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meetings _ EAO I cone beam4_2014 Fig. 2_Marc Gadola, CEO Straumann, opened the Straumann Symposium as part of the EAO congress. Fig.3_Werner Groll, Group Vice President DENTSPLY Implants. Fig. 4_Dr Bjarni E. Pjetursson, scientific head. Fig. 5_Richard T. Laube, CEO Nobel Biocare, and Melker Nilsson, also Nobel Biocare. candidates were also awarded the EAO’s Certificate in Implant-based Therapy. This is the only Europe-wide standardisedassessmentofskillsandexpertisewithin the field of implant-based therapy. Before being awarded their certificate, each candidate submitted sixclinicalcases,andthensatamultiplechoiceexam- ination,aswellasbeinginterviewedabouttheircases. Certificates were awarded to Kamil Khabiev, Algirdas PuisysandGangChen. _Dinner at the Vatican ThesocialhighlightwastheEAOmembers’dinnerat theVatican.300peopleexperiencedanexclusiveprivate touroftheVaticanMuseumsandSistineChapelbefore sitting down to a four-course meal surrounded by an- cientGreekandRomansculptures.Demandwassohigh that the EAO organised an additional private tour for a further300peoplewhowereunabletoattendthedinner. _Upcoming congress The next scientific meeting will be held from 24 to 26 September 2015 at Stockholmsmässan, the Stockholm International Fairs and Congress Centre in Sweden,andwillcelebratethe50th anniversaryofden- tal implant treatment. The programme in Stockholm willreflecttheprogresstheEAOhasmadeoverthelast 50 years, as well as focus on current and emerging techniques. The sessions will educate participants on various aspects of implant dentistry, including tissue regeneration, challenges of implant treatment for elderly patients, digital technologies, peri-implantitis andothercomplicationswithdentalimplants. “There is a strong emphasis on practical clinical messages that dentists can use in their daily practice. We hope that this combination of historical perspec- tive and cutting-edge techniques will ensure there is somethingofrelevanceforeveryone,”saidpresident- elect Prof. Björn Klinge, who invited all of the par- ticipants to his hometown of Stockholm during the closingceremonyonSaturdayafternoon. Abstracts for the upcoming congress can be sub- mittedfromDecember2014until1April2015._ I 39 Fig. 2 Fig. 4 Fig. 3 Fig. 5 Dental implants replace the root of a missing natural tooth, providing a secure foundation for a crown, bridge orotherdentalprosthesis.Theyarescientificallyprovento beareliablelong-termtreatmentoptionformanypatients. The EuropeanAssociation for Osseointegration (EAO) was founded in the early 1990s and its aim is to ‘Bridge the gap between science and clinical practice’. It brings together researchers, scientists and dentists to discuss best practice in implant dentistry based on an evaluation of the scientific evidence. www.eao.org | www.eao-congress.com cone beam_background CBE0414_38-39_EAO 28.11.14 12:00 Seite 2 CBE0414_38-39_EAO 28.11.1412:00 Seite 2