Titanium Surfaces - And how they changed the way we place dental implants.

Overview: The success of dental implants is intimately associated with the properties of titanium and its biocompatibility with bone. Since the discovery of osseointegration, titanium surfaces evolved from smooth, machined surfaces to bioactive treatments and coatings that increase bone to implant contact and accelerate osseointegration. This study club will focus on the evolution of implant surfaces and the biological principles that guide their use in modern implantology.

 Eraldo L. Batista Jr. DDS, M.Sc (Perio), Ph.D (Oral Biology), FRCD(C), ITI Fellow

Received his D.D.S. from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (PUCRS) in 1988 followed by a MSc. in Periodontology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Soon after he started teaching Periodontics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), also working with periodontics and implantology in private practice. In 2000 enrolled the PhD. Program in Oral Biology at Boston University, graduating in 2005. Back to Brazil, he taught at the Dental School also collaborating with the Medical School, and the Graduate Program in Cellular & Molecular Biology at PUCRS. Moved to Canada in 2013, assuming the position of Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in 2018. Joined the Department of Clinical Dental Sciences-Division of Periodontics at Dalhousie University as Associate Professor in 2020, focusing on teaching and research. Fellow, Speaker and grantee of the International Team for Implantology (ITI), Section Canada.