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implants - international magazine of oral implantology International Edition

meetings I I 45implants4_2013 _„From practice—for the practice“istheDGZI’s maintopicleadingthewayforthe43rd International AnnualCongress,whichtookplacefrom4to5Octo- ber at the Berlin Hotel Palace. Dr Roland Hille, Vice President of the DGZI and scientific director of the congress stated that “Compiling practicable and provedconcepts‘frompractice—forthepractice’has always been one of the DGZI’s main topics”. “Each year,weinvitespeakersfromaroundtheworld—this isaDGZItrademark.Thesespeakerspresentthepar- ticipantswithpracticableandsustainabletreatment concepts which can be decisive for the participants’ implantologicalsuccess.”Internationalspeakersim- pressedtheaudiencewiththeirscientificknowledge on the international podium with simultaneous in- terpretation on the first day of the congress, among themProf.DrMonishBholaandDrJamesR.Winkler/ University of Detroit Mercy, US, Dr Keiichi Naruse, Yamagata, Japan, Dr Khaled A. Abdel-Ghaffar, Kairo, Egypt. At the same time, speakers from the fields of dentistryanddentaltechnologydiscussedprosthet- ically-orientedpointsofview.However,thecongress also addressed the implantological assistants and qualified dental assistants. Oneofthepressconference’smostimportantas- pects was the new education concept introduced by Dr Roland Hille. This concept is based on the latest e-learningmodulesandacomplexinternationalnet- work. In this regard, DGZI member of the board and dental technician Christian Müller pointed out the specialist exams for dental technologists which specifically address dental technicians with implan- tological ambitions. DrRolfVollmer,DGZIVicePresidentandtreasurer, informed about the works of the numerous DGZI studygroups,whichmeetregularlyalloverGermany. In addition, he presented the extensive specialist lit- erature which has been distributed successfully by the DGZI for years. Among them are the “Glossary of Oral Implantology English/German” and the com- pendium “Topographical and Clinical Anatomy of MaxillofacialSurgery”.Finally,DrVollmerpointedout theDGZI“PracticalGuide”,whichgivesadviceforthe daily routine in an implantological practice. In the end,thenewlyelectedDGZIPresidentProf.DrHeiner Weber introduced himself at the “President’s Minute”andformulatedhisideasonhisnewtasksin the DGZI. He confirmed his wish to promote innova- tion and thanked the DGZI members of the board for the trust they have invested in. Prof. Dr Weber hopes that he can make “a humble contribution” to the DGZI’sinternationalization.Hestatedthatespecially China and Russia will become more central to the DGZI’s efforts. In addition, Prof. Dr Weber wants to includestudentsanddentalassistantsmorestrongly in education programmes offered by the DGZI. Con- cluding, he expressed his wish for good cooperation and success._ Practice-oriented implantology at the DGZIAnnual Congress Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Fig. 1_Past President of the DGZI Prof. Dr Dr Frank Palm. Fig. 2_Prof. Dr Heiner Weber, President of the DGZI. Fig. 3_Dr Roland Hille, scientific director of the congress. Fig. 4_Dr Georg Bach. Fig. 5_Dr Rolf Vollmer, Dr Georg Bach, Prof. Dr Herbert Deppe and dental technician Christian Müller. Fig. 6_Prof. Dr Mazen Tamimi, Dr Rolf Vollmer and Dr Rainer Valentin.