Dental Tribune Nordic Edition No. 3, 2015

Dental Tribune Nordic Edition | 3/201506 BUSINESS By DTI STOCKHOLM, Sweden: From 24 to 26 September, the annual congress of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) was held in Sweden for the first time. Over 2,500 participantsattendedtheorganisation’s 24th scientific meeting in Stockholm. The congress addressed challenges in implant dentistry in numerous symposia, workshops and poster presentations. Over the course of threedays,themeetinginStockholm provided a thorough review of the development of clinical osseointe- gration over the last 50 years, while focusing on current and emerging techniques. There was also a strong emphasis on application in daily practice. The organisers invited more than 50expertsfromtheNordiccountries and abroad to present their work and discuss the latest scientific findings andclinicalconceptsinimplantology. In addition, new products and tech- niques were presented by leading companies in the dental industry. Overall,nearly100dentalcompanies exhibitedatthecongress. On the last day of the conference, EAO President Prof. Björn Klinge announced the winners of the EAO’s prestigious European prizes for research in implant-based therapy. This year, the winners of the scienti- fic awards were selected from about 600submittedabstracts.Inaddition, Prof.DanielvanSteenberghe,thefirst President of the EAO, was awarded honorarymembershipatthesession. Profs. Per-Ingvar Brånemark and André Schroeder are the only other honorarymembersoftheorganisation. The congress’s social programme boasted a number of special venues. The pre-congress cocktail reception on 23 September was held at the Stockholm City Hall, which is best known for hosting the annual Nobel Banquet.TheVasaMuseumwascho- senasthelocationforthegaladinner. Theonlypreservedseventeenth-cen- tury ship in the world, the warship Vasa, which sank on her maiden voy- age from Stockholm in 1628 and was salvaged333yearslater,isexhibitedat the museum. This year’s EAO annual congress was dedicated to the work of the late Brånemark, the father of modernimplanttherapy,whopassed away in December 2014. On 27 Sep- tember, the EAO recognised his achievements with a special sym- posium in Aula Medica at Karolinska InstitutetinStockholm. The 25th scientific meeting will be held from 29 September to 1 October 2016 at the Palais des Congrès de Paris, which is located in the heart of Paris near the Champs-Élysées. It is beingorganisedincollaborationwith theFrenchSocietyofPeriodontology and Oral Implantology. The organ- isers have already announced that the programme for the 2016 con- gress will focus on the many aspects of treatment planning and decision- making. The official language of the con- gress is English. In 2016, the EAO is pleasedtowelcomeJapanastheguest country. Therefore, interpretation into Japanese will be available for somesessions. Registration will open in March 2016 at www.eao-congress.org. Ab- stracts in English can be submitted onlinefromDecember2015to1April 2016. TECHNICIANS & CDTs PRACTICE OWNERS & MANAGERS DENTAL NURSESDENTISTS DENTAL HYGIENISTS & THERAPISTS NOT JUST ALL MOUTH. FIND A UK DEALER MAJOR EXHIBITION EXHIBITOR SATISFACTION MEET BUYERS PRODUCT LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES The only event where you can reach all sectors of the UK dental market. For more information call +44(0)20 7348 5270 or email dentistry@closerstillmedia.com BOOKYOURSTAND AD EAO president Björn Klinge Celebrating50yearsofosseointegration Dentalimplantologycommunitycelebrates50yearsofosseointegration DTNE0315_06_Osseo 02.11.15 11:01 Seite 1 +44(0)2073485270 or DTNE0315_06_Osseo 02.11.1511:01 Seite 1

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