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implants - international magazine of oral implantology

_From 17 to 18 November 2012, ISOI president DrNaotakaSugiyama,conferencepresidentDrTomo- hiroEzakiandProfShojiHayashifromKanagawaDen- tal College in Yokohama proved superb conference hosts.Inhisopeningspeech,DrSugiyamaparticularly highlighted the importance of the collaboration be- tweenISOIandDGZI.Tohonourthispartnership,ISOI, which has around 1,000 members, founded a DGZI Japan Section in 2007. Dr Sugiyama also emphasised theimportanceofthescientificexchangebetweenthe twopartnerassociationsforthoseJapanesemembers who want to maintain German dentistry standards, especiallyinthefieldoforalimplantology. Before starting the lectures, Dr Sugiyama an- nounced this year’s many activities of ISOI. He also talked about the participation of ISOI board members attheDGZICongressinHamburg,Germany,lastOcto- ber. ISOI and DGZI confirmed their partnership for an exchange of scientific and technical information in implantology, today and in the future. In this vein, ISOI’s President encouraged the audience to partici- pateinthe2013DGZICongressinBerlin,Germany.He expressed his hope that many friends and colleagues ofISOIwilltakepart.Memberswouldbenefitfromthis, since a high number of Japanese participants will re- sultinasimultaneousinterpretationofthelectures.In addition, he advised ISOI members who have already gainedauthorityoraclinicalcertificateofAIAIinJapan tobecomeDGZIExpertsandSpecialists.Thiscertificate oftheGermanAssociationofOralImplantology(DGZI) is highly esteemed both in Germany and Japan. Al- ready before the congress began, authorisation and clinicalexaminationfordentistsaswellasimplantau- thorisation for hygienist and technician were carried outbywrittenandoralexamination. The DGZI board was represented by its vice presi- dent Dr Rolf Vollmer, Dr Rainer Valentin and Prof. Dr Mazen Tamimi from the DGZI International Section. I events More than 500 attendees visit ISOI Conference inTokyo/Japan Authors_Dr Rolf Vollmer, Dr Rainer Valentin & Prof. Dr Mazen Tamimi 46 I implants1_2013