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03 3 2016 laser editorial | 25 years of DGL! Dear DGL members and fans of laser technology, Be aware: while leafing through this issue of laser international magazine of laser dentistry you will encounter indications and laser systems that, 25 years ago, the DGL founding fathers would not even have dreamt of. These include blue-light diode lasers in dental surgery, radial firing tips in endodontics, the combination of wavelengths of the near and medium infrared range in periodontology as well as special treatment concepts inpaediatricdentistryandmodernmarketingstrategiesforadaptinglasereconomicallytothedentalpractice. When the first DGL Congress was held in Stuttgart/Germany in 1991, speakers and participants only dis- cussedonespecificwavelength,theNd:YAGlaser.Peoplewerefascinatedbythepossibilitythatlaserlightwas transportedviaquartzfibretotherootcanalandperiodontalpockets.Thosewerethedaysofdentalpioneers, going from trial and error to success and failure in quick succession. Thedevelopmentoflasertechnology,thediscoveryofnewwavelengths,theestablishmentoftrainingpro- grammesandtheintegrationintheGermanSocietyforDentalandOralMedicine(DGZMK)promptedtheDGL to become today’s society for laser dentistry. We now feature high academic standards, distinct treatment conceptsforlaserapplicationinthedentalpracticeand,mostimportantlyinmyopinion,acongressplatform which discusses all available laser systems and indications objectively. For all of the above reasons, I hope you will enjoy both reading our current issue of laser international magazine of laser dentistry as well as attending our anniversary congress in Munich. Yours faithfully, Prof. Dr Norbert Gutknecht Prof. Dr Norbert Gutknecht 32016