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I manufacturer news 46 I implants3_2013 Syneron Dental Lasers, provider of innovative hard & soft tissue dental laser tech- nologies, has been selected amongthewinnersoftheinter- national Red Dot Award, for product design in the Science and Medicine Category. This year, a jury of international ex- perts evaluated over 4,700 en- tries from 54 countries within 19 different products cate- goriesagainstkeycriteriaincludingthedegreeofin- novation, ergonomics, durability and ecological soundness.The awards were presented on July 1st atAaltoTheater in Essen,Germany. The Red Dot jury selected LiteTouch as the award win- ner because of its innovative fiber-free laser delivery tech- nology. Thanks to miniatur- ization of Syneron Dental Lasers’ laser technology, the whole power generator is in- corporated within the Laser- in-Handpiece™mechanism. Thisinnovativesolutionmim- icsthefeeloftheturbinedrill, yet incorporates laser-unique benefits: micro sur- gery,quicker healing,minimal invasive treatments and higher acceptance of patients to dental treat- ments. Researches in the implants and surgery field sug- gested that bone surgery with LiteTouch™, when compared to the mechanical drill, may enhance bone regeneration by increasing the amount of growthfactorspresentinstemcells.InadditionLite- Touch™hasbeenreportedtobeusedsuccessfully in implant therapy and for the treatment of periim- plantits. Syneron Dental Lasers Tavor Building, Industrial Zone 20692 Yokneam Illit, Israel dental@syneron.com www.synerondental.com Syneron Dental Lasers Red Dot Design Award in the Life Science and Medicine Category Numerous international experts are gathering to host a lecture series on the topic“Optimizing Im- plant Therapy” at the first Lindhe Symposium in October in Beijing, China. The topics covered at the symposium are as diverse as the field of im- plantologyitself:fromtheplanningoftreatments, over functional and aesthetic aspects, to chal- lenging situations during patient treatment. Renowned speakers—such as Lyndon Cooper (USA),Ye Lin (China), Stefan Hassfeldt (Germany) and Jan Lindhe (Sweden) himself—ensure the presentation of interesting, evidence-based conclusions on different treatment procedures in implant dentistry.The objective of the event is to provide participants with new ideas for optimal patient care. The symposium is organized by Peking University, in association with the Univer- sity of Gothenburg.This event is a supplement to the successful symposium in Gothenburg, Swe- den, which is held every three years in honour of Jan Lindhe, a noted scholar and scientist in the field of periodontology and implant dentistry. It was founded in 2006 and is organised by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. The Satellite Symposium in China will take place from October 26–27 in the Friend- ship Palace Hotel, Beijing. DENTSPLYImplantsissponsorofthesymposium. More information and registration: www.janlindhesatellitesymposium.com DENTSPLY Implants www.dentsplyimplants.com DENTSPLY Implants First Jan Lindhe Satellite Symposium in China The22nd AnnualMeetingoftheEu- ropeanAssociation for Osseointe- gration (EAO) will take place in Dublin and Ireland from 17–19 October 2013, with the theme “Preparing for the Future of Im- plant Dentistry”. Nearly 70 speakers and more than 3,000 delegates fromaroundtheworldareexpectedtoparticipatein thecongress.TheSunstarFoundationissponsoring the Breakfast Symposia on Friday, October 18, 7.45–8.45amwhereProf.DrDrEngelke,University Göttingen, will be lecturing about „Alveolar Ridge Preservation using Endoscopically assisted Root Enucleation in Anterior Maxillary Extraction Sites“. As a silver sponsor Sunstar will present their prod- ucts at the commercial exhibition which runs throughout the period of the congress.Visit them at booth no. S32 and learn more about the innovative product range. Degradable Solutions AG Member of Sunstar Group Wagistrasse 23 Tel.: +41 43 4336260 Fax: +41 43 4336261 www.degradable.ch Degradable Preparing for the future of implant dentistry Congress& presentation [Website]