implant therapy to be a safe and ef- ficient treatment option.” The conference further proved to be a vi- brant platform for the participants to share ideas, explore the potential of new advanc- es in technology and foster closer ties. Dr. George Gebran, the ITI Middle East sec- tor Chair, mentioned, “Having started out in 1980 as an interdisciplinary group of 12 men with a vision for the future of implant dentistry, the ITI has grown into a lead- ing scientific authority in the field”. At the end of 2012, over 13,500 Fellows and Mem- bers have become part of the dynamic and continuously growing network that is the ITI today. ITI offers participation in lo- cal Study Clubs, a Treatment Guide every year in one of 9 different languages, an on- line portal (ITInet) as well as reduced en- try fees to national and international ITI educational events. The Chairman spoke further, “I am convinced that we will pass the next mile-stone of 15,000 Fellows and Members in the first quarter of 2013. Due to the numerous benefits offered by ITI to their members, ITI will become the largest International Academic network in Implant Dentistry”. Funding research projects by allocating re- search grants, ITI is the largest non-govern- mental funding organization in this field having invested more than 40 million CHF to date. ITI further grants scholarships to young clinicians and has a network of spe- cialists and friends while providing evi- dence-based education in implant dentist- ry. The ITI Middle East Section was created in November 2009 by a small group of 6 fel- lows from Lebanon, UAE and Saudi Ara- bia. After 3 years the section grew tremen- dously and reached more than 230 Fel- lows and Members. Study Clubs are now running in Lebanon, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, Qatar and Pakistan. ITI courses are ready to cater the need of edu- cation in the Middle East region. Dr. Nidal Saab, the ITI Study Club Coor- dinator of the Middle East Section, or- ganized 20 Study Clubs in the region of which 7 were in UAE and were accredited by HAAD in Category 1. The Study Clubs serve as a platform where dentists bring in their cases for discussion to adopt the best practices for the community. Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa will be making a full event coverage in the Den- tal Tribune - January/February 2013 print publication, distributed to the entire Middle East & Africa region as well as all the major dental events throughout the year. 32 DENTAL TRIBUNE Middle East & Africa Edition | Jan-Feb 2013EVENTS