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events | 47 4 2016 implants 25th Annual EAO Congress Source: ZWP online From 28 September to 1 October 2016, the Euro- pean Association for Osseointegration (EAO) hosted their 25th Annual Congress. This year, the prestigious scientific congress took place at the Palais des Con- grès in Paris and was attended by more than 2,600 international delegates and industry partners. On the occasion of their 25th annual congress, the EAOannouncedthefivewinnersofthespecialscien- tificawardsandthecandidateswhohadsuccessfully completed the EAO certifying programme. Against the backdrop of a festive ceremony, the scientists wereawardedwiththeirprizesandcertificatesbyEAO PresidentBjörnKlinge,whosepositionisnowheldby Alberto Sicilia. Again, many scientific abstracts were handed in to apply for the EAO award. A total of 609 abstracts had been accepted for presentation at the congress, 68 of which were shortlisted for a number of scientific awards. All submissions were published in a special supplement of Clinical Oral Implants Research, a peer-reviewed EAO journal. Inthecourseoftheceremony,fivecandidateswere awaredanEAOCertificateforimplant-basedtherapy. Thisistheonlystandardisedrecognitionofimplanto- logical skills and expertise in Europe. Every candidate hastosubmitsixclinicalcases,passamultiple-choice exam and answer detailed case-related questions. This year’s winners were Dr Edith Groenendijk (Netherlands), Dr José Pinheiro Torres (Portugal), Dr Emmanouil Symeonidis (Greece), Dr Weihua Yang (China) und Dr. Sawako Yokoyama (Japan). Prof. Niklaus P. Lang, founding editor of Clinical Oral Implants Research, was given a medal and was granted honorary membership of the EAO. Furthermore, the European Association for Osse- ointegration’s (EAO) Junior Committee has elected two new members. Sven Mülhemann, from Switzer- land,andTommieVanDeVelde,fromBelgium,arefill- © YurkaImmortal/Shutterstock.com 42016