Press Release:
ITI President Daniel Buser presented with 2013 BrånemarkOsseointegration Award.

Basel, Switzerland, March 13, 2013 – The International Team for Implantology (ITI), aleading academic organization dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based education andresearch in the field of implant dentistry, congratulates ITI President Prof. Dr. Daniel Buser on
being distinguished with the 2013 Brånemark Osseointegration Award.

Daniel Buser is the sixth recipient of this highly respected award, which is presented annuallyby the Osseointegration Foundation and honors an individual whose contribution to implantdentistry has had a significant impact on the field. The award recognizes his long-term
achievements as a leader, teacher and researcher. It was presented at the Academy ofOsseointegration’s annual business meeting in Tampa, Florida, USA on March 9, 2013.

“I am very honored to receive this prestigious award,” said Prof. Buser. “I see it as recognitionof the achievements of my team at the University of Bern, School of Dental Medicine, and also,
more broadly, of the treatment philosophy championed by the ITI since 1980 that hascontributed to the standards and norms that guide the field today.”Prof. Buser joins a distinguished group of award-holders, who number to date Prof. Per-IngvarBrånemark, Dr. William R. Laney, Profs George A. Zarb, Daniel van Steenberghe and UlfLekholm.

Daniel Buser is an oral surgeon and currently Professor and Chairman of the Department ofOral Surgery and Stomatology at the University of Bern, School of Dental Medicine. He
received his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in dentistry from the University of Bern.
He did research at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston, USA from 1989 to 1991
and spent educational sabbaticals at the Baylor Collage of Dentistry in Dallas, USA in 1995 as
well as at the University of Melbourne, Australia from 2007 to 2008.

He has been ITI President since 2009. He also served as President of the European
Association for Osseointegration (EAO) from 1996 to 1997, was President of the Swiss Societyof Oral Implantology from 1999 to 2002 and President of the Swiss Society of Oral Surgery
and Stomatology from 2002 to 2007. He is currently a Board member of the Swiss Implant
Foundation and the Osteology Foundation.

ITI International Team forImplantology
ITI Headquarters
Peter Merian-Strasse 88CH-4052 Basel
SwitzerlandTel. +41 (0)61 270 83 83
Fax +41 (0)61 270 83 84
headquarters@iti.org
www.iti.org

About the ITIThe International Team for Implantology (ITI) unites professionals around the world from every field ofimplant dentistry and related tissue regeneration. As an independent academic association, it actively
promotes networking and exchange among its membership. ITI Fellows and Members, who now number
more than 15,000 in total, regularly share their knowledge and expertise from research and clinical practiceat meetings, courses and congresses with the objective of continuously improving treatment methods andoutcomes to the benefit of their patients.
In 33 years, the ITI has built a reputation for scientific rigor combined with concern for the welfare ofpatients. The organization focuses on the development of well-documented treatment guidelines backed
by extensive clinical testing and the compilation of long-term results. The ITI funds research as well as
Scholarships for young clinicians, organizes congresses and continuing education events and runs 650
Study Clubs around the globe, each offering three to four Study Club meetings per year. The organization
also publishes reference books such as the ITI Treatment Guide series. www.iti.org

Media contact:
ITI International Team for Implantology
ITI Headquarters
Matthias Joesch
Tel +41 (0)61 270 83 88
Fax +41 (0)61 270 83 84
matthias.joesch@iti.org

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