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IMPLANT TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Implant Newspaper · U.S. Edition AUGUST 2017 — Vol. 12, No. 8 www.dental-tribune.com ICOIqheadsqtoqVancouver World Congress XXXV to celebrate 45 years of ICOI, implant education By Sierra Rendon, Managing Editor Theq Internationalq Congressq ofq Oralq Implantologistsq willqhostqitsqWorldqCongressq XXXVq inq Vancouver,q Cana- da,qfromqAug.q17-19.q Thisq year,q theq ICOIq isq celebratingq itsq 45thq anniversary,q andq August’sq Worldq Congressq isq sureq toq offerq at- tendeesq aq wideq arrayq ofq education,q camaraderieq withq colleaguesq andq exposureqtoqtheqlatestqtechnologiesq inqtheqimplantqindustry. Implantq therapyq isq oneq ofq theq mostq successfulq treatmentq mo- dalitiesq inq dentistryq becauseq ofq theq excellentq biocompatibilityq ofq tita- niumq andq theq processq ofq osseoin- tegration,q saysq eventq chairmanq Aviq Schetritt,qDMD.qHowever,qbiologicalq bancouver, Canada, will be the site of the ICOI’s World Congress XXXb from Aug. 17-19. Photo/Provided by www.freeimages.com ”qSeeqICOI,qpageqB2 JOMSqstudy:qPublic,qpatientsqagreeqthatqoralqq surgeonsqareqmostqqualifiedqtoqplaceqimplants By JOMS Staff Bothq prospectiveq dentalq implantq patientsq andq theq generalq publicq agreeq inq aq newq study:q oralq andq maxillofacialq surgeonsq areq theq mostqqualifiedqtoqperformqtheqprocedureq toqreplaceqmissingqteeth.q Theqstudy,qpublishedqinqtheqJulyqissueqofq theqJournalqofqOralqandqMaxillofacialqSur- gery,qalsoqfindsqtheqpublicqneedsqmoreqedu- cationq aboutq dentalq implants,q andq dentalq providersq shouldq emphasizeq thisq infor- mationq toq potentiallyq improveq patients’q experiences. Forq theq study,q twoq groupsq ofq adultq pa- tientsq wereq askedq aboutq dentalq implantsq andq whereq theyq obtainedq informationq aboutq them.q Theq generalq populationq groupqhadq50qrandomlyqselectedqpatientsq atq theq emergencyq clinicq atq theq Virginiaq CommonwealthqUniversityqSchoolqofqDen- tistry.qTheseqpatientsqhadqnoqplansqtoqhaveq dentalq implantsq placed.q Theq otherq groupq hadq76qpatientsqwhoqhadqscheduledqaqden- talq implantq consultationq atq theq school’sq DentalqImplantqClinic. Mostq participantsq fromq bothq groupsq agreed:q1)qoralqandqmaxillofacialqsurgeonsq areq theq bestq doctorsq toq placeq implants,q 2)q implantsq needq theq sameq dentalq hygieneq asqaqnormalqtooth,qandq3)qtheqtopqfactorqforq notqgettingqanqimplantqisqcost. Nearlyq 25q percentq ofq theq generalq popu- lationq groupq hadq neverq heardq ofq dentalq implants.qMostqparticipantsqinqthisqgroupq receivedq theirq implantq informationq fromq lessqdependableqsources,qaccordingqtoqtheq study.qTheseqparticipantsqwereqmoreqlikelyq toq obtainq informationq fromq theirq friendsq orq familyq members,q whileq theq implantq consultationqpatientsqwereqmoreqlikelyqtoq sayq theirq dentistq wasq theirq topq sourceq forq information. Theq studyq alsoq findsq thatq patientsq whoq understandqtheqdentalqimplantqprocedureq andq theirq roleq inq post-surgicalq careq andq oralqhygieneqcanqhaveqanqoverallqsuccess- fulq experience.q Doctorsq shouldq haveq anq understandingq ofq aq patient’sq knowledgeq aboutq implants,q theq accuracyq ofq thatq in- formationq andq whyq patientsq mayq declineq gettingqthem,qresearchersqwrote. “Althoughq thisq studyq showedq thatq pa- tientsqpresentingqforqdentalqimplantsqgen- erallyq areq betterq informedq thanq theq gen- eralqpublic,qtheqfactqthatqevenqinqthisqgroupq someqwereqlessqknowledgeableqthanqothersq indicatesqthatqthereqisqstillqaqneedqforqpub- licqeducation,”qtheqauthorsqwrote. Theqauthorsqofq“PublicqandqPatientqKnowl- edgeq Aboutq Dentalq Implants”q areq Georgeq Deeb,qDDS,qMD,qassociateqprofessor,qBryanq Wheeler,q DMD,q Chiefq Resident,q Danielq Laskin,q DDS,q MS,q professorq emeritus,q De- partmentq ofq Oralq andq Maxillofacialq Sur- gery,q Schoolq ofq Dentistry;q Margaretq Jones,q BS,q student,q Schoolq ofq Dentistry;q Carolineq Carrico,q PhD,q assistantq professor,q Depart- mentq ofq Researchq Administration;q andq JaninaqGolobqDeeb,qDMD,qMS,qassistantqpro- fessor,qDepartmentqofqPeriodontics,qSchoolq ofq Dentistry;q allq fromq Virginiaq Common- wealthqUniversityqinqRichmond,qVa. Theq fullq articleq canq beq accessedq atq www. JOMS.org/article/S027842391(17)3034247/ fulltext. About JOMS TheqJournalqofqOralqandqMaxillofacialqSur- geryqisqpublishedqbyqtheqAmericanqAssoci- ationqofqOralqandqMaxillofacialqSurgeonsq toqpresentqtoqtheqdentalqandqmedicalqcom- munitiesqcomprehensiveqcoverageqofqnewq techniques,q importantq developmentsq andqinnovativeqideasqinqoralqandqmaxillo- facialqsurgery.qPractice-applicableqarticlesq helpqdevelopqtheqmethodsqusedqtoqhandleq dentoalveolarqsurgery,qfacialqinjuriesqandq deformities,qTMJqdisorders,qoralqandqheadq andqneckqcancer,qjawqreconstruction,qan- esthesiaq andq analgesia.q Theq journalq alsoq includesq specificsq onq newq instrumentsq andq diagnosticq equipment,q andq modernq therapeuticqdrugsqandqdevices.