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events | Fig. 4: Dr Mazen Tamimi, Dr Rolf Vollmer, Dr Stephen Wheeler and wife, Dr Edward Sevetz and wife and Dr Rainer Valentin (from the left). implants 2 2017 43 Fig. 4 Friday was continued with surgical and restorative tracks featuring leading clinicians as well as lesser known, creative rising stars who discussed different aspects of implant dentistry ranging from surgical strategies and techniques to complications manage- ment to treatment flow, digital dentistry, materials, science and future trends. In the surgical track, there was a session devoted to a 2017 update of the land- mark 1997 AO Sinus Consensus Conference featuring Drs Alan Herford, Craig Misch, Paul Fugazzotto and Eric Dierks. Drs Michael Block, Vince Iacono and Ole Jensen coordinated a special session on sinus graft- ing, updating the original AO consensus conference from 20 years ago. Following AO’s tradition of supporting research and innovation, the oral clinical research abstract ses- sion was held Friday morning and the Oral Scientific and Clinical Innovations sessions were presented Fri- day afternoon. Another session focused on managing anterior aesthetics in addition to others concentrat- ing on managing biologic complications, “New Con- cepts and Materials for Site Development” and “Image Guidance and Digital Workflow for Planning and Treatment.” On Friday evening, Dr Alan Pollack hosted the President’s Reception at the Latin-themed Man- go’s Tropical Café. Saturday’s main program returned to the “Good to Great®” refrain as well, looking toward future ad- vances in all aspects of the dental implantology field. Topics included new technologies, short implants, imaging, digital planning and guided treatment, socket management and site redevelopment. The multidisciplinary approach was be particularly evi- dent in the afternoon team presentations, where in- ternationally renowned groups illustrated their eval- uation and treatment methods to elegantly tackle difficult patient problems. Saturday also offered full-day programs for both Allied Staff Professionals and Dental Laboratory Technicians. In the afternoon, an innovative and en- joyable group completed the meeting with “Good to Great®: Optimizing the Patient Experience with Ideal Team Interaction.” This panel was comprised of a sur- geon, a restorative dentist, a laboratory technician and industry representatives including manufactur- ers and financing, who provided their input on creat- ing great patient experiences in implant dentistry. It was obvious that the Program Committee worked hard to provide an innovative, balanced, fascinating program that would be clinically relevant. A fantastic blend of “veteran” speakers with undiscovered rising stars was elected covering both traditional subjects as well as new topics that will demand to be consid- ered as we are heading into this next era of dental implant therapy. DGZI Germany was represented by Vice President and Treasurer Dr Rolf Vollmer and members of the board Dr Rainer Valentin and Dr Mazen Tamimi, who is also the international representative of the DGZI in Jordania._ Editorial remark: The ‘GOOD TO GREAT’ trademark is owned by The Good to Great Project LLC. Used under license. contact DGZI Central Office Paulusstraße 1 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany Tel.: +49 211 16970-77 sekretariat@dgzi-info.de www.dgzi.de About the society