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EAO Congress · Copenhagen · 11–13 October, 2012

Independent news for visitors and exhibitors

Prof. Schou speaks

Dental products in focus

What’s on in Copenhagen

today international had the opportunity to speak
with the Danish president of the European Association for Osseointegration about the organisation’s anniversary meeting and its contributions to
the field of implant dentistry.
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The 20th Annual Scientific Congress of the European Association for Osseointegration will be an
excellent opportunity to see state-of-the-art technologies in the field of dental implantology.

Unlike any other city in this part of Europe, Copenhagen embodies Scandinavian lifestyle best.
Find tips how to spend your time off in the Danish
capital in our travel section.

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EAO celebrates anniversary event in Copenhagen
20th Annual Scientific Congress of the European Association for Osseointegration to present latest developments in implant dentistry
 Celebrating the achievements of
implant dentistry in the last 20
years, clinical specialists from Europe and around the globe are expected to gather this week at the
Bella Center exhibition and congress venue in the Danish capital
for the annual congress of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO). To be held for the 20th
time, the event will present the latest research and treatment con-

cepts in the field of implant-supported dental restorations.
Following a successful event in
Athens last year, the congress is expected to attract up to 3,000 scientists and clinicians involved in implant dentistry over the course of
four days. Besides an extensive scientific programme covering topics
like imaging and factors of implant
loss, the event will see a record
number of companies exhibiting
established clinical solutions and a
number of new products, including
dental implants and sophisticated
surgical equipment.
Market leader Nobel Biocare,
for example, has announced that
its new OsseoCare Pro drill motor,
which can be operated entirely
through Apple’s iPad tablet computer, will be on display. Italian



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welcome

EAO Congress Copenhagen 2012

Copenhagen—A perfect location for EAO’s annual conference
A welcome message by Lord Mayer Frank Jensen
As lord mayor, I am delighted
that the city of Copenhagen is hosting the 20th Anniversary Meeting
of the European Association for
Osseointegration (EAO) and wish
you warmly welcome to Copenhagen!

Besides an unforgettable convention, I hope that you will have
the opportunity to enjoy our city.
Copenhagen is surrounded by the
sea and has a host of cultural offerings, as well as a vibrant atmosphere in which you can meet our

easy-going and open-minded citizens.
Copenhagen boasts a well-developed health care system. This,
alongside innovative medical companies and a strong research tradi-

tion at our universities, has placed
Copenhagen on the international
map in this field, making the city
the perfect location for EAO’s annual conference.
It is my hope that the EAO meet-

ing in Copenhagen will boost
awareness of, and contribute to development in the field of dental implantology and the concept of osseointegration. I also hope that you
will take home many happy memories from our welcoming metropolis.
Yours faithfully,
Frank Jensen
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen

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manufacturer mectron has announced the presentation of its
multipiezo pro device, which can
be used for ultrasonic implant
cleaning, among other things, in
Copenhagen. New implants will be
exhibited by MIS Implants, MegaGen and BioHorizons.
Satellite symposia will be run
alongside the main programme to
offer participants the opportunity
to learn more about products and
clinical solutions from long-term
users and clinical experts.
According to the EAO, its latest
annual meeting will look back on
various issues related to implant
dentistry from the last 20 years. Acknowledging the progress being
achieved in the field, a Saturday
morning session titled “Future perspectives of implant dentistry” will
look at the most important concepts and discuss future prospects
of bioactive implant surfaces and
the use of computer-guided implant planning, among other topics. For the first time, a session organised by members of the EAO’s
Junior Committee will discuss new
revolutionary ideas that could
shape implant dentistry in the
years to come.
Having originated from a clinical meeting by implant specialists
in the late 1980s, the EAO is today
an established authority and one of
the most important scientific and
clinical forums for implant dentistry in Europe. It is comprised
of renowned clinicians and researchers from around the world.
With more than one third of visitors coming from regions outside
the continent, its annual congress
has recently gained more relevance internationally.

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opinion

EAO Congress Copenhagen 2012

“Scientifically speaking, we are living in exciting times”
An interview with EAO president Prof. Søren Schou, Denmark
Prof. Søren Schou was elected
President of the European Association for Osseointegration at the organisation’s annual congress last
year in Athens. He also serves as
professor in and Chairman of the
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology at
Aarhus University’s School of Dentistry in Denmark. Today international had the opportunity to speak
with Prof. Schou about the anniversary meeting and its contributions
to the field of implant dentistry.
Today international: The 2012
congress will be a historical
event, as members of the EAO
will be gathering for the 20th
time. How has the meeting
evolved in your view?
EAO congresses have developed substantially since the first
annual meeting took place in Leuven, Belgium, in 1992. This one attracted 560 attendees from 26
countries. For this year’s congress,
we expect more than 2,000 participants.
The EAO has always provided a
forum for innovative presentations on scientific and clinical aspects of implant dentistry. Over the
last 20 years, it has become the
leading meeting on implant dentistry in Europe, which is clearly reflected by the number of abstracts
submitted to us this year. From 589
abstracts, 511 have been accepted.
This high number will give participants of the EAO congress in
Copenhagen an outstanding opportunity to bring themselves up to
date on the most recent developments in the field.

The trade exhibition has also
grown in size over the years and we
are proud to say that the Bella Center in Copenhagen will be hosting
the largest display of dental implants and other specialised products ever in the history of the EAO.

According to a consensus statement by your organisation, one
out of five implant patients are
likely to develop peri-implanti-

lines have been accepted for publication in Clinical Oral Implants Research, the official publication of
the EAO.

As it is the 20-year anniversary
meeting, this gathering is special. It
provides us with the opportunity
to explore current advances and
future developments in the context of what we have learnt in the
last 20 years. We have also
arranged an extended welcome reception for all attendees, as well as
an anniversary dinner for EAO
members.
This year a quarter of the attendees will be coming from outside Europe. How do you explain the meeting’s apparent
worldwide appeal?
While the EAO is a European association, it is open to professionals
from all over the world. As
economies such as those of South
Korea and China continue to develop, many clinicians and researchers from further afield are
choosing to attend the congress.
They are attracted by the high quality of the scientific and clinical presentations offered.
The number of exhibitors has
increased again this year. Is this
a welcome development for the
congress and oral implantology
in general?
The principal purpose of the
EAO congress is to provide a forum
for discussing and exchanging clinical and scientific developments

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and experiences in implant dentistry. Implant therapy is based on
high-tech products that are used to
perform complex treatments. The

(DTi/Photo Annemarie Fischer, Germany)

“…the EAO appreciates
its partnership with the industry.”
exhibition allows congress participants to compare different products, to meet suppliers face-to-face
and to learn about new developments in the field.
Moreover, satellite industry
symposia have been included as a
supplement to the scientific programme this year to provide updates on new developments and
techniques, which demonstrates
that the EAO appreciates its partnership with the industry.
Last year’s congress in Athens
focused on dental implant treatment planning. What areas of
implant dentistry will be discussed this year?
This year’s congress will explore how the field has advanced
over the last 20 years. On the other
hand, we will also take a deep look
into the future. There are many fascinating sessions on novel subjects, such as human factors, that
provide insights into how to minimise the risk of complications. We
have also included interactive elements, which will enable the delegates to play an active role in some
of the sessions, especially those
dealing with human factors.
Future advances in reconstructive therapy, such as whether it
may be possible to grow a jaw or
teeth in the future, will also be discussed. Scientifically speaking,
we are living in exciting times, and
it’s thrilling to imagine where we
may stand another 20 years from
now.

tis. How big is the challenge that
this disease poses to implant
dentistry, and what progress
has been made in overcoming it?
As populations continue to age
and patients keep their implants in
their mouths for a longer period, we
are likely to continue to see more
cases. There are several risk factors
that may contribute to a patient’s
risk of developing peri-implantitis,
including smoking and the level of
their personal oral hygiene. It has
been reported that between 15 and
20 per cent of all implant patients
will develop peri-implantitis
within 10 years, so it remains important that we understand how to
prevent and treat this disease as effectively as possible. Acknowledging this need, we have dedicated a
whole session to the issues of implant loss and peri-implantitis.
CBCT is becoming increasingly
important in implant treatment
planning, a trend also reflected
by your organisation’s latest revision of its guidelines on the
use of diagnostic imaging in implant dentistry. Is this becoming a new standard, and if so
what impact will it have on
treatment outcomes?
The recommendations are
based on the findings of an expert
panel of radiologists and clinicians
who were invited by the EAO to a
two-day EAO consensus workshop
held at the Medical University of
Warsaw in 2011. The panel reviewed and updated the 2002 EAO
guidelines and extended them to
include CBCT. These EAO guide-

CBCT is indeed becoming significantly more widespread and may
replace some traditional X-ray imaging techniques. It has the potential to provide additional information, enabling clinicians to improve
planning for implant treatment.
However, all diagnostic imaging
carries a small risk due to ionising
radiation. A pre-congress course
on applying CBCT imaging in clinical implant practice will take place
on Wednesday in order to address
the use of this technique.
Over the last year, the board of
directors has proposed changes
to the EAO’s constitution. What
do these changes include, and
are they likely to be adopted at
the Copenhagen congress?
The proposed changes reflect
the EAO’s growth and development over the last 20 years. They
are intended to make the organisation more fit for purpose and to
streamline its management
processes. The proposed amendments also include a revised board
election process, which is designed
to add more transparency to the
process. In addition, the changes
define maximum terms of office
for committee members and office
bearers.
The board has worked hard to
explain the proposed changes to
the membership, with information
provided via regular e-mails, webinars, and at an extraordinary general assembly in June. I believe that

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the proposed changes will be of
great benefit to the EAO and hope
that they will be adopted by the
general assembly in Copenhagen.
What other outcomes can we expect from this congress, and
what are your personal expectations?
As part of the congress, the results and conclusions from the
EAO’s third consensus conference

EAO Congress Copenhagen 2012

“Many people have worked extremely hard
to compile an excellent scientific programme…”
will be presented. The conference,
which was held earlier this year,
identified four key areas for discussion: implant survival and complications; peri-implant tissue destruction; computer-aided therapy
and soft- and hard-tissue aspects;

and reconstructions on implants.
Its main conclusions and clinical
recommendations will be presented in Copenhagen and be
made available to the public
through Clinical Oral Implants
Research.

I believe the congress will be a
successful meeting, facilitating
the exchange of ideas and information between participants.

lent scientific programme and I
am certain that their great efforts
will result in a memorable anniversary meeting.

Many people have worked extremely hard to compile an excel-

Prof. Schou, thank you very
much for this interview.

Imaging
guidelines
revised
The EAO has recently updated its
guidelines on the use of diagnostic
imaging in implant dentistry by extending them to cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Their aim
is to optimise both conventional radiography and new procedures and to
address the As Low As is Reasonably
Achievable principle (ALARA) by focusing on patient welfare and safety
with regard to minimising their exposure to ionising radiation.

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They were drawn up to support
radiologists, as well as dentists and
their assistants, in primary care,
the organisation said.

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“The field of diagnostic imaging
is often both very technical and
complex. I believe these EAO guidelines provide a very easily accessible, practical and authoritative approach to the area and offer useful
guidance to dentists to help them
fulfil their obligations, to act always
in the best interests of their patients, as well as to be aware of their
ethical and legal responsibilities,”
said Prof. David Harris, lecturer at
the Trinity College Dublin Dental
School and Hospital and chair of the
EAO panel of 14 radiologists and clinicians from all over Europe that
convened at the Medical University
of Warsaw in May 2011.

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According to the panel, all diagnostic imaging carries a risk however small; nevertheless, in implant
dentistry, it is considered essential
to patient evaluation for proposed
surgical treatment, the investigation of certain complications and
prosthodontic planning. The experts therefore highlighted that it is
necessary to reduce any radiation
dose according to the ALARA principle and to ensure that the examination of each patient is always justified and results in a net benefit to
the patient. Available alternative
techniques with the same objective
but involving less or no exposure to
ionising radiation must also be
taken into account, they said.
The EAO approached the revision of its 2002 guidelines after
SEDENTEXCT, a collaborative EU
research project on the sound and
scientifically based clinical use of
CBCT in dental imaging, had recommended in 2009 that the association review its previous guidelines to take into account the increasing demand for CBCT in dental practice in recent years.

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news

EAO Congress Copenhagen 2012

Conical internal connections will fuel growth
in dental implant market
By Dr Kamran Zamanian & Ian van den Dolder, iData Research Inc.
The dental implant and bone
graft substitute market is the most
rapidly advancing segment of dental technology, and leading competitors in this market must consistently develop new products supported by research from scientific
and academic organisations to remain competitive. Recent cases
have demonstrated that when
companies lose a segment of support from the scientific community, their market shares tend to
suffer significantly.
The European dental implant
and bone graft substitute market
has been further challenged by recent economic instability and the
eurozone crisis, which has created
a consistent demand for lower-cost
dental implant products. As a result, many lower-priced competitors have begun to seize larger market shares in almost every European market. In many segments,
these competitors are either regional or sourced from overseas
markets such as Brazil, Korea and
Israel. Regenerative products and
barrier membranes have been particularly affected by consumer austerity, as these products are discretionary in many cases. However, a
growing number of consumers
continue to demand high-quality
products, guarantees of service
and scientific improvements,
which only premium manufacturers are equipped to offer. Conical
internal connections is one such recent innovation, and currently constitute the fastest-growing connection type in the dental implant industry.
Many dental implant and bone
graft substitute companies have
looked to expand their product
portfolio or create new markets
while they create package deals to
offset competition from rapidly
emerging lower-priced competitors. Significantly, many European
and US companies involved in this
market have begun to invest in rapidly emerging periphery markets
such as Turkey.

Increasing prevalence of
conical internal connections
Dental implants are connected
to final abutments in one of three
ways: internal connections, external connections or single-unit devices in which the implant and
abutment are already attached.
Furthermore, internal connections
have two sub-segments: butt-joint
internal connections and conical
internal connections.
Research has shown that a lack
of intimate fit of the implant in the
abutment or movement of the implant can provide an area for bacterial growth. Conventional buttjoint connections provide a connection that can result in micro-movement between the implant and the
abutment, creating a pump effect
for bacteria into the connection

quality of the medical services
they offer.
The UK features one of the highest rates of outbound dental
tourism, as patients are unaccustomed to large out-of-pocket costs
for procedures, owing to the legacy
of the National Health Service.
Whereas rich patients from developing countries used to come to
prestigious hospitals in the UK
and elsewhere for treatment, outbound medical travel from the UK
has been growing far faster than
inbound over the past decade, as
UK patients are increasingly traveling abroad for lower-cost care.
Figures suggest more than 50,000
citizens of the UK go abroad for
treatment annually. The number
of outbound medical tourists from
the UK rose by 170 % from 2002 to
2009.

Dental implant companies
follow success of conical
internal connection

View of Istanbul at sunset. Turkey is expected to become one of the major growth markets for dental implants in Europe.
(DTI/Photo Tatiana Popova)

area. When bacteria are present in
the micro-gap, they can cause inflammation, tissue recession and
bone loss. Recent clinical studies
have demonstrated that, on average, conical connections offer a
smaller micro-gap than butt-joint
connections, in addition to a greater
mechanical level of stability. As a
result, conical connection types
have become hugely successful in
the dental implant market, and the
majority of leading dental implant
manufacturers have introduced
conical internal connection products. Conical connection types will
continue to represent one of the
fastest-growing segments of the
dental implant market.

ish dental implant, final abutment
and computer-guided surgery market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of
20.4 %.
In May 2011, AGS Medikal Ürünleri, the first major Turkish company to produce dental implants,
commenced operations in the

EU medical tourism directive
will strongly impact the
European dental implant
market
The EU directive on cross-border healthcare that comes into
force in 2013 will have a strong impact on the European dental implant market. This directive will
target the medical tourism market,

Turkey one of the fastest
growing dental implant and
final abutment markets in
the world
Turkey is one of the fastestgrowing dental implant markets,
congruent with strong economic
growth that weathered the recession far better than the US and
nearly any region in Europe. The
technology of dental implants in
this country has advanced rapidly,
as most of the major players in the
European market moved quickly
to gain a strong market share in
Turkey. Additionally, this market
benefits from low labour costs,
which adds to the incentive for implant companies to establish domestic subsidiaries or local distribution partners, fuelling options
for consumers. Turkey is also a popular destination for dental tourism,
especially among patients from
more expensive European markets. From 2008 to 2018, the Turk-

Fig. 1: Unit share by connection type, Dental Implant Market, Europe, 2008 to 2018 (Source iData
Research Inc.)

province of Trabzon, on the coast of
the Black Sea. The company was established with an initial 5 million
Turkish lira investment. Market experts predict that the company will
soon be joined by other Turkish
dental implant manufacturers that
will offer lower-priced products to
compete domestically and later internationally with larger implant
companies.

which is significant, as dental treatment procedures account for
nearly half of medical tourism in
most major markets. The directive
gives patients the right to be reimbursed for treatment they receive
in other EU countries. This could
lead to more Western Europeans
traveling to Eastern Europe, including Poland and Bulgaria,
which are rapidly developing the

Internal connection types as a
whole are becoming increasingly
dominant in the dental implant
market. Conical internal connections and butt-joint internal connections represented 83.4 % of implants with an internal connection
in 2011. Conical internal connections is the fastest-growing segment of the market and expected to
increase at a compound annual
growth rate of 10.1 % by 2018. NobelActive (Nobel Biocare) was one
of the foremost early successes of
conical connection types, and was
rapidly adopted by consumers owing to clinical results demonstrating its greater stability and smaller
micro-gap between implant and
abutment. The majority of large
companies now offer a conical connection, as this market is expected
to overshadow butt-joint internal
connections increasingly owing to
the greater stability and perceived
smaller-diameter micro-gap offered by conical internal connections. Many companies are combining these connection types with tapered shape and surface treatments as the current generation of
premium products.
The information contained in
this article was taken from two detailed and comprehensive reports
published by iData Research
(www.idataresearch.net), entitled
“European Markets for Dental Implants, Final Abutments and Computer Guided Surgery” and “European Markets for Dental Bone Graft
Substitutes, Dental Membranes and
Tissue Engineering.” iData Research is an international market
research and consulting firm focused on providing market intelligence for the medical device, dental
and pharmaceutical industries.
For more information and a free
synopsis of the above report, please
contact iData Research at
dental@idataresearch.net.

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Titanium implants may carry risk of corrosion
Titanium medical implants used
in dental prostheses and bone-anchored hearing aids may be less robust than commonly believed. Researchers from the UK have recently discovered evidence to suggest that in environments where
there is no significant wear
process, microscopic particles of titanium can be found in the surrounding tissue, which may have a
negative impact on the devices.
For the study, Dr Owen Addison
in the Biomaterials unit of the University of Birmingham’s School of
Dentistry and his team obtained
tissue from patients undergoing
scheduled revision surgery associated with bone-anchored hearing
aids (BAHA) at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation
Trust. Soft tissue surrounding com-

mercially pure titanium anchorage
devices was examined using micro-focus synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy at the Diamond Light
Source, Oxford, UK.
“The results showed, for the first
time, a scattered and heterogeneous distribution of titanium in
inflamed tissue taken from around
failing skin-penetrating titanium
implants,” the authors reported.
“Wear processes and implant debris were unlikely to be major contributors to the problem. In the absence of obvious macroscopic wear
or loading processes, we propose
that the titanium in
the tissue results
from micro-motion
and localised corrosion in surface
crevices.”

Globally, more than
1,000 tonnes of titanium
are implanted into patients
in the form of biomedical
devices every year. Metallic prostheses, fixation
and anchoring devices
are used extensively for
dental, orthopaedic, and
craniofacial rehabilitation and their effects on
the body are widely perceived to be predictable
following initial implantation.

“Similar processes are likely to con

International implantology
experts gathered in London
In September, the International
Team for Implantology (ITI), a
worldwide independent academic
association in the field of implant
dentistry, held its annual general
meeting in London. Around
160 participants attended
the event, during which its
next president was elected
and the organisation’s
honorary fellowship was
awarded.

Center at San Antonio’s Dental
School, was elected as Buser’s successor, whose four-year term of office as president will end in April
2013. According to the organisa-

The development of peri-implant inflammation may result in
the premature loss of the implanted device or the requirement for revision/rescue surgery, which are scenarios that
can “impact on patients’ well-being and economically on the
health service provider,” the authors concluded in the study.
“Our results emphasise the need
to understand further both the
physical and chemical mechanisms leading to the dispersal of
titanium species in tissue
around implants and their potential to exacerbate
inflammation.”

awarded former ITI president Prof.
Dieter Weingart an honorary fellowship for outstanding merit and
his commitment to the organisation. During his presidency between 2005 and 2009, the German professor played an important role in developing and
implementing the strategic
goals of the organisation as defined in the “ITI Vision 2017”,
according to the association.

In addressing guests, the
For the first time, the anassociation’s president,
nual scientific seminar held
Prof. Daniel Buser, pointed
alongside the general meeting

out the ITI’s growth in re- Prof. Dieter Weingart (left) who was presented with the ITI Hon- was open to both ITI members
cent years owing to the suc- orary Fellowship by ITI President Prof. Daniel Buser (right). and non-members. Under the
(DTI/Photo courtesy of International Team of Implantology,
cess of the ITI Study Club Switzerland)
theme “Dilemmas in implant
concept in particular, which
dentistry”, internationally
was introduced in 2010. He
renowned experts reported
announced that the ITI had wel- tion, Cochran has been a member on challenges in implant dentistry
comed its 10,000th member in 2011 of the ITI since 1992. In his position and presented the latest evidenceand now has more than 12,800 as Chair of the ITI Research Com- based findings in the field during
members worldwide.
mittee and member of the board of the seminar, which was extended
directors, he has been actively in- to a full day.
In addition, David L. Cochran, volved in shaping its developprofessor at and Chairman of the ment.
The association announced that
Department of Periodontics at the
its next meeting will be held on
University of Texas Health Science
Moreover, the association 27 April 2013 in Bern, Switzerland.

(DTI/Photo Sergey Shcherbakoff /Russia)

tribute to the failure of other metal
implants in soft tissues, where
macroscopic wear is not considered to be a risk,” they said.
Addison commented that while
the findings pose no alarm to those
with BAHA implants or similar devices, they demonstrate that improvements in materials like titanium can be sought. Research is
currently being conducted to look
at the biological consequences
and to understand the mechanisms by which the debris is produced.
The study “Do ‘passive’ medical
titanium surfaces deteriorate in
service in the absence of wear?”
was published online on 25 July in
the Journal of the Royal Society Interface ahead of print.

calls for research
award entries
The CAMLOG Foundation is calling for submissions for its third
CAMLOG Foundation Research
Award. The award is presented
biennially at the International
CAMLOG Congress and is open to
all talented scientists/researchers
and dedicated professionals at universities, hospitals and practices
under 40 years of age.
The CAMLOG Foundation engages in targeted support of gifted
young scientists, promotion of basic and applied research, and continuing training and education to
promote progress in implant dentistry and related fields to better
serve the patient.
The submissions must have
been published in an accredited
scientific journal and can be submitted in either English or German. The articles must deal with
one of the following topics in implant dentistry or a related disci-

pline: diagnostics and planning;
hard- and soft-tissue management;
sustainability of implant-supported prosthetics; physiological
and pathophysiological aspects;
and advances in digital procedures.
The contributions will be evaluated by the CAMLOG Foundation
Board. The winner of the 2012/
2013 CAMLOG Foundation Research Award will be given the opportunity to present his/her work
to a wider audience during the
2014 International CAMLOG Congress. Furthermore, the authors of
the three best contributions will receive cash prices (€10,000, €6,000
and €4,000, respectively).
The entry conditions and the
mandatory registration form can
be downloaded from www.camlogfoundation.org/awards. The registration deadline is 30 November
2013.

Market report forecasts extensive growth of Korean
implants in Asia Pacific
Dental implants produced in the
Republic of Korea have gained significant market shares in recent
years. A report by the Millennium
Research Group (MRG) in Canada
has predicted that manufacturers
from that country could dominate
dental implant markets in the Asia
Pacific region as early as 2016 owing to their price advantage.
Implants from Korea are also
catching up in terms of clinical
data, the report states, a fact that

will make them increasingly
adoptable for implant specialists
in the region.

ket in the region, will experience
slower revenues despite an overall rise in implant procedures.

The total regional market for
dental implants is expected to exceed US$800 million by 2016 with
the key driving market being Australia, which was historically underdeveloped and is now expected to grow by 10 per cent annually, according to MRG.

Alongside Germany and Israel, South Korea currently has
one of the highest rates of dental
implants per capita worldwide.
This market saturation has recently forced many manufacturers to pursue sales markets overseas. While exports to Western
countries have remained relatively slow, Korean manufactur-

Japan, the largest national mar-

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ers already rival established implant providers in Asian coun-

tries like Pakistan, Malaysia or
Hong Kong.

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EAO Congress Copenhagen 2012

“One out of five implant patients
are likely to develop peri-implantitis”
An interview with Dr Frank Schwarz, Germany
On Thursday, the German implantology expert Dr Frank
Schwarz will be presenting a lecture on peri-implantitis. today international had to opportunity to
speak with him about the condition and the latest treatment approaches.
today international: Peri-implantitis seems to remain a huge
clinical problem. What challenge does the condition pose to
the dental community?
Owing to the increasing number
of dental implants placed, post-implant complications will be increasingly relevant in the future.
How many patients are estimated to be affected?

According to the current consensus statement by the European
Association for Osseointegration,
one out of five implant patients are
likely to develop peri-implantitis.
Similar estimates concerning mucositis are lacking.
Experts say that the number of
implant treatments will increase above average in the
next few years, particularly in
Asia. What consequences will
this have on the dental community in the region regarding
peri-implantitis?
Besides the need for more research activities in this important
field, measures have to be implemented to assure quality, as well as
educational standards for dentists

who want to offer implant treatment. We must also consider the
importance of iatrogenic factors,
which can promote peri-implant infections.
A number of treatment methods for peri-implantitis are
available. Considering the latest research findings, which of
these are likely to have the most
successful clinical outcome?
In general, surgical procedures
seem to have an advantage over
non-surgical
treatment
approaches.
Is there one effective method of
treatment or is it a combination
of different methods that ensures long-term success?

For a successful therapeutic outcome, several factors have to be
taken into account. The configuration and morphology of peri-implant bone defects, which have
been considered to be of lesser importance, seem to play a very important role actually.
New implants and implant surfaces promise even better osseointegration. Will this have an
effect on the development and
treatment of peri-implantitis?
New implant modifications
have to be studied and assessed
with regard to these aspects.
What are the most promising
treatment approaches, in your
opinion?

Dr Frank Schwarz

I will give a comprehensive review of them in my EAO lecture on
Thursday.
Thank you very much for this
interview.

Dose, risk, optimisation and justification with CBCT
By Prof. Keith Horner, UK
Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is the most significant
development in dental imaging
during the last 25 years. It brings
cross-sectional imaging into the
dental practice and has obvious
uses in implant dentistry. Concerns have been raised, however,
over the radiation doses, which are
usually higher than those of conventional dental radiography.
When the word “radiation” is
used, alarm bells ring for everyone.
One of the most common questions
asked by dentists is how the dose of
one X-ray examination (e.g. a
panoramic radiograph) relates to
another (e.g. CBCT). This is almost
impossible to answer because
there is a wide range of possible
doses from any type of X-ray examination, reflecting differences in
equipment, the image receptor, the

field of view and so on. Recent reviews indicate that doses from
CBCT are typically an order of magnitude greater than those from conventional dental radiography. The
health risks from such exposures
are also proportionately higher; although we can perhaps console
ourselves by remembering that
risk falls with patient age, and that
many implant patients are in the
older age groups.
The foundations of radiation
protection of patients are justification and optimisation. Justification
embodies the principle that all exposure to X-rays should give a positive net benefit to the patient. It is
implicit within this that the X-ray
imaging strategy should be “prescribed” for each patient and therefore that no imaging should be performed until a history and clinical

examination have been performed. Referral criteria are an essential aid to the justification
process, being clinical guidelines
based on, at best, a solid body of evidence or, where the evidence is
lacking, consensus. Optimisation is
the principle that all exposure
should be as low as reasonably
achievable. As radiation exposure
factors are reduced, image quality
will fall, but lowering exposure to a
point at which image quality is still
adequate is an important strategy,
as well as cutting down the size of
the field of view.

practices and are keeping a watchful eye on how we use this technology. The best way for us to demonstrate that we are appropriate
users of CBCT is to follow the principles of justification and optimisation—and to show that we follow
them. This means only using CBCT
when it is going to answer a question that cannot be answered by
other methods involving less, or no,
radiation.

So, where do we go from here?
CBCT is a great technological advance, but that does not mean we
must use it if a conventional radiograph, or good clinical examination, would be sufficient. We have
to recognise that regulatory au-

thorities dealing with radiation in
Europe are aware of CBCT in dental

Keith Horner is Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Imaging at the University of Manchester’s School of Dentistry. He was a contributor
to the latest revision of the EAO’s guidelines
for the use of diagnostic imaging in implant
dentistry. On Wednesday, 10 October, he will
be presenting during Pre-Congress Course 2.

When we use CBCT, we should
never just “press the button” using
a standard exposure for everyone,
but we should adjust the exposure
factors to a level that gives adequate image quality and use the
smallest appropriate field of view.
These simple steps will reassure
our patients that we have their best
interests at heart; that is what we
really want—isn’t it?

Will it be possible to grow a tooth in the future?
By Irma Thesleff, Finland
While fish and reptiles can renew their teeth continuously, human beings have lost this capacity
through evolution. However, people have been dreaming about the
possibility of growing new teeth for
hundreds of years. These hopes
have been supported by the occurrence of supernumerary teeth in
the jaws, as well as fully developed
teeth in teratomas.
The issue of tooth bioengineering has been taken up again more
recently, as scientific breakthroughs in the fields of genetics
and developmental biology have
led to a completely new level of understanding about how teeth develop. We now know the key features of the mechanism of tooth development.

Irma Thesleff is Professor at the University
of Helsinki’s Institute of Biotechnology. On 13
October, she will be presenting a paper during
Plenary Session 4, starting at 9:00.

Basically, tooth formation is
regulated by a chain of interac-

tions between two different tissues, epithelium and mesenchyme. And importantly, we actually know that the language that
cells and tissues use for communication consists of defined signalling molecules. A great deal is
currently known about how individual signals and genes regulate
tooth development, and how their
mutations cause hypodontia, supernumerary teeth, abnormal
tooth shapes, and aberrations in
dental hard tissue. In addition,
modern research using transgenic
mouse models has demonstrated
that it is possible to induce the formation of new teeth by tinkering
with the signal networks.
The remarkable progress in
stem cell biology is now feeding

hopes of growing new teeth. Currently, the most realistic scenarios
for tooth regeneration involve the
generation of teeth from stem cells
with the capability to form teeth.
The technology would be based on
traditional experiments that
demonstrated more than 40 years
ago that proper teeth form when
separated epithelial and mesenchymal tissues from mouse embryonic tooth germs are recombined and cultured as transplants.
Recently, such experiments were
repeated by first disaggregating
the tissues into single cells before
recombination. Thus, dental cells
from embryos display the capacity
to reorganise themselves into a
proper tooth organ.
The question of the origin of

cells for human tooth bioengineering is still unanswered. Adult human teeth do contain stem cells
but they may not provide a suitable source. Therefore, it is likely
that non-dental cells will have to
be reprogrammed for the purpose
of clinical tooth regeneration.
There is active research in many
laboratories addressing the question of how to program stem and
progenitor cells to form tooth-specific cells. In addition, there are
several other remaining challenges such as the issues of tooth
size, tooth identity, crown shape,
and composition of the mineralised tissues. The creation of functional roots presents perhaps the
biggest challenge that needs to be
addressed before bioengineering
of teeth will be feasible.

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EAO Congress Copenhagen 2012

Time pressure, stress at work
and their impact on failure occurrence
By Dr René Amalberti, France
Let me introduce you to Dr John
David, a dentist in a town of 15,000
residents. John is the only dentist
who opens on Saturday mornings
and, therefore, his waiting room is
packed. At 9:30, Peter S. calls John
to get an immediate appointment
for a very painful tooth. John apologises and explains that he is totally overbooked. However, the patient insists and so John gives him
an appointment for 11:00. A medical examination of Peter shows
pulpitis of tooth #27 and despite
time pressure, John intends to perform a pulpectomy, which he does

solving potential. Situations are dynamic and, therefore, a problem
encountered at one moment in
time will not be the same as another encountered later. Sometimes, not doing anything is the
best way to solve problems.
Time also changes situations. As

information and disease stack up
over time, a complex problem can
turn into a much simpler one. Human beings are well aware of this,
and often exploit this property of
time. For better or worse, dentists
have a good grasp of what gaps
they can fill; therefore, they can afford to make decisions that they

know are not ideal, as long as they
believe that this decision will not
place them in a situation that exceeds their levels of expertise and
fatigue.

to alleviate consequences of errors, but it is also the source of
many errors in dynamic-situation
control. More than 60 per cent of
errors are clearly connected to the
quality of time control in medicine.

Error control usually follows
this route. Time is a precious error-detection tool and often helps

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usually needed. John concludes
the treatment with a classic rootcanal filling. Unfortunately, he
makes a mistake in predicting the
correct length of the root, and
pushes the root-canal filling much
too far, invading the proximal sinus. He recognises the problem on
the control X-ray but it is already
too late. Peter will suffer from
chronic sinusitis owing to the error, and need corrective surgery.
He decides to sue the John.
Like the dentist in our example,
all dentists are subject to time constants and time constraints. They
are confronted with uncertainties,
particularly because of their partial control of the situation. These
uncertainties add significant risks
to the basic yet complex nature of
the task. On the one hand, time is
encoded in the representation of
the activity, and tasks are organised according to time. Dentists usually use deadlines as milestones
around which shared activities can
be organised. The high number of
these deadlines is sometimes misleading because, in most cases, they
manage parallel time scales extremely well, and use them as natural markers to distribute their activities throughout the day.
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In dental practice, there is more
than one time aspect to manage.
Each can be termed a “tempo” and
relates to a specific time-related aspect of risk. The skill of the dentist
lies not only in controlling each
tempo, but also in managing the
five tempos simultaneously and in
a consistent manner. It has been
demonstrated that poor control of
one or more of these tempos may
result in poor quality of care and an
adverse outcome.

Deficiencies
in knowledge and skill
This tempo typically relates to
timely activation of the correct
competencies of care. External
peer evaluations consider that
many errors in patient examination, deficiency in investigation, or

EAO Congress Copenhagen 2012

“Time is a precious error-detection tool and
often helps to alleviate consequences of errors,
but it is also the source of many errors in
dynamic-situation control.”
undertaking procedures indicate a
deficiency in knowledge and skills.
But it is not that simple. These errors often relate to a deficiency in
the contextual activation of knowledge rather than the absence of
knowledge. In many cases, dentists
misinterpret a situation and then
adopt a strategy, but may change

their mind, proving that it was not
a matter of total absence of knowledge but of incorrect contextual
triggers for timely selection of the
correct plan and pattern.

the knowledge owned by the professionals; the performance model
refers to the contextual activation
of this knowledge to carry out the
job here and now.

This echoes the distinction
made by ergonomics between competence and performance models.
The competence model refers to

The tempo of the disease
Dentists have a gross estimate of
the average profile of temporal
evolution of standard diseases.
They also have a gross estimate of
the time it will take a drug to have
the expected effect. However,
these estimates of time are quite often incorrect. Diseases can escalate, patients may be slow in responding to drugs, and effects can
easily culminate to produce an unexpected result.

The tempo of the office
Like any professionals, dentists
must organise consultations, visits
and administrative matters systematically. They also have to manage interruptions and calls, and
make all these activities reasonably compatible with other personal and private needs. This daily
pressure may not only result in errors, but also largely contribute to
progressive burn-out.

The tempo of the patient

DTI/Photo STILLFX

Patients are always emotionally affected by their symptoms.

They may be fearful of describing
these symptoms or exaggerate
them. They may be chatty, silent,
demanding or aggressive, answer
the doctor’s questions in establishing their history with ease or with
hesitation. They may respond
quickly or slowly to the doctor’s request for examinations and may or
may not return for their next appointment.

The tempo of
out-of-office coordination
The medical health system outside a hospital or practice is difficult to coordinate. Doctors request
examinations, radiology/imaging
or specialist consultations, but
there is no guarantee that results
will be available within a specific
period.
Although the importance of time
is clear, time management has been
poorly integrated into quality programmes in dental care. The concept, however, is easy to understand
and incorporate into daily practice.
It does not require a long theoretical
approach to quality and safety, although it is at the core of quality and
safety management. My presentation during the EAO conference will
be a unique opportunity to learn
more about this subject.

Surgical factors that influence the aesthetic
treatment outcome, including surgical
management of aesthetic complications
By Dr Stephen Chen, Australia
Dental implants provide a predictable means for replacing miss-

Dr Stephen Chen maintains a private practice in Melbourne in Australia. On Thursday, 11 October, he will be presenting a paper during a parallel session on aesthetic
complications.

ing teeth. Increasingly, the demand
for implant treatment involves not
only the restoration of function,
but also achievement of an aesthetically pleasing prosthesis that
blends imperceptibly with the rest
of the natural dentition.
Both surgical and restorative
factors contribute and interact to
achieve an aesthetic treatment outcome. Surgically, the clinician is
mainly able to influence the hardand soft-tissue architecture of the
edentulous space, which in turn
provides the soft-tissue frame for
the prosthetic reconstruction. A
detailed evaluation of the site is required as a first step. Sites that are
compromised by loss of bone and
soft-tissue height may be difficult
or impossible to reconstruct to the
original pristine form. Limitations
of treatment and the risk of adverse aesthetic outcomes need to
be recognised, and communicated

to the patient before the commencement of treatment.
A number of surgical factors are
under the control of the clinician.
Positioning the implant in the correct restorative position is a critical determinant of aesthetic outcome. Malpositioned implants
maybe associated with adverse
soft-tissue outcomes, including
loss of papillae and recession of
the midfacial mucosa. Facial malposition can be a risk with immediate implants placed into extraction sockets. When multiple adjacent teeth need replacement with
implants, the relative position, dimensions and number of implants
are important surgical considerations. Adjacent implants if placed
too close together risk loss of the
bone between the implants, which
in turn may cause flattening or a
crater between the papilla. This
can have very negative aesthetic

implications. As a general rule, adjacent implants should be avoided.
Clinicians should also be aware of
the dimensional changes that take
place when multiple adjacent
teeth are removed. It is often necessary to replace the missing soft
tissue by addition of pink porcelain to the cervical regions of the
prosthesis.
Ongoing modelling of the alveolar bone may cause flattening of
the ridge and thinning of the mucosa over time. Clinicians should
attempt to reconstruct the natural
morphology of the ridge and mimic
the appearance of a root eminence
by grafting the external surface of
the bone with bone substitutes that
have a slow turnover rate.
When adverse aesthetic outcomes occur, options for treatment
depend upon the aetiology of the
recession. Recession caused by in-

flammation or thin mucosa in an
otherwise properly placed implant
can usually be corrected with soft
tissue (connective tissue) grafts.
With mucosal recession caused by
facial malposition of implants, softtissue grafting methods have limited success. In severe malposition
cases, the only practical solution is
to remove the implant, reconstruct
the ridge and insert a replacement
implant in an optimal axial position.
In summary, achieving acceptable aesthetic outcomes with implants depends upon proper evaluation of the site and technically
proficient placement of the implant with adjunctive augmentation procedures. When adverse
outcomes occur, treatment options
are limited. The adage that “prevention is better than cure” holds
true for implants and adverse aesthetic outcomes.

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Company
3Shape

Booth
G20

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ACE Surgical
n/s
Adin
S23
Aesculap
B34
American Dental Systems
B37
Anthogyr
n/s
Aseptico
B31
Astratech
FGS-B, FGS-E
Avinent
S28

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Bego
Bicon
Bien Air
Biohorizons
Biomain
Biomatlante
Biomet 3i
Bioteck
botiss
bredent
brumaba
BTI

G11
G1
B24
G7
S9
B45
FGS-D
B21
B43
S13
B18
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Camlog
Cendres+Métaux
Consult-Pro
Cortex

G14
B26
S7
S21

Company

Booth

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dentalratio
Dentaurum
Dentis
Dentium
DENTSPLY Friadent
DENTSPLY Maillefer
DIO Implant

n/s
B25
n/s
S12
FGS-B, FGS-E
n/s
n/s

EMS
Euro Teknika

B5
B27

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Geistlich
Gendex/KaVo
Global Surgical Coporation

G3
B23
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B43
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IBS Implant
ICX templant
Implant Direct
ITI
Ivoclar Vivadent

Lasak
Leader Italia

NanoBone
NBM
Neo Biotech
Neodent
Neoss
Nobel Biocare

n/s
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S16
B41
B33

Omnia
Osstell
Osstem
Osteobiol
Osteogenics

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B42
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B6
B10
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n/s
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Planmeca

Quintessence

n/s

SGS Dental
Shinhung
SIC
Soredex
Southern Implants
Straumann
Sunstar Guidor
Sweden & Martina

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S15
S2
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S10
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B14
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B19
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Thommen Medical
Tigran
TRI Implants
Trinon

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Mectron
Megagen
Meisinger
Meta
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Wiley-Blackwell

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Zimmer Dental

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VISIT US AT BOOTH B24

iCHIROPRO
THE SMART WAY
TO YOUR SUCCESS
The only control system offering the pre-programmed clinical sequences
of the main implant brands is now available with a dedicated application
for touchscreen tablets.
Discover the perfect working balance between your iPad* and exceptional
electronics for controlling the MX-i LED micromotor. The most powerful
motor on the market, with LED lighting guaranteeing a very long service
life, is now also equipped with ceramic ball bearings that are lubricated
for life.
The 20:1 L Micro-Series contra-angle and the new iChiropro system
redefine ergonomics and ease of use.
* Compatible with iPad, iPad 2 and the new iPad (3rd generation)

Bien-Air Dental SA
Länggasse 60 P.O. Box

2500 Bienne 6, Switzerland

Phone +41 (0)32 344 64 64

Fax +41 (0)32 344 64 91

ichiropro@bienair.com

www.ichiropro.com

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PREDICTING IMPLANT STABILITY WITH OSSTELL ISQ
Osseointegration is key to a successful long-term dental implant
therapy. However, no other non-invasive technology exist today for
measuring the grade and progress
of bone-implant integration. With
the resonance frequency analysis
(RFA) concept, the Swedish company Osstell offers a reliable solution for clinicians to assess osseointegration and implant stability quickly and correctly, especially in the treatment of high-risk
patients or patients who require
reduced treatment time.

Developed 20 years ago by
Profs. Neil Meredith and Peter
Cawley from the UK, the diagnostic system uses a small metal rod
called SmartPeg (available for
most implant systems) that is
screwed into the implant’s internal thread and reacts to magnetic
pulses emitted by a probe. The
frequency resonated by the SmartPeg is converted by the measuring
device to the Implant Stability
Quotient (ISQ) scale, which provides clinicians with a universal
scale to detect physical stability
changes. If osseointegration is not progressing as expected, the ISQ
values will decrease
over time, indicating
that there could be a
problem with the stability of the implant.
In addition to its use
as a device for measuring osseointegration,
the technology can
help reduce treatment
time by helping clinicians decide whether
to proceed with immediate or early loading of
an implant by measuring and comparing ISQ
values at placement

and before the final restoration,
the company said.
RFA measurements and the ISQ
scale have so far been used in over
500 studies and scientific articles.
In a clinical trial published in the
latest issue of the International
Journal of Periodontics and
Restorative Dentistry, for example,
researchers from the Sapienza
University of Rome’s School of
Dentistry were able to demonstrate stable long-term results for
implants inserted in grafted sites
in the mandible and the maxilla
with the help of resonance frequency analysis.
According to the company, the
Osstell ISQ meter is now used by
more than 9,000 clinicians around
the world. The Osstell ISQ kit comes
with a compact measuring instrument featuring a large LED display,
a measuring probe, a SmartPeg testing device and a rechargeable battery. Measurements can be stored
and transferred via a USB connection to any computer running
Microsoft Windows.
Visitors to the European Association for Osseointegration congress
will have the opportunity to learn
first hand more about the technol-

ogy from users at the company’s
fourth scientific symposium on Friday, 12 October, from 8:00 to 9:00,
in Auditorium 15 of the Bella Center.
The session, moderated by Prof.
Klaus Gotfredsen from the University of Copenhagen, will be attended by Prof. Lars Sennerby, Sweden; Dr Leonardo Vanden Bogaerde,
Italy; and Prof. Peter Moy, the USA.
All presenters are long-term users
of the system and will share their
experiences with participants.

“With these seminars we do not
only present novel scientific and
hands-on clinical information to
users of the device but also expect
to strengthen relations with all our
customers,” Osstell AB’s COO Anders Petersson told today international.
OSSTELL, SWEDEN
www.osstell.com

Booth B7

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C1 IMPLANT SYSTEM
MIS Implant’s C1 conical connection implant system will be on
display at this year’s EAO congress
in Copenhagen, the Israeli corporation said. Launched in late 2011,
the C1 system features a dualthread, self-tapping design for a
better bone-to-implant connection, a conical connection with an
anti-rotation index and the Dual
Stability Mechanism, which is

stability achieved through
this compression is complemented by the biological
stability made possible by
compartments between the
threads at the bottom one
third of the cavity that form a
habitat for sustainable bone
growth.

claimed to provide longterm stability through a
combination of high primary stability with accelerated osseointegration.
According to MIS, the
implant geometry of C1
achieves a moderate compression
of the bone at the top two thirds of

the implant body through a novel
drilling method. The mechanical

C1 implants are currently
available in lengths ranging from
8 to 16 mm. Both implants and

abutments feature platform-indicative colour coding for better
identification during treatment.
They come in various packages, including a single-use final drill, a
cover screw and temporary PEEK
abutment to allow for one-stage or
two-stage procedures, or immediate loading.
MIS IMPLANTS, ISRAEL
www.mis-implants.com

Booth G12
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CRANEX 3D
Three-dimensional imaging
has changed treatment planning for complex dental procedures like implant placement
significantly. With its CRANEX
3D extra-oral imaging device,
SOREDEX offers an easy-to-operate and versatile system intended to meet modern clinical
needs.
According to the Finnish
manufacturer, patient position
in particular can be improved
with CRANEX 3D. With help of
the EasyScout view, a feature
that uses exposure in short
pulses to measure the correct
position of the head, the number of missed exposures and
therefore patient radiation can
be reduced. In addition to

EasyScout, CRANEX 3D offers a
ClearTouch control panel and
automatic exposure settings
for a better workflow.
CRANEX 3D has a dedicated
panoramic CMOS sensor, enabling full panoramic image
size and geometry in each
panoramic programme. Cephalometric-imaging programmes
allow for precise treatment
planning in orthodontics and
oral surgery. Accurate information on bone structures, fractures, impacted teeth, third molars, the TMJ and abnormal
anatomy can be obtained using
the system’s cone-beam 3-D imaging programmes.
SOREDEX, FINLAND
www.soredex.com

Booth B36

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KEEP IT ORIGINAL WITH STRAUMANN IMPLANTS
Imitations have become common in dental implant markets. Below the surface, however, these
look-alikes do differ significantly
from the original implants. Just because something looks similar
does not necessarily mean that its
performance is equivalent. Numerous individual components
are crucial for long-term clinical
success, ranging from the choice
of raw materials to consistent sur-

face quality and manufacturing
precision.
At Straumann, developers consider the system holistically when
developing a new system; for example, they examine mechanical
loading and the ideal predetermined breaking points — just in
case exceptional events cause an
overload. According to the Swiss
manufacturer, its research has

shown that a precise fit and the relevant tolerances for workpieces in
production are crucial, requiring
stringent quality controls for raw
materials in production, as well as
for machines and processes.
The fine balance between implant and abutment components
is not necessarily given in the case
of imitation products because
changes in manufacturing toler-

ances and deviations in materials
can lead to fractures and other
problems, Straumann says. Using
what appears to be an equivalent
copy, only cheaper, may result in
unpleasant problems for the patient, as well as expensive repair
work for the dentist and the laboratory.
Over time, prosthetic elements
may also need replacing, and obtaining the matching original components to fabricate the new prosthesis could be difficult, especially
if the implant system is uncommon or no longer available because the manufacturer has gone
out of business. Dentists who need
to restore Straumann implants can
obtain the matching parts, which
is a service the company made
available for all its implants since
1974.
With its sand-blasted, large-grit,
acid-etched SLA surface, Straumann once defined a new standard in terms of surface technology. The SLActive surface further
improved this standard, allowing
the early adhesion of the cells necessary for new bone formation.
Both surface topographies and effects have been extensively investigated in preclinical studies and

NEW POWERHOUSE IN IMPLANT DENTISTRY PRESENTS AT EAO
For the first time, DENTSPLY
Implants—the merger of DENTSPLY
Friadent and Astra Tech Dental—
will showcase its combined comprehensive portfolio to an audience
of implant specialists in Europe. Future-oriented concepts and technologies will be presented by the
new powerhouse in implant dentistry in two exhibition areas, as
well as during two symposia, at the
EAO congress in Copenhagen.

At the “Update on tissue care”
satellite symposium, moderated
by the Past President of the British
Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry
and private practitioner Nigel
Saynor from the UK, a panel of
renowned specialists will share
insights and new findings from research and dental practice regarding the successful long-term maintenance of stable peri-implant
hard and soft tissue. There, visitors will be able to update their
knowledge and discuss issues like
osseointegration and lasting tissue stability. During a parallel
symposium titled “A good morning”, moderated by Michael Norton, distinguished lecturers like

Jan Lindhe, Clark Stanford and Ingeborg De Kok will present on the
topic “ASTRA TECH Implant System—Creating the future by going
back to the roots”.
Both symposia will be held on
Thursday, October 11, from 11:00
to 13:00 in Hall A2 (“Update on tissue care”) and in Auditorium 15
(“A good morning”) at the Bella
Center.

According to DENTSPLY Implants, success mainly depends on
the correct decisions and appropriate concepts—along with the
hardware. Therefore, solutions
based on clinical evidence and the
vision of the freedom to create predictable and lasting patient-specific implant solutions will be presented in the two exhibition areas.
While one area will focus on the
implants and bone-regeneration
products offered by the company,
including ANKYLOS, the ASTRA
TECH Implant System, XiVE and
FRIOS, the second will offer all
kinds of open solutions. It will also
provide an overview of the company’s solutions for predictable

and patient-specific outcomes,
such as ATLANTIS and ATLANTIS
ISUS, ExpertEase, Facilitate, and
SimPlant.
Visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee while exploring the various
product areas at the DENTSPLY
Implants Hospitality Lounge, the
company said. From science,
documentation and professional
development to the Speakers’
Corner, where
clinical specialists will discuss
various topics of
interest, visitors
can see and get
hands-on with its
extended product portfolio.
Following
the acquisition
of Astra Tech
Dental last year,
parent company
DENTSPLY International began a
gradual merger of the Swedish enterprise and DENTSPLY Friadent
worldwide under the name
DENTSPLY Implants. After North
America, the new company will
continue to roll out its combined
portfolio to markets throughout
the world. Besides Spain, Portugal
and Russia, for example, implant
products have recently been introduced in Scandinavia.

DENTSPLY IMPLANTS
www.dentsplyimplants.com

Booths FGS-B and FGS-E

have become among the most documented and clinically validated
surfaces in the industry.
Straumann has always developed and manufactured products
based on innovation, precision, reliability and simplicity. Its expertise has been built through decades
of scientific research and development. The manufacturer believes
that only this evidence-based
process with accurate documentation of product performance will
ensure further progress in the industry and help dentists in recommending a treatment that represents a state-of-the-art science and
technology and that reduces possible risks to the minimum.
During the EAO congress,
Straumann will present a satellite
symposium on the key success factors for implant treatment on
Thursday, 11 October. The event
will see presentations by Dr
Ronald Jung and Prof. Giovanni
Salvi from Switzerland, as well as
Will Martin from the US.
INSTITUT STRAUMANN AG,
SWITZERLAND
www.straumann.com
Booth FGS-C

CONTINUING EDUCATION: DENTAL TRIBUNE STUDY
CLUB OFFERS GLOBAL E-LEARNING
The development of dental implants is constantly advancing.
Recent findings and research results are presented at conferences, trade shows or in specialist
literature. However, with regard
to continuing education (CE),
e-learning is becoming increasingly important too.
One way to keep up to date easily is via the Dental Tribune Study
Club (DT Study Club). The online
portal for dental CE offers webinars on various dental topics that
are broadcast live around the
world in different languages. The
experienced speakers are experts in their field. During the
presentation, they are able to
communicate interactively with

the participants via a chat window and answer questions. Participants who complete an online
multiple-choice questionnaire
based on the topic of the presentation after the webinar and answer
60 per cent of questions correctly
are awarded CE credits. On average, the webinars reach between
100 to 500 people, depending on
the target audience.
Currently, the DT Study Club
has more than 40,000 members
and over 400 renowned speakers
worldwide—and these numbers
are growing daily. Partners of the

e-learning platform include wellknown global players in the industry like AMD LASERS, BioHorizons, SciCan, Straumann,
GlaxoSmithKline, SHOFU Dental
and Kerr. Colgate-Palmolive, also
a partner, has its own education
platform and offers a wide range
of ongoing CE programmes, for
which the DT Study Club provides
the technical support. CAMLOG,
another partner of the DT Study
Club, recently commented very
positively on the cooperation in
its membership magazine and
praised e-learning as a new
method of training with much potential.
All webinars are archived after
the broadcast and can be accessed

at any time. In addition to webinars, the archive offers recordings
of lectures given at international
conferences, including symposia
organised by the DT Study Club.
Each lecture is about one hour
long. Almost 50,000 minutes of CE
are currently available for viewing, many of which concern implantation. Installing specific software is not necessary, since material is viewed via Adobe Flash
Player, which is commonly installed on most computers.
DT STUDY CLUB
www.dtstudyclub.com

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Panoramic + Cephalometric + CBCT

New dynamics
for your practice
Dynamic. Direct. Durable.

CRANEX® 3D is a high quality dental
imaging system with top performance
and ease of use for demanding dental
clinics.
CRANEX® 3D combines panoramic
imaging RealPan™ with optional Cone
Beam 3D and Cephalometric solutions
bringing new dynamics to dental
practice.
CRANEX® 3D makes 3D imaging easy
and fast – PickPointTM freely selectable
imaging area in dental arch and
EasyScoutTM view ensure accurate
patient positioning with motorized
chin rest.

CRANEX® 3D system is now available with In2Guide™ implant solution
In2Guide™ is an easy to use and cost-effective guided surgery solution for implant planning.
In2Guide™ covers with process of implant procedure from diagnosis and planning to surgery.
In2Guide™ provides you with an accurate and quick surgery plan.

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NEW ORTHO PLANNING TOOL FOR ROMEXIS
The Finnish manufacturer Planmeca has added a new Cephalometric Analysis module to its Romexis
software that is intended to bring
benefits to orthodontic planning
and treatment by providing flexible
and easy-to-use features for creating
cephalometric analyses and composing superimpositions of 2-D
cephalometric images, facial photos and images of the dental arch.

According
to
the company, the
Planmeca Romexis
Cephalometr ic
module renders
routine analyses fast
and easy. An analysis can be performed in minutes and the results
are displayed and shared effortlessly, it said. During a treatment
process, superimposing patient im-

ages from
different
time points
can be also
used for follow-up purposes.
The novel concept also offers
possibilities for customising the
analysis and software properties in
order to meet different professional
needs and requirements.

“We believe that with the Planmeca Romexis Cephalometric
Analysis module, we can serve our
orthodontics customers better
than ever,” Ms Helianna PuhlinNurminen, Vice President of Digital Imaging and Applications division at Planmeca Oy, stated. “Using
the same system for capturing
cephalometric images, CBCT images, 3-D facial photos and now for
creating cephalometric analyses,
the customers can work more effi-

ciently towards a better patient
treatment.”
Planmeca Romexis is a comprehensive software used by medical
and dental professionals for acquiring, viewing and processing 2-D and
3-D images.
PLANMECA, FINLAND
www.planmeca.com

Booth B11

MULTIPIEZO PRO
Since September, mectron’s
new high-end prophylaxis unit
has been available to dental
practitioners in Europe. Implant
specialists interested in the multipiezo pro will now be able to get
hands on with the product at
this year’s European Association for Osseointegration congress in Copenhagen, the Italian
manufacturer of dental surgical
equipment said.

Featuring the same high-tech
interface and puristic design as
mectron’s recently launched
PIEZOSURGERY touch device,
the multipiezo pro can be used
for a wide range of indications,
including classical scaling and
root planing, as well as orthoand retrograde endodontics. In
addition, it can be used for all
kinds of restorative purposes.
According to mectron, users of
the device are able to switch
quickly between two ultrasonic
LED handpieces, as well as various irrigation liquids. In addition, the device can be connected to tap water.
The new Soft Mode, available
for the first time with the multipiezo pro, allows users to change
the ultrasound modulation for
the purpose of providing better
comfort with unchanged performance, particularly for the
treatment of sensitive patients.

Strategic Partner

Supported by

Together with the device,
mectron offers over 50 ultrasonic inserts, including inserts
for ultrasonic implant cleaning
that resonate particularly well
with the multipiezo pro’s ultrasonic generator. These offer improved anatomical access and
safety owing to their PEEK-based
design that comes without a
metal core.
Mectron has announced that
it will be launching the product
in other markets in addition to
Europe in the coming months.
MECTRON, ITALY
www.mectron.com

Booth G9

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OSSEOCARE PRO
Announced at Europerio in
Vienna in June, Nobel Biocare has
now launched its new drill motor
which will be on display at the EAO
congress in Copenhagen. According to the company, OsseoCare
Pro is operated entirely through
Apple's iPad with an intuitive interface making it possible to plan and
set up the treatment sequence prior
to surgery. Pre-programmed free-

hand and guided drilling
protocols provide increased
safety, the company said.
The speed, torque, irrigation
flow and light intensity can
be controlled and modified
through the application that
is available for free of charge
from the Apple App store.
The application also offers a
built-in recording and exporting function, and allows
multiple-user log-ins for

sharing treatment data between different clinical partners.
Nobel Biocare said that
new features will be added
to the app and will be updated regularly to provide
users with improvements as
well as enhancing the performance of the system. Besides the innovative iPad interface, the MX-i LED micromotor is the lightest and

most powerful on the market, while
the contra-angle has an exceptionally small head for easy access in
limited space areas. Furthermore,
the double LED system ensures stable lighting to avoid shadow areas
and the option for combining internal and external irrigation ensures
optimal cooling.
NOBEL BIOCARE, SWEDEN
www.nobelbiocare.com

Booth FGS-A

SATURN IMPLANTS
With Saturn, the Israeli company Cortex Dental Implants Industries is offering an implant
especially suited for immediate
loading after extraction. According to the company, it has also
proven particularly useful in
cases of open and closed sinus
grafts. The implant has an expanded diameter, mid-crestal,
wing-shaped thread that is intended to reduce stress distribution at the alveolar cortex for increased initial stability, even at
low residual crestal height. It
also helps to enhance bone-toimplant contact significantly,
the company said.
Founded in 2008 by a group of
oral and maxillofacial surgeons,
clinicians, opinion leaders and
investors in the dental industry,
the company based in Shlomi
has dedicated itself to designing
and producing top-level tooth replacements. Besides its range
of dental implants, it manufactures and distributes prosthetic
components like abutments and
various instruments for dental
implant surgery.

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Cortex products are currently
available in major
markets in Asia, Latin
America and Europe.
According to the company, its
high-end production facilities
utilise state-of-the-art machinery and sterile clean rooms of
the highest standards. The manufacturing plant operates in conformity with ISO QMS standards
and all its products have passed
inspection of the European Notified Body (CE 0473) for approval
of the design, manufacture and
quality assurance.
CORTEX DENTAL
IMPLANTS INDUSTRIES,
ISRAEL
www.cortex-dental.com

Booth S21

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congress@fdi2013istanbul.org

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NEOSS EXPANDS INTO TAPERED IMPLANT MARKET
After having secured a £1 million working-capital facility from
the Royal Bank of Scotland and
NatWest last year, implant company Neoss recently launched its
first tapered implant on dental
markets in Europe and North
America. The new implant offers a
simplified drilling system for
greater flexibility and increased
primary stability, particularly in

compromised cases. According to
the company, it also has a low surface roughness flange (Sa 0.4) designed to reduce marginal
bone loss and a rougher
body to optimise osseointegration. In
addition, a rounded
tip is intended to protect the sinus floor
membrane.

with a simple solution to placing
dental implants. Therefore, the
Neoss Tapered Implant uses
many of the same components
as our Neoss ProActive Implant system,” commented
Neoss co-founder and Chief Technical Officer Fredrik Engman.

major European markets. It will
also be on display at this year’s
EAO congress in Copenhagen,
among other products, the company said.

NEOSS, UK

“Our aim
was to provide dentists

The implant is currently available to dental practitioners in all

www.neoss.com

Booth B19

IMPLANT SCANNING
WITH TRIOS
Digital implant impressions
made with the TRIOS intra-oral
scanning system from 3Shape
are intended to help dental labs
design implant cases in record
time. Skipping time-consuming
steps like custom-tray production, shipping and handling, dentists can capture single implant
positions with the system using
autoclavable scan bodies and
send them to their lab, where digital models can be instantly designed with 3Shape’s Model
Builder CAD/CAM software.

3Shape TRIOS® makes it easy to capture
single implant positions using autoclavable scan-bodies.

According to the Danish company, TRIOS captures not only implant positions but also the softtissue emergence profile in a
unique dual-step workflow, helping clinicians achieve better clinical and aesthetic results. Based
on the impressions, 3Shape labs
will be able to design sophisticated digital implant models, customised abutments and the final
crowns directly, in a straightforward and integrated workflow.
“3Shape TRIOS allows me to
capture not only the implant positions but also the soft tissue,”
said Dr Simon Kold from theHerning Implant Center in Denmark. “By adding scans of the
soft-tissue emergence profile, I
can give my lab detailed information that allows them to optimise the fit and aesthetic qualities of the customised abutment
and final restoration.”
TRIOS is currently available
in Europe and is expected to be
launched in North America and
other selected markets in the
third quarter of 2012.
3SHAPE,
DENMARK
www.3shape.com

Booth G20

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Tips for visitors to Copenhagen
Restaurants
Royal Café
Amagertorv 6,
www.theroyalcafe.dk
Part shop, part café, this eatery
tries to incorporate everything
that is essentially Danish. Opened
in 2007, it was designed with the
help of well-known companies
such as beer-brewer Carlsberg,
Bang & Olufsen and Fritz Hansen.
Their menu centres around small
open sandwiches called smushis, a
new take on smørrebrød Denmark’s version of a sandwich.

Nimb Louise
Tivoli Gardens, Bernstorffsgade 5,
www.tivoli.dk
A recent replacement of the former restaurant run by Thomas Herman, one of Denmark’s most acclaimed young chefs, the Nimb
Louise is one of the best places to
find gourmet food in Copenhagen.

interesting shops and restaurants,
such as Relæ, run by internationally acclaimed chef Christian F.
Puglisi from Italy. Another place
well worth a visit is Terroiristen, a
small bar on Jægersborggade 52
that offers an extensive list of
unique Italian and Balkan wines.

Shopping
Magasin du Nord,
Kongens Nytorv 13,
www.magasin.dk
While Magasin has become one
of Denmark’s leading department
store chains, its main store at Kongens Nytorv square in Copenhagen
is still a sight to behold. Inside the
seven-storey classical building,
you will be able to find everything
from high-street retail clothing to
toilet paper. The store also owns a
chocolate factory that, among others, creates sweet delights for the
royal family.
Non-Danish residents should

Noma
Strandgade 93, www.noma.dk
Those with money to spend
should sit down to a meal at the
world’s best restaurant, which happens to be in Copenhagen. Situated
in a former warehouse by the waterfront in Christianshavn, the two
Michelin-starred Noma has been
ranked tops worldwide by the
Restaurant magazine for three
years in a row. The food is New
Nordic Cuisine, a movement,
headed by Noma founder Claus
Meyer and chef René Redzepi, that
focuses on organic food, natural
flavours and traditional foodpreparation techniques.

Jægersborggade
jaegersborggade.com
(Danish only)
This street north of the city
centre, stretching from Nørrebroparken to Assistens Cemetery,
boasts a number of excellent and

Culture Night,
various locations, www.kulturnatten.
dk/en/culture-night

Christiania

On Friday, 12 October, the city
will be buzzing with life when Culture Night is celebrated for the 20th
time. Organised by the city council,
this event will see over 500 different
cultural events taking place in
churches, museums, galleries, exhibition halls and various political institutions. In addition, most shops
will open their doors until midnight.

This area near Copenhagen’s
city centre has been a centre of controversy since the 1970s when people took over this former military
complex and declared it a free
town. Accepted by the city government, the 850 or so residents govern themselves according to the
Christiania Law established in the
late 1980s. Efforts to normalise
Christiania’s legal status are still
ongoing and have led to regular
conflicts between residents of the
area and the authorities. There are
only a few places of interest but it is
not very often that one gets to visit
a micro-nation.

Events start at 17:00 and visitors
need to purchase the Culture Kit in
order to gain access to the events.
The kit costs 90 DKK and can be
bought in train stations, libraries
and most cultural institutions.

Matisse—
Doubles and variations
National Gallery of Denmark,
Sølvgade 48–50, www.smk.dk/en
Following a successful run at the
Pompidou Centre in Paris in summer, this exhibition of 53 paintings,
15 drawings and 22 photographs
from nineteenth-century French
impressionist Henry Matisse is currently on display at the National
Gallery of Denmark. Special attention is directed towards how the
artist repeated the same motif in series and pairs, while systematically
varying the colours and modes of
expression. The exhibition juxtaposes a wide range of these interrelated works, several of which have
rarely been shown together since
they left the artist’s studio.

DTI/Photo Aynia Brennan

According to its website, the cuisine offers “a unique interpretation of the very best of Denmark,
where old traditions are challenged and where the freshness of
the products is maintained”. Critics have hailed the menu, which focuses on fresh fish and poultry.

Sightseeing

ask for the occasionally granted 10
per cent discount.

17:00 and on Wednesdays from
10:00 to 20:00. Admission is from
65 DKK.

www.christiania.org

Christiansborg Palace,
Islet of Slotsholmen,
www.christiansborgslot.dk
This twelfth-century palace,
which hosts Denmark’s parliament and supreme court, among
other political institutions, is frequently used by the Danish Royal
Family for official occasions like
state receptions. Some of the
premises, including the Great
Hall with its stunning tapestries
that recount the country’s eventful past and future as well, however, are open to the public all
year.

Tips for international visitors
The cOPENhagen Card provides free entry to more than 70
museums and attractions
throughout the greater Copenhagen region, including the

DTI/Photo copenhagenmediacenter.
com/WOCO

Tivoli Gardens. In addition,
bearers of the card can use public transport for free. The card is
available from many vendors
throughout the city. Prices
range from 249 DKK (24 hours)
to 699 DKK (five days).

Other resources
• www.visitcopenhagen.com
• www.lonelyplanet.com/
denmark/copenhagen
• travel.nytimes.com/travel/
guides/europe/denmark/
copenhagen/
• www.visitdenmark.dk

DTI/Photo copenhagenmediacenter.
com/Ireneusz Cyranek

The gallery is open daily (except on Mondays) from 10:00 to

Normann
Østerbrogade 70,
normann-copenhagen.com
For those who fancy Nordic design, this almost 2,000-square metre shop was built for you. Set up in
a former distillery and cinema, the
Normann flagship store shop has
been offering a wide variety of designer and contemporary lifestyle
products since 2005. Earlier this
year, it was awarded the title of
“most innovative store” by gia, an
annual award by the International
Housewares Association.
In addition to its Østerbrogade
store, Normann sells products online via its web store.

The premises can be visited
daily (except on Mondays) from
10:00 to 17:00 during the winter
season. Admission to the royal reception rooms, the ruins and the
royal stables is 110 DKK.

Henri Matisse (1869–1954): Goldfish and
Palette (The Museum of Modern Art, New
York. © Succession H. Matisse/BilledKunst
Copydan 2012)

Normann flagship store (DTI/Photo courtesy of Normann Copenhagen)

Tivoli Gardens
between Rådhuspladsen and
Copenhagen Central Station,
www.tivoli.dk
The Tivoli Gardens is one of the
oldest theme parks in the world
and a must-see for anyone visiting
Copenhagen. The park, covering
more than eight acres in the city’s
centre, hosts a number of old world
amusement rides, including Denmark’s largest rollercoaster. With
flower gardens and trees in the
thousands, it is also a great getaway for tourists and Copenhageners alike.

About the
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This special edition of today international will appear during
the 20th annual congress of the European Association for
Osseointegration (EAO), Copenhagen, 11–13 October,
2012.
The magazine and all articles and illustrations therein are
protected by copyright. Any utilisation without prior consent
from the editor or publisher is inadmissible and liable to prosecution. No responsibility shall be assumed for information
published about associations,
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(DTI/Photo Claus Starup, Denmark)

Useful information
•Organiser
Colloquium EAO 2012
13-15 rue de Nancy
75010 Paris,
France

•Congress venue
Bella Center, Center Boulevard 5
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark

•Exhibition hours
Phone: +33.1.44.64.15.15
Fax: +33.1.44.64.15.16
E-Mail: eao2012@clq-group.com
AD

Thursday, 11 October: 9:00–18:00
Friday, 12 October: 9:00–18:00
Saturday, 13 October: 9:00–16:00

•Languages
The official language of the EAO
Congress is English. Simultaneous translation services are not
provided.

•20th Year Anniversary Dinner
This event is reserved to members of the EAO who can register
for an additional fee of 50 Euros
upon registration. The dinner
will be held on Thursday, 11 October, 19:30 at the NY Carlsberg
Glyptotek.

•Press & Media
Free copies of a special edition of
DTI’s congress newspaper today
international will be available
outside the congress centre. For
daily news and updates from this
year’s EAO congress please also
visit www.dental-tribune.com or
scan the following QR code.

•Bella Center information
desk
The information and security
desks are located in the foyer.
Additional information desks will
be available at the EAO Congress.

•Handicap access
Visitors who need a wheelchair
or information on handicapped
facilities are advised to contact
the information desk in the foyer.

•Banking & currency
The legal tender is the Danish
Krone (DKK), which is linked to
the Euro at a rate of about 7.45
DDK (as of 21 September, 2012). A
standard ATM (Danske Bank) accepting Dankort and common
credit cards is located in the
foyer. By the Congress entrance
as well as in the congress foyer
you will also find ATM machines
maintained by Nordea bank.

•Internet
Two personal computers with internet access are available in the
foyer.

•Business services
Bella Center’s Copying Service is
located in the main lobby and can
handle both large and small copy
jobs in black/white and colour.
You can also buy office supplies
and send faxes there.

•Post office
The post office is located at the
grocer's shop in the shopping
arcade. It is open Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays from
10:00–16:00 as well as Tuesdays
and Thursday from 10:00–18:00.

•Emergency numbers
Police, fire, ambulance: 112
Police hotline: 114

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