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48 I implants1_2015 NEWS Nobel Biocare has announced the ap- pointment of a new chief financial offi- cer. As of 1 February, Tullio Di Dio will succeed Oliver Walker, who, according toNobelBiocare,isleavingtopursuehis careerinterestsoutsidethecompany. Di Dio joins Nobel Biocare with 23 years offinanceexperience,includingassign- ments at UnitedTechnologies,at Roche andduringthepast12yearsatDanaher. Most recently,he served asVice-President of Finance at Beckman Coulter Europe,Middle East andAfrica.He playedanimportantroleinintegratingBeckmanCoulterintoDanaher. “I wish to welcomeTullio Di Dio,who will provide valuable experience as Nobel Biocare integrates into Dana- her,”commented Richard Laube,CEO of Nobel Biocare.“At the same time,I wish OliverWalker much success in his new endeavors and would like to thank him for his efforts and contributions in helping to turn Nobel Bio- carearoundandmakeitamorepredictableandperformingbusinessduringhistwoandahalfyearsofservice. Ourfinanceteamhasbecomeasignificantlymorecapableandeffectiveorganisationwithhisleadership.” Nobel Biocare introduces New chief financial officer Every year, US News & World Report ranks the top 100 jobs. This year, the publisher announced that dentist and dental hygienist are again among the bestjobsinthecountry,withdentistat No. 1. This high ranking is mainly at- tributable to a considerable predicted employmentgrowthrate,alowunem- ployment rate and the agreeable work-lifebalanceinthedentalprofes- sion. AccordingtoUSNews&WorldReport, seven of the top ten jobs are in the health care sector, with dentist claiming the No. 1 spot, followed by nurse practitioner at No. 2, physician at No. 3 and dental hygienist at No.5. Thejobswererankedbasedonprojectedopenings, rate of growth, job prospects, unemployment rate and job satisfaction.The US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts an employment growthrateofnearly16percentbetween2012and 2022 for the dentist profession, with more than 23,000 new openings. The estimated unemploy- ment rate is 0.9 per cent.Dentist is also among the 2015topbest-payingjobs,USNews&WorldReport stated, only preceded by physicians, who top the list with an average of US$188,440 earned in 2013. Dentists earned a median salary of US$146,340 in 2013. The best-paid earned more than US$187,999, while the lowest-paid earned less than US$72,240. Overall, dentists earned morethanmostotherdentalprofessionals.In2013, dental assistants received an average salary of US$35,640 and dental hygienists earned about US$71,530. Dentist is Best job of 2015 For the fourth time, the CAMLOG Foundation an- nounces its renowned CAMLOG Foundation Re- search Award. The award is presented every two yearsatthecompany’sInternationalCongressand is open to all young, talented scientists/re- searchers and dedicated professionals from uni- versities,hospitals and practices up to 40 years of age. The expected scientific papers must be published in English in a recognised scientific journal. They shouldtreatoneofthesetopicsinimplantdentistry or related disciplines: – Diagnostics and planning in implant dentistry – Hard- and soft-tissue management in implant dentistry – Sustainability of implant-supported prosthetics – Physiological and pathophysiological aspects in implant dentistry – Advances in digital procedures in implant den- tistry. The winner of the Research Prize 2014/2015 will begiventheopportunityofpresentinghis/herwork toawideraudienceontheoccasionoftheInterna- tional CAMLOG Congress 2016. Furthermore, the authors of the three best contributions will receive attractivecashprizes(EUR10,000,EUR6,000and EUR 4,000 respectively).The entry conditions and the mandatory registration form can be down- loaded from www.camlogfoundation.org/awards. Registration deadline is November 30,2015. Launch of Research Award 2014/2015 [PICTURE: ©WAVEBREAKMEDIA] [PICTURE: ©JASON SALMON]