The Future
in Focus.

ITI Annual Report 2008

“… to promote and disseminate knowledge on
all aspects of implant dentistry and related ­tissue
regeneration through research, development
and education to the benefit of the patient.”

Worldwide
Over the last 30 years, the ITI has
extended its reach to become a truly
global organization.

Fellows & Members
In 2008, the ITI welcomed 106 new
Fellows and grew by 718 Members.

Worldwide

Fellows & Members(end 2008)(end 2008)

Countries represented:

104

Fellows:

627

Continents represented:

5Members:

5,349

Number of national Sections:24

Total:

5,976

Contents
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Shaped by its past,
ready for the future

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President’s Report10

ITI Education Core Groupand Education Committee

13

New Fellows

14

ITI Research Committee

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University Programs
Committee

18

ITI Scholarship Committee

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ITI Section & MembershipCore Group and Committee

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Sections
Argentine Section
Australasian Section
Austrian Section
Belgian Section
Brazilian Section
Canadian Section
Chinese Section
Danish Section
Dutch Section
French Section
German Section
Greek Section
Iberian Section
Italian Section
Japanese Section
Korean Section
Mexican Section
South African Section
Swedish Section
Swiss Section
Taiwanese Section
Turkish Section
UK & Irish Section
US Section

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Honorary Fellowships in 2008

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Financial report

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Contact

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Expenditure
The ITI continued to invest significant
funds in support of research andeducation in the field of implantdentistry to an annual total of morethan 10 million Swiss Francs.
Expenditure(ITI Foundation and ITI Association)

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38(in CHF 1,000)

2006:

11,923

2007:

14,9202008:

10,832

The Future in Focus

Shaped by its past,
ready for the future.
Through its broadly international membership ofapproximately 6,000 and its activity-focused approach,the ITI shapes the field of implant dentistry and related tissue regeneration according to defined criteria
and principles. These include scientific credibility in
its recommendations for methodologies and treatment as well as a strong sense of responsibility for thepatient that takes every aspect of risk into account.
The ITI was founded in 1980 in Switzerland by a groupof 12 visionary experts with an eye to paving the way
for the then very young science of implant dentistry.
This non-profit organization initially attracted topflight scientists, engineers, researchers and otherprofessionals who met to discuss and implement theirideas towards more effective devices and treatment
methods for use in implant dentistry.
Over time, the organization defined three areas inwhich it concentrated its focus of attention: development, education and research. The ITI worked closelywith Straumann through its Development Committee,
contributing to the development of products basedon clinical practice and results. The Education Committee studied treatment methods and the optimal
way to pass on knowledge to practitioners of this new
discipline. The Research Committee met to evaluate
research proposals submitted by scientists from allover the world and assign grants to further knowledge
in implant dentistry.
In the intervening 30 years, the field of implant dentistry has grown and developed as has the ITI. Froma tight core of around 50 Fellows in its first decade,the ITI grew steadily until the end of the millennium.
In 2003, a decision was taken to open up the organiza-

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The ITI is an independent academic organization whose
goals are to further and promote the interests of evidencebased implant dentistry on a continuous basis.

tion to a new Member category, allowing the ITI to disseminate its philosophy
to a broader audience and grow evenfaster.
In order to spread the ITI’s philosophy
and principles of treatment more
­effectively on a global basis, the ITI
introduced a network of national Sections and now has 24 throughout
the world on virtually every continent.
The main task of the Sections isto provide practitioners within theirrespective geographical area witheducational tools and events that lead
to best practices in implant dentistry.
These events take the form of national
congresses, study club meetings as wellas educational workshops and courses.
In 2008, a large number of Sections held
national congresses including Australia,
Brazil, Canada, China, Germany andSouth Africa. Increasingly these congresses serve to attract new Memberson the basis of their top quality, often
international, faculty.
At the global level, the ITI organizes
events at regular intervals such as the
ITI World Symposium, which is widely
acknowledged as the gold standard
in implant dentistry. The ITI Consensus
Conferences are held every five years
in order to debate topics that are ofcurrent prime interest to the profession.
The resulting statements are recordedin Consensus Papers that are thenpublished in a peer-reviewed journal.
The ITI Consensus Papers belong to
the most frequently quoted reference
sources throughout the field and serveas the trusted standard for the pro­fession in regard to treatment recommendations.

ITI Fellows
Fellows represent the ITI’s inner coreof membership. Entry is by nomination
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 committees or Board or take on functions

As part of its educational task, the ITI
also organizes and prepares publications such as the highly successful ITI
Treatment Guide series as well as therecently published SAC Classification in
Implant Dentistry that categorizes treatment methods according to the levelof complexity for the clinician and risk
to the patient.

in an ITI Section.
ITI Members
The ITI welcomes all dentists, physicians,
scientists, certified dental technicians,
registered dental hygienists and appropriately qualified professionals withan interest in implant dentistry as Members of the organization. Members benefit from the opportunity to meet like-A factor that distinguishes the ITI frommany similar organizations is the collegial approach that typifies the relations
among Fellows and Members and is
encapsulated in the expression: spirit of
the ITI. The ITI is the only academicorganization in this field that operates
on a global basis, gathering expertisefrom a very broad cultural and experiential base. This very characteristic enables its membership, in turn, to build
up valuable connections worldwide.

minded professionals through national
and international events and have directaccess to information on the latest
developments in the field.
More information about the ITI:
www.iti.org

In 2008, the ITI increased its membership from 534 to 627 Fellows and 4,631
to 5,348 Members.

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Reconsidering the kindof structure that best supports
the ITI’s needs.

2008 was a year marked by upheaval and change. Approval
for these changes was requested and provided at the Annual
General Meeting, which also set the starting point for theirimplementation. In order to understand the activities of 2008,
it is necessary to look back briefly to 2007 and the strategy
meeting that was held in Vitznau, Switzerland in June. This
meeting was the basis for the formation of a special Strategy
Sub-committee that undertook a status quo analysis of
the organization as well as defining the ITI’s long-term goals.

Dieter Weingart

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Daniel Buser

Pedro Bullón

ITI Vision 2017
The resulting Vision 2017 represents
the place the organization would like to
be in 2017 in terms of how we areperceived by external audiences and thecriteria by which we measure our own
achievements and the goals to which
we aspire. An important aspect of thisis the agreement that exists between
Straumann and the ITI that was freshly
renegotiated in 2008. Both parties
agreed that the credibility of the ITI as
an academic organization is linked to its
ability to operate independently of any
commercial enterprise. This also benefits
our commercial partner as trust can beplaced in the scientifically determinedconclusions at which the ITI arrives.
Improved operational structureWith these goals in mind, we had to reconsider the kind of structure thatwould best support our newly definedneeds. This led to the formation of
two new committees. During my term,
I have been witness to the rapid growth
in membership and expansion of Sections. It became clear during our discussions that the engine that served topropel the streamlined yacht we were
initially could not drive the massive

Stephen Chen

seagoing vessel into which we had
developed. The result was the formationof the University Programs Committee
to provide a framework for our work with
universities and the Section & Member­ship Committee in order to support
and coach our Sections. The latter will
ensure that our offering to Fellows
and Members continues to represent
added value.
Along with these additions, we also
found it necessary to dissolve one committee. The Development Committee
was the ITI’s first official body and formany years it played a crucial consulting
role, contributing to the developmentof new products and the fine tuningof existing ones. Today this is more
typically carried out on a project basis,
where individual Fellows and Straumann
work together in small groups.
As part of our deliberations, we looked
not only at what we could offer ourmembership, but also what the ITI
could reasonably expect from its Fellows
and Members. We took the fellowship
review, which was introduced several
years ago, under the magnifying glassand felt that this should be formalized

Anthony Dickinson

Hideaki Katsuyama

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within the Articles of the ITI so thatevery Fellow would understand the implications and responsibilities associated with this category of membership.
It is the invaluable and unstinting workof our Fellows that actually drives theorganization, it is therefore important
to us to ensure that they continue
to ­develop their skills and knowledge
actively for the ITI. The Article changes
were unanimously approved at theAnnual General Meeting in Stuttgart.
Annual General Meeting in Stuttgart
Another operational change was recorded at the AGM in the handoverfrom one Executive Director of the ITI
to his successor. Rolf Hafner left after
many years of good work and passedon his duties to Dr. Friedrich Buck. The
role of Executive Director is decisive
for the ITI. Without our Fellows and thetime they contribute on a voluntarybasis, we would not have the organization that the ITI has grown into today.
But we also need a highly qualified
individual who is there on a daily basis
in order to handle day-to-day decision
making and has extensive experience
not only of the field of dentistry and implant dentistry, but also of personnel

Thomas Taylor

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Gerhard Wahl

and financial management, among
others. With the additional changes wehave introduced, the challenges facing
the Executive Director have grown and
I am confident they will be expertly
handled by Dr. Buck.
The AGM also provided the opportunity
for us to honor two long-standing­Fellows as Honorary Fellows. It is apleasure to award this accolade to those
Fellows who have been untiring in theirefforts on behalf of the ITI for many
decades. In 2008, we honored Klaus
Lang and Chris ten Bruggenkate. Bothmen are widely known, appreciatedand respected far beyond the limits of
the ITI and, by honoring them, we doourselves honor as they are part of ourcommunity.
Naturally, the AGM in Stuttgart wasof particular significance to me as I was
welcoming the ITI to my home town.
I was very proud to play host not only to
the AGM, but also to the 4th ITI Con­sensus Conference that preceded it,in which I also took part. As always, the
ITI Consensus Conference is an amazing
experience, not least because it gathers
expertise from all over the world andHans-Peter Weberbrings it to bear on current themes
within the profession. Such an experience testifies to the truly international
nature of the ITI with 27 countries­represented and 36 leading universities.
ITI Sections
In 2008, the ITI was able to establish
two new national Sections, China and
Mexico. Both of them already started
numerous activities throughout the year
in order to promote the ITI philosophy
in their region. I am very pleased towelcome China and Mexico to the evergrowing global network that is the ITI.
I also managed to visit some of thecountries during the year as 2008
brought a number of national congresses and seminars, some organizedby mature Sections such as Germany,large Sections such as Brazil or Australia
and newer Sections such as South ­Africa.
Wherever I went I was impressed by
the enthusiasm, commitment and warm
welcome that was always extended.
Four years as ITI President
The end of 2008 is also a turning point
for me personally as President of the
ITI. With only six months of my term

Gilbert Achermann

of office left, I confess it has been an­intensive experience and one of thehigh points of my professional career.
I have been part of two World Symposia
in Munich and New York as well as thevery successful 4th Consensus Conference in Stuttgart, I have seen the birthof publications such as the ITI Treatment Guide, the SAC publication andthe launch of the GOMI. We formed
committees to deal with strategicchanges and spent weeks online communicating by Skype or making telephone calls across continents and timezones. All of this would not have beenpossible without the continuing supportof the ITI Board, ITI Center, committees,
Sections, Fellows and Members. It has
been an invigorating and satisfying experience, but I know that when the timecomes to hand over my responsibilities
to Daniel Buser, I can rest easy in theknowledge that the ITI is in good hands.

ITI Board of Directors
President:
Weingart Dieter, Germany
President-elect:Buser Daniel, Switzerland
Bullón Pedro, Spain
Chen Stephen, Australia
Dickinson Anthony, Australia
Katsuyama Hideaki, Japan
Taylor Thomas, USA
Wahl Gerhard, Germany
Weber Hans-Peter, USA
Achermann Gilbert, Switzerland
Straumann Thomas, Switzerland

Dieter Weingart
ITI President

Thomas Straumann

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ITI Education Core Group and Education Committee

An academic organizationthat gathers experts
from all over the world.
Stephen T. Chen, Chairman of the Education Committee

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ITI Consensus Conference
The high point of 2008 was the preparation for and execution of the ITIConsensus Conference that was held in
Stuttgart preceding the Annual General
Meeting in August. The project was
launched at the end of 2007 by its
steering committee composed of DanielBuser, HP Weber and Stephen Chen.
The steering committee reviewed the
topics to be addressed and appointed
group leaders for each of the following
categories:
1) Risk Factors
2) CAD/CAM Technologies
and Techniques
3) Loading Protocols4) Surgical Procedures
Sixteen reviewers were then invited
to examine the literature and to prepare
review papers, which were discussed
in detail over three days in Stuttgart.
The discussions were thorough and provoked considerable debate, culminatingin consensus statements that were formulated by the groups and discussed by
the plenum. The consensus statements
and review papers will be published in a
supplement to the International Journalof Oral and Maxillofacial Implants thatwill appear in late 2009.
While there are many consensus con­ferences held by academic organizations
in various fields, the ITI stands out asan organization that manages to gather
experts from all over the world with27 countries represented and 36 universities among its 100 participants.
This underlines the global nature of ourendeavor that is driven by the evidencebased ITI philosophy and scientificintegrity of its participants.
Curriculum LibraryWith the consensus conference barely
over, planning began for a meetingin 2009 to revise the curriculum library
contained within the ITI Knowledge
Network. The ITI Knowledge Network is
a resource for our Fellows, Section
Officers and Speakers. An importantelement within this online network is
a library of images and literature links
relating to implant dentistry. As thisresource is currently under-utilized,
the Education Core Group first took on
the task of revising the taxonomy of
topics within implant dentistry and thenassigning them to experts in each field
to create modules according to a standardized format. We selected five areas
for review, which are to be discussed
by peer review in Copenhagen in August
prior to the Annual General Meeting2009. This is an exciting and challenging
project, which will provide the basis
for a rich educational tool that we will
expand over time.

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

ITI Education Core Group Members
Chairman:Chen Stephen T., Australia
Cordaro Luca, Italy
Katsuyama Hideaki, Japan
Kleinheinz Johannes, Germany
Ruskin James D., USA
Wismeijer Daniel, Netherlands
Homm Michael, Switzerland

World Symposium 2010
The end of the year also provided
the springboard to kick off preparations
for the upcoming World Symposiumin Geneva in April 2010. The Scientific
Program Committee met for the firsttime in Basel in November and began
the process of defining and organizing
the program.
Publications
The ITI has now established a publication rhythm for the Treatment Guide­series of one volume approximately
every 12 months. With the publicationof Volume 3 on post-implant placementin October 2008, the ITI has demonstrated that this is a series that is here
to stay. It distinguishes itself by its
attention to detail, excellent images
and very approachable format accompanied by quality in production. Volume
4 immediately went into preparationby the end of the 2008 and the subject
areas of volumes 5, 6 and 7 are already

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ITI Education Committee Members
Chairman:Chen Stephen T., Australia
Blase Didier, Belgium

in planning. The images used in theTreatment Guide series have now all
been made available to Speakers on the
ITI Knowledge Network for use in the
preparation of presentations.

Bodereau Enrique, Argentina
Cordaro Luca, Italy
Donos Nikolaos, United Kingdom
Fabréga Javier, Spain
Feloutzis Andreas, Greece
Gaggl Alexander, Austria
Giray Bahadir, Turkey
Head Timothy, Canada
Heitz-Mayfield Lisa, Australia
Januário Alessandro, Brazil
Johansson Lars Ake, Sweden
Katsuyama Hideaki, Japan

The proceedings of the SAC consensus
conference (held in 2007) went into
production in 2008 as a much larger
volume than initially planned and theresulting publication* was released inearly 2009. It immediately garneredfavorable reviews and is set to becomea standard handbook for defining risk
factors and the level of risk associatedwith cases and treatment procedures for
implant dentistry.

Leesungbok Richard, Korea
Redinha Luis, Portugal
Rousseau Paul, France
Ruskin James, USA
Schmid Bruno, Switzerland
Storgård Jensen Simon, Denmark
Su Yucheng, China
Terheyden Hendrik, Germany
Treviño Santos Alejandro, Mexico
Tsai Alex, Taiwan
Van Zyl Paul, South Africa
Wismeijer Daniel, Netherlands
Homm Michael, Switzerland

Sections
2008 was also a year rich in Section
events. All over the world, the ITI Sections held national congresses that drew
large audiences. As a well-established
Section, Germany’s congress in Cologne
attracted approximately 1,800 participants, while that of the Brazilian Section drew 1,200 attendees from Brazil
and its neighboring countries. We also
had, among others, national congresses
in South Africa and China that will
open up the ITI to a new audience ofprofessionals involved in implant dentistry. Our Sections are growing, both insize and number and all are becoming
increasingly active in their mission
to reach a maximum number of implantdentists, providing them with a forum
for exchange of knowledge and education aligned with the ITI philosophy.

* Dawson A, Chen S, editors.
The SAC Classification in Implant Dentistry.
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New Fellows

According to the Articles of the ITI,a candidate for ITI Fellowship must
demonstrate a high level of activity
in at least two of the following areas:
leadership, research, education
or development.
In 2008, the ITI Board of Directors approved the following 106 nominees, who meet these requirements,
as ITI Fellows. The ITI would like to welcome these new Fellows to its global community and wishes them all
the best in terms of professional fulfillment and valuable new friendships within the ITI network.
A: Adriaens Laurence, Belgium / Akimoto Ken, USA / Al Mardini Majd, Canada / Albera Hugo, Argentina /Alhabshi Sharifah, Malaysia / Arita Cesar Augusto, Brazil / Arlin Murray, Canada B: Baranyay Miklos,
South Africa / Bechelli Diego, Argentina / Beere Douglas, South Africa / Bell John, New Zealand / Benhamou
Veronique, Canada / Bhat Joe, United Kingdom / Boeckler Arne, Germany / Bredekamp Bradley, South Africa /Brkovic Bozidar, Serbia / Buns Christian, United Kingdom / Butler Brian, USA C: Cardelli Pierluigi, Italy /Cavalcanti Raffaele, Italy / Chadha Vivek, United Kingdom / Chen Bo, China / Childers Gail, USA / Costa daFonseca Ronaldo, Brazil / Cune Marco, Netherlands D: Da Cunha Ribeiro Sèrgio, Brazil / Da Silva Robert
Carvalho, Brazil / Darby Ivan, Australia / De Leonardis Dario, Italy / Di Felice Roberto, Italy / Duarte Wagner,
Brazil E: Eriksson Lars, Sweden / Ersanli Selim, Turkey / Espul Iris, Argentina / Eycken Didier, Belgium
F: Frisken Kevin, Australia / Frosecchi Massimo, Italy G: Goetz Werner, Germany / Gokcen Röhling Bilge,
Turkey / Grütter Linda, Switzerland H: Heden Gunnar, Sweden / Helton Marzo Casaes, Brazil / Hodges
Nathan, USA / Hohn Frank, Canada / Hojo Masaaki, Japan / Howell Colin, United Kingdom I: Inan Özgür,Turkey J: Jang Yoon-Je, Korea / Jöhren Hans-Peter, Germany / Jokela-Hietamäki Marjatta, Finland / Jokstad
Asbjorn, Canada / Jung Ronald, Switzerland K: Kälber Jörg, Germany / Kamiura Yoji, Japan / Kanashiro
Lúcio Hirokuni, Brazil / Karl Matthias, Germany / Kobler Pavel, Croatia / Kocher Thomas, Germany / Kodama
Toshiro, Japan / Kunavisarut Chatchai, Thailand / Kuribayashi Nobuyuki, Japan / Kwon Kung-Rock, Korea
L: Levin Barry, USA / Lindholm Tom, Finland / Lizotte Joseph, Canada / Longbottom Richard, New Zealand /Lops Diego, Italy M: Marion Gustavo, Argentina / Matthijs Stefan, Belgium / McHugh Paul, Australia /Mendez Sebastian, Argentina / Meng Huan Xin, China / Meurer Eduardo, Brazil / Miodowky Raquel,
Argentina N: Niskanen Antti, Finland / Niskanen Mirka, Finland O: Oezcakir Tomruk Ceyda, Turkey / Orbie
Geert, Belgium P: Peake Gregory, Australia / Peer Rainer, Austria / Peltola Juha, Finland / Petersilka Gregor,
Germany Q: Quinlan Paul, Ireland R: Rashid Zahra, Canada / Renvert Stefan, Sweden / Revell Clifford,
Canada / Riley Malcolm, United Kingdom / Riquelme Claudia, Brazil / Rossi Alessandro, Italy / Röthlisberger
Beat, Switzerland S: Sato Junichi, Japan / Sato Takahiro, Japan / Slotte Christer, Sweden / Soukoulis Steven,
Australia / Spada Gimenez Patricia, Brazil T: Tahmaseb Ali, Netherlands / Tan Wah Ching, Singapore /Teo Marlene, Singapore / Torsello Ferruccio, Italy V: Van Zyl Andre, South Africa W: Wälivaara Dan-Ake,
Sweden / Wang Zuolin, China / Wiesner Günter, Austria / Wolvius Eppo, Netherlands X: Xouris Nick,
Australia Y: Yip Chi Cheong, Malaysia

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ITI Research Committee

Ensuring that the mostpromising research projects
in implant dentistry are
assigned funds.
Thomas D. Taylor, Chairman of the ITI Research Committee

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In 2008, the ITI Research Committee
received 66 research grant proposals requesting funds to a total of almost
CHF 9.5 million. In recent years, theCommittee has had a maximum of
CHF 2.5 million to assign to researchfunding each year and has therefore
developed a detailed process of evaluation to ensure that the most promisingprojects are assigned funds.
All projects are assessed on the basisof their relevance to implant dentistry
today, the hypothesis and methods
outlined, the experience of the researcher(s) as well as the location where
the research is to be carried out, andfinally the budget requested.
Of the 66 requests submitted, the Research Committee accepted 18 without
any reservations and requested revisions from a further applicant. In total,
19 proposals were accepted amounting
to a total of CHF 2,016,933 allocatedin grants. All in all, 18 institutions inAustria, China, Denmark, Germany,
Israel, Italy, Moldova, Portugal, Switzerland, UK and the United States received
funding.
Since 1988, the ITI Research Committee
has provided funding for research pro­jects at almost 100 different academic
institutions all over the world. The
freedom offered by these grants has
become even more important in view ofongoing funding cutbacks at universities and the need to seek external financial support.
A number of changes to the research
grant application guidelines and condi­
tions were made during 2008. As aresult, two categories were removed
from the grant offering. The research
program project (RPP), which attracted
large long-term projects of up to CHF

500,000, was discontinued in order tohave more funds available for an evenhigher number of research projects.
Single laboratory support (SLS) for smalllaboratory start-up projects is similarly
no longer available as such seed money
will be provided through the ITI University Program in future.

ITI Research Committee Members
Chairman:
Taylor Thomas D., USA
Belser Urs, Switzerland
Bosshardt Dieter, Switzerland
Cochran David, USA
Hammerle Christoph, Switzerland
Reichert Torsten, Germany

All grant submissions are classified
under research proposals for clinicalor laboratory research (RCL) and small
grant applications (SGA). SGAs coverproject proposals of up to CHF 50,000
while RCLs normally cover pro­jectsof up to CHF 200,000. As a result, thecommittee can spread its funds amonga larger group of researchers. Researchgroups with an established reputation
for credibility and thoroughness interms of a good publication record inpeer-reviewed journals will be favored.
The committee also decided that re­cipients of grants will be barred fromapplying for further grants for a periodof three years. This ensures that no
single applicant has several projects
running at the same time that are being
funded by the ITI.

Sándor George, Canada
Seto Kanichi, Japan
Terheyden Hendrik, Germany
Matter Sandro, Switzerland

2008 Research applications and grants
Applications received

66

Applications accepted

19

Total grants*

2.017* in CHF million

2008 distribution of grants
by classificationg Systemic influence andosseointegration
g Predictability of implant
restorationsg Bone augmentation,
metabolism and implants
g Implant therapy treatment
planningg Risk factors fordental implants
g Implant tissue interfaceg Prosthetics including
occlusion, esthetics
g Implant orthodontics

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2%
31 %
0%
5%
25 %
32 %
0%

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University Programs Committee

Supporting educationin implant dentistry
according to evidencebased principles.
Hans-Peter Weber, Chairman of the University Programs Committee

Education is central to the ITI’s philosophy and principles. To fulfill this mission, the ITI Education Committee continues to be the mainstay in supportingand promoting approaches to and tools
for ITI education. At the beginning of
2008, the ITI Board of Directors charged
an ad hoc working group consistingof Hans-Peter Weber (chairman), DanielBuser, Stephen Chen, Nikos Donos andErik Hjørting-Hansen with the development of an ITI university concept inorder to support the disseminationof evidence-based education in a standardized institutional framework.
The ­establishment of a new University
Programs Committee to execute thisconcept was then officially approvedat the A­ nnual General Meeting 2008 in
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The premise behind the new ITI Uni­
versity Program is that continuing
education in implant dentistry and related disciplines is best delivered
independently of commercial interests
for reasons of overall quality and credi­
bility. Educational offerings deliveredby educators at non-profit institutions
involved in dental education should
form the corner stone of the ITI Education concept.
The ITI has a history of strong andmutually beneficial relationships witha number of academic institutions. The
University Programs Committee aims toconsolidate existing relationships while
focusing on developing new ones inorder to establish a worldwide networkof “Centers of Excellence in ­Implant

Education”. These centers will deliver
quality educational events according to
the ITI guidelines as published in consensus documents, the ITI Treatment
Guide series and other relevant publications, by experienced teams of educators at each center.
The establishment of a global networkof “Centers of Excellence” will give
professionals in implant dentistry theopportunity to participate in ITI-quality
courses at institutions that are strate­
gically located around the world. The
geographical distribution of the centerswill be an important contributory factor
in the invitation and selection process
for new centers, which also includes
the following qualification criteria:• They are led by an experienced andloyal ITI Fellow in a leading position
at his/her institution and supported
by an experienced faculty• They have an established track recordof excellence in continuing dental
education• They are certified to issue Continuing
Dental Education credits• They have state-of-the-art facilities
with a lecture hall as well as otherinfrastructure for live surgeries, live
prosthetics and hands-on workshops
The selection of the centers is basedon an application and evaluation process under the auspices of the University Programs Committee. Once thecenters are up and running, participants
will benefit from high quality course
offerings that provide university-based
continuing education credits for thoseparticipants who have CE documentation requirements. The worldwide
schedule of courses will be coordinatedand administered centrally throughthe ITI Center in Basel, Switzerland inclose collaboration with the University

Programs Committee and each center.
The participating centers will benefit
from an additional source of funding,which is linked to their performance.

ITI University Programs Committee
Chairman:Weber Hans-Peter, USA
Donos Nikos, UK

While the committee had no formal
meetings in 2008, its members communicated via email and telephone conferences in order to define the directionof the program and begin preparationof various tools. This included the devel­
opment of a detailed set of guidelinesthat provide a very clear idea of theeducational standard and experience
as well as the facilities required.

Heitz-Mayfield Lisa, Australia
Jensen Simon, Denmark
Morton Dean, USA
Müller Frauke, Switzerland
Matter Sandro, Switzerland

For a first round of courses to be de­livered in 2009 and 2010, we chose tostay with one course format, the ITI
Education Week, which has provenhighly successful over the years at the
University of Berne in collaboration
with the University of Geneva. We arelooking to extend this opportunity tonumerous schools elsewhere in theworld. As the program evolves, additional course formats and content willcertainly be considered.
This is just the beginning of the committee’s work. In ten years time, wewould hope to see a network of 20 ormore “Centers of Excellence in Implant
Education” around the world that offer
a variety of high level courses at different times of the year to an international
audience.

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ITI Scholarship Committee

Sowing the seeds for the futureof the ITI.

Hans-Peter Weber, Chairman of the ITI Scholarship Committee

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Having completed its first decade, 2008
represented a significant milestone
for the ITI Scholarship Program. In thiscontext a special effort was made togather some statistical information
about our former Scholars. The survey
revealed that as of last year 47 % werein full-time academic positions and
24 % in full-time private practice, while
the remaining 29 % divided their time
between private practice and teaching.
This is an encouraging outcome as
one of the main objectives of the ITI
Scholarship Program is to spread the ITI
philosophy, i. e. the application of scien­tifically or clinically evidenced treatment approaches in implant dentistry to
the benefit of patients across the world.
By spending a year as part of a teamin one of the ITI Scholarship Centers
and then returning home to apply
the newly acquired knowledge and skills
to their patients and to pass it on totheir students and peers, the Scholars
represent an important factor in ful­
filling the ITI mission.
Every former Scholar is also viewed
as part of the link between today andtomorrow to ensure the continued
regeneration and existence of the ITI.
While we were pleased to see that over
75 % of our past Scholars were involvedin the ITI as Fellows or Members,
the fact that 24 % no longer had any
connection to the ITI was disappointing.
This was subsequently addressed
through an announcement on the ITI
Scholarship website as well as in a letterto new Scholars, which expresses thata continued commitment, extending
beyond the actual Scholarship experience, is expected from every ITI Scholar.
We also followed up with those past
Scholars, who are no longer involved
with the ITI and encouraged them toreconnect.

We are pleased to announce the addition of the University of Hong Kong,
China, with Professor Niklaus Lang as
Chairman to our growing list of Scholarship Centers. There are now 17 Centersaround the world that host approximately 20 Scholars every year. A total of
19 Scholarships were awarded in 2008.
This means that since the inceptionof the ITI Scholarship Program in 1998,
154 Scholarships have been made available to young dentists around the world
amounting to a total of CHF 6.6 millionof scholarship support.

ITI Scholarship Committee Members
Chairman:Weber Hans-Peter, USA
Alcoforado Gil, Portugal
Hjørting-Hansen Erik, Denmark
Lang Niklaus, Hong Kong
Tsai Alex, Taiwan
Homm Michael, Switzerland

2008 was also a year of reorganization
for the Scholarship Committee itself,
which is now a sub-committee of the
University Programs Committee rather
than the Education Committee. Earlyon in the year, we started our workwith a new team of committee members, whose international composition
parallels the global character of the
program. With the formation of the ITI
University Programs Committee laterin the year, there was a change inthe composition of the Scholarship
Committee when Professor Nikos
Donos, London, accepted the invitation
to serve on the newly formed University
Programs Committee.
The Scholarship Program continues tomove with the times, and the online
application and evaluation process has
become almost routine. Some finetuning of the procedures and accompanying instructions in the first half ofthe year ensured that anyone applying
for a Scholarship in the fall of 2008
was greeted with an online process thatis easy to follow and accompanied byhelpful tips.

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ITI Section & Membership Core Group and Committee

Ensuring a transparently
formulated frameworkof benefits, tasks
and responsibilities.
Gerhard Wahl, Chairman of the ITI Section & Membership Committee

The Section & Membership Committee
was created in 2008 as part of a new
forward-looking strategy for the ITI.
This strategy addresses the situationof a constantly growing membershipthat is becoming more cumbersome to
manage logistically and also ensuresthat this membership’s changing needs
can be met more effectively. To approach our assigned tasks efficiently,
we operate at two levels: a Section &Membership Core Group that deals withstrategic and individual matters andthe Section & Membership Committee.
The Section & Membership Committee,
made up of the Chairmen of each Section, is then responsible for implementing strategy, providing feedback andcreating a dialog with the Core Group
about relevant matters.

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The introduction of the Member category in 2003 enlarged our ITI group considerably and was instrumental in thesudden increase in country Sections –we currently have 24 Sections aroundthe world. The Section & Membership
Committee was established in orderto look not only at Sections and how
they function, but also at Fellows andMembers and to gain some clarity on
what the ITI offers them and in return
what is expected from them.
The Core Group had one meeting inNovember at which defining the range
and area of our responsibilities inaccordance with the ITI Articles took up
a large part of our time as well as looking at individual Section budgets anddiscussing the associated issues.

Our Sections vary in their size, geographical spread, activities and maturity.
Some are very active and well organized,
others would like to be more active
but lack the necessary numbers, while
yet others are still very new and learning
the ropes. It is also true that in the past
there has been some inconsistency
about budget guidelines and how they
have been applied. This has largely
been a response to the situation facedby each country.

studying the process more closely andidentifying the areas that are responsiblefor dissatisfaction or misunderstandings. This means not only looking at thebudget submitted, but also monitoring
how Sections carry through on theirbudget plans. Given that we only havea limited amount of money to disburse
among 24 Sections, it is important that
we do so as effectively as possible andin close cooperation with the Section
officers.

ITI Section & Membership Core Group
Members

It is our aim over time to define a clear
and transparent framework for Sections,so that they understand where and how
the ITI can offer them support in theiractivities. In turn, this requires a commitment on the part of the Section
officers, in particular the Section Chairman and Section Administrator, tounderstand the principles behind thefinancial support offered by the ITI
and also to provide feedback that canbe used to develop our understanding
further.

The Sections can expect a stricter eye
to be cast on budgets and expenses, butthey can also expect the opportunity
to contribute to the discussion with
their observations and any constructive
comments that could lead to a solution.
Those Sections that are working well
will continue on their way and we willoffer concrete support to any Sections
that would like a helping hand. We
will be meeting with them individually,both at meetings as well as in theircountries or regions, to see how we canoffer the most useful support.

ITI Section & Membership Committee
Members

The question of what we offer our
Fellows and Members is one that will
become increasingly important overtime. We want to bind our membership
through common interests and loyalty
to certain principles. That makes it our
responsibility to be clear about thereasons why someone should join us
and what they will get out of it. As the
only academic implant dentistry organization that is active on a worldwide
basis, we already offer the kind of
networking opportunities through ourinternational events and personal contacts that cannot be found elsewhere.

Chairman:
Wahl Gerhard, Germany
Barter Stephen, UK
Beagle Jay, USA
Bullón Pedro, Spain
Dickinson Anthony, Australia
Roccuzzo Mario, Italy
Maier Franz, Switzerland

Chairman:
Wahl Gerhard, Germany
Aaboe Merete, Denmark
Barter Stephen, UK
Beagle Jay, USA
Bullón Pedro, Iberia
Chen Stephen, Australia
Chiapasco Matteo, Italy
de Boever Jan, Belgium
Dickinson Anthony, Australia
Fischer Kerstin, Sweden
Fourmousis Ioannis, Greece

Our work has only just begun andpromises to be a long-term and notentirely easy undertaking, but we intend
to slowly build up an infrastructure ofprocesses, procedures and templates
that will be clear to all those involved
and one that supports Sections towards
fulfilling their potential in reachinga broader audience while spreading the
ITI’s philosophy.

Funakoshi Eiji, Japan
Garcia Lara Juan Carlos, Mexico
Grunert Ingrid, Austria
Hammerle Christoph, Switzerland
Han Dong-Hoo, Korea
Iplikcioglu Haldun, Turkey
Leize Maurice, France
Martinet Jean Paul, Argentina
Polido Waldemar, Brazil
Roccuzzo Mario, Italy
Sándor George, Canada
Tseng Chuen-Chyi, Taiwan
van Gool Lex, Netherlands
Weber Hans-Peter, USA
Wyma Gerrit, South Africa

Our first meeting made it clear that
there are still many inequities, somedue to a precedent having been set andalso due to the lack of a general overview. We aim to gain that overview by

Zhang Zhiyong, China
Maier Franz, Switzerland

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The Future
in Focus.

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The way an organization develops strongly reflects its priorities andthe environment in which it operates. When the ITI was founded in 1980,
implant dentistry was still in its infancy and the debate over implantmaterials, form and surface was still wide open. The ITI was founded inorder to contribute to the research and development of implant dentistry
and make the resulting data accessible through educational channels
such as courses, meetings and conferences. Among its goals, the ITI
undertook to provide financial support for implant dentistry projects,
in particular for independent funding to researchers in order to develop
this field and advance the knowledge that is integral to its future.

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GrowthInitially a small, closely knit group of around 50 scientists fromvarious complementary disciplines, the ITI expanded to around
230 members by 1990 to become a truly international organization
with representatives from all over Europe as well as growing
numbers in Japan and the USA. The step that was decisive forthe future of the ITI came in 2003, when the organization opened
up two categories of membership: Fellows and Members.
The accessibility of the Member category led to a strong increase
in membership all over the world. This provided the ITI witha broader target audience for its philosophy as well as significantly
higher potential to influence general practitioners in the way
they practice implant dentistry. At the end of 2008, the total number of Fellows and Members had reached almost 6,000.
Hand in hand with the popularity and rapid growth of the Member
category, the number of country Sections around the world also
increased. Through events such as national congresses, study clubs
and local meetings, the Sections made it possible for the ITI toreach larger numbers of general practitioners at a national level.

Millennium shift
The early years of the new millennium also marked the broadeningof the ITI’s main focus from research funding to encompass the
emerging educational needs of the profession in this growing field.
Although many questions were being asked about new treatment
methods, the materials, form and surface of implants were nolonger the source of major dissent. What became clear, however,
was that oral implants were increasingly becoming a standard
element within the repertoire of dental treatment, but training
and education for practitioners were still woefully inadequate.
Some theory and observation were often the only training offeredat undergraduate level and, until recently, there were few formal
post-graduate courses available. With the shift in focus, the ITI
began to explore avenues through which to deliver continuing
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Times change and so do expectations. In industrialized countries today, the general public expects
esthetic solutions to dental problems as a matterof course. And the central question in regard to
implants nowadays is no longer whether we havethe implants, but how to provide dental practitioners with the necessary knowledge to evaluateeach medical situation accurately. This includes
the tools that allow them to evaluate the degree ofcomplexity involved in a given clinical situation as
well as the confidence to assess whether they havethe skills necessary to carry out the recommended
treatment. With these issues in mind as well as
how they would affect the mid-term future of theorganization, in June 2007 the ITI Board of Directors – together with an additional representativefrom each Committee – met to review the ITI’s
strategy and structure and see whether the organization was appropriately equipped for the future.
Three areas of discussion emerged as a result of
this intensive meeting: a new strategic direction
for the organization over the next decade, the necessity to review the cooperation agreement with
the ITI’s industrial partner, Straumann, and theneed to re-engineer the organization in accordancewith the new strategic direction.
A vision for the next decade
The strategy meeting in June 2007 provided its
participants with the opportunity to question
the ITI’s current positioning and whether it would
continue to serve the organization over the midterm. A series of forward-looking statements
emerged that summarize the goals of the ITI, both
towards its membership and towards the outside
world, that will guide the efforts of the ITI over the
coming decade.

By 2017 the ITI will be:• the premier global multidisciplinary associationin implant dentistry• recognized as an independent association• the leading academic provider of all levels ofevidence-based education for implant dentistry• a broadened network of Fellows and Members• an organization that sustains growth withoutcompromising quality• the leading provider of non-governmental
research funding in implant dentistry• the ideal model for a partnership between an
academic association and industry
This vision, referred to as Vision 2017, defined
the desired goals. The next step was to work out
the measures that would support them and theirachievement.
Achieving the ITI’s goals
Supporting universities in their efforts to provide
formal, evidence-based education while at thesame raising awareness of the ITI and its philosophy are goals that require a formal structure to
manage them. The group decided to form a newcommittee – University Programs Committee –to respond to these needs. The central work ofthis new committee is to strengthen and expand
the ITI’s existing relationships and network with
universities around the world, as well as to form
new ones. The relationships will support a formal
approach to implant dentistry education withshared responsibility for the principles that drive
the courses. The first step has been to identify andinvite potential “Centers of Excellence in Implant
Education” with which the ITI could work in different parts of the world to apply to the ITI.

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Managing growth
Organizational growth has been central to the ITI
in recent years, and the decision to open up theorganization to an even broader membershipmade it necessary to provide a structure that could
manage these larger numbers. The answer to thisis the Section & Membership Committee thatwas created in order to meet the needs of Fellows,
Members and Sections. First and foremost, thisinvolves providing Sections with the necessary support so that they can organize activities for their
Fellows and Members. An important aspect of thisis the identification of best practices and ensuring
these can be shared across the Sections to establish a true and active network.
The area to be covered by this committee is verybroad as it includes not only the current needsof each Fellow, Member and Section, but also their
responsibilities towards the ITI as well as further
opportunities that can be developed for themover time. Looking towards the future involves not
only creating new opportunities, but also reviewing
existing structures and removing those aspects
that no longer fulfill a direct need. This led to thedissolution of the ITI’s oldest organ, the Development Committee. When the ITI was established,
the Development Committee was formed in order
to offer the expertise of professionals from their
daily practice towards the development and improvement of dental implants. This began a very
fruitful ongoing cooperation with Straumann,
where both partners worked very closely together.
At the time, regulatory requirements in this field
were not extensively and categorically defined,
which allowed for a fluid consulting arrangementon product development between Straumann andthe ITI. As this field developed, so did its accompanying regulatory requirements. Today, Straumann
bears the sole responsibility for its product development, and the need for a formal ITI consulting
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tinue to contribute to development within thefield of implant dentistry, most commonly on an
individual basis or as members of focus groups.
Working with our industry partner
The ITI has had a long and fruitful relationshipwith Straumann to the mutual benefit of both­organizations. With the ITI’s formal re-evaluationof its goals in 2008, it was also an excellent­opportunity to review and update the agreement
between the organizations with an eye to the current and developing needs of both parties. The
new agreement underlines the ITI’s independence
and defines each party’s role, with the ITI’s focus
clearly on treatment methods and education andthat of Straumann on products. The agreement­ensures the continuation of this unique partnership between an academic institution and a commercial enterprise.
Fine-tuning
In conjunction with the structural changes to theorganization, a number of additional changes
were proposed that affect the daily running, processes and procedures of the ITI. Among themwere ­membership qualification and the Fellowship
nomination and review processes.

carried by Fellows that they commit themselves
to ongoing activities in at least two of the following
areas: leadership, research, education or development. Although this requirement existed on paper,
it was not systematically enforced. The Fellowship process is currently being reviewed in detailto ­define the nature and level of commitment
required.
With the growing numbers of Fellows, it is important they understand the need to maintain thesame degree of commitment as when they were
nominated and continue to demonstrate their­active support of the ITI philosophy and principles.
The ITI philosophy encompasses scientific credibility, independence and a sense of responsibility
towards the patient. This philosophy goes tothe heart of all the organization’s undertakingsin every area of activity.
As the organization moves into the future, it has
put measures into place that will support theprocess of expansion as well as others that protect
and ensure the level of quality that is central to
the ITI in its activities and principles.

Membership has now broadened to include dentists, physicians, PhD scientists, certified dental
technicians, registered dental hygienists andregistered dental professionals working in a field
connected to implant dentistry and related tissue
regeneration. Fellowship has always been regarded
as a privilege as well as a responsibility given thatthrough their role as ITI officers and participating
in working groups, Fellows have the opportunity
to shape the future of implant dentistry.
The entire nomination procedure was put underthe microscope as well as the process by which
Fellows retain their status. The latter is nota ­matter of course. It is part of the responsibility

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ITI Sections

Argentine Section
Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Enrique Fernández Bodereau
Education Delegate:
Jean-Paul Martinet
Section Administrator:
Pablo Turek

The Section enjoyed its second full year,
which it dedicated to increasing theSection’s activities and membership.
Four Section meetings were held aroundthe country in Mendoza, Córdoba,
Comodoro Rivadavia and Rosario as
well as one in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Each Section meeting was accompanied
by a study club meeting. A leadership
meeting was also held in September.
In November, the Section hosted an
additional Section meeting with a scientific program in conjunction with
the PanAmerican Periodontal Congressin Buenos Aires. The attractive scientificprogram featured presentations froman international faculty, including
Niklaus Lang, Christoph Hammerle,
Maurizio Tonetti and Juan Blanco
Carrión. The meeting was open to members and non-members and attracted
around 600 attendees. As such, it also

served as a Member acquisition event
during which the ITI and its activities
were presented to a broader public.
The Section Speakers also benefited
from a Speaker Development course on
digital photography.
In 2008, the Section also started tocooperate closely with the Brazilian and
the Mexican Sections in order to promote educational exchange and to shareknowledge and experience.
During the year, following elections,the current officers exchanged roles sothat the Education Delegate became
Section Chairman and vice versa.
At the end of 2008, the Section doubled
its Fellows to 12 and increased thenumber of its Members to 73.

Australasian Section
Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Stephen Chen
Education Delegate:
Lisa Heitz-Mayfield
Section Administrator:
Angela Young

In 2008, the Australasian Section ran
a full program of activities to meet theneeds of its existing membership as
well as to attract new Members. Given
its size, the Section reorganized its
structure in order to better manage
its numbers and projects by including
three new sub-committees: Education,
Membership and Website.
The calendar of activities for 2008
included a national congress that washeld in July with keynote speakers
Niklaus Lang and Bruno Schmid. Amongthe courses held throughout the year
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by Daniel Buser, five surgical courses,
eight restorative courses as well as one
course on the management of periimplant diseases also aimed at dental
hygienists and the dental team. In
addition to this busy program, the Section ran 36 evening seminars – similar
to study clubs – in Australia and New
Zealand as well as one Speaker Development course.
The Section’s activities were rewarded
with a clear increase in numbers
from 329 to 406 Members and 16 to
25 Fellows.

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Austrian Section
During its Section meeting in Innsbruckin November 2008, the Austrian Section defined its targets for the coming
year and among the main points are:to increase membership by 50 Members
each year, to hold a course in digital
photography in 2009 and to extend thestudy club activities that were so successfully developed in 2008.

Vienna and Linz in January andFebruary. The Section also organized
an educational event in Vienna during October, to which it invited Bruno
Schmid, Switzerland, to talk on thesubject of “Machbarkeit und Grenzen”(Feasibility and Limits).

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Ingrid Grunert
Education Delegate:
Alexander Gaggl
Section Administrator:
Ulf-Christian Henschen

During 2008, the Section grew to
15 Fellows and 48 Members.

The annual meeting was held in Vienna
in September and five well attended
study clubs were held around thecountry in Klagenfurt, Salzburg, Graz,

Belgian Section
Having been established in November
2007, the Belgian Section began 2008
with an extensive program of activities.
Its aim was to promote implant dentistry within the dental community
through high quality events with key
international opinion leaders and thereby to acquire new Members.
The Section managed to attract 170
participants to its first national congress
held in October and received much
positive feedback on the quality of thescientific content, the smooth organi­zation and the great networking opportunities.

of scientific activities such as a half-day
seminar with Dr. von Arx in February
or the highly popular evening on clinical
topics: studies with short implants
and GBR in May. This event, moderated
by Professors Naert and Quirynen,
attracted 100 participants and was surpassed only by the half-day seminaron GBR with Professor Hammerle, whichdrew 120 participants.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Jan de Boever
Education Delegate:
Didier Blase
Section Administrator:
Dries De Pauw

The ITI kick-off meeting, held in January,
was attended by 45 participants andby the end of the year the Section had
managed to build membership up to
9 Fellows and 90 Members.

Four leadership meetings were held
throughout the year as well as a number of Section meetings that werecomplemented by an attractive range

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Brazilian Section
Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Waldemar Daudt Polido
Education Delegate:
Alessandro Lourenço Januário

The focus of the Brazilian Section in2008 was on providing interesting
activities for its growing membershipin every area from study clubs to theBrazilian national ITI congress.

Section Administrator:
Hans Aebi

During 2008, the Section held two
Section meetings, a speaker development course, 24 study club meetings
around the country as well as a national
congress. The fourth ITI Consensus
Conference was the main themeof the speaker development course that
was attended by 30 participants. The
study clubs overall attracted more than
700 participants in the country’s eightstates.
With 1,200 participants, the Section’s
national congress was a true successand the most important congress inthe field of implant dentistry in Brazil
in 2008. “Clinical success with predict­ability and evidence” was the themeof the congress presented by a teamof international lecturers as well as
23 national presenters. Events such as
the seven-table Lunch & Learn allowed
70 participants to enjoy, among others,
pasta and lively discussion of implants
in GBR procedures at the same time.

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The Section set down election procedures for its officers, extending the twoyear term to three years for the Chairman and Education Delegate. Elections
will be held after two years and the
newly elected officers will serve for one
year as elect officers in conjunction
with the current Chairman and Education Delegate before taking over office
one year later. The Corresponding Editor
will also serve a three-year term.
In 2008, the Brazilian Section grewto 26 Fellows and 196 Members by theend of the year.

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Canadian Section
In February 2008, the Canadian ITISection held its third ITI Congress
at beautiful Whistler, British Columbia.
There were over 20 speakers, mostly
Fellows from Canada and the USA. The
topics ranged from implant esthetics
to bisphosphonates and the Congresshigh points were the very successful
case presentation sessions.
With the complex geography of Canada,
the main focus of the Canadian Section
in 2008 was to unite its Fellows andMembers by forming study clubs in three
regions: Montreal in the east, Torontoin the center and Edmonton in the west.
The study clubs were established inthese three cities to give Members andFellows an opportunity to meet locallyin a more regular fashion. They havecontinued to be a success.

The Canadian Section has also lookedat ways to increase its contact with
Fellows and Members from other countries. Several speakers from the Canadian Section have received invitations
to speak at the Section activities ofother countries.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
George K. B. Sándor
Education Delegate:
Timothy W. Head
Section Administrator:
Alain Laroche

At the end of 2008, the Canadian
Section increased from 17 to 26 Fellows
and 185 to 259 Members.

Chinese Section
The Chinese Section was formally established in February in time to kick offa busy schedule of activities for 2008.
The Section held three regional meetings in Guangzhou, Beijing and Fuzhou
at which a total of around 300 people
participated and which were responsible for attracting a great deal of interestin the ITI.

Section Fellows made a trip to Europe
in order to attend the Annual General
Meeting in Stuttgart.

The Chinese national ITI congress,
which received much positive feedback,was held in Guangzhou with 550 par­ticipants, four international speakers
as well as 20 Chinese presenters.
Two Fellow meetings were held during
the year and all 10 of the Chinese

After its first year, the Section closed
2008 with 10 Fellows and 58 Members.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Zhiyong Zhang
Education Delegate:

The Section also managed to set up twostudy clubs in Hangzhou and Beijing,
create a Section website and found timeto translate the first volume of the ITITreatment Guide.

Yucheng Su
Section Administrator:
Xuejun Li

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Danish Section
Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Merete Aaboe
Education Delegate:
Simon Storgård Jensen
Section Administrator:
Michael Bjergegaard

In 2008 the Section expanded its educational activities with four evening
seminars. The seminars were wellreceived and will be repeated in 2009.
As in 2007, two full-day member meetings were organized and more than
100 participants attended each meeting.
One Speaker Development course washeld for the Fellows at which improving
one’s skills in PowerPoint was oneof the main themes. Former Section
Administrator Per Jensen provided
useful tips and tricks in PowerPointfor 11 of the Section’s 12 Fellows andthis was followed by a presentation on­clinical photography delivered by photographer Lars Kruse.

Three Section meetings were held
throughout the year, in which almost all
the Fellows participated. The meetings
focussed on the development of an
education strategy for 2009 and planning for the Danish National ITI Congress which is to be held in May 2009
with Stephen Chen, Anthony Dickinson,
Simon Storgård Jensen and Andreas
Stavropoulos as the main speakers.
By the end of 2008, the Section had
increased its membership to 12 Fellows
and 205 Members.

Dutch Section
Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Lex van Gool / Chris ten Bruggenkate
Education Delegate:
Daniel Wismeijer
Section Administrator:
Wim van Dam

The Dutch Section held a Section
meeting in April which combined business with pleasure with a social get
together following a number of lectures.
The Section has formed a small committee to organize this kind of meeting
more often as a way of extending the
ITI network in the Netherlands.
The 15th Dutch national ITI congress
took place at the end of September andwas successful with more than 200 par­ticipants. The congress ran under thetitle: “Controversies in oral implantology”
and 12 presentations were made by
16 Speakers over a period of two days.
Participants and their partners wereable to relax at the beach party organizedby Straumann during the congress.

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The Section had a change of Chairman
during the year and Chris ten Bruggenkate took over.
At the end of the year, the Dutch Section
had 13 Fellows and 173 Members.

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French Section
The efforts of the French Section in2008 and all the Section meetings weredirected towards planning the Second
national ITI congress on on January
23–24, 2009. The organizational team,made up of Chawket Mannaï – Presidentof the Congress, Patrick Renault –Scientific President of the Congress,
and Paul Rousseau – Education Delegateof the French Section, garnered an
impressive range of French and international speakers including Urs Belser,
Francesca Vailati, Joseph Kan andAnselm Wiskott. Thanks to extensive
promotion, the congress was soldout by December 2008 with around
350 participants.

Entitled “The key to success in dental
prosthetic implants”, the congress­focused on implant prosthetics interms of their esthetic, mechanical andfunctional aspects. The organizers also
arranged for a clinical breakfast meeting which allowed participants to share
information and experiences with thelecturers over breakfast in small groupsof eight people. A special laboratory­session for dental technicians completed the program.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Maurice Leize
Education Delegate:
Paul Rousseau
Section Administrator:
Guillaume Daniellot

Membership of the French Section at
the end of 2008 was at 11 Fellows and
46 Members.

German Section
The highlight of the German Section’s
year was its highly successful national
congress. Held in Cologne on April
11–12, the seventh national congress
was the largest to date with 1,700 participants from all over the country andwas Germany’s best attended national
implant dentistry congress held by anacademic organization in 2008. The
program ran under the title: “Interaction
between biology and technology” andwas presented by an expert inter­national team. Three pre-congress workshops were available to participants
as well as a special program for dental
technicians.

The Section also held a number of
additional events for its membership
including two Speaker Development
courses, one on dental photography andthe other provided coaching on how tomake good presentations.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Gerhard Wahl
Education Delegate:
Hendrik Terheyden
Section Administrator:
Andreas Nitschke

In 2008, membership of the German
Section increased from 79 to 83 Fellows
and from 227 to 279 Members.

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ITI Sections

Greek Section
Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Ioannis Fourmousis / Nikitas Sykaras
Education Delegate:
Andreas Feloutzis / Sophocles Voyiazis
Section Administrator:
Alex Kosmas

As well as a number of educationalseminars, a Section meeting anda Speaker Development course on theart of presentation, the Greek Section held a two-day national congressin 2008 that took place in Athens on
September 27–28 and was organizedin collaboration with Athens University.
The congress drew 370 participants,
not only from Greece but also fromneighboring and more distant countries
including Iceland, Bulgaria and China.

Members at which information about
the ITI and its philosophy was provided.
Section elections were held in December
and Dr. Nikitas Sykaras was elected
Chairman, while Dr. Sophocles Voyiazis
was elected Education Delegate.
At the end of 2008, the Greek Section
had 5 Fellows and 76 Members.

The Section also took the congress as
an opportunity to hold a Section
meeting for Members and prospective

Iberian Section
Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Pedro Bullón
Education Delegate (E):
Javier Fábrega
Education Delegate (P):The Iberian Section’s main focus
throughout 2008 was on growing thenumber of Members as well as in­creasing membership benefits throughthe organization of activities andevents.

Luis Redinha
Section Administrator:
Carlos Molinero / Belén Fraile

During 2008, the Iberian Section
organized two Speaker Development
activities, one in Marbella in June
and the other in Madrid in November.
The events also provided an opportunity
to hold Section meetings. The Section
managed to set up two study clubs
in Madrid both of which received very
good feedback.
A major part of the Section activities
in 2008 was directed towards the preparation of the 7th national congress in
Madrid on March 13–14, 2009. The
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an excellent scientific program to bepresented by well known national
as well as a number of international
speakers. In order to ensure smooth
congress preparation, monthly leadership meetings were held. With almost
2,000 participants from Spain and­Portugal, the congress proved to bea huge success for the Iberian Section.
A new Section Administrator was
appointed and Belén Fraile took overbefore the end of the year. The Section
also nominated a number of new
Fellows and Speakers for the Section.
By the end of 2008, the Iberian Section
had 31 Fellows and 219 Members.

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Italian Section
The Italian Section provided a rich andambitious program of activities for its
Fellows and Members in 2008. A totalof 18 study club meetings took place in2008 throughout the country with morethan 360 participants. The study clubconcept has proved to be successful andis to be expanded and developed for2009. There was also a scientific event
in Bologna on scientific literature thatwas held in March at the same timeas the Section meeting and attracted
more than 150 attendees.
One of the Section’s main goals for2008 was the execution of a broad educational program throughout Italy. This
was achieved in the form of 14 SAC
courses, 7 of them at the straightforward level as well as 7 advanced andcomplex courses. One of the straight-

forward courses also included a live
surgery, which was greeted with much
positive feedback and is something theSection would like to include on a moreregular basis as part of its courses.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Matteo Chiapasco
Education Delegate:
Luca Cordaro
Section Administrator:

As the Section now has more activities,
it has put an administrative structure
in place to deal with the additional
work. Study clubs are being coordinatedby Sandro Siervo. Paolo Cesentini is
Corresponding Editor, Enzo Vaia is Section secretary, Eugenio Romeo, Claudio
Arcuri and Sergio Piano are responsible
for Member/Fellow relations, and there
is an editorial committee made up ofRoberto del Sordo, Gabriele Caruso andGiacomo Oteri.

Simo Beraha

By the end of the year, the Italian Section
had 33 Fellows and 273 Members.

Japanese Section
During 2008, the Japanese Section­managed to double its membership asa result of the many activities andbenefits it offered throughout the year.
The Section held four Fellow meetings in Tokyo in February, July, Octoberand December and also held its first
Member meeting in June which wasattended by 102 Members. The first
ITI study clubs were also successfullylaunched in Fukuoka and Sapporo.
As part of its activities to keep existing
Members and attract new Members,
the Japanese Section produced two
issues of ITI Section Japan News, which
it distributed to 7,000 recipients. The
Section also managed the translationof Volume 2 of the ITI Treatment Guide
into Japanese which was ready for
distribution by June. Seminars basedon the translation of Volume 2 of theTreatment Guide were held in Tokyo,
Osaka and Fukuoka in June and July andattracted an audience of more than
750 professionals.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Eiji Funakoshi
Education Delegate:
Hideaki Katsuyama
Section Administrator:
Tetsumaru Murata

The Section started preparation for its
national congress in 2009 and selected
86 Speakers and moderators for the
event.
By the end of 2008, the Section had
more than doubled its count of Members
to 300 and had 25 Fellows.

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ITI Sections

Korean Section
Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Dong Hoo Han
Education Delegate:
Richard Leesungbok
Section Administrator:
Joo Hwan Bahn / Zi-In Lee

The Korean national congress on “Updated strategy on implant dentistry”
took place in Seoul in July and drew
400 participants. As well as a strong
Korean faculty, the congress also offeredpresentations by Professor German
Gallucci and Professor Bilal Al-Nawas
who lectured on “Strategies for implantloading and implant restorations in
the esthetic zone – soft tissue implant”
and “New implant technologies – newtreatment strategies”, respectively.

the country at which Fellows made presentations for an audience of Fellows,
Members and visitors.
In December, Zi-In Lee was appointed
new Section Administrator, taking overfrom Joo Hwan Bahn.
At the end of 2008, the Korean Section
had 9 Fellows and 47 Members.

The Section held one meeting during
the year which attracted a great deal ofinterest. One of the Section’s goals is toextend its educational activities and it
held several evening courses throughout

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In August 2008, the Mexican Section
officially became the 24th ITI Section.
This was the signal for planning for2009 and 2010 to start in earnest. As
part of a comprehensive educational
program, the Section is planning to set
up a study club network throughout
Mexico’s 32 states and also to offer
Speaker Development training forpotential Speakers. Mexico intends toleverage the exchange of ITI Speakers
within Latin America, primarily
with Brazil and Argentina, as well aswith North A­ merica in order to enrich
the educational offering for their
Section.

With the foundation of the Section,
Juan Carlos Garcia Lara was elected Section Chairman, while Alejandro Treviño
Santos was elected Education Delegate.
Bernardo Garza Garza was made Corresponding Editor for Mexico.
The Mexican Section welcomes everyone who would like to share knowledge
within our beautiful and hospitablecountry. Come visit us at one of our
future ITI congresses or scientific eventsand enjoy the amenities that Mexico
can offer.
At the end of 2008, the Mexican Section
had 5 Fellows and 48 Members.

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South African Section
The South African Section had its firstmeeting at Stellenbosch in February
2008, attended by all eight Fellows andRolf Hafner from the ITI Center. The
goal for 2008 was to have a national
congress to launch the ITI in South
Africa.
The first South African ITI congress
was held in Cape Town on October 31
and November 1. International guest
speakers were Professor Dieter Weingart,
Dr. Mario Roccuzzo, Dr. Chris Evans
and Dr. Dean Morton. The congress wasa great success and was very positivein attracting new Members.

A number of ITI Speakers have participated in local meetings. Dr. Bruno
Schmid spoke to the South African
Perio Society and Professor Nils Gellrichaddressed the South African MFOS
­Society. In addition Drs Wyma, van Zyl
and Wolfaardt lectured at numerous
local meetings.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Gerrit Wyma
Education Delegate:
Paul van Zyl
Section Administrator:
Peter Anderson

Our goal for 2009 is to launch ITI study
clubs across South Africa.
By the end of the year, the newly created
South African Section had a total of
11 Fellows and 61 Members.

Swedish Section
The Section held its biennial festITIval
in Stockholm in April and the two-day
event attracted almost 800 participantsfrom Sweden and Norway. Among thefaculty were presenters from Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands andNorway as well as Sweden. The congress
was also a good opportunity to hold aSection meeting and another was heldat the end of June in Gothenburg.

At the end of the year, the Swedish
Section had 19 Fellows and 65 Members.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Kerstin Fischer
Education Delegate:
Lars Ake Johansson
Section Administrator:
Ulf Wahlstroem

In 2008, the Section started up a study
club program in four cities – Stockholm,
Goteborg, Helsingborg and Skellefteå –which was met with great enthu­siasm.
A congress was organized in Oslo,
Norway in November, which had 100
participants, and it looks as if this will
become a regular event.

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Swiss Section
Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Christoph Hammerle
Education Delegate:
Bruno Schmid
Section Administrator:
Heinz Frei

With 118 ITI events held in 2008, theSwiss Section once again was very active.
Two additional regional study clubs
were created to bring the total up to 30.
A total of 74 study club meetings were
held. Five coordinators – study clubleaders – celebrated their 10-year jubilee
in 2008. It is now a rule that anyone
taking part in study club activities must
be a Member of the ITI.

By the end of the year, membershipof the Swiss Section increased from69 to 70 Fellows and from 664 to
821 Members.

In addition, the Section held 36 education courses in German, French and
Italian for dentists, dental technicians
and assistants as well as eight regional
launch events with a total of 850 participants held across Switzerland toprovide educational material about the
newly launched Straumann Bone Level
Implant.

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The Taiwanese Section decided to try
and recruit as many dental professionals
for the ITI as possible by gathering
email addresses and sending regularmonthly updates of its upcoming educational activities and ITI news. The Section will also have a presence at major
dental association meetings in Taiwan
by working together with the local main
distributor from the same stand.

thetics. The congress drew 250 participants and much positive feedback.
During the year, the Section held four
leadership meetings and one Speaker
Development meeting with 20 attendees
as well as Professor Niklaus Lang as aspeaker. Thanks to a great deal of negotiation, it was also possible to establish
study clubs in Taichung, Chang-Hua andTaipei with around 50 attendees.

The Section organized a national congress that took place in Southern Taiwan
at the beginning of August with Pro­
fessor HP Weber as the main speaker.
His presentation was much appreciatedas it introduced a multi-disciplinary­approach to implant design and pros-

By the end of the year, the TaiwaneseSection had 5 Fellows and 26 Members.

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Turkish Section
Under the title “Realities in oral implantology practice”, the Turkish Section
held its national congress in Istanbul
at the beginning of May with 338 participants. The Section also held a Section meeting at the same time with
10 attendees where the approval of two
new Fellows was announced and thecurrent organization of the study clubs
was discussed. Two study clubs were
held in Istanbul and one was held in
Ankara near the end of the year. These
activities were instrumental in increasing membership numbers in these areas
as well as the establishment of a second
study club in Istanbul.

Given the success of the study clubs,
it was decided to extend them to afurther location in Izmir. The Section is
also keen to organize additional singleevening educational events in various
cities in order to raise interest in the ITI
and attract more Members.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Haldun Iplikcioglu
Education Delegate:
Bahadir Giray
Section Administrator:
Cuneyt Bastimur

At the end of 2008, the Turkish Section
had 13 Fellows and 153 Members.

A Speaker Development course in
Antalya in November helped Fellows
and Members to improve their skills
in digital photography with techniquesand examples depending on where
the photos are to be used. The course
also dealt with computer-based presentation techniques and related software.
Furthermore, a total of eight educational courses were held in various locations around Turkey.

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UK & Irish Section
Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Stephen Barter
Education Delegate:
Nikolaos Donos
Section Administrator:
Andy Molnar

The 2008 ITI UK & Ireland Congress,
entitled “From biological principle toclinical practice”, was held in Edinburgh in November. It attracted a record
429 attendees, an increase of more than
100 compared to 2006. The congress
also included a popular parallel session
for technicians.
The Section held two Section meetingsin 2008, one during the congress in­Edinburgh, at which it was announced
that Lizette Riley would replace Andy
Molnar as the ITI Section Administrator.
Three train-the-trainer sessions wereorganized in 2008, offering ITI Speakers
the opportunity to fine tune their­training methods. These sessions werevery successful and have resulted ina new style of training being welcomedby all our Speakers. The Education­working group changed both the program and teaching style on our Foundation Surgical and Foundation Restorative courses. The new course format
has brought an increase in course
attendees with improved participationand enjoyment, whilst still meeting
educational objectives. The Education
Working Group continues to workon the modular and live skills courses.
A peer review of the new course format
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At the close of 2008, revised GDCStandards in Implant Dentistry were
published, recommending that dentists
intending to be involved in implantdentistry should prepare for a higher
qualification, such as a Diploma in
Implant Dentistry. Additional requirements are that ongoing mentoringshould take place. With this in mind
the mentoring working group, set up
in 2007 under Professor Nikos Donos,
continues to work on an ITI mentoring
program in both hospital and practice
to fulfill these requirements for ourcourse attendees.
The Section had 14 ITI study clubs
regularly running throughout the UK
and Ireland in 2008. Each study club hasover 20 attendees. 70 courses were held
and had a total almost 1,100 course­attendees.
By the end of 2008, the Section had
again grown from 21 to 26 Fellows andfrom 429 Members to 477.

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US Section
In October, the US ITI Section gathered
for a two-day Fellows scientific andbusiness meeting in Hilton Head, SC.
Scientific presentations were given on
clinical indications for bone and tissuelevel implants, with an update on futuretechnology within implant dentistry.
During the business meeting there
was discussion and planning for the upcoming congress as well as on the ­future of education and which types
and delivery methods would be mostsuitable.
Throughout the year, the Section hosted
nine individual study club events acrossthe country. These events provided
educational material for over 120 dental
professionals and students on current
topics in implant dentistry. As the USA
is spread over such a wide area, thesetypes of activities are considered a key
element in developing and maintaining
our membership base. The Section
journal, Implant Realities, continues toattract current and new members whoare interested in clinical articles detailing various treatment options. Thispublication is considered a core membership benefit for the US Section.

In 2008, The US Section took on a new
pilot project entitled Project 31. The
objective of this pilot program was tocreate an avenue to channel the talentsof ITI Fellows and Members who are
not directly involved with the traditional
education and research projects of the
ITI. These individuals are tasked withcreating a sustainable charity programthat delivers basic dental health careto underserved and un-served populations both stateside as well as inter­nationally. Two of these programs wererun in 2008 and this project continues
to gain momentum within the US
Section. The section is very proud of
those in our group who have ’pioneered’
this project that gives back to the community.

Section Officers
Section Chairman:
Hans-Peter Weber
Education Delegate:
James Ruskin
Section Administrator:
Michelle Stone

Our goals for 2009 are to grow in­membership and sustain the current
Member and Fellow group and further
define and optimize the ITI education
offerings.
At the end of the year, the US Section
had 85 Fellows and 464 Members.

The US Education Committee, which
also serves as the Congress ScientificCommittee, spent a large portionof their time planning for the 2009 US
national ITI congress. The theme of
the meeting was “True north in implantdentistry. Taking innovation to clinicalreality”, bringing together top dental
clinicians from the US and around theworld. The team effort in the planningand preparation for the meeting was
greatly successful as the congress was
sold out well ahead of time, in spite ofa very difficult economic environment.
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Honorary Fellows

Honorary Fellowships
in 2008.

One of the ITI’s more pleasant duties is the occasional opportunity to distinguish one of its long-term Fellows by awarding
an Honorary Fellowship. In its 30-year history, this honor
has been given out to just six men: Wilfried Schilli, Franz Sutter,
Robert Schenk, Samuel Steinemann, Erik Hjørting-Hansen
and Gisbert Krekeler.

In 2008, the ITI was able to add two
Honorary Fellowships to its list and in
this way pay tribute to two men who
have dedicated many decades andmuch of their relatively sparse leisuretime to promoting the interests andgoals of the ITI in their own country andaround the world.
Niklaus P. Lang
During the Consensus Conference in
Stuttgart that preceded the Annual General Meeting 2008, at a relaxing evening
event in a local vinery, ITI President
Dieter Weingart announced his intention to award the first of two Honorary
Fellowships a little earlier than planned.
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and flattered to be joining that eminentgroup of gentlemen whom he had
always thought of as somehow being
older than him. He declared he would
have to re-evaluate his ideas of age
and aging.
Niklaus Lang has always been closely
linked to the ITI and played a key rolein the creation of the ITI Foundationin 1988. He has traveled the world,
spreading the ITI philosophy and has
currently made his home in Hong Kong,
where he was offered a chair in implantdentistry at the University of Hong
Kong after retiring from the Universityof Berne. He is also head of the newly
approved Hong Kong ITI Scholarship

Center. Professor Lang’s deep affection
for Asia is reflected in the high degreeof awareness the ITI enjoys in Asia,
in the achievement of which he played
an important role.
As well as being a man of many miles
and presentations, Niklaus Lang is alsoa man of many words. He has been
involved in numerous books as author
and co-author as well as in many publications that are regarded as milestonesin the development of implant dentistry.
Making headlines is his business as
Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Clinical
Oral Implants Research” and he helped
guide the ITI’s own journal “Forum Implantologicum” through its first issues
as a member of its Editorial Board, on
which he continues to serve.
Since he became an ITI Fellow in 1986,
he has played an active role in the organization’s development. He was ITI
President from 1997 to 2001, served on
the ITI Research Committee until 2007
and has also been a member of the ITI
Scholarship Committee since its foundation in 1998. Niklaus Lang has always
been a loyal defender of the ITI, its
principles, ideas and undertakings andhe emphasized that if his health holds
out for another 50 years, he will stillbe there championing the ITI all over
the world.
Christiaan ten Bruggenkate
The ITI Annual Fellow Dinner a few
days later was the occasion selected topresent the second Honorary Fellowship for 2008. Having received virtually
no warning of the impending honor,
Professor Christiaan ten Bruggenkate
had to think fast on his feet in finding the right words to express his
surprise and pleasure. His long history
with the ITI – since just before theestablishment of the ITI Foundationin 1988 – has made him a familiar andmuch appreciated face. Christiaan ten
Bruggenkate is an orderly and organized
man who values the simple approach –one that streamlines and clarifies thework to be done. These are principles
that he strengthened during his term as
Chairman of the ITI Development Committee, of which he took over the leadership in 2003 and during which time
he also sat on the ITI Board of Directors.
He looks back on a very long relationship with the ITI – one that started
in earlier days when enthusiasm for theideas was the factor that counted most.
This enthusiasm managed to bring
together a group of men from very different professions and countries to discuss and argue over which way forward
was the right one, solid screws or thehollow cylinder, for example, with meetings spilling over from the office into
restaurants. With more than 30 years­experience in this field, he admits that
initially he was unconvinced by the ideaof an oral implant and felt it would all
go horribly wrong. The ITI community
soon won him over and naturally today
he is happy to have been proved sowrong.

Niklaus P. Lang

Dieter Weingart, Niklaus P. Lang

Christiaan ten Bruggenkate

The ITI would like to congratulate bothnew Honorary Fellows. Their achievements and commitment over many years
reflect well on them and have also been
to the considerable benefit of the ITI.

Christiaan ten Bruggenkate,
Dieter Weingart

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Financial report.
ITI Association
In 2008, the number of ITI Members increased by 15 % to a total of 5,347, while the Fellowshipbase grew by 17 %, bringing the total number of Fellows to 627. The ITI Association generated
close to 1 million Swiss Francs (CHF) from membership fees. Compared to 2007, the total operating
costs increased by 49 % to almost CHF 1.1 million, in large part due to higher expenditures related to the AGM in Stuttgart, which was an independent event as opposed to the previous year,
where it was integrated into the ITI World Symposium. The operating costs also include partial
reimbursements to the ITI Foundation in return for membership-related expenses. In 2008, the
ITI Association made a loss of CHF 127,620, which was reflected in a drop in the ITI Association’s
capital in 2008. Measures are being implemented to maintain and increase it as necessary.
ITI Association Financial Statement 2008 1
2008

in CHF
2007

176,628
780,485
4,050
961,163

175,132
603,014235
778,381

Total Operating Costs

1,088,783

731,837

Operating Loss/Profit–127,620

46,544

Revenues
Annual Fellowship Fee, Net
Annual Membership Fee, Net
Other Income
Total Revenues
Costs Extract from the financial statements only. The complete financial statements 2008 are available
at the domicile of the ITI Association

1

ITI Foundation
In 2008, the ITI Foundation invested close to 10 million Swiss Francs (CHF) in support of projects
and activities in the area of research and education in implant dentistry in order to continuously
improve treatment methods and outcomes.
Although the income from contributions went up by almost CHF 2 million in 2008, the total­operating revenues remained flat in comparison to 2007, as no ITI World Symposium took placein 2008. In 2007, the World Symposium added more than CHF 2 million to the overall revenues,
but also contributed considerably to the expenses for education projects.
Once again, with CHF 4.16 million or 43 %, the biggest part of the overall expenditures went toeducational activities and projects. Expenditure for Scholarships and Sections, which are also partof the education budget, remained stable.
With the end of the five-year agreement with the ITI Research Institute in Berne in 2007,
expenditure on research went down to CHF 2.2 million, representing 23 % of the total operating
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c­ ommittee and Board meetings. Expenditures booked to administrative projects included communication tools such as Forum Implantologicum and the annual report as well as refinements to
the IT infrastructure.
ITI Foundation Financial Statement 2008 1
2008

in CHF
2007

10,892,000
1,261,286
12,153,286

8,922,048
3,144,000
12,066,048

2,223,153

3,188,081

944,841
1,250,883
29,664
1,934,785
4,160,173

1,095,925
1,300,916
27,933
5,016,946
7,441,720

ITI Center
Committees
Board of Directors
Projects
Total General Administration

2,327,299
400,151
161,024
470,929
3,359,403

2,143,840
476,213338,650
599,4633,558,166

Total Operating Revenues
Total Operating Costs
Operating Profit/Loss

12,153,286
9,742,729
2,410,557

12,066,048
14,187,967–2,121,919

Account

Operating Revenues
Contributions
Other Revenues
Total Operating Revenues
Operating Costs
Research
Education
Scholarships
Sections
Rest of the World
Education Projects
Total Education
General Administration Extract from the financial statements only. The complete financial statements 2008 are available
at the domicile of the ITI Foundation

1

Overview of ITI Foundation Expenses in 2008g Researchg Educationg ITI Centerg Committees
g Board of Directors
g Projects

2,223,153
4,160,173
2,327,299
400,151
161,024
470,929

Total

9,742,729

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

Basel, April 24, 2009

Report of the statutory auditor
on the limited statutory examination
As statutory auditor, we have examined the financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and notes) of ITI Foundation for the Promotion of Oral Implantology for the year ended
December 31, 2008.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the board of trustees. Our responsibility
is to perform a limited statutory examination on these financial statements. We confirm that
we meet the licensing and independence requirements as stipulated by Swiss law.
We conducted our examination in accordance with the Swiss Standard on the limited statutory
examination. This standard requires that we plan and perform a limited statutory examination
to identify material misstatements in the financial statements. A limited statutory examinationconsists primarily of inquiries of company personnel and analytical procedures as well as
detailed tests of company documents as considered necessary in the circumstances. However,
the testing of operational processes and the internal control system, as well as inquiries andfurther testing procedures to detect fraud or other legal violations, are not within the scope of
this examination.
Based on our limited statutory examination, nothing has come to our attention that causes
us to believe that the financial statements do not comply with Swiss law (Art. 662 CO) as wellas with the deed of foundation.

Ernst & Young Ltd

		Manuel Aeby				Licensed audit expert			
					

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Markus Kocher
Licensed audit expert(Auditor in charge)

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

Basel, April 24, 2009

Report of the statutory auditor
on the limited statutory examination
As statutory auditor, we have examined the financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and notes) of ITI Association for the year ended December 31, 2008.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Committee. Our responsibility is to perform a limited statutory examination on these financial statements. We confirm that we meetthe licensing and independence requirements as stipulated by Swiss law.
We conducted our examination in accordance with the Swiss Standard on the limited statutory
examination. This standard requires that we plan and perform a limited statutory examination
to identify material misstatements in the financial statements. A limited statutory examinationconsists primarily of inquiries of the Association’s personnel and analytical procedures as well
as detailed tests of the Association’s documents as considered necessary in the circumstances.
However, the testing of operational processes and the internal control system, as well as
inquiries and further testing procedures to detect fraud or other legal violations, are not within
the scope of this examination.
Based on our limited statutory examination, nothing has come to our attention that causes
us to believe that the financial statements do not comply with Swiss law (art. 957 et seqq. Codeof Obligations) and the articles of association.

Ernst & Young Ltd

		Manuel Aeby				Licensed audit expert								Markus Kocher
Licensed audit expert(Auditor in charge)

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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?
Go to www.iti.org for more information.
For further information, please contact:iticenter@iticenter.ch

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