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IMPLANT TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Implant Newspaper · U.S. Edition AUGUST 2017 — Vol. 12, No. 8 www.dentalstribune.com ICOI heads to Vancouver World Congress XXXV to celebrate 45 years of ICOI, implant education By Sierra Rendon, Managing Editor The International Congress of Oral Implantologists will host its World Congress XXXV in Vancouver, Canas da, from Aug. 17s19. This year, the ICOI is celebrating its 45th anniversary, and August’s World Congress is sure to offer ats tendees a wide array of education, camaraderie with colleagues and exposure to the latest technologies in the implant industry. Implant therapy is one of the most successful treatment mos dalities in dentistry because of the excellent biocompatibility of titas nium and the process of osseoins tegration, says event chairman Avi Schetritt, DMD. However, biological bancouver, Canada, will be the site of the ICOI’s World Congress XXXb from Aug. 17-19. Photo/Provided by www.freeimages.com ” See ICOI, page B2 JOMS study: Public, patients agree that oral surgeons are most qualiied to place implants By JOMS Staff Both prospective dental implant patients and the general public agree in a new study: oral and maxillofacial surgeons are the most qualiied to perform the procedure to replace missing teeth. The study, published in the July issue of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surs gery, also inds the public needs more edus cation about dental implants, and dental providers should emphasize this infors mation to potentially improve patients’ experiences. For the study, two groups of adult pas tients were asked about dental implants and where they obtained information about them. The general population group had 50 randomly selected patients at the emergency clinic at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dens tistry. These patients had no plans to have dental implants placed. The other group had 76 patients who had scheduled a dens tal implant consultation at the school’s Dental Implant Clinic. Most participants from both groups agreed: 1) oral and maxillofacial surgeons are the best doctors to place implants, 2) implants need the same dental hygiene as a normal tooth, and 3) the top factor for not getting an implant is cost. Nearly 25 percent of the general popus lation group had never heard of dental implants. Most participants in this group received their implant information from less dependable sources, according to the study. These participants were more likely to obtain information from their friends or family members, while the implant consultation patients were more likely to say their dentist was their top source for information. The study also inds that patients who understand the dental implant procedure and their role in postssurgical care and oral hygiene can have an overall successs ful experience. Doctors should have an understanding of a patient’s knowledge about implants, the accuracy of that ins formation and why patients may decline getting them, researchers wrote. “Although this study showed that pas tients presenting for dental implants gens erally are better informed than the gens eral public, the fact that even in this group some were less knowledgeable than others indicates that there is still a need for pubs lic education,” the authors wrote. The authors of “Public and Patient Knowls edge About Dental Implants” are George Deeb, DDS, MD, associate professor, Bryan Wheeler, DMD, Chief Resident, Daniel Laskin, DDS, MS, professor emeritus, Des partment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surs gery, School of Dentistry; Margaret Jones, BS, student, School of Dentistry; Caroline Carrico, PhD, assistant professor, Departs ment of Research Administration; and Janina Golob Deeb, DMD, MS, assistant pros fessor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry; all from Virginia Commons wealth University in Richmond, Va. The full article can be accessed at www. JOMS.org/article/S027842391(17)3034247/ fulltext. About JOMS The Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surs gery is published by the American Associs ation of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons to present to the dental and medical coms munities comprehensive coverage of new techniques, important developments and innovative ideas in oral and maxillos facial surgery. Practicesapplicable articles help develop the methods used to handle dentoalveolar surgery, facial injuries and deformities, TMJ disorders, oral and head and neck cancer, jaw reconstruction, ans esthesia and analgesia. The journal also includes speciics on new instruments and diagnostic equipment, and modern therapeutic drugs and devices.