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I meetings _Implants have come a long way since they were introduced to dentistry in the early 1950s. Future con- ceptsandtrendsinthefieldwererecentlydiscussedby expertsatthe22nd AnnualScientificMeetingoftheEu- ropeanAssociationofOsseointegration(EAO)inDublin, which took place from 17–19 October at the city’s new state-of-the-art Convention Centre. Held for the sec- ondtimeintheIrishcapitalafter1995,theeventdidnot onlyfocusoncurrentissuesinthefield,likeperiimplan- titisandthechallengeslinkedtothetreatmentofanin- creasing elderly population, but also reflected on new developments and methods in the field, such as com- puter-assistedimplantrehabilitationandtissueregen- eration.Moreover,anumberofsessionsalsofocusedon risk factors, treatment planning and different learning techniques. “Thereisadiscrepancybetweenwhatageneralden- tist is expected to know/perform in implant dentistry and what the current education in most schools is teaching, “ explained Dr Nikos Mattheos from the Uni- versityofHongKong’sFacultyofDentistry,EAOpresen- terandco-organiserofanimplanteducationworkshop recently held in Hungary. “All dental schools have in- creased the amount of teaching in the area of implant dentistry in the past five years and in many cases pre- clinical and clinical education components have been introduced.However,itisclearthatthereisstillroomfor improvement.” Newproductsfortreatmentoutcomesthataremore predictable and an improved workflow in dental prac- ticesandlaboratorieswerealsopresentedatanindus- try exhibition, which was supported by 87 corporate sponsorsfromaroundtheworldthisyear.Amongoth- ers, MIS and Henry Schein showcased their latest tools foracompletedigitalworkflow.Inaddition,Danishdig- ital dental solutions provider 3Shape had its recently launched TRIOS intra-oral scanning system on display. Newandimprovedimplantsystemswerepresentedby ImplantDirectandanumberofothercompanies.Strau- mann, for example, announced that its dental implant material Roxolid is now available for all diameters and allimplantlines. In addition to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ire- land and the Oral Surgery Society of Ireland, the meet- ingreceivedsupportfromtheIrishSocietyofPeriodon- tologyandtheProsthodonticSocietyofIreland.Atten- dancefiguresforthecongresswerenotavailablewhen thiseditionofimplantswenttoprint,butfirstpredica- tions indicate that less dental professionals set off for Dublin that originally expected by the organiser. Last year’s anniversary gathering in Copenhagen saw more than 2,500 professionals participating. The associa- tion’s next Scientific Annual Meeting will take place in Rome in Italy next year. The event is scheduled to take placefrom25–27September.Moredetailsareexpected tobeannouncedbytheEAOintheupcomingweeks._ 46 I implants4_2013 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the EAO Source_Dental Tribune