Implant Tribune U.S. Edition No.11, 2016

NOVEMBER 2016 — Vol. 11, No. 11 www.dental-tribune.com IMPLANT TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Implant Newspaper · U.S. Edition By Max Moses, AAID Director, Communications and Marketing T he American Academy of Im- plant Dentistry’s 65th Annual Educational Conference will take place Oct. 26–29 at the Hyatt Re- gency New Orleans. Attendees have the opportunity to earn as many as 23.5 hours of continu- ing education credit focused on implant dentistry. More than 60 individual ses- sions, including nearly two dozen hands- on workshops and limited attendance seminars, are offered. In-depth learning opportunities include full-day courses on implant placement and bone grafting on cadavers as well as a post-conference course on microsurgical principles in plastic periodontal and implant surger- ies More than 1,000 implant-dentistry professionals will hear from keynote presentations from the likes of Leonard Bailey, MD, a pioneer in the ield of new- AAID in the Big Easy Annual conference brings its focus on ‘Excellence in Implant Dentistry’ to New Orleans Q&A: How to improve implant stability By Sierra Rendon, Managing Editor A t the American Academy of Periodontology’s an- nual meeting in Septem- ber, Implant Tribune had the opportunity to interview Osstell President and CEO Jonas Ehinger. Please tell us a little bit about Osstell’s company history. What do you be- lieve sets Osstell apart from the other companies? The company was created to help clinicians determine when to load an implant. This developed into an extensively researched and sci- entiically validated area of using Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) to assess osseointegration of im- plants by measuring implant stabil- ity. Today, there are more than 800 clinical publications on the topic, all featuring Osstell’s RFA equipment and Implant Stability Quotient (ISQ) Photo/www.freeimages.com Osstell President and CEO Jonas Ehinger, right, and Thaddeus Picklo, director of sales, are on hand at the company’s booth at the AAP in San Diego to show how to minimize risk and improve implant stability. Photo/Sierra Rendon, Managing Editor ” See OSSTELL, page B2 CEO Jonas Ehinger explains how Osstell’s technology helps clinicians determine when to load an implant born heart transplantation, and Ed Zuck- erberg, DDS, who will share his unique insights on social media for dentists. In addition, a live implant surgery will be broadcast to the conference with the op- portunity to not only observe a proce- dure but ask the surgeon questions. During the three and one-half days, world-renowned clinicians will present and demonstrate excellence in implant dentistry. More importantly, attendees will be able to take what they learn back to their ofice and put it into practice im- mediately. More information about the conference can be found at aaid.com. Established in 1951, the AAID is the only dental implant organization that offers credentials recognized by federal and state courts as bona ide. Its membership, which exceeds 6,000, includes general dentists, oral surgeons, periodontists and prosthodontists from across the United States and 40 other countries. The academy is known across the world for its credentialing program. The rigor- ous requirements, coupled with AAID’s commitment to educate patients about implant dentistry and the importance of using a knowledgeable, experienced and trained implant dentist (such as an AAID credentialed member), sets the academy apart. More information about AAID’s con- sumer outreach can be found at www. aaid-implant.org. Information about the educational offerings, valuable member beneits, credentialing program and oth- er offerings from the AAID can be found online at www.aaid.com. Richard Mercurio, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID president Nick Caplanis, DMD, MS, FAAID, DABOI/ID education chair

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