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I interview Fig. 3_ Anatomy course: Dr Vollmer supports students at the University Dresden in 2013. Fig. 4_Visit and further education at Prof. Leonard Linkow’s, New York. Fig. 5_Dr Rolf Vollmer (left) welcomes a congress participant at the DGZI congress in Dubai 2005. My board colleagues and I maintain foreign rela- tions by regularly attending international confer- encesintheUSandJapan(whichhas600DGZImem- bers currently), among others. During these con- gresses,wehavemeetingswiththeotherboards,dur- ing which we discuss future joint events or projects, such as meetings and continuing education through curricula that can be developed jointly. We also invite our overseas colleagues to congresses in Germany in order to strengthen our contacts. For example, this yearwehaveestablishedcontactswithauniversityin Mexico City. _How important is the DGZI training programme forinternationalcontacts? The training programme is highly regarded in the Arab world, which has unfortunately suffered politi- cal unrest in recent times. Background knowledge is necessarytounderstandthesituationconcerningthe placement of dental implants. For example, in coun- trieslikeSaudiArabiaortheUnitedArabEmirates,we face the following problem: placing a dental implant withoutalicenceisillegalandpunishablebylaw.Once colleagues in this region have completed a course in implantologysimilartotheGermanone,whichweof- fer as a kind of licence issue through our representa- tives, they undergo an interview, which includes a written and oral examination, by the Ministry of HigherEducationtobeawardedthelicencetolegally place implants. In this regard, some countries have already made substantial progress compared with Germany, where dentistscanplaceimplantswithoutanyspecificqual- ification. The regulatory bodies in these countries en- surethat,mostimportantly,patientsaretreatedsatis- factorily and professionally and that their doctors havetherequisitequalifications,asshouldbethecase for any treatment. The government of Qatar, for in- stance,hastakenthenextstepforwardbyissuingalaw that implants placed by licensed implant dentists will be wholly subsidised by government health care in- surance. This must be a paradise for implant dentists with postgraduate education. _Inadditiontorunningyourownpractice,youare internationally active and a professor in the Faculty ofOralandDentalMedicineatCairoUniversity.Could youtellusmoreaboutyouractivitiesabroad? My duties at the DGZI, as well as my practice, in- clude promoting the DGZI’s reputation. This is usu- allyachievedthroughlecturesonpostgraduateedu- cation in different countries, which I regularly at- tend. The intention is to promote the DGZI through sharing expertise. Anything made in Germany is au- tomaticallyregardedaswell-madeandreliable.Con- cerning my professor role at Cairo University, I am there on a regular basis along with other colleagues from the DGZI board. In addition, invited speakers, not necessarily members of the DGZI, give presenta- tions or hold lectures. We have also worked together 42 I implants1_2015