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The ITI has teamed up with Touch Surgery, an app-based technology company that specializes in cognitive medical training, to provide a digital learning aid to entry-level clinicians with an interest in implant dentistry.

Are you a young clinician? Would you like to spend a year abroad at one of our 26 ITI Scholarship Centers at 22 universities worldwide to enhance your knowledge and skills in implant dentistry, learn from experienced mentors and discover new cultures and ways of working? Then apply for one of the 15 Scholarships awarded by the ITI to young clinicians every year.

Applications for the Scholarship year 2018/2019 are being accepted from June 1 until June 30, 2017 via the ITI website. For more information click here

On May 23, a group of management team members of five leading Chinese dental clinics - Mr Ma Zhixin from Jinsong Dental, Mr Li Rihua from More Dental, Mr Li Zhenping from Zhongda Stomatology Hospital, Ms Wang Xiaojuan from Smile Dentisty and Mr Wang Xiaohui from Dr Sha - visited ITI Headquarters in Basel during a trip to Switzerland to get first-hand information about the ITI's educational offerings and how their clinics might benefit from these.

The International Team for Implantology (ITI) held the ITI World Symposium 2017 from May 4 to 6 in Basel, Switzerland. A total of more than 4,800 dental professionals from 90 countries attended the ITI's flagship event, making it the biggest international implant dentistry congress ever.

The International Team for Implantology (ITI), a leading academic organization dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based education and research in the field of implant dentistry, awarded the 2017 André Schroeder Research Prizes to Dr Antonio Liñares González and Dr Vinay Kumar.

At the ITI's Annual General Meeting 2017 on April 3, 2017, Dr. Stephen T. Chen (Melbourne, Australia) was officially inaugurated as ITI President. Taking over from Prof. Dr. David L. Cochran (San Antonio TX, USA), who led the organization for the past four years, Stephen Chen has a strong track record in ITI education, having served both as member and Chair of the ITI Education Committee for more than 10 years.

At the ITI Annual General Meeting 2017, the ITI awarded Prof. Dr. Daniel Buser (Bern, Switzerland) an ITI Honorary Fellowship. This honor is awarded in appreciation of the work of particularly dedicated ITI Fellows and was presented to Daniel Buser in recognition of his untiring efforts on behalf of the ITI and implant dentistry as a whole over the last three decades.

A subscription to our highly regarded journal Forum Implantologicum (English version) can now be purchased from Quintessence Publishing Group. The Forum Implantologicum provides solid scientific content in the form of illustrated feature articles and gives a regular overview of ITI activities, developments and events.

By renewing your ITI membership for 2017 or becoming a new Member, not only do you enjoy all the benefits of ITI membership but can also register for the ITI World Symposium 2017 with a saving of up to EUR 300!

The ITI Education Week Porto Alegre 2016, held from November 30 to December 3 at Moinhos de Vento Hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, was a big success. With 17 participants from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Peru, the event had a very busy program with topics ranging from extraction to rehabilitation.

More than 1’100 implant dentistry professionals gathered in Beijing from December 3 to 4 for the ITI Congress China. During the two-day congress held at the China World Hotel participants had plenty of opportunity to benefit from a well-balanced program, ask questions and meet colleagues.

The ITI Congress Turkey & Azerbaijan has just come to an end. With more than 600 participants and 20 exhibiting companies, the two and a half-day congress held at the Gloria Golf Resort Otel Belek in Antalya from December 2 to 4 was by far the largest congress organized by the ITI Section Turkey & Azerbaijan.

In late October, the ITI and Straumann announced the renewal of their cooperation agreement for the coming five years. The revised agreement responds to the wide-ranging changes experienced in the field of implant dentistry in recent years.

The ITI Congress Italy has just come to an end. Held at the Palazzo della Cultura e dei Congressi in Bologna from September 22 to 24, the three-day congress offered a varied and thought-provoking program under the title “Il piano di trattamento in implantologia: le scelte terapeutiche e cliniche alla portata di tutti”.

The Palais Rouge in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires was the venue for the ITI Congress Argentina & Uruguay that took place on September 16 and 17 and attracted 285 professionals from the field of implant dentistry.

Top-class regional and international speakers, stimulating discussions and 325 participants from all over South East Asia came together at the ITI Congress South East Asia held at The Stones Hotel in Bali, Indonesia.

Providing clinicians with cutting edge information on the latest techniques in digital and conventional implant dentistry was the aim of the ITI Congress Australasia, held at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne from September 2 to 3.

The International Team for Implantology (ITI) announced the launch of its University Campus initiative. This unique program is offered free of charge to universities and dental schools, providing them with a complete e-learning environment to facilitate implant dentistry education.

"Another Brick in the Wall" was the topic of the fourth ITI Congress Southern Africa that took place at the University of Pretoria from July 16 – 17, 2016. But other than in the song by Pink Floyd, the 250 participants were keen to receive solid education in order to overcome the challenges presented by the ongoing developments in the implant dentistry field.

"Taking time to avoid complications, rather than spending time solving them" – that was the credo of the ITI Congress France held in Paris from June 24 to 25. The title of the congress was "L'implantologie raisonnée : Les fondements scientifiques du succès" and the scientific program focused on the prevention of biological, prosthetic and esthetic complications.