ITI – Networking
in Action.

ITI Annual Report 2006

“… to promote and disseminate
knowledge on all aspects of implantdentistry and related tissue
Education

Development
Worldwide
Since its inception in 1980, the ITI
has grown from a regional to a truly
global organization.

Fellows & Members
In 2006, the ITI grew by 64 Fellows
and 1,941 Members.

Worldwide

Fellows & Members(end 2006)(end 2006)

Countries represented:

68

Fellows:

474

Continents represented:

5Members:

2,760

Number of national Sections:19

Total:

3,234

regeneration through research,development and education to thebenefit of the patient.”
Contents

Research

ExpenditureWith its annually growing range ofactivities to the benefit of education,
development and research in thefield, the ITI increases its investment
every year.
Expenditure(ITI Foundation and ITI Association)
2004:

(in CHF 1,000)

4A Network of Experts –A Network of Friends

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President’s Report8

ITI Research Committee

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A Young Researcher Reports

10

ITI Education Core Groupand Education Committee

13

ITI Scholarship Committee

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ITI Development Committee

15

New Fellows

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The 1st ITI Congress in Brazil

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Introducing the Most
Recent ITI Sections

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Sections
Australasian Section
Brazilian Section
Canadian Section
Danish Section
Dutch Section
French Section
German Section
Iberian Section
Italian Section
Japanese Section
Swedish Section
Swiss Section
Turkish Section
UK & Irish Section
US Section

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Honorary Fellowships in 2006

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Financial Report

6,653

2005:

9,494

2006:

11,923

A Network ofExperts – A Network
of Friends
The factor that differentiates the ITI – the International Team for Implantology –from many other similar organizations is the strong sense of intercollegial exchangethat links Fellows and Members all over the world as well as the principle of scienti­
fic documentation as the basis for treatment methodology and decision making in
implant dentistry.

The ITI was founded in 1980 by a group

The ITI is an independent academic organization that actively promotes networking
and exchange among its membership who meet regularly to share their knowledge
and expertise from research and clinical practice at meetings, courses and con­gresses with the objective of continuously improving treatment methods and out­
comes for patients.

of 12 experts as a non-profit organiza­tion. Its founding members believedthat progress in the field of implant den­tistry is best achieved if a multi-discipli­nary team of clinicians and researchers
collaborate to improve products andtreatment methods on an ongoing basis
and stay abreast of the latest findings in
the field. Since its inception, the ITI has

MissionThe ITI’s mission is: “to promote and disseminate knowledge on all aspects of imp­
lant dentistry and related tissue regeneration through research, development andeducation to the benefit of the patient.” The ITI achieves this through its activities
which are anchored in three areas: research, development and education. It has
committees for each of these areas that report to the ITI Board of Directors. The ITIBoard shapes the organization by taking strategic decisions focussed on the longterm future of implant dentistry and the ITI.

funded numerous research projects,
scholarships, congresses and other acti­
vities requested by its membership.

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2005
Networking
IINTRODUCTION
in Action

The ITI lives from the generous contribution made by its 474 Fellows of their time,
dedication and skills. The Fellows serve on committees, take on educational respon­
sibilities as Speakers, and act as Section officers in the running of the national
Sections.

Exponential growthOver the last 27 years, the ITI has grown exponentially from a regional to an interna­
tional organization that had 19 country Sections by the end of 2006. Many of theSections have grown so large that they hold regional meetings. Their principal focus
is education and how to spread the ITI philosophy further to dental professionals
in their respective countries.
All educational activities are defined and coordinated for the whole organizationby the Education Core Group. All educational courses reflect the principles of the ITI
and are based on the decisions taken at Consensus conferences on treatment me­
thods. Courses are currently being refined so that they fit into a three-tier classifica­tion system of straightforward, advanced and complex methodology (SAC classification).

ITI General Assembly of Fellows(presided over by President of Board of Directors)

ITI Fellows
Fellows represent the ITI’s inner core ofmembership. Entry is by nomination

ITI Board of Directors
President

only. An ongoing and high degree ofcommitment in the fields of leadership,
research, development or education isnecessary to retain Fellowship status.
Fellows may also serve on the ITI’s com­

ITI Center, Basel (Switzerland)
Executive Director

mittees or Board or take on functions in
an ITI Section.
ITI Members

ITI ResearchCommittee
Chairman

ITI Development
Committee
Chairman

ITI Education
Committee/
Core Group
Chairman

ITI Section/19 Sections worldwide
Chairmen

The ITI welcomes all dentists, dental
technicians, physicians and scientists
with an interest in implant dentistry as
Members of the organization. Members
benefit from the opportunity to meet

ITI Scholarship
Committee
Chairman

Education
ITI Education
Delegates

Administration
ITI Section
Administrators

like-minded professionals throughnational and international events andhave direct access to informationon the latest developments in the field.

With a milestone of 12 national congresses organized by Sections during 2006, the
ITI has demonstrated that it is reaching more and more professionals from theworld of implant dentistry and extending its range of influence based on a philoso­
phy of sound scientific documentation further around the world.

More information on the ITI:
http://www.iti.org

In 2006, the ITI welcomed 64 new Fellows and 1,941 Members and had a total of
474 Fellows and 2,760 Members by the end of the year.

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President’s Report

Professor Dr. Dr. Dieter Weingart, for­mer Chairman of the German Section,

Networking in action
Development of the Sections is of primary importance to the ITI and accordingly
last year I attended a large variety of national events around the world in order tooffer my personal support. As such, I can testify that 2006 was truly a year of
networking in action. I visited Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy and the
USA during their national congresses. The Netherlands probably have one of thelongest traditions of national congresses of the Sections, while, as a relatively young
Section, Australia celebrated only its second national congress and, for the
first time, the US Section held a joint meeting with the Canadian Section down in
Florida. And similarly for the very first time, the ITI held an Asian congress inShanghai at the end of 2006. Each of the congresses I visited proved that our Sec­
tions are all working very hard, promoting the ITI philosophy.

has been an ITI Fellow since 1989. He
was nominated ITI President-elect in2003. In 2005, he was elected Presidentof the ITI. His term of office continues
until 2009.

ITI Board of Directors (from left):
Thomas Straumann, Anthony Dickinson,
Thomas Taylor, Christiaan ten Bruggen­kate, Dieter Weingart, Daniel Buser,­Kanichi Seto, Pedro Bullón, Gilbert
Achermann. Not in the photograph:­David Cochran

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The Shanghai conference typified the swift pace of life and development which
we associate with China and the Chinese. It brought together close to 1,000 partici­
pants from all over Asia eager to find out all they could about developments in­implant dentistry and was located in a relatively newly built, highly modern con­gress complex. The success of the congress was to a large extent a tribute to thework of Niklaus Lang – a man who has very close ties to the region and is also
highly respected there. The dramatic pace of socio-economic development that has
taken place in China in recent years makes it a country on which to keep a watchfuleye; we will surely be seeing a similar rate of rapid development in the demand for
implant dentistry as an esthetic solution to specific dental problems.
Changes following the AGM 2006
Our annual general meeting in Basel in August last year also brought with it anumber of new resolutions that are already having or will have a lasting effect on
our organization. The Fellowship Review process that was agreed in the ITI Articles
fell due at the beginning of 2007. This means that all Fellows who were awarded
Fellowship status before or by 2003 have been requested to submit details of theiracademic and ITI activities over the preceding four years for evaluation in order toensure continuing ITI Fellow status. This process has been simplified using atemplate system that is accessed using the ITI Knowledge Network. Another propo­
sal that was passed will allow dental hygienists to become Members of the ITI.
The resolution with probably the greatest impact on our membership was that toraise the annual fee for Fellows from CHF 150 to CHF 390. This decision was theresult of much discussion and represented a good compromise. No changes havebeen made to the annual fee since the ITI was founded in 1980 and Members
remain unaffected by this decision.

ITI Treatment Guide
The first volume of the ITI Treatment Guide, Implant Therapy in the Esthetic Zone:
Single-Tooth Replacements, appeared in October 2006 and was greeted withmuch enthusiasm. It underlines one of the priorities that is so dear to the heart ofthe organization: further education for dental professionals in implant dentistry.
This first volume in what is to be a series of cookbook-style volumes offers step-bystep instructions to individual procedures accompanied by illustrative photography
and images.
Honorary Fellows
At the AGM last year, I had the great personal pleasure of awarding Honorary Fellow­
ships to two men whom I respect immensely. Over the history of the ITI since 1980
only four such Honorary Fellowships have been awarded; in 2006 Erik Hjørting­Hansen and Gisbert Krekeler joined this small community. As two men who havebeen closely associated with the ITI since its foundation and who have contributed
continuously with their time, energy and commitment to the organization’s princip­
les, it is only right and fitting that we distinguish them in this way.

ITI Board of Directors
President:
Weingart Dieter, Germany
Past President:

Sections
I finish with the same subject that I started with: our Sections. Our organization
grows larger with every year. In 2006, we founded four new Sections in Austria,
Korea, Greece, and Argentina with Taiwan hard on their heels. As we grow, the Sec­
tions take on more importance as country centers in which the principles of the ITI
are put into action through meetings, workshops and congresses. This also meansthat communication between the local and international levels has become corre­
spondingly more complex, demanding more meetings and coordination to achieve
our objectives. The SAC Consensus Conference that was scheduled for March 2007
is an example of one such meeting where Education Delegates from all over theworld meet to set guidelines for the SAC (straightforward – advanced – complex)
classification for treatment procedures that will be implemented worldwide. I salutethe dedication of our ITI Fellows who regularly commit their already limited freetime to ensuring a better future for implant dentistry everywhere.

Taylor Thomas D., USA
Bullón Pedro, Spain
Buser Daniel, Switzerland
Cochran David L., USA
Dickinson Anthony, Australia
Seto Kanichi, Japanten Bruggenkate Christiaan, Netherlands
Achermann Gilbert, Switzerland
Straumann Thomas, Switzerland

As a growing organization we are continuing to adapt our structure and approach inline with developing need. Accordingly we are holding a strategic meeting in June
this year during which our strategies and structure will come under the microscope
and will, no doubt, highlight new areas for reassessment. With the preparation for
the World Symposium, among others, 2006 was a very busy year that involved many
ITI Fellows in a great deal of hard work. It was at the same time a very rewarding
year that shows, with every step, that we are clearly on the right path.

Dieter Weingart
ITI President

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ITI ResearchCommittee
David L. Cochran, Chairman of the ITI Research Committee

In 2006 the ITI Research Committee approved a total 29 research projects fromthe 63 applications that were received and committed close to USD 2.8 Million totheir execution. Almost half of those projects fell into the category of “boneaugmentation: metabolism and implants”. The categories “prosthetics including
occlusion, esthetics” and “systemic influence and osseointegration” also proved to
be popular areas of research. For the first time, the Research Committee wasable to award grants to researchers in Brazil and China.
2006 distribution of grants per classification
To find out more about how the ITI­supports research or to apply
for a research grant go to www.iti.org

ITI Research Committee Members
Chairman:Cochran David L., USA

g Systemic influence and osseointegration
g Predictability of implant restorations
g Bone augmentation, metabolism and implants
g Implant therapy treatment planningg Risk factors for dental implants
g Implant tissue interface
g Prosthetics including occlusion, esthetics
g Implant orthodontics

15%
3%
44%
0%
3%
7%
19%
9%

The Research Committee noted that the general standard of applications has risenwith each year and as the funds available have not grown in the same way, there isan increasingly high degree of competition for grants.
During its meetings, the Committee once again raised the question of fields ofinterest and their definition in order to invite a more targeted range of projects, but
finally rejected the proposal as ultimately too limiting. The Committee did, however,take a firm decision not to accept any projects focussed on product comparison
studies or product testing.

Belser Urs, Switzerland
Hunziker Ernst B., Switzerland
Lang Niklaus P., Switzerland
Lindhe Jan, Sweden
Neukam Friedrich, Germany
Seto Kanichi, Japan

There was a change of Straumann representative on the Committee when James
Simpson left to be replaced by Sandro Matter.

Taylor Thomas D., USA
Wagner Wilfried, Germany
Matter Sandro, Switzerland

2006 Research applications and grants
Applications received		

63

Applications accepted		

29

Total grants*		

2.783* in USD million

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A Young
Researcher Reports
Over the years the ITI has awarded many research grants to scientists all over theworld. Dr. Corina Cristache from Romania received an ITI research grant in 2004
and below she outlines the impact this has had on her work.
“I came back from the Center for Implant Dentistry, University of Florida in 2002, fullof enthusiasm and ideas to start up new projects in Romania. My goal was to build a‘center of excellence’ for implant dentistry in my country. During the first year after
my return I analyzed many opportunities for grant applications from EU Countries andthe USA. I found the most flexible and accessible conditions for a grant application
at the ITI Foundation. The accessibility of the ITI Research Grant Agency comparedto the other ‘grant agencies’ and the policy of “non-discrimination” (at the time when
I applied for the ITI grant I was not ITI Member) made it my first choice.”

Dr. Corina Cristache (née Tofan)
DMD, PhD was awarded a degree indentistry in 1991, in medicine in 1999,“Throughout the application process I received continuous support from the
ITI Center. The grant was for a project entitled ‘A five-year prospective randomized
clinical study on the efficiency of two different attachment systems as retention
for the implant-supported mandibular overdenture’. I applied in September 2003 andreceived it in March 2004.”

and a PhD in 2001, all from the “Carol
Davila” University of Medicine and Phar­macy, Bucharest. In 2001 and 2002 she
was an ITI scholar at the Center for Imp­
lant Dentistry, Florida. Since 1996 shehas worked as an oral and maxillofacial“I was only able to start my research in September 2004 as the Straumann Dental­Implant System was not registered at the Romanian Ministry of Health at the timeand it took us a long time to organize importing it and getting the necessary tempo­
rary license in order to use the implants and components in Romania.”

surgeon at the Clinical Hospital of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery “Prof. Dr.
Dan Theodorescu”, Bucharest and wasnominated Medical Director as ofFebruary 1, 2007. Since 2004 she also

“The main objective of the clinical research was to compare two different stressbreaking retention systems for implant-supported mandibular overdentures. This
work resulted in a double benefit: I was able to build a research team calling on
young clinicians from within my country and it also had a social benefit by whichelderly patients had the opportunity to receive high quality treatment at low cost.
I have since regularly presented the results available from this study at internal andinternational congresses. The results of my project will allow the reasoned choice
between one or the other retention system according to the circumstances of eachcase.”

has her own private practice.

“I consider any comparative research paper to have a certain amount of importanceto and influence on the improvement of implant dentistry methods. From my pointof view, the International Team for Implantology plays an important role in encoura­ging young scientists to contribute to the pool of knowledge in the field of implantdentistry and related tissue regeneration.”

ITI Annual Report 2006
Networking in ActionITI Education CoreGroup and Education
Committee
Daniel Buser, Chairman of the ITI Education Committee

In the light of the increasing importance assigned to broadening the skills ofprofessionals in implant dentistry and ensuring the highest possible standardsof quality in implant education, 2006 was a busy and challenging year for the
ITI Education Core Group.

Education Core Group and Committee

In recent years implant dentistry has become an accepted treatment option in den­tal medicine, but there is still no global standard or well-documented module ofmandatory training available. Defining such standards for every aspect of implantdentistry and deploying them globally in high-level educational activities andmeasures has becoming increasingly central to the overall objectives of the ITI.

The Education Core Group is responsible
for strategic and conceptual projects,
while the Education Committee imple­
ments the guidelines set by the CoreGroup at a national level.

Concepts for the future of ITI education
The ITI Education Core Group held three meetings in 2006 to review several on­
going projects and develop new concepts and measures for future educational
initiatives and strategies. In November, the team was joined by Peter Cologna, who
replaced Marianne Bürgi as the Straumann representative within the group.
Promotion of education on a national level
Without a solid framework of application even the best strategies can have only aminimal impact. Under the leadership of their respective Education Delegates,
who comprise the greater part of ITI Education Committee, the ITI’s 19 national
Sections are responsible for the implementation of global measures at a local level.
Each Section organizes an extensive program of educational activities that are­aligned to the global standards of practice set by the ITI Education Core Group.
2006 marked a historical milestone in the history of the ITI Sections with 12 natio­
nal ITI Congresses that drew almost 10,000 attendees in total. These congresses
were complemented by the first ITI Asia Congress held in Shanghai in early Decem­
ber that attracted close to 1,000 participants from all over the Asian continent.
Overall, the ITI’s educational activities seen all over the world in 2006 demonstratethat the Sections have taken the key messages defined by the Education Core Groupand are applying them in a broad program that addresses every major topic in
implant dentistry under discussion today.

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Networking in ActionITI Faculty and Speaker development activities
One of the cornerstones for the success of the ITI’s educational activities is its highquality pool of international Speakers. It is therefore of great importance to the ITI
Education Core Group and Committee to provide ITI Speakers with first class tools
and presentation skills. In 2006, Speaker development activities were broadened
and intensified in every ITI Section. The fruits of these efforts are becoming appa­
rent in the lectures that are routinely seen at ITI educational events around theworld in terms of presentation style as well as the use of presentation techniques
and tools. Throughout the year, the Education Committee approved 83 new ITI
Speakers.
ITI Treatment Guide
An undisputed highlight of 2006 was the launch of the first volume of the ITI Treat­ment Guide book series: Implant Therapy in the Esthetic Zone: Single Tooth Re­
placements in October. The book was exceptionally well received by the professional
community and became a bestseller for our publishing partner Quintessence shortly
after publication. It gave the ITI great pleasure to present every ITI Fellow andMember with a free copy of the book. Further volumes of the ITI Treatment Guide
series are already in preparation. The second volume entitled Loading Protocols
in Implant Dentistry: Partially Dentate Patients is currently being written andcompiled under the leadership of Dean Morton and Jeffrey Ganeles. The challenge
we have is to meet the extraordinarily high benchmark set by the first volume.

ITI Education Core Group Members
Chairman:Buser Daniel, Switzerland
Botticelli Daniele, Italy
Chen Stephen T., Australia
Katsuyama Hideaki, Japan
Ruskin James D., USA
Wismeijer Daniel, Netherlands
Cologna Peter, Switzerland

ITI Education Committee Members
Chairman:Buser Daniel, Switzerland
Alcoforado Gil, Portugal
Bodereau Enrique, Argentina
Chen Stephen T., Australia
Cologna Peter, Switzerland
Cordaro Luca, Italy
Donos Nikolaos, United Kingdom
Fabréga Javier, Spain

Glossary of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants
Under the leadership of William R. Laney, an interdisciplinary authorship including
many ITI Fellows worked hard and on a tight schedule to finalize another milestone
in ITI publications in time for a launch at the ITI World Symposium 2007 in April:
The Glossary of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (GOMI). It includes around 2,300 of
the most commonly used terms from various areas of implant dentistry, provides
clear and easy to understand definitions and thus represents a crucial step towards
harmonizing the terminology employed worldwide.

Feloutzis Andreas, Greece
Hammerle Christoph, Switzerland
Head Timothy, Canada
Iplikcioglu Haldun, Turkey
Januário Alessandro, Brazil
Johansson Lars Ake, Sweden
Katsuyama Hideaki, Japan
Krenkel Christian, Austria
Leesungbok Richard, Korea
Rousseau Paul, France
Ruskin Jim, USA
Storgård Jensen Simon, Denmark
Terheyden Hendrik, Germany
Wismeijer Daniel, Netherlands

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11Classification of indications
The ITI Education Core Group devoted considerable time and effort to further deve­
loping the theoretical foundations for ITI educational activities and publications. An
important step is to reach consensus on the classification of implant therapy indica­
tions according to the SAC principle (straightforward – advanced – complex). At
the SAC Consensus Conference held in March 2007, the Education Core Group andCommittee members from all over the world as well as a number of specially invited
guests met to address the above and lay the foundations for this formal classifica­tion system. Publication of the results is anticipated for the end of 2007 in a volume
entitled “The SAC Classification in Implant Dentistry”.
Future direction of ITI Education
We are seeing indications for a paradigm shift in dental education over the midterm. It is becoming apparent that educational activities in implant dentistry must
be separated from the concerns of the industry to come under the aegis of non-pro­
fit academic institutions, not least to comply with the regulatory CE environment
and to preserve the credibility of accreditation systems around the world. Suchdevelopments would no doubt have a significant impact on the activities of the ITI
and would place the responsibility for continuing education and its corresponding
challenges squarely in the court of the ITI. This subject will be top of the agenda in2007 for the ITI Education Core Group and the ITI Board of Directors.

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Networking in ActionITI Scholarship
Committee
Erik Hjørting-Hansen, Chairman of the ITI Scholarship Committee

ITI Scholarship Committee Members
Chairman:
Hjørting­Hansen Erik, Denmark
Hammerle Christoph, Switzerland
Lang Niklaus P., Switzerland
Weber Hans Peter, USA
Jaberg Thomas, USA

Since the ITI launched the Scholarship program in 1998, each year has steadilybrought more applications and the number of Scholarships awarded has also grown.
Starting with 3 applications and Scholarships in 1998, in 2006 the Scholarship
Committee received 68 applications and was able to award 22 Clinical Scholarships.
For the first time it also launched and awarded one Research Scholarship selectedfrom four applications.
To date the ITI has supported 107 Scholars with a total of USD 4.3 million. It is alsointeresting to note that the number of countries from which the ITI has Scholars
has risen to 35: Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia are all repre­
sented. It is important to the ITI that Scholarships are awarded broadly aroundthe world to ensure that sound principles of implant dentistry are passed on
to young professionals everywhere. For Scholars from emerging countries this may
mean that they then have to take on the challenging role of pioneer in implantdentistry when they return home.

Annual Awards
Each Scholar awarded a Scholarship
receives a total of USD 30,000 for the
Scholarship year to be used towards

The quality of the applications received for Clinical Scholarships rises each year,
making the decision of how to select Scholars more and more difficult. The Scholar­
ship Committee hopes that the Research Scholarship will also develop in the same
way over time. It is worth noting that despite its title, the Research Scholarshipis not an award to carry out research but to cover some of the costs of daily living
while the Scholar improves his or her research skills while working on a particularresearch project – under the guidance of an experienced mentor – for which funds
are already available.

living expenses while spending time at
one of the ITI’s Scholarship Centers.
Each Scholarship Center that mentors
a Scholar receives an award of USD
10,000 for that year.

PeriodThe list of Scholarship Centers also expanded by one in 2006. The Board approved
ACTA – the Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam, Holland as a ScholarshipCenter in November. The ITI Fellows coordinating Scholarship affairs at ACTA are
Professors Daniel Wismeijer and Christiaan ten Bruggenkate.
The Scholarship Committee would like to encourage former Scholars to submit areport about their year abroad. The experience of each Scholar is individual andhas the power to inspire other young professionals to apply for this opportunity as
well as fulfilling the function of informing Members and Fellows of how the
ITI invests its funds in the future of implant dentistry.

Applications Scholarreceived
ships

Grand total
funding(USD)

1998–1999

3

3

90,000

1999–2000

25

5150,000

2000–2001

23

5

200,000

2001–2002

32

12

480,000

2002–2003

23

13

520,000

2003–2004

45

16

640,000

2004–2005

26

13

520,000

2005–2006

52

18

720,000

2006–2007

68

22

880,000

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ITI Development
Committee
Christiaan ten Bruggenkate, Chairman of the ITI Development Committee

The long-term collaboration between the ITI and Straumann continued in 2006.
In its more than 25 years of existence, this unique partnership between the
ITI Development Committee and Straumann has proven to be of great value toboth parties. A fruitful period of development has resulted in the further development and improvement of the Straumann Dental Implant System.
An ongoing exchange of ideas and clinical experience between the ITI Development
Committee and the Straumann Development team has fulfilled the ITI founders’
dream of establishing a partnership for development to improve the implant system
and advance implant dentistry in general. Product development is the main concernof the ITI Development Committee and the Straumann development team, but theactivities go beyond the immediate tasks set by this Committee. Cooperation
between the various committees of the ITI serves fields of mutual interest, such as
development, research and education.

ITI Development Committee Members
Chairman:ten Bruggenkate Christiaan,
Netherlands

The ITI Development Committee
With specialists from different fields of dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery,every aspect of development is covered. As well as suggestions from members’,
those of other clinicians and Straumann projects are also considered and investiga­
ted. As ideas evolve during the various development stages, the Development
Committee regularly observes their development into useful and well designed
products.

Belser Urs, Switzerland
Brägger Urs, Switzerland
Flury Kurt, Switzerland
Higginbottom Frank, USA
Röckl Johannes, Germany
Shafer David, USA
Wahl Gerhard, Germany
Matter Sandro, Switzerland

2006 meetings
The Development Committee held three meetings in 2006 during which it focused
primarily on progress in the development of a new line of bone level implants –potentially one of Straumann’s most ambitious projects to date. Committee discus­
sions are crucial to the direction of future implant development but at the sametime they have also been instrumental to improvements to the existing Straumann
Dental Implant System. Apart from the regular meetings, there was also “ad hoc”
contact between the members of the Development Committee and Straumannrepresentatives.
ITI Knowledge Network
In order to ensure secure communications, the activities of the Development Com­mittee are facilitated via the ITI Knowledge Network, the ITI’s web­based software
platform. Further perfection, extension and simplification has brought the Know­
ledge Network to a new level that covers not only DC activities, but also Board andother ITI committee activities.

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New Fellows
In 2006 the ITI Board met three times and over the year a total of 64 professionals
were nominated, approved and elected Fellows of the ITI. Fellowship brings withit ­responsibilities towards the organization and the field of implant dentistry. Fellows
are required to demonstrate their commitment to both by investing their timeand energy towards furthering research, education or development through activities
undertaken for the ITI.
We would like to welcome all the new Fellows to the ITI community and wish them
all the best in their professional development as well as their personal fulfilment in our
global community of friends and colleagues.

Aaboe Merete, Copenhagen, Denmark / Aasland Salvesen, Eirik, Hafrsfjord, Norway/
Abi Najm, Semaan, Geneva, Switzerland / Agerbaek Mette, Risskov, Denmark / AlbertKiszely Andrea, Bern, Switzerland / Aslund Madeleine, Londun, UK / Blase Didier, Jumet,
Belgium / Bonfim Santos, Aira, Florianópolis, Brazil / Bosshardt Dieter D., Berne,
Switzerland / Büchter Andre, Münster, Germany / Cardaropoli Giuseppe, Gothenburg,
Sweden / Cemaj Rosenberg Mauricio, Mexico-City, Mexico / Dahlin Christer, Trollhättan,
Sweden / De Boever Jan, Belgium / Dedi Dina, Chapel Hill, USA / Doepel Marika, Turku,
Finland / Eckert Steven, Rochester, USA / Firatli Erhan, Istanbul, Turkey / Fragola Giuliano,
Madrid, Spain / Freilich Martin, Farmington, USA / Garza Garza Bernardo, San Pedro,
Mexico / Halling Frank, Fulda, Germany / Heffernan Michael, London, UK / Hoffmann
Claudia, Stuttgart, Germany / Hosokawa Ryuji, Kitakyushu, Japan / Joly Julio Cesar,
Rio Claro, Brazil / Kelly Robert J., Farmington, USA / Korostoff Jonathon, Philadelphia, USA /Kwon Yong-Dae, Seoul, Korea / Laine Juhani, Turku, Finland / LeBire André, Québec,Canada / Lewis Emma, Gainesville, USA / Marker Peter, Odense, Denmark / Matuliene
Giedre, Bern, Switzerland / Metropolo Moreira Rafael, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Mounajjed
Radek, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic / Naert Ignace, Leuven, Belgium / Nilsson Roland,
Stockholm, Sweden / Nordin Thomas, Stockholm, Sweden / Nyhlin Johnny, Falun, Sweden /Pereira Gomes Petrus, Manaus (AM), Brazil / Piano Sergio, Genoa, Italy / Quirynen Marc,
Leuven, Belgium / Rosen Paul, Yardley, USA / Saulacic Nikola, Geuensee, Switzerland /Schmid Max, Aarau, Switzerland / Scholander, Sven, Kristianstad, Sweden / Schulten
Engelbert, Amstelveen, Netherlands / Sculean Anton, Nijmegen, Netherlands / SomervilleDonald, Toronto, Canada / Spielberg Martin, Olivos, Argentina / Stajcic Zoran, Belgrade,
Yugoslavia / Stavropoulos Andreas, Aarhus, Denmark / Stoker Geert, Simonshaven, Nether­lands / Tervonen Tellervo, Oulu, Finland / Tosta Mauro, Sao Paulo, Brazil / Trevino Santos
Alejandro, Mexico, Mexico / Ucer Cemal, Manchester, UK / Van Assche Dirk, Waasmunster,
Belgium / Vrienlinck Luc, Genk, Belgium / Yeo Alvin B.K., Singapore, Singapore / Zafran
Jakob, Zollikerberg, Switzerland / Zee Kwan-Yat, Hong Kong, Hong Kong / Zijderveld Steven,
Nieuwegein, Netherlands

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2006 is the first year in which so many Sections
planned and organized national congresses. The
national congress in Brazil was one such event
organized by a relatively young Section that has

The 1st ITI Congress in Brazil
Renata Mesquita

In 2006 I was lucky enough to be awarded an ITI Scholar­
ship to work at Katharinenhospital in Stuttgart under
the supervision of Professor Dieter Weingart. It has beena very useful and instructive year, especially when I consi­
der I have had the opportunity to participate in various
courses and congresses in the field of implant dentistry.
I was especially pleased to attend the first ITI Brazil
Congress that was held September 21-23, 2006 at the Alfa
Theater in São Paulo. Approximately 850 oral surgeons,
periodontists, prosthodontists, laboratory owners, techni­
cians and students took part in this event.
A clear set of interests motivated me to participate in thiscongress. When I studied the program I was particularly
impressed by the caliber of the speakers, who included in­ternational and local university professors as well as prac­titioners who are experts in their respective fields. Se­
condly, the excellent scientific program included morethan 20 presentations over a three-day period covering
the entire scope of current topics in implant dentistry.
Thirdly, after spending time immersed in the German

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treatment philosophy, I was very keen to experience thecurrent status of implant dentistry in Brazil and compare
it to what I had seen during European congresses andcourses and in daily practice at Katharinenhospital overthe last year. Last, but not least, I felt it would be a great
opportunity to benefit from the expertise and knowledgeof other Brazilian ITI Fellows, Members and Scholars.
The heterogeneous group of Speakers comprised oral sur­geons, periodontists and prosthodontists. They presented
an overview of pertinent issues that included surgicaland prosthetic treatment planning guidelines, bone aug­
mentation by distraction osteogenesis and bone grafts,
implant surgery techniques and prosthodontic treatment
protocols. Additionally, there were reports on the featuresof and the first scientific publications about the new
SLActive surface.
The congress was aimed primarily at clinicians, who cer­tainly returned home with a matrix for upgrading know­
ledge and skills, but scientists did not go home empty

approached its responsibilities with a strong
sense of enthusiasm and application. ­Below
former ITI Scholar Renata Mesquita from Brazil
reports on her view of the proceedings.

handed. It sometimes happens that congress speakers­justify their treatment decisions based exclusively on
their clinical experience, but during this a very successful
combination of reference to practical knowledge and­established literature was observed. The fact that expe­
rienced clinicians care about scientific evidence suggeststhat they acknowledge that their own suppositions do
not always tell the whole story and that taking risks is
not the best choice in implant dentistry.
The main purpose of individual ITI Sections within the
countries is to promote the continuing education of pro­fessionals in implant dentistry. During this congress it was
clear they have been very successful in this undertaking.
It was gratifying to see that dentists from different conti­
nents treat their patients according to the same guide­lines, most of them based on the proceedings of the last
ITI Consensus conference. This does not mean, however,that the speakers always agreed with one another. But
there were few controversial subjects such as immediate
implants/immediate loading or extraction in favor of imp­
lant placement.
During an ITI congress one might expect Speakers to pre­sent Straumann implant cases exclusively. However,this was not always the case during this event. It was in­teresting to see that accredited Nobel Biocare users werealso invited to report on their long-term experience using

this system. It showed that ITI embraces the principles oftolerance and independence where education is con­cerned. I personally benefited from this opportunity, as todate I have learned only about the Straumann system.
The ITI Brazil congress was very well organized. The sche­dule started early in the morning and finished early inthe evening, with two very short coffee breaks and a shortlunch pause in between. The length of the lectures waswell timed and the congress had an unconventional but
efficacious way of bringing the participants back to theauditorium immediately after the lunch break. The lights
in the auditorium would suddenly go out and the stage
would fill with trapeze artists, jugglers and acrobats.
It was their moment to entertain us, and they did. Oncethey were sure they had our attention, the afternoon
session would start.
I would find it difficult to pick one area as the best partof the ITI Brazil congress. The whole event was a highlightin itself. However, I would like to briefly comment theparticipation of Professor Daniel Buser (University ofBerne) and Professor Urs Belser (University of Geneva),
who were in charge of presenting four lectures each.
During his presentations Professor Buser expressed great
concern regarding the rapid expansion of implant therapy.
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17monetary rewards have started placing implants at thesame time as new products are constantly flooding themarket that do not have the backing of in-depth scienti­
fic documentation. He also outlined all the fundamentals
necessary to perform successful dental implant surgery
and provided insights into dental implant problems andfailures, and how to avoid them. In turn, Professor Belser
addressed a series of controversial issues in implant den­tistry, such as connecting implants and natural teeth in
the same prosthesis or cemented versus screw-retained
prostheses. He also presented the current trends and con­crete solutions in prosthetic restorative dentistry, inclu­
ding the choices between fixed or removable prosthodon­
tics and between single crowns or bridges.
After each morning and afternoon session, the Speakers
were invited to the stage in order to answer a few
questions from the audience. Written questions were auseful feature because they allowed the audience moretime to formulate their questions, and those people who
do not enjoy speaking in front of a group were able tocontribute their comments. This meant that lectures were
not continually interrupted by questions or comments.
On the other hand, many questions from the audience
were never acknowledged by the organizers and I missed
the cut and thrust of discussion between the audienceand Speakers.
A particularly interesting moment during the congress
was the panel discussion at the end of the first day ofthe congress. A clinical case was presented and possible­treatment solutions were discussed by the speakers. This
group discussion showed that right and wrong are rela­tive, especially in implant dentistry. Nevertheless, it provi­
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The congress was a very fruitful and interesting expe­
rience, especially considering the very large numberof participants from different parts of Brazil and also
from other countries. The lectures were excellent andpresented very professionally. The organization was
exemplary. In other words, it was a remarkable event.
I am sure that both surgeons and prosthodontists, very
experienced or not, benefited from the ITI Brazil con­gress. I believe we emerged from this event with new
ideas and strategies to solve daily problems and improve
the treatment quality of our patients.

Congress Time in Germany and Brazil
Renata Mesquita attended two ITI national congresses
in 2006 and comments on their similarities anddifferences.
In September 2006 the ITI Brazil section held its firstnational congress in São Paulo. One week earlier, the ITIGerman section celebrated its sixth annual congressin Cologne. The latter represents an important entry inthe calendar for German implant dentistry. Every two
years, the traditionally high standard of this congress
attracts hundreds of experienced oral surgeons, prostho­
dontists and dental technicians, as well as periodontists
and orthodontists who are searching for state-of-the-art
treatment methods for their patients.

How about the organization of both events?
Both events were impeccably organized. In Brazil the lec­tures were longer and the breaks shorter, which enabled
the participants to enjoy three complete days of presen­tations. In Germany, on the other hand, the sessions wereshort, focusing on case studies, and the longer coffee
breaks were always a welcome opportunity for interesting
conversations. The panel discussions during both con­gresses brought together exciting groups of Speakers to
discuss treatment planning approaches to the clinicalcases presented.

How did the organizers fulfill the high expectationsof their public?
They invited international and local university professors,
as well as practitioners from Germany, Switzerland andfrom Belgium, who presented the latest technologicalimprovements in restorative implant dentistry and thenewest technical advances in implant surgery.

Were there any non-scientific highlights?
In terms of the non-scientific part of both meetings, myfavorite highlight in Brazil was the circus performances
strategically presented just after lunch in order to getparticipants back into the auditorium for the afternoon
session. This was a very pleasant way of getting back into
the swing of things after lunch and certainly not as easy
for the participants in Cologne who were entertainedwith an excellent lunch buffet with which it was difficult
to part company.

Which subjects were treated during the German
congress?
The advent of all ceramic restorations and customized
approaches to implants were certainly important issues
during this meeting, as well as immediate loading andthe characteristics of the new SLActive surface.

I also have to congratulate the German ITI Section for
the wonderful party themed “Broadway nightlife”. Thisevening was a feast for the ears, the eyes and the soul.
There were great dancers, fantastic music and a wonder­
ful atmosphere, in short, a perfect combination and abrilliant night.

What about the congress in Brazil?
In Brazil the local organizers opted for less specific topics.
The result was a very broad overview of the most impor­tant issues in implant dentistry, which included surgicaland prosthetic treatment planning guidelines, bone aug­
mentation by distraction osteogenesis and bone grafts,
implant surgery techniques and prosthodontic treatment
protocols. The newest technical approaches in implantdentistry were a secondary topic during this meeting. Forless experienced colleagues it was a great opportunity toassess the basic principles of the ITI treatment philoso­phy. For experienced practitioners, it was a good chance
to update their knowledge on treatment planning andhow to deal with complications in implant surgery andprosthodontics. In Brazil, there were no lectures geared
specifically towards dental technicians, unlike in Germany
where, for the first time, the congress addressed both
dentists and dental technicians.

And to sum up?
I really enjoyed participating in both congresses.
Although they were not different in their essence, interms of the ITI philosophy, they had distinctly
different objectives. The differing needs and knowledge
background of the professionals who attended theGerman and the Brazilian meetings was reflected in
the choice of lectures.
Congratulations to the organizers from both countries
who were very lucky to have such a motivated group of
experts. They presented a wide selection of well chosen
and interesting subjects – thus contributing to two very
informative and enjoyable congresses.

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Introducing theMost Recent ITISections
2006 was a rich year in terms of the Sections. Not only did 12 Sections holdnational congresses, the total number of Sections went up from 15 to 19.
We are pleased to welcome Argentina, Austria, Greece and Korea into our
growing family.

The Argentine ITI Fellows (from left):
Carlos Alonso, Martha Theodorou,With an active core of Fellows since 2001, the Korean Section was approved during
the May Board meeting and already has 7 Fellows and 49 Members. Section appro­
val in May was immediately followed by a national congress in July that was atten­
ded by more than 500 participants. Clinical case and research presentations weremade by Korean Fellows as well as international guest Speakers, including Professor
Wagner from Mainz University and Professor HP Weber from Harvard. The Section
has already held two Section meetings as well as four Speaker development courses
with the aim of setting up a strong core of Speakers who can then go out and spreadthe ITI philosophy and approach to implant dentistry throughout Korea. Section of­ficers are: Chairman Professor Dong Hoo Han, Education Delegate Professor Richard
Leesungbok and Section Administrator Dal Jin Kim.

­Ernesto Kolodzinsky, Martin Spielberg,
Enrique Fernandez Bodereau (Education
Delegate), Marcelo Conci, Jean Paul­Martinet ( Chairman)

Also approved in May was the Austrian Section whose officers are: Chairman
Dr. Ingrid Grunert, Education Delegate Professor Christian Krenkel and Section
Administrator Ulf Christian Henschen. The Section currently has 8 Fellows
and 23 Members.
The Argentine and Greek Sections were confirmed during the November Board
meeting. With 6 Fellows and 12 Members, the Argentine Section’s officers are:
Chairman Dr. Jean Paul Martinet and Education Delegate Dr. Enrique Fernandez
Bodereau. Argentina is already planning a series of meetings in order to prepare an
agenda for 2007 and is full of energy and enthusiasm to learn from other Sections
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Greece, a country that already has a strong tradition of cooperation and offers lec­tures, seminars and hands­on courses, was also approved in November. Section
officers are Dr. Ioannis Fourmousis as Chairman and Dr. Andreas Feloutzis as Educa­tion Delegate. Greece currently has 4 Fellows and 13 Members. At the Section’s
first official meeting, a decision was taken to organize a national congress in 2008.
Around 10 seminars in line with the SAC classification have also been planned
to take place in 2007 and live demonstrations of implant placement in the straight­
forward and advanced categories will also supplement the planned educational
program.
On the following pages you will see how the majority of Sections have expanded
and taken on new tasks and responsibilities. More and more Sections are taking up
the idea of regional study clubs as an effective way of passing on knowledge andnetworking at the same time. Speaker Development activities are similarly on theincrease. Everyone is taking the need to spread best practices in implant dentistryvery seriously and the global dental community can only benefit from this trend.
Korean Section:

Dong Hoo Han

Richard Leesungbok

Dal Jin Kim

Christian Krenkel

Ulf ChristianHenschen

Austrian Section:

Ingrid Grunert

Greek Section:

Ioannis Fourmousis

Andreas Feloutzis

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Australasian Section
In November the Australian Section was officially redesignated the Australasian Section to include
both Australia and New Zealand. This will enable better cooperation with and access to the net­
work of Members in New Zealand and also provide a basis from which to promote further mem­bership throughout the country; thus improving dental education in the area of implant dentistry
as well as broadening the teaching faculty.
The Section’s second national congress took place in Melbourne in July. Attended by 300 professi­
onals, the congress was opened by the ITI President, Professor Dieter Weingart, who also presen­
ted a paper during the congress. The main presenters at the congress were US Fellows Dr. Paul
Fugazzotto and Dr. Will Martin. At the congress dinner, participants were entertained by young
artists who performed acrobatic feats displaying a highly developed sense of balance. This served
as a reminder of the importance of combining practice and precision packaged in an entertaining
and attractive form.
The Section held two meetings in 2006 as well as one Speaker development course presented
by Dr. Alessandro Devigus. At the Section meetings attendees discussed how to organize lecturesand seminars. For each state and territory a local convenor has been appointed. The aim is toprovide a broader range of programs throughout the country and to meet the specific educational
needs of dental professionals in the various geographic regions. The curriculum has been exten­
ded to include regenerative products in 2007.
At the end of 2006 the Australasian Section had 14 Fellows and 184 Members, including 16 Mem­bers from New Zealand.
Section Officers:
Chairman:
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

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Anthony Dickinson
Stephen T. Chen
Angela YoungBrazilian Section
The Teatro Alfa is more usually the setting for musicals and the like but in 2006 it was the loca­
tion for Brazil’s first national congress held in September. Attended by 870 participants, some ofwhom came from as far away as Switzerland, Portugal, the US and Argentina, the congress focusedon treatment planning with lectures and discussions and also dedicated a full day to esthetics.
Copies of the translated ITI Consensus Paper and a book written by the Brazilian ITI Fellows on
the initiative of and coordinated by Pedro Tortamano entitled “Philosophy and Techniques ofOne­Stage Surgery Implants” that was launched during the congress were both sold out by the endof the congress. The next congress will take place in São Paolo in September 2008.
Throughout the year, the Section held two Section meetings in February and November. The main
business in February was planning for the September congress while in November a new Chair­
man was elected – Dr. Waldemar Polido – as well as a new Education Delegate – Dr. Alessandro
Januário, both for a period of two years. The Section thanked Dr. Pedro Tortamano and Dr. Luis
Lima for all their good work in founding the Section in 2004 and taking it through its first few
years.
The Brazilian Section also held a total of 16 study clubs in 2006 run by various Fellows and held in
different locations throughout the country with an average of 25 participants and in one case as
many as 82. Additionally, the Section organized a speaker development course with the objective
improving team­building skills.
By the end of 2006, the Section had 17 Fellows and 118 Members.
Section Officers:
Chairman:
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

Waldemar Polido
Alessandro Januário
Hans­Andreas Aebi

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Canadian Section
The Canadian ITI Section has continued to grow at a steady rate since the last ITI Section Chair­man Meeting and the AGM in Basel in August of 2006. At the end of 2006, the Canadian Section
comprised 15 Fellows and a total of 91 Members, 47 more Members than the year before.
In 2006, the Canadian ITI Section embarked upon a rigorous Speaker Development Program for its
Fellows and those Members who had shown interest in teaching ITI Courses as part of the missionof the Section. This culminated in a weekend-long Speaker Development program on January 26,
2007 at the Straumann USA Training Facility at Andover, Massachussets. The course was taught by
two Fellows of the US ITI Section, Dr. Brody Hildebrand and Dr. Dean Morton. The Canadian Fellows
were the recipients of an excellent program designed to improve the quality of their presentations
and they were very grateful to Drs Hildebrand and Morton for their many fine pearls of wisdom.
This is another example of the type of international co-operation that the ITI has engendered bet­
ween its US and Canadian Sections.
The Canadian ITI Section is gearing up for its own national congress to be held in Whistler, British
Columbia from February 21 to 23, 2008. The Canadian Section would like to invite the Fellows andMembers from other ITI Sections to attend its congress in this beautiful world-class skiing venue.
Section Officers:
Chairman:		
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

George K. B. Sándor
Timothy W. Head
Alain Laroche

Danish Section
In 2006, the efforts of the Section focussed on organizing the first national Danish ITI Congressthat was held in Copenhagen on December 1. The objective in holding the congress was to carveout a position for the ITI in Denmark in the awareness of the dental community. It achieved thisprimarily by offering top quality presentations in Danish, for the most part given by ITI Fellows.
The congress was chaired by Professor Erik Hjørting-Hansen, who together with the Education
Delegate, consultant Simon Storgård Jensen, and consultant Søren Schou had organized the pro­gram: “Treatment Planning and Complications in Implantology”. The program was varied andinspiring and had attracted 200 participants, among whom were nearly all Danish ITI Members
and 8 out of 10 Fellows. The next national Danish ITI congress will be held in 2008.
In 2006 the Section was glad to welcome back Dr. Henning Bastian back who was able to takeup his duties again as Section Chairman. By the end of the year the Danish Section had expandedfrom 6 to 10 Fellows and from just 19 to a total of 77 Members.
Section Officers:
Chairman:		
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

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Henning Lehmann Bastian
Simon Storgård Jensen
Finn AndersenDutch Section
In May 2006, the Dutch Section organized its second ITI Section Meeting at the Railway museumin Utrecht, which brought together 30 Fellows and Members. The Keynote speaker was Dr. Buiting
and he lectured on the “Changing Market Environment and Trends in Healthcare” in regard to thechanges that had taken place in the Dutch healthcare system in January 2006.
The Dutch ITI Congress with its program of noted national and international speakers was held in
Zeist on September 14 and attracted more than 200 participants. There was a special session for
ITI Fellows and Members exclusively as well as parallel sessions for dental technicians, and plenary
sessions. The title was “Esthetics: Beautiful but is it functional? It’s more than a smile”. In theevening there was a great party with live music that focused on the ITI World Symposium 2007 in
New York.
In December the Section met for a Speaker Development program with more than 30 participants.
The program was rounded off with go-kart racing and a great buffet.
In 2006 the ITI Course program for 2007 was developed under the leadership of Dr. Daniel Wis­
meijer, who was recently appointed Professor in Oral Implantology and Prosthetic Dentistry at theFree University of Amsterdam.
During the ITI Fellow meeting in November, Dr. Jacques Vermeeren resigned as Section Chairman
and was replaced by Dr. Lex van Gool. By the end of the year the Section grew from 6 to 10 Fellows
and from 45 to 87 Members.
Section Officers:
Chairman:		
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

Lex van Gool
Daniel Wismeijer
Wim van Dam

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Held in June, it attracted 250 participants who also enjoyed the congress party that took placewith a backdrop provided by the castle of Versailles. The program took a close look at the latest­innovations in the field of esthetic implant dentistry and the newest therapeutic tools for use withperiodontal disease.
The day before the congress, a pre-congress meeting was held with 10 presentations under the­heading “ITI: for an Osseointegration Academy” and attended by 52 practitioners.
At its two Section meetings in 2006, the French Section spent time discussing and planning the
National ITI Master Course as well as defining the framework for the 2008 national congress thatwill take place in Monaco in September.
As part of its Speaker Development activities, a small group also took a trip to Harvard to spend
time with Professor Weber and Dr. Gallucci and returned full of enthusiasm for the experience.
By the end of 2006, the French Section had 7 Fellows and 58 Members.
Section Officers:
Chairman:		
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

Maurice Leize
Paul Rousseau
Hubert Wintzenrieth

German Section
The 6th ITI German national congress was held in Cologne and was the first such meeting towelcome both dentists and dental technicians. With more than 800 participants, a new venue –the EXPO XXI complex – and an excellent program “Quality and Success – Progress Basedon New Technology”, there was no doubt about the congress’s success. The congress closed witha hot debate between eminent implant dentists, among them ITI President Dieter Weingart.
The Section held its annual meeting in February, which was attended by 50 Fellows and Scholars.
Discussion focussed on the organization of on-site coaching for an exchange of experience aswell as how to give Members more opportunities to benefit from the experience of Fellows on aregional basis. The Section also organized two study club meetings during the year. Speaker­support activities took place in Frankfurt and Hamburg in a total of four meetings and with morethan 40 participants. The Section also issued its new continuing education brochure, each course
accompanied by a profile of its requirements, with a total of 150 courses in 50 cities and with87 speakers.
By the end of 2006, the Section had 76 Fellows and increased its membership from 64 Members
to 161.
Section Officers:
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Gerhard Wahl
Hendrik Terheyden
Andreas NitschkeIberian Section
Since the creation of the Section back in 1997, it has invested a high degree of energy andcommitment to promoting and disseminating knowledge and expertise on implant dentistry.
A wide range of activities was organized by the ITI Iberian Section in 2006, all of them were very
successful and provoked very positive feedback from the attendees.
Two Section Meetings were held during the year, at one of which Carlos Molinero was madeSection Administrator of the ITI Iberian Section.
Activities such as courses and meetings to share scientific and practical knowledge were organizedin Barcelona, Lisbon, Cadiz and Madrid, all of them exceeding expectations for attendance andwith a general consensus as to their high level of quality. Due to the success of the previous year’s
Teach the Teachers event, a second round took place in 2006. Remaining activities covered areas
such as marketing and management, photography, IT, regenerative surgery, a fully edentulous pro­gram and implant esthetics.
All these events have had an impact on the Section’s membership with a significant increase inapplications and all attendees becoming ITI members.
The integration of local information on the Iberian Section’s website (http://www.iti.org/iberia)
was very well accepted by its visitors. Information about courses and events, contact details andgeneral news from the Section can be easily found on this website.
To summarize, 2006 was a very active and successful year for ITI Iberia and was rewarded with­significant growth in membership to 25 ITI Fellows and 200 Members, 149 more Members than in
the previous year.
Section Officers:
Chairman:		
Education Delegate:
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

Pedro Bullón
Javier Fábrega (Spain)
Gil Alcoforado (Portugal)
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Italian Section
A full and active year can be reported by the Italian Section with the national congress as its high­light. Held in Rome in September, the congress attracted 1,050 participants who came to hearlectures given by 15 Fellows including ITI President Dieter Weingart. The congress was run underthe banner of “Treatment planning in implant dentistry” and each scientific session was followed
by a lively panel discussion. Also part of the congress were a poster session as well as five oralpresentations selected from 24 excellent abstracts.
In addition to the congress, the Section also held two Section meetings in March and September.
Discussed at the meetings was the formation and program of a series of Study Clubs under theleadership of Dr. Sandro Sievo. A program of 12 events was set up and inaugurated in November
2006 and will continue throughout 2007. All the Fellows also received a CD that contains teachingmaterials organized ­according to SAC principles as the basis to be used by Speakers in continuing
education courses throughout Italy. Between September and December 12 courses were run accor­
ding to SAC principles. These will continue with nine more by June 2007. In addition to ITI activi­
ties, the Section also organized a one-day meeting in Bari entitled “Technological and ­clinical pro­
gress in implant dentistry” that was attended by 350 dentists and whose faculty included 11 ITIFellows. The Section’s next congress is planned for September 2008 in Milan. By the end of 2006,
the Section had 24 Fellows and grew from 75 to 138 Members.
Section Officers:
Chairman:		
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

Mario Roccuzzo
Luca Cordaro
Simo Beraha

Japanese Section
The Japanese ITI Section had two meetings in Osaka during 2006. Another Section meeting washeld in Shanghai during the 1st ITI Asia Congress.
The Japanese Section has a long tradition of organizing national congresses with over 1,500 atten­
dees every two or three years. In 2006, the Japanese ITI congress took place in Osaka from
July 19–21 and was a big success for the Japanese Section with 1,800 participants. The goal of
the congress was to find consensus on treatment planning within the ITI philosophy and to pursue
long-term predicable results based on scientific evidence. The general feeling at the congress
was that academia should dictate the unfolding direction of implant dentistry and not pressure
from the industry. The Japanese Section is currently undergoing reorganization with the aim of­increasing membership to 1,000 by 2010. A decision was taken that the Section will welcome
up to 15 new Fellows over the next five years in order to provide the Section with a solid base as
well as a broader network. The introduction of Study clubs is scheduled for 2007. Currently theJapanese Section has 17 Fellows and 100 Members.
Section Officers:
Chairman:		
Vice-Chairman:		
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Eiji Funakoshi
Takayuki Takeda
Hideaki Katsuyama
Isao Nakajima

Swedish Section
The fourth Swedish national ITI Congress fest ITI val took place in Stockholm in April 2006.
This time we were happy to welcome about 700 participants from Sweden and Norway – around
500 more than for our first fest ITI val back in 1999.
The recipe for our national congress cocktail is pretty straightforward: a mixture of science,clinical and social mingling, practical “take home messages” and good fun. The event is open for
dentists, dental associates and technicians.
The title of fest ITI val 2006 was: “Implant treatment and quality. The development goes on.”
It offered a varied and in-depth program that addressed new surface technology, new GBR tech­niques and innovative techniques for implant surgery and prosthetics. All this was combined withlocal clinical research and daily clinical techniques defined by both national and international­experts. The importance of quality research was underlined.
About 60 percent of the participants were dentists. A significant number of assisting personnel aswell as technicians also attended and parallel programs were offered to all categories of attendees.
A much appreciated part of the fest ITI val program is the dinner that offers excellent food,entertainment and dancing until late into the night. But the amazing fact is that practically every­
one turns up for the next day’s program.
The blend of research, clinical aspects and festivities have proven to suit the Scandinavian palate
as a recipe for a good congress, so planning for the next fest ITI val in April 2008 has alreadystarted.
The other main ITI program offered to the dental community in 2006 was our ITI seminar held inconjunction with Swedental, the biggest annual dental meeting in Scandinavia. Since this was
the third consecutive ITI seminar organized within the same context, it has started to achieve agood level of recognition. We managed to draw a full house – 120 dentists – a couple of weeks
before the seminar took place. The word after the seminar was that we had been brave and­honest to organize a seminar addressing and focusing on “Biological and mechanical complica­
tions in implant treatment.” So, the message for future implant events is: “Cut your darlings
and talk clinical reality!”
2006 was a very successful year for the Swedish ITI Section with very well attended meetings.
­Currently the Section has a total of 19 Fellows and 14 Members.
Section Officers:
Chairman:		
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

Kerstin Fischer
Lars Ake Johansson
Ulf Wahlström

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Swiss Section
In 2006, the Swiss Section’s 27 regional study clubs held a total of 63 meetings. This – in conjunc­tion with the fact that many international meetings also took place throughout Switzerland during
the year – led to a decision not to organize a national Section congress in 2006. As a result of
the study club activities as well as 25 presentations on the ITI and its goals made by the Section
Administrator, more than 300 study club participants enrolled as Members of the ITI in 2006.
Another three regional study club locations are planned for 2007, which will bring the number of
meetings to between 75 and 80 annually.
Section officers held two meetings throughout the year and the Section met once in Bern witharound 80 participants. In addition, the Section also organized 43 ITI Education courses at alllevels of the SAC classification for dentists, dental technicians, hygienists and nurses. The courses
attracted 670 participants and were held in French, German and Italian.
The Swiss Section continued to expand significantly during 2006 and had 70 Fellows and 552
Members by the end of the year, an impressive 358 more Members than the year before. The goalfor 2007 is to increase membership to 700 Members and 80 Fellows.
At the beginning of 2007, Christoph Hammerle took over as Section Chairman from Urs Belser
and Bruno Schmid became the new Education Delegate.
Section Officers:
Section Chairman:
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

Urs Belser
Christoph Hammerle
Heinz P. Frei

Turkish Section
Although a relatively young Section – formed in November 2004 – the Turkish ITI Section
celebrated its third national congress in May 2006. The meeting took place in Istanbul and drew
200 participants. Among the speakers was Professor Daniel Buser. During the congress casepresentations were also made by ITI Scholars and this is set to become a regular part of eachscientific program of Turkish ITI national congresses in future. A gala dinner on a cruise ship on
the Bosphorus rounded off the proceedings. The congress was preceded by a one-day meetingon implant esthetics that was attended by 39 participants as well as all nine Fellows.
Two Section meetings were held throughout the year as well as one speaker support activity with
29 attendees that took place in Istanbul in March during which the Education Delegate talked
about presentation models and techniques. During the Section meetings, Study Clubs came underdiscussion as well as the educational program for 2007.
2006 was a good year in which 16 new Members joined and the Section now has 9 Fellows and
28 Members.
Section Officers:
Chairman:		
Education Delegate:
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Ates Parlar
Haldun Iplikcioglu
Daniel Meyer

UK & Irish Section
The national congress in November was the highlight of the UK and Irish Section’s year. Under
the heading “Current evidence and future trends”, the Scientific Program committee put together
a great faculty of Speakers from the UK, US, Switzerland and Italy to demonstrate the current
evidence base in implant dentistry. The congress received wide coverage in the dental press and,as a result, local activities will continue to be highlighted in the press throughout 2007.
The Section held two Section meetings during the year. The main topic in May was planning forthe national congress as well as the 2007 course brochure. Mentoring was also an important topic
under discussion as the Section feels it should be taking a lead. Four study clubs on the subjectof SLActive were held throughout the year in different parts of the country and were very wellreceived by audiences of between 20 and 74. In addition, the Section held series of “Live skills”
as well as “Foundation in implantology” courses in various parts of the country.
The success of the national congress led to many new Members for the Section. The current countstands at 15 Fellows and 140 new Members in 2006 to make a total of 161 Members.
Section Officers:
Chairman:		
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

Stephen Barter
Nikolaos Donos
Ian Braby

US Section
With 730 participants the US and Canadian National ITI Congress was held in Florida. The scientificcontent, social activities and the number of participants contributed to making it a great success.
In particular the “fish and hook” event for Fellows received positive feedback as one of the memo­
rable networking events of the US Section.
A number of important decisions were made during the Section’s two meetings in 2006, including
elections. Since Tom Wilson had decided to step down, ballot elections were held during the sum­mer, which resulted in Hans-Peter Weber becoming the Section’s new chairman. All other officials
were confirmed in their functions. The Section also decided on measures to increase membershipand on the nomination and election of new Fellows at an accelerated pace.
Two ITI Faculty Development courses were organized in 2006 designed to support ITI Speakers
improving their presentation skills. Additionally, a ‘Faculty Development Handbook’ was createdallowing speakers to refer back to the handbook while creating their presentations.
The Section also undertook efforts to optimize its governance structure and communications
among the Section, international organization and Straumann USA. The Section has offered its
support to the increasing responsibilities involved in education by further developing the necessary
infrastructure and logistics. It also intends to increase the number of ­Fellows, especially its female
contingent, as well as the number of ITI Speakers.
Section Officers:
Section Chairman:
Education Delegate:
Section Administrator:

Hans-Peter Weber
James D. Ruskin
Thomas Jaberg
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Honorary
Fellowships
in 2006
2006 was an exceptional year in more ways than one and among its highlights
was the tribute paid to two long-standing Fellows of the ITI who were awarded
Honorary Fellowships. This is an honor that has only been bestowed on four
­Fellows over the last 26 years: Franz Wilfried Schilli, Franz Sutter, Robert Schenk
and Samuel Steinemann.

From left: ITI President Dieter Weingart

At the annual general meeting in Basel in 2006, ITI President Dieter Weingart an­
nounced the expansion of this distinguished group by two in order to include Erik
Hjørting-Hansen and Gisbert Krekeler.

announcing the appointment of
Erik Hjørting-Hansen and Gisbert Krekeler

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Erik Hjørting-Hansen
Erik Hjørting-Hansen from Copenhagen, Denmark is widely known within the ITI,
not only among his contemporaries, but in particular by those youngest Members
and Fellows who have had the opportunity to take advantage of an ITI Scholarship.
He became a Fellow in 1983 and has been active on various boards and committees
since 1993. He was a member of the ITI Foundation Board until 2002 and its Chair­man from 2002 to 2003, and between 2000 and 2003 he served on the ResearchCommittee. From 2003 onwards he was Chairman of the Advisory Board to the ITI
Research Institute in addition to his role as Chairman of the ITI Scholarship Com­mittee, which he took on in 1998 and continues to carry out. Erik Hjørting-Hansen
retired in 2002 from active academic life and his work as Professor and Chairman of
Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Copenhagen – a position he held from1970. This gave him the necessary time to take on yet another responsibility at the

ITI as Editor-in-Chief of the ITI journal Forum Implantologicum. Erik HjørtingHansen is known as a man whose energy is abundant, an unassuming “thinker anddoer” whose dedication to the ITI over the past quarter century has been morethan generous. There can be no doubt that he has earned his Honorary Fellowship.

Gisbert Krekeler
A man with a mission – Gisbert Krekeler has spent a large part of his life travelingaround the world and lecturing on implant dentistry to an eager public on every
continent. From Freiburg, Germany, Gisbert Krekeler was one of the founding mem­bers of the ITI and as such has a special place in the ITI’s history. He has contribu­
ted to the goals of the ITI by serving on the Research Committee between 1993 and2002, initially as a member and then as chairman. At the same time, he was also amember of the Development Committee between 1993 and 1995. During his career,
Gisbert Krekeler has managed to combine two passions: implant dentistry and travel.
He was part of the first floating seminars on board a ship off the coast of Sweden
and since then has taken the opportunity to get involved in furthering the message
of science-based implant dentistry throughout the world. His relationship with
the Kyushi Research Group in Japan goes back a quarter century and he has mademany more friends in the meantime. He is currently active in South America andAustria and Russia, to name just a few places. He is someone who knows everyone
who is anyone in the world of implant dentistry and they know him too. As aneloquent speaker, it is to be hoped that he will continue to travel and lecture formany more years.

Erik Hjørting-Hansen

Gisbert Krekeler

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Financial Report
ITI Association
In 2006, the ITI again grew considerably in terms of its membership. Compared to the previous
year, revenues from Fellowship and Membership fees almost doubled to more than 390,000 Swiss
Francs (CHF). The year also saw a significant increase in costs, due primarily to outgoings associ­ated with the ITI journal Forum Implantologicum as well as the annual administrative flat fee per
Fellow and Member paid to the ITI Foundation, which went up in proportion to the increased
membership. The ITI Association also reimbursed the ITI Foundation in part for expenses related
to the Annual General Meeting 2006.
ITI Association Financial Statement 2006 1		
2006						in CHF
2005

Revenues
Annual Fellowship Fee, Net
Annual Membership Fee, Net
Other Income
Total Revenues

63,450326,250440
390,150

51,750150,379150
202,279

Costs
Total Operating Costs

458,768

173,505

Operating Loss/Profit–68,828

28,774

1 Excerpt from the financial statements only. The complete financial statements 2006 are available at the
domicile of the ITI Association

ITI Foundation
In 2006, the ITI Foundation once again underlined its commitment “to promote and disseminate knowledge on all aspects of implant dentistry and related tissue regeneration” by
spending almost 11.5 million Swiss Francs (CHF) in support of activities and projects in thefields of research, development and education.
For 2006, the item Projects under General Administration was reallocated to the various commit­
tees in which these project costs were actually incurred. With more than CHF 4.5 million or 39% of
the total expenses, Research still has the most active budget. Apart from project grants, the total
amount of research funding in 2006 also included an annual contribution for the ITI ResearchInstitute in Berne, Switzerland. Education once again saw a considerable increase in expenditure,
not only through projects such as the ITI Treatment Guide, the Glossary of Maxillofacial Implants
and preparation costs for the ITI World Symposium 2007, but also through strong growth in educa­
tional activities in the national Sections. The biggest part of expenditures under Administration
Projects went on new or ongoing IT infrastructure projects such as the soon to be implemented
new member relationship management system, the ITI Knowledge Network and a media database.

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2006

in CHF
2005

8,394,400
756,292
9,150,692

7,770,000–
7,770,000

Operating Costs 2
Research
Development–4,549,839
0–3,757,477
0

Education
Scholarships
Sections
Rest of the World
Education Projects
Total Education–891,218 3–943,517–42,467–1,816,860–3,694,062–1,476,491 4–419,118–8,580–1,204,860–3,109,049–63,088–118,958

General Administration
ITI Center
Committees
Board of Directors
Projects
Total General Administration–1,706,054–471,239–236,514–743,525–3,157,332–1,466,424–395,206–126,373–346,653–2,334,656

Total Operating Revenues
Total Operating Costs
Operating Loss

9,150,691–11,464,321–2,313,630

7,770,000–9,320,140–1,550,140

Account

Operating Revenues 2Contributions
Other Revenues
Total Operating Revenues

Biologics Oversight Group1 Excerpt from the financial statements only. The complete financial statements 2006 are available at the
domicile of the ITI Foundation
2 Due to certain reclassifications, the operating revenues and operating costs 2005 and 2006 are notentirely comparable
3 Amount for 2006 reflects a decrease of CHF 218,200 due to a release of provisions
4 Amount includes a provision of CHF 753,250 for use in 2006 following a change in accounting procedures

Overview of ITI Foundation Expenses in 2006

5

6

4

7

1

3

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Research
Education
Biologics
ITI Center
Committees
Board of Directors
Projects

Total

4,549,839
3,694,062
63,088
1,706,054
471,239
236,514743,525
11,464,321

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To the Board of Trustees of
ITI Foundation for the Promotion of Oral Implantology, Basel

Basel, March 5, 2007

Report of the statutory auditors
As statutory auditors, we have audited the accounting records and the financial statements(balance sheet, statement of operations and notes) of ITI Foundation for the Promotion of Oral
Implantology for the year ended December 31, 2006.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the board of trustees. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We confirm that wemeet the legal requirements concerning professional qualification and independence.
Our audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards promulgated by the Swiss
profession, which require that an audit be planned and performed to obtain reasonable assur­
ance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. We haveexamined on a test basis evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. We have also assessed the accounting principles used, significant estimates madeand the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a­reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the accounting records and financial statements comply with Swiss law as
well as with the deed of foundation.
We recommend that the financial statements submitted to you be approved.

Ernst & Young Ltd

		Manuel Aeby				Swiss Certified Accountant			
(in charge of the audit)		

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Markus B. Blaser
Swiss Certified Accountant

To the General Meeting of the Members of
ITI Association, Basel

Basel, March 5, 2007

Report of the auditors
As auditors, we have audited the accounting records and the financial statements(balance sheet and income statement) of ITI for the year ended December 31, 2006.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the board of the association. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these matters based on our audit. We confirm that
we meet the requirements concerning professional qualification and independence.
Our audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards promulgated by the Swiss
profession, which require that an audit be planned and performed to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
We have examined on a test basis evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in thefinancial statements. We have also assessed the accounting principles used, significant
estimates made and the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the accounting records and the financial statements comply with Swiss law
and the articles of the association.
We recommend that the financial statements submitted to you be approved.

Ernst & Young Ltd

Manuel Aeby				Swiss Certified Accountant			
(in charge of the audit)		

Markus B. Blaser
Swiss Certified Accountant

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Contact
ITI International Team for Implantology
ITI CenterPeter Merian-Weg 10
CH-4052 Basel
Switzerland
Phone +41 (0)61 270 83 83
Fax +41 (0)61 270 83 84
Are you interested in applying for membership, a research grant or scholarship,
or finding out about ongoing events and who’s who in the ITI?
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