Press Release:
ITI Annual General Meeting 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Dr. Stephen Chen (Australia) elected ITI President-elect.
ITI Honorary Fellowship awarded to Prof. Dr. Jan Lindhe (Sweden).

Basel, Switzerland, April 27, 2015 – 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, held its Annual General Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey on April 25,
2015.
In his annual report to the General Assembly of Fellows, ITI President Prof. Dr. David Cochran(USA) highlighted the many achievements of an active year for the ITI, primary among them
the highly successful ITI World Symposium 2014 and the launch of its cutting-edge e-learning
platform, the ITI Online Academy. He reported that with a total of 87,000 visits and more than
1.25 million page views in the five months following its launch, the ITI Online Academy has
already exceeded the initial expectations of the organization.
“The ITI Online Academy is clearly meeting the needs of professionals in the field for a qualitydriven educational opportunity that is available 24/7”, commented Prof. Cochran. “With thistailor-made e-learning platform, we are providing a crucial educational instrument developed inline with the ITI’s standards of evidence-based science. And we are justly proud of thisexcellent and continuously developing tool.” Together with the ITI’s more than 630 Study Clubs
worldwide and its regular national congresses, the addition of the ITI Online Academy clearly
underscores the organization’s claim as a leading provider of evidence-based education in
implant dentistry. The organization currently has more than 17,000 Fellows and Members inmore than 100 countries worldwide.
At the Annual General Meeting (AGM), the General Assembly of Fellows approved the ITIBoard of Directors’ nomination of Dr. Stephen Chen (Australia) as the new ITI President-elect.
Dr. Chen will start his term of office as ITI President in 2017. As the Chair of the ITI Education
Committee for the last eight years, Dr. Chen has been closely involved in all the ITI’s education
projects and processes and is therefore ideally positioned to take the organization further
along its path. With Dr. Chen’s nomination as President-elect, Past-President Prof. Dr. DanielBuser (Switzerland) leaves the ITI Board of Directors. Also leaving the Board are Prof. Dr.
Hans-Peter Weber (USA) and Dr. Dr. Hideaki Katsuyama (Japan). Newly elected as Boardmembers at large are Dr. Eiji Funakoshi (Japan) and Prof. Dr. Dean Morton (USA). Prof. Dr.
Daniel Wismeijer (Netherlands), former Board member at large, has taken on a new role on
the Board as Chair of the ITI Education Committee.

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Prof. Dr. Jan Lindhe distinguished as ITI Honorary Fellow
The ITI has a tradition that recognizes the efforts and dedication of individuals who havecontributed significantly to implant dentistry and its related fields. Since the ITI was founded in
1980, 13 ITI Fellows have been distinguished with this honor. As a pioneer in oral tissue
regeneration and a world renowned clinical researcher in periodontology, Prof. Dr. Jan Lindhe,
thProfessor Emeritus at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is the 14 recipient of this richly
deserved distinction. In his long career, Prof. Lindhe played a key role in developing
periodontology as a discipline in Europe and has authored more than 400 research
publications, text books and book chapters. His publication “Clinical periodontology andth
implant dentistry”, now in its 5 edition, is regarded as a key reference work in the field. “Prof.
Lindhe, who has been an ITI Fellow since 1996, is universally respected as an outstanding
clinician, educator and researcher”, said ITI President David Cochran. “The ITI is very proud tocount him among its Fellows and to present him with this Honorary Fellowship.” Prof. Lindhecontinues to contribute actively to research into periodontology.
The AGM was preceded by a full-day scientific conference with more than 300 participants thatfocused on the challenges of managing the geriatric patient. The next ITI AGM will take placein Chicago, USA on April 28, 2016 in conjunction with the ITI Congress North America 2016.

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 17,000. 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 35 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

Media contact:
ITI International Team for Implantology
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Matthias Joesch
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matthias.joesch@iti.org
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