Press Release:
The ITI launches next-generation e-learning platform:
ITI Online Academy.
Groundbreaking e-learning platform offers unique user-centric approach that guides
learners at every level of experience through a continuously expanding implantdentistry curriculum.

Basel, Switzerland, October 13, 2014 – The International Team for Implantology (ITI), a
leading academic organization dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based education andresearch in the field of implant dentistry, today launched its most significant educational
offering to date, the ITI Online Academy.
Built from the ground up to meet the needs of implant dentistry professionals, the ITI Online
Academy combines high quality, evidence-based content, maximum flexibility and ease of use
to deliver a motivating and rewarding learning experience. A comprehensive peer-reviewed
curriculum made up of optimally structured learning modules addresses users at all levels ofknowledge and experience. The modules are supplemented by a broad range of additional
learning materials such as recorded lectures, clinical videos and case studies that combine toprovide focused learning pathways.
A unique user-centric approach guides users along their individual continuing education path.
Free assessments serve to identify knowledge gaps as well as signaling learning materials toaddress them. In addition, a high degree of interactivity challenges users and spurs them on toactively engage in the learning process.
“With a global membership of almost 16,000, the ITI needs to provide implant education that isreadily and widely available and also addresses implant practitioners at every level”, said Dr.
Stephen Chen, Chair of the ITI Education Committee. “E-learning is the obvious answer toaddress this need. In line with the ITI’s reputation for high quality education, the aim of the ITI
Online Academy is to provide the most innovative and complete e-learning offering in implantdentistry worldwide”.
The ITI Online Academy is open to everyone with an interest in implant dentistry. ITI Fellows
and Members benefit from a considerable bonus on all purchases. Learning modules caneither be purchased or unlocked with “Academy Points” that keen learners can earn by, forexample, taking assessments. The Online Academy also ties in with the ITI’s long tradition ofsharing essential knowledge and value-adding services by providing a wealth of elements atno charge. These include a free searchable database of all ITI Consensus statements, theITI’s interactive SAC tool to identify the complexity and risk of users’ cases, and the “CaseCloud”, a cloud-based service that enables users to document their own cases and, if desired,share them with others.

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

“The ITI aims to become the leading academic provider of evidence-based education inimplant dentistry,” said Prof. Dr. David Cochran, ITI President. “The ITI Online Academy is amajor step towards this goal and the ITI’s most significant educational offering to date – 24/7
global access to all educational matters in implant dentistry in a format that we have never had
before”.
The ITI Online Academy is being continuously updated and extended. To complement thecurrent offering, further educational formats will be added over time. Anyone with an interest in
implant dentistry should register now for a free lifelong account at http://academy.iti.org.

About the ITIThe International Team for Implantology (ITI) is an academic association that unites professionals aroundthe world from every field of implant dentistry and related disciplines. It actively promotes networking andexchange among its membership of currently almost 16,000. ITI Fellows and Members regularly share
their knowledge and expertise from research and clinical practice at meetings, courses and congresses
with the objective of continuously improving treatment methods and outcomes to the benefit of theirpatients.
In 34 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 morethan 600 Study Clubs around the globe. The organization also publishes reference books such as the ITITreatment 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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