Academy of Osseointegration

	If you’re interested in the latest evidence-based advances in clinical practice and the science underpinning implant dentistry while networking with dental colleagues across all specialties and corners of the globe, the Academy of Osseointegration’s (AO) 2019 annual meeting is a must-attend event.

	Registration is now open for “Current Factors in Clinical Excellence,” AO’s 34th annual meeting, recognized as the premier international multidisciplinary dental meeting for professionals engaged in implant dentistry.

 in downtown Washington, DC, AO’s 2019 annual meeting will include many exciting features.

	United States Navy Captain Jonathan Forsberg, MD, Ph.D., will kick off the opening symposium. His presentation “What Have We Learned in Orthopedic Osseointegration?” will feature the work of the DoD Osseointegration Program and the correlations of osseointegration between the dental application and extremity surgery. Dr. Forsberg is an orthopedic oncologist and director of the DoD Osseointegration Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and serves as assistant professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins University, where he provides surgical care at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital.

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	Reflective of AO’s fundamental multidisciplinary composition, the Friday program will include day-long surgical and prosthetic tracks. All sessions will assemble the foremost authorities in evidence-based research and clinical practice who are on the cutting-edge of scientific discovery in implant dentistry from around the world. In addition, there will be dedicated programs for allied staff and laboratory technicians.

	For an additional registration fee, scientific content of the annual meeting can also include a choice of six hands-on workshops and two pre-conference sessions, all of which will take place on Wednesday, March 13. New for 2019: The Academy’s popular limited-attendance and often sold-out hands-on workshops will be full-day sessions.
	Continuing AO’s tradition of supporting research and innovation, oral clinical and oral scientific research and clinical innovations presentations will take place on Friday, March 15. With more than 250 abstracts and e-posters expected to be submitted for the 2019 annual meeting, attendees will be able to get a first-hand look at a wealth of original and groundbreaking research conducted by its international implant dentistry member community.

	Included in the research presentations will be 25 recipients of 

, made possible by the Osseointegration Foundation and Anker Dental Implant Systems. Now in its second year, this grant program awards $1,000 grants to the top 25 scoring student-submitted oral research and e-poster abstracts for the 2019 AO Annual Meeting.

On the social side, the 2019 president’s reception will be held at the National Museum of Natural History. At this landmark AO event, registered attendees and guests will have the opportunity to view many permanent and special exhibits, exceptional objects and one-of-a kind displays at the museum, which boasts the largest natural history collection and is the most popular natural history museum in the world.

	In addition, the Washington, DC, area offers numerous historical sites and other prominent attractions, making AO’s 2019 annual meeting a great opportunity for registrants to also bring family members and extend their stay.

	Don’t delay in securing your attendance, making your hotel reservations, or taking advantage of early bird rates. Registration fees for this multidisciplinary event will include:â¨

		Most scientific sessions (including TEAM program and laboratory technician programs)

		More than 30 hours of ADA-CERP credit hours with prosthetic and surgical tracks

		A geographic focus on Europe with world-renowned speakers from all continents

		Admission to the corporate forums and extensive exhibit hall.

		Complimentary lunches in the exhibit hall

		Unlimited global networking with peers and students across all specialties

	Online registration is recommended. Early bird registration rates are available through Jan. 14, 2019, providing a savings of $250. Register today at 

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The event is recognized as the premier international multidisciplinary dental meeting for professionals engaged in implant dentistry.

Registration now open for AO's 2019 annual meeting

	Dental professionals on the leading edge of evidence-based dentistry who are interested in research grant funding can now submit an application for the Osseointegration Foundation’s (OF) 2019-2020 Research Grants program.

	Funded by OF, the philanthropic arm of AO, two 

 will be awarded this year. The AO/OF Research Grant Committee will review all applications and award $30,000 to the best proposals in the following categories:

		Basic science: Research to advance implant knowledge that doesn't include human subjects.

		Applied science: Research to advance clinical implant dentistry that does include human subjects.

	To qualify, research grant applications must be submitted by an AO member, faculty member, or student who conducts research in any academic dental institution (with at least one person on the research team an AO member). Applications that address areas of research to enhance public acceptance of implants are welcome and encouraged.

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Applicants will be informed of acceptance of their proposals in March 2019 via email. First place awardees will be required to present their research at AO’s 35th Annual Meeting (to be held March 19–21, 2020 in Seattle). In addition, all awardees must submit a manuscript to the International 

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

 (JOMI), AO’s official scientific journal, no later than Dec. 31, 2020.

	The deadline for submitting OF Research Grant applications is Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 via email to Kim Scroggs, AO manager of education, at kimscroggs@osseo.org. To learn more about submitting an application and/or to review conditions of the grants and details about the application review and selection process, visit 

Applicants have until Dec. 14 to submit their proposals.

Osseointegration Foundation research grant applications now open

	Student and professional researchers have until Oct. 5, 2018, to submit their abstracts of original research and clinical cases of interest in the field of implant dentistry for the Academy of Osseointegration’s (AO) 2019 Annual Meeting.

	As the premier global multi-disciplinary nexus for implant dentistry, AO’s 2019 Annual Meeting will be held March 13-16, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Abstracts are being accepted for clinical innovations, oral research (scientific and clinical), and E-posters (scientific, clinical and case studies) via 

https://osseo.org/2019-research-abstract-submissions/

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As part of the call for abstracts, the Osseointegration Foundation (OF) will be awarding 20 $1,000 Student Travel Grants via its Student Travel Grant Program. These grants will be awarded to recipients of the top scoring oral research and E-poster abstracts submitted for the 2019 AO Annual Meeting. This award is open to both AO student members and student non-members who submit an abstract for the 2019 meeting and are currently enrolled in a dental school program. Student abstracts must be submitted via 

https://osseo.org/student-travel-grant-program/

. Only authors indicating their interest via the abstract submission site will be considered for a Student Travel Grant.

	The grants will be allocated toward travel expenses related to attending the AO Annual Meeting, including airfare, hotel and ground transportation. All recipients must be present at AO’s 2019 Annual Meeting to receive their grant. Those receiving a Student Travel Grant may still be considered for the Best Abstract and Best E-poster awards.

	Members of the AO Research Submissions and E-Poster committees will review and score the submitted abstracts to determine the best student and professional presentations based on the quality of the research and relevance to the field of Osseointegration.

	For any additional questions, contact Kim Scroggs, AO manager of education, at kimscroggs@osseo.org or at 847-725-2288.

Student and professional researchers have until Oct. 5, 2018, to submit their abstracts and clinical cases.

AO accepting research abstracts for 2019 Annual Meeting

	Heralding the home of the first modern root form dental implant placed and restored in the United States, the Academy of Osseointegration’s (AO) Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting will be held in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 14-15, 2018.

	“Advances in Clinical Implant Dentistry” will focus on various disciplines within 

, including the latest in surgical, restorative and laboratory techniques. The Gaylord National Resort, one of the most elegant convention centers along the Eastern seaboard of the United States, will provide the backdrop for this historic meeting with its picturesque views of Washington, D.C., and old-town Alexandria from the shores of the Potomac River.

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	The two-day program, featuring AO member presenters from the U.S. mid-Atlantic region, will include:

		â¨Dr. Joseph P. Fiorellini, an AO director, who has served as head of the division of periodontology and post-graduate program director of periodontology at Harvard University and is currently chair of the department of periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, will provide a hands-on course titled “Socket Bone Grafting, with and without Biologic Modifiers.”

		Tony Prestipino, CDT, Alexandria, Virginia, a long-time, active AO member and master laboratory technician in the Washington, D.C., area, will provide a review and hands-on course titled “Advanced Protocols for Converting Removable Dentures to Fixed Interim Prostheses: A review and hands-on course.”

		Dr. Eva Anadioti, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, director of the post-Ggraduate prosthodontics specialty program at the University of Pennsylvania, will provide a practical overview titled “Implant Overdenture: The Past, the Present and the Future.”

		Dr. Edgard El Chaar, New York City, director of the post[-graduate periodontics specialty program at New York University, will present “Innovative Strategies and Techniques in Ridge Augmentation.”

		Dr. Thomas Taylor, West Hartford, Connecticut, head of the department of prosthodontics and reconstructive sciences at the University of Connecticut, will address the topic, “Occlusion and Dental Implants: What Gives?”

		Dr. Maria Troulis is chair of the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital. Her presentation will be titled “Bone Tissue Engineering.”

More than 30 poster presentations showcasing the latest cutting-edge research in implant dentistry will also be on display at the meeting.

	AO members are highly encouraged to invite their colleagues to this meeting, which carries historical significance in the field of osseointegration and AO’s history. In May 1982, following a three-day symposium hosted by Dr. George A. Zarb and conducted by professor Per-Ingvar-Brånemark in Toronto, Canada, Dr. Paul H.J. Krogh, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon from Bethesda, Maryland, and his prosthodontic colleagues, Drs. Lloyd Vakay from Alexandria, Virginia, and his partner, Dr. Daniel Y. Sullivan from Washington, D.C., attended an intensive one-week training session in Sweden at the University of Göteborg, hosted by Dr. Brånemark. Two months following this training in October 1982, the trio became the first surgeons involved in the placement of titanium endosseous implants in four patients over two days, with Dr. Branemark placing the implants.

	This revolutionary time in the field of implant dentistry subsequently sparked four training centers across the United States and one in Canada, as well as the Osseointegration Study Group in New York in 1984, the organization which then formed the Academy of Osseointegration in March 1985. Drs. Krogh and Sullivan would become two of the Academy’s early presidents in 1989 and 1993, respectively.

	The mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting will also serve as the promotional launch of the much-anticipated AO annual global scientific Annual Meeting, to be held March 13–16, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington, D.C.

	“With a focus on multidisciplinary, evidence-based implant dentistry and the latest surgical, prosthetic and laboratory technologies, the academy’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, is an event you will not want to miss! I’ll look forward to seeing you there,” says AO President Dr. James C. Taylor, who will be there to open the meeting.

	Space is limited, so be sure to register early to guarantee your seat at this special event. Register at 

The two-day program will highlight advances in clinical implant dentistry.