More than 500 participants from 40 countries joined 50 international speakers at Dentsply Sirona’s Implant Solutions World Summit, which took place in Athens, Greece from June 8-10, 2023. The three-day event brought together an outstanding group of professionals from the implant dentistry community in a setting steeped in history and scientific discovery.
Implant professionals from around the world came together at the Implant Solutions World Summit for three days full of knowledge exchange, inspiration, and peer-to-peer networking. The combination of innovative presentation formats, timely topics, opportunities to experience state-of-the-art solutions firsthand at the Inspiration Hub exhibition area, and remarkable setting, made the event a memorable one for participants.
An abundance of learning opportunities
On the first day of the summit, participants could choose from seven master classes to kick off the program’s strong educational content. Digital dentistry was in focus throughout the program with a special CLOUD session dedicated to how DS Core can support in making implant treatment easy and secure for file sharing, collaborating, and ordering directly from the lab. Attendees also enjoyed engaging presentations through an innovative and interactive format in a special BATTLE session in which the audience took part in two lively, friendly and interesting debates: one between Dr. Rodrigo Neiva and Dr. David Barack and the other between Dr. Mischa Krebs and Dr. Gary Jones. Using an online tool, the participants contributed to the discussion, answered questions, and voted for the winners.
Sustainability was also a topic of discussion as highlighted by Danish oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Malene Hallund, who was also one of the summit’s Program Chairs. Dr. Hallund shared her experience of building a dental practice that is considerate of the environment. She also aims to attract employees who are similarly conscious about sustainability and feel a sense of ownership in the endeavor.
The summit’s final day of the scientific program started off with parallel sessions discussing the aim of optimal esthetics, questions around the desire for immediate implant placement, and dealing with risk factors in implant dentistry. An expert panel guided the audience through several controversial topics in implant dentistry before the program wrapped up with a FUTURE session focused on augmented reality and how its use can bring value in a dental context.
Supporting Healthy Smiles
In keeping with the theme of the Implant Solutions World Summit – “Passion Delivered” – Dentsply Sirona announced a 10,000 USD donation to Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused organization.
The two organizations entered a five-year renewable partnership in 2021, driven by the shared ambition to further the provision of safe, high quality, and expert cleft care from diagnosis through to comprehensive care delivery using the most advanced dental technology resources to serve the complete patient care continuum. Dentsply Sirona’s on-site donation will help children with financial challenges obtain access to cleft care and help to create healthy smiles.
Building community
The Implant Solutions World Summit provided implant dentistry professionals a platform to come together to learn, form professional bonds, and network for the future. In addition to the educational program attendees also had the chance to network with peers and enjoy the cultural sides of Athens with two social evenings. Dr. Hallund remarked that, “It was a privilege to be part of this program – to engage in so many informative discussions with colleagues. The summit truly brought a sense of community for professionals working in implant dentistry.”
“Science, the humanities, and art are a big part of what Athens represents. It was the perfect place to come together with dental professionals who practice the science of medicine, the humanity of personal patient care and the art of creating unique and beautiful smiles,” said Tony Susino, Group Vice President, Global Implant & Prosthetic Solutions at Dentsply Sirona. “It was an honor to bring together so many passionate professionals committed to lifelong learning and delivering the best care for their patients. At Dentsply Sirona, we are committed to supporting this type of peer-to-peer education.”
The Implant Solutions World Summit truly was a representation of ‘passion delivered.’ Attendees walked away feeling excited and inspired for what the future holds – the Implant Solutions World Summit will be back! Stay tuned for more details coming soon!
