December 2009

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Zuers: Interdisciplinary collaboration and continued education at their finest

Outstanding presentations, open and honest discussions a friendly atmosphere and closeness between speakers and participants ? this is what, according to many attendees, has characterized the DGOI International Winter Symposium in Z?rs am Arlberg. This implantological symposium will now take place for the fifth time, from 20 to 27 February 2010. The focus of the symposium will be on "Implantology in a difficult environment ? scientifically and clinically".

Renowned speakers with both academic and clinical backgrounds will primarily address complications and troubleshooting issues, covering the field of pre-implantological diagnostics, bone augmentation, sinus elevation, soft-tissue management, mini-implants and CAD/CAM. New items on the symposium?s agenda are the practical planning workshop and discussion as well as the "Study Group Leaders? Day" focusing mainly on the clinical case reports. The seminar on emergency medicine has been highly popular and will be offered again next year. Other topics include aspects of holistic dentistry and recent changes in accounting and billing.

This continuing-education event intends to give attendees an opportunity to meet implantological experts in a convivial environment and to offer a forum for an intensive exchange of ideas ? something that the relaxed atmosphere of Robinson Club Alpenrose and the limited number of participants (max. 100) are greatly conducive to. A series of interested and varying fringe events covers the entire week, so attendees? partners will also be able to enjoy and appreciate the event. An alpine hut jamboree and a slalom skiing race will be the entertaining highlights.

Registration forms and additional information are available from the DGOI office. Please note that most of the lecturers will be hold in German language.

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Meet the international implantological scene in Hamburg in August 2010

Next year, the ICOI will be holding its World Congress in cooperation with the DGOI for the second time in only five years. From 26 to 28 August 2010, leading international members of the implantological "scene" will get together at Congress Center Hamburg for the 7th International Annual Congress of the DGOI and the 27th World Congress of the ICOI. This joint congress once again shows the closeness between the German Society for Oral Implantology and its international parent organization.

The scientific directors of Mainpodium 2010 will be Dr Hom-Lay Wang from the US, representing the ICOI, and Dr Georg Bayer from Germany, president of the DGOI. The programme will cover the following five blocks of topics: "Digital planning for exact implant positioning", "Complications and problem management", "Innovations in implant therapy", "Growth factors and predictable bone regeneration" and "Predictable aesthetics ? concepts for success". More than 30 German and international speakers will be presenting evidence-based assessments and introducing new developments in oral implantology.

In addition to Mainpodium, the Congress traditionally offers a number of other options for gathering information and exchanging ideas. For example the DGOI podium on Thursday: Clinical dentist will present some of their own cases and submit them to open discussion, so that attendees can reflect on different therapeutic approaches. In addition, there will also be sponsors? workshops.
The Assistants Podium will present an opportunity to get started on the 8th "2 + 1" Curriculum for Implantological Assistants stretching over a total of three weekends.

Friday night will be dominated by a lively party in an exuberant mood, featuring Hamburg as Germany?s largest and most important harbour.

More information about the ICOI World Congress will be available at our congress website: www.icoi-worldcongress-2010.com

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Georg Bayer elected DGOI president

As usual for DGOI, the DGOI Annual General Meeting in Karlsruhe on 17 September 2009 was held in a constructive and harmonious spirit. After two terms in office, DGOI founding president Prof (NYU) Ady Palti had to relinquish his position at the helm, but will continue as a board member as past president. He was able present to the 70 voting members a very positive record of the year since the society was founded in March 2004: approximately 1,500 members in Germany and 500 additional members from international cooperation, top quality annual congresses in cooperation with the global association, ICOI, broad support by sponsors, publication of the society?s journal, Zeitschrift f?r orale Implantologie, highly active study groups and the establishment of continuing education curricular are only some of the accomplishments that Palti named in this context.

Equally harmonious were the elections for the new board of directors. Palti himself suggested Dr Georg Bayer as his successor, as expected, Bayer was confirmed unanimously and received great applause. In the first statement, Bayer explained that he would join forces with the rest of the board to continue his predecessor?s work in the same spirit. He promised that his presidency would focus on actively attracting new members, promoting the specific strengths of DGOI and getting involved in discussions with other professional associations. He specifically thanked his predecessor Ady Palti for his tremendous commitment and successful work during the first few years after the foundation of DGOI, which the meeting again corroborated with a great hand.

In a short address, Dr Kenneth Judy, co-chairman of ICOI, congratulated the newly elected president, adding that he was looking forward to continued close and successful cooperation between the two organizations. A practical outcome of this cooperation will be the joint congress of ICOI and DGOI in Hamburg at the end of August 2010.

Composition of the new DGOI board:

President: Dr. Georg Bayer, Landsberg
1st vice president: Prof Joachim Z?ller, Cologne
2nd vice president: Dr Fred Bergmann, Viernheim
Treasurer: Dr Felix Drobig, Karlsruhe
Continuing-education officer: Prof. Georg-H Nentwig, Frankfurt
Officer for organizational matters and international contacts: Dr Marius Steigmann, Neckargem?nd
Past President: Prof. (NYU) Ady Palti, Baden-Baden

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The DGOI board and the entire DGOI team would like to take this opportunity to thank all members, affliated societies, sponsors and exhibitors for their continuing wonderful support during the outgoing year 2009.

We wish you all relaxing year-end season, season?s greetings and a happy and successful new year 2010!

DGOI

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