Press Release:
Richard J. Miron and Guy Huynh-Ba win 2016 AndréSchroeder Research Prize.
Two André Schroeder Research Prizes awarded by the ITI for the first time.
Basel, Switzerland, May 17, 2016 – The International Team for Implantology (ITI), a leading
academic organization dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based education and researchin the field of implant dentistry, awarded the 2016 André Schroeder Research Prize to Dr.
Richard J. Miron and Dr. Guy Huynh-Ba. Dr. Miron, a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at theDepartment of Periodontology of the Nova Southeastern University in Florida, and Dr. HuynhBa, an Associate Professor at the Department of Periodontics of the University of Texas, werepresented with the award by ITI President Prof. Dr. David Cochran during the ITI Congress
North America in Chicago on April 30, 2016. Each prize winner also received 10,000 Swissfrancs.
Dr. Miron was awarded the André Schroeder Prize for Preclinical Research for his study on the“Effect of the Enamel Matrix Derivative (EMD)-Liquid on Osteoblasts and Periodontal Ligament
Cell Proliferation and Differentiation”. “Previous studies had revealed that the use of Emdogainwith different bone grafting materials resulted in very different clinical outcomes”, commentedDr. Miron. “Considering these results, the only logical consequence for me and my co-authors
Yufeng Zhang, Fatiha Chanda, Anton Sculean, Daniel Buser, and David Cochran was toinvestigate the reason for this clinical variability and develop an alternative solution.” The study
resulted in the development of Osteogain, an optimized delivery system for enamel matrix
proteins with optimal physico-chemical properties for bone grafting material adsorption. “Ourstudy provides an excellent starting point for further investigation, for example, on the use ofOsteogain with bone grafting materials for other bone augmentation procedures such as
guided bone regeneration.”
The second award went to Dr. Huynh-Ba and his co-authors David J. Meister, Ashley B.
Hoders, Brian L. Mealey, Michael P. Mills, Thomas W. Oates, David L. Cochran, Thomas J.
Prihoda and C. Alex McMahan, who investigated “Esthetic, clinical and patient-centeredoutcomes of immediately placed implants (Type 1) and early placed implants (Type 2):preliminary 3-month results of an ongoing randomized controlled clinical trial”. “The results
clearly indicate that there is little difference between the two techniques in terms of outcome”,
commented Dr. Huynh-Ba. “We hope that our findings will be taken up and confirmed by otherresearchers so that practitioners realize that there are different, equally legitimate techniques
to treat the same clinical situation.”
Dr. Miron holds a Bachelor degree in Medical Sciences and a Master’s degree in Cell Biology
from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, as well as a PhD in Periodontology and Cell
Biology from the University of Bern, Switzerland, and a doctoral degree in Dental Medicine
from the University of Laval, Canada.

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Dr. Huynh-Ba completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, in 2000.
He received his Certification in Periodontology from the Swiss Society of Periodontology (SSP)in 2007, followed by the Master of Advanced Studies in Periodontology, which he received
from the University of Bern in 2008.
The two winners accepted their awards from ITI President David Cochran in front of over 1,000
congress participants. “We and our teams are delighted that the ITI Research Committee
honored our studies with these prestigious awards”, said Dr. Miron and Dr. Huynh-Ba. “We willremember and cherish this success for a long time – it truly is a highlight in our careers.”

About the André Schroeder Research Prize
The André Schroeder Prize for Preclinical Research and the André Schroeder Research Prizefor Clinical Research are awarded annually along with 10,000 Swiss francs for each prize
winner. The André Schroeder Research Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the fieldof implant dentistry and is awarded to independent researchers for advancing dental researchand development. The aim is to promote new scientific findings in implant dentistry, oral tissue
regeneration and related fields. The award was established more than 20 years ago and ispresented in honor of the late Professor André Schroeder (1918-2004), the founding ITI
President, who pioneered implant dentistry and whose lifework contributed significantly tomodern dentistry.
The 2017 André Schroeder Research Prizes will be presented at the ITI World Symposium
taking place in Basel, Switzerland, from May 4-6, 2017. Applications are being accepted until
September 15, 2016. Further information is available on the ITI website at:
http://www.iti.org/Andre-Schroeder-Research-Prize.

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 more than 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 36 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 and operates the ITI Online Academy, a peer-reviewed, evidence-based elearning platform with a unique user-centric approach. www.iti.org.
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