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events | Fig. 2: Participants enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere at the Zurich Marriott Hotel. Fig. 3: From left to right: Participants Dr Marco Stocker, Dr. Chantal Riva (Switzerland) and Claude Andreoni. Fig. 4: The congress took place on 1 April 2017 at the Marriott Hotel in Zurich/Switzerland. laser 2 2017 37 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 After the congress was opened by SGOLA President Dr Simunovic, Dr Jörg Meister (Aachen/Germany) started the scientific presentations. With his speech “Laser Technology—Dos and Don’ts”, he gave insights in the range of options for laser applications in the dental practice. His speech was followed by Prof. Dr Matthias Frentzen’s (Bonn/Germany) “News in Laser Research” and Prof. Dr Giovanni Olivi’s (Rome/ Italy) “Lasers-Assisted Dentistry & PIPS”. Dr Claude Andreoni (Zurich/Switzerland) gave interesting tips for the “Laser-Assisted Treatment of Periimplantitis” with his closing speech of the first session. The afternoon programme started with Dr Michael Hopp (Berlin/Germany) who spoke about the current status of the universality of diode lasers. Prof. Dr Olivi m o c . k c o t s r e t t u h S / e n n L s n e D © i i i Fig. 4 followed with his second speech on “445 nm—A New Wavelength in Laser Dentistry”. Dr David Dovšak (Lju- bljana/Slowenia) opened an all-new perspective on dentistry with his speech “Laser-Assisted Snoring Therapy”. Dr Alex Kelsch (Karlsruhe/Germany) gave the first presentation after the coffee break, which was titled „Photothermal Periodontal Therapy with Emundo“. He was followed by Dr Michel Vock’s, MSc, (Seuzach/ Switzerland) review on “The Past 17 Years of Laser Treatment in the Private Practice”. SGOLA President Dr Simunovic himself held the final speech “The Potential of the Er:YAG Wavelength”. Traditionally, Dr Meister’s laser safety course was held on the day before the congress. Participants learned the basics of laser applications and the inter- actions of light and tissues. They were rewarded with the certificate “Expert in Laser Saftey SGOLA”. Conclusion Participants were equally interested in the scien- tific approaches towards laser application in the dental practice and the associated industry exhibition of renowned manufacturers and distributors. Once more, the 4th International SGOLA Congress high- lighted the potential of laser applications in the dental practice and their high esteem among users._ contact SGOLA Seefeldstr. 128 8008 Zurich, Switzerland Tel.: +41 443834070 info@sgola.ch www.sgola.ch