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I 03implants4_2014 editorial I _On this years’ 44th congress of the DGZI in Düsseldorf, I was elected president of the so- cietybythemembers’assemblyafterbeingassessoroftheexecutivecommitteeforthreeyears. Inmyroleasthepresident-elect,Iwanttomoveforwardtheintensificationofthecontactswith other specialised fields as periodontology or colleagues from prosthetics and biomechanics. Thereby,IwouldliketoextendthealreadyexistingpersonalcontactsaswellasthoseoftheDGZI andalsoinitiatejointcongresseswithotherspecialisedfieldsastheGermanAssociationforPe- riodontology.Furthermore,itismyheartfeltconcerntointensifythecollaborationbetweenoral maxillofacial surgeons and the dental profession. Traditionally, the DGZI has also a lot of international contacts, especially to colleagues in JapanandSwitzerland.WearealsostronglyconnectedwiththeArabianarea,althoughkeeping contact here is not easy in view of the continuing political tensions. This is another issue, which I would wish to address intensively within the executive committee. In general, there is no need to reinvent the DGZI. We should tackle things in all modesty. Thereby, we want to remain faith- ful to our values which are on the one hand letting established practitioners feel at home in the DGZI and on the other hand stick to the clear scientific demand of our society. Intheupcomingyear,weastheGermanAssociationofDentalImplantology(DGZI)arefaced withalotofchallenges.Frommypointofview,oneofthebiggestchallengesisthestrengthen- ing of the implantological societies, which should occur in a cooperative way. The difficulty of establishing this cooperative thought becomes clear when thinking of the joint event of the big implantological societies in Munich planned in the year before which unfortunately failed to come about. In the area of science, development has to focus on materials research on the one hand—especially in the area of high-performance ceramics—but also on the biologisation of implants on the other hand. Finally, a personal remark should be allowed: We have to remind ourselves day-to-day that we have one of the greatest professions. Here, modesty is called for. This also includes the in- sight that one or another step is better made by someone else and thus react accordingly. With thisinmind,Iwouldgoalongwiththeexecutivecommittee:Keepyourfeetontheground—and keep reaching for the stars! Yours sincerely Prof. Dr Herbert Deppe Prof. Dr Herbert Deppe Dear colleagues,