Fellowship qualification and nomination process

ITI Fellows are professionals in implant dentistry who assume official ITI functions on the ITI Board, Committees or in the Sections and show a high level of activity in at least one of the following areas: Education, research or leadership in a professional dental organization.

It is only possible to become an ITI Fellow by nomination.

Nominations for fellowship may only be made by ITI Fellows with at least four years seniority. Each nomination must be supported by two additional ITI Fellows. A letter of nomination accompanied by the candidate's CV and two letters of support, respectively need to be sent to ITI Headquarters. The letters must provide details of the candidate's high level of activity in at least one of the designated areas.

The nominator is responsible for the coordination of the all documentation which has to provided to the ITI Headquarters. Before submitting the nomination letter, support letters and the candidates CV, the nominator must discuss each nomination with the Section Leadership Team of the country in which the candidate will reside after being granted fellowship. 

ITI Headquarters reviews all nominations for completeness and compliance with the fellowship nomination process and provides the Board of Directors with its feedback. The Board reviews and approves Fellowship nominations two times a year.

Membership dues for Fellows
The annual membership fee for ITI Fellows as of 2014 is CHF 500 (Swiss Francs). Fellows can choose between two different packages: classic or digital.

Classic package
The classic membership package includes a print copy of every upcoming volume of the ITI Treatment Guide upon publication (available in ten languages*) in the language of your choice as well as a print copy of the ITI journal Forum Implantologicum twice a year.

Digital package
The digital membership package offers 100 Academy Credits (with a value of approx. 100 Swiss francs) per year with which you can purchase learning content from the organization’s e-learning platform, the ITI Online Academy. Access to each upcoming volume of the ITI Treatment Guide in all the available languages* upon publication (digital) as well as to every upcoming issue of Forum Implantologicum in all the available languages* (digital) is provided online only.

Benefits for ITI Fellows
Fellowship in the ITI entitles you to a variety of benefits:

• participation and voting right in the General Assembly of Fellows
• only Fellows are eligible for appointments as members of the ITI’s organs, committees and Section leadership Teams
• access to first-hand information on the latest developments in implant dentistry
• a print copy of every upcoming volume of the ITI Treatment Guide as soon as it is published in the language of choice (available in ten languages* – applies to classic package only)
• a subscription to the ITI journal Forum Implantologicum (available in nine languages* – applies to classic package only)
• online access to all volumes of the ITI Treatment Guide and all issues of the ITI journal Forum Implantologicum (via the ITInet)
• 100 Academy Credits to unlock content on the ITI Online Academy (available in English only – applies to digital package only)
• significantly reduced entry fees to international and national ITI congresses and educational events
• access to the online portal ITInet (pdf), a unique global platform for worldwide networking and exchange with continuously updated content and interactive services
• regular literature updates every two months
• free participation in ITI Study Club meetings
• full access to a broad range of national ITI Section activities
• direct access to one of the largest and most prestigious international academic networks in implant dentistry
• the opportunity to develop your own personal network with likeminded professionals as well as opinion leaders in implant dentistry and related fields

* Brazilian-Portuguese, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish; ITI Treatment Guide also available in Russian

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