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| events Fig. 1 47th DGZI International Annual Congress Author: Dr Georg Bach, Germany On 29 and 30 September 2017, the 47th DGZI International Annual Congress was held in Berlin, Germany. 60 speakers from eight countries had been invited to discuss the rather provocative question of “Does biology still matter?” taking a closer look at the controversial topic from all its facets. The scientific board was chaired by DGZI President Prof. Dr Herbert Deppe and DGZI Vice President Dr Roland Hille. Congress opening The congress opened on Friday in presence of numerous associated professional societies in the area of dental implantology. Delegates from Japan, the Eastern Europe, North America and the Arabian region joined the event. In their welcome speech, Prof. Dr Herbert Deppe and Dr Roland Hille referred to one of the main topics of the congress which was conventional vs digital workflow. They posed the question of whether the conventional workflow is still contemporary or has the digital workflow already taken over the lead. However, there were still some problems to solve, as they concluded. Another important point of discus- sion was the multi-morbidity of patients with regards to extensive medication prescription. In this context, the scientific committee pointed out the importance of dentists’ to consciously look at the oftentimes complex pathology of their patients. Considering this, they would be better able to estimate individual risks regarding planned surgeries. Subsequently, Prof. Dr Stefan Wolfart and Dr Christian Mehl gave a closer insight into the dispute of conventional vs digital workflow. Using impres- sive images and well-documented case examples, they discussed advantages and disadvantages of both practices. Each speaker concluded in his lec- ture that dentists can feel at home in both worlds— depending on the availability of equipment and ma- terial, and their individual educational level. “What is significant is the improvement of the treatment quality,” Prof. Dr Wolfart stated, and simultaneously advised his colleagues: “Don’t let the industry fool you that you necessarily need to buy this or that!” 52 implants 4 2017