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september 2015 — Vol. 10, No. 9 www.dental-tribune.com IMPLANT TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Implant Newspaper · U.S. Edition AO announces call for applications for 2016-2017 Osseointegration Foundation Research Grants By Sierra Rendon, Managing Editor T he American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 97th Annual Meeting will take place Sept. 28-Oct. 3 in the nation’s capital. The Washington, D.C., event has the theme of “Meeting the Challenge: Inno- vative Care of the Surgical Patient,” and event organizers say after attending, par- ticipants should be able to discuss and apply innovative care of the surgical pa- tient based on evidence-based medicine; provide open communications with the surgical team to improve care within OMS guidelines; and identify and ad- dress challenges of the surgical patient. General meeting registration grants admission to three full-day clinical mod- ule programs; symposia; the Keynote Lecture; oral abstract and poster ses- sions; open forums; CIG programs; and the exhibit hall. Speakers at this year’s annual meeting include Drs. Andrew R. Salama, Daniel Oreadi, Jack A. Buhrow, Michael J. Gun- son, Louis G. Mercuri, Craig M. Misch, Stuart E. Lieblich, Michael A. Pikos, Peter K. Moy, Derek M. Steinbacher and many more. The AAOMS 97th Annual Meeting will take place Sept. 28–Oct. 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Photo/www.freeimages.com Annual session aims to help in attendees ‘Meeting the Challenge’ By AO Staff D ental professionals pursuing groundbreaking dental im- plant research may be eligible for as much as $30,000 in re- search grants. The Academy of Osseoin- tegration (AO) announced it is currently accepting applications for the 2016-2017 Osseointegration Foundation Research Grants. Applications that address areas of re- search to enhance the public acceptance of implants are encouraged. The submis- sion deadline is Nov. 30 and applications can be downloaded at the AO website: www.osseo.org. “These grants are a tangible way to support researchers who share the acad- emy’s commitment to being on the lead- ing edge of evidence-based dentistry,” said Osseointegration Foundation Presi- dent Mollie Winston, DDS. First-place grants of up to $30,000 each will be awarded to research teams in the categories of Basic Science, which is re- search to advance implant knowledge that does not include human subjects, and Applied Science, which is research to advance clinical implant dentistry that does include human subject(s). Ad- ditional awards of up to $15,000 each will be given to the second-place recipients in the same categories. To qualify, research grant proposals must be submitted by an AO member, faculty member or student who conducts research in any academic dental institu- tion; at least one person on the research team must be an AO member. First place grant recipients are required to present their results at the 2017 AO Annual Meet- ing, as well as to submit a research manu- script to The International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants no later than December 31, 2017. 2015-2016 award recipients The 2015-2016 AO/Osseointegration Foundation research grant recipients are listed below. First place recipients will present their findings at AO’s 31st Annual Meeting to be held Feb. 17-20 in San Diego. Basic Science • First Place, $30,000: “MicroRNA Expres- sion and Their Role During Osteoblast Differentiation on Nanoscale Titanium Surfaces,” by Gustavo Mendonca, DDS, MS, PhD, University of Michigan • Second Place, $15,000: “Mimic the Nat- ural Bone Regeneration by Using Three- dimensional Co-culture of Adipose- Derived Macro Spheroids with Mono- cytes” by Hidemi Nakata, DDS, PhD, To- kyo Medical And Dental University Applied Science • First Place, $30,000: “Adhesion, Prolif- eration and Osteogenic Differentiation Potential of Gingival Mesenchymal Stem Cells Over Failed Implants” by Julio Car- rion, DMD, PhD, Stony Brook University • Second Place, $15,000: “3D Printing Cell-Sheet Technology: Development of Patient-Specific In Vitro Assessment Tools for Evaluation of Implant Surface” by Hyumin Choi, BDS, Yonsei University About the Osseointegration Foundation The Osseointegration Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the AO and is char- tered to develop and provide financial support for the art and science of osseo- integration. Grants are awarded annually for research as well as patient treatment. AAOMS in DC Clinical modules Three full-day clinical module programs will focus on a different topic each day. The “Dental Implant” module will take place on Thursday, Oct. 1, the “Dentoal- veolar” module on Friday, Oct. 2, and the “Anesthesia” module on Saturday, Oct. 3. Each of these module programs will be- gin with a large audience plenary session, followed by a number of smaller break- out sessions as the morning progresses. After lunch, the “Dental Implant” and “Dentoalveolar” sessions will include oral abstracts and “How I Do It” clinical pre- sentations. The “Anesthesia” afternoon session will include a review of OMSNIC closed case files. Tickets are not required for these three clinical module programs. Space will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate your intention to attend on your meeting reg- istration form. Clinical courses Each clinical course has been desig- nated as one of the following course types: case study, innovative techniques, point/counterpoint, refresher course or ” See AAOMS, page B2

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