Originally scheduled for presentation at its 2020 Annual Meeting, the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) recognizes the following award recipients honoring the highest standards of career excellence, innovative research, service to the field of osseointegration and the Academy.
AO Certificate in Implant Dentistry
Robert H. Sattler, DMD, a general practitioner in a family private practice in Southampton, PA, and Amerian D. Sones, DMD, MS, AO Fellow and Vice President, have earned the AO Certificate in Implant Dentistry. Dr. Sones is executive director, Continuing Education, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry in Dallas, TX.
Robert H. Sattler, DMD, a general practitioner in a family private practice in Southampton, PA, and Amerian D. Sones, DMD, MS, AO Fellow and Vice President, have earned the AO Certificate in Implant Dentistry. Dr. Sones is executive director, Continuing Education, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry in Dallas, TX.
William R. Laney Award
Prosthodontist Zeev Ormianer, DMD from Tel Aviv, Israel, is the recipient of the 2019 William R. Laney Award for the best article published in the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (JOMI) in the past year. His winning abstract was entitled, “The Effect of Moderately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes on Dental Implant Survival and Peri-implant Bone Loss: A Long-term Retrospective Study,” originally published in Volume 33, Issue 2, 2018.
Prosthodontist Zeev Ormianer, DMD from Tel Aviv, Israel, is the recipient of the 2019 William R. Laney Award for the best article published in the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (JOMI) in the past year. His winning abstract was entitled, “The Effect of Moderately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes on Dental Implant Survival and Peri-implant Bone Loss: A Long-term Retrospective Study,” originally published in Volume 33, Issue 2, 2018.
Nobel Biocare Brånemark Osseointegration Award
Patrick J. Henry, BDSc, MSD, DDSc (hc), a prosthodontist from Chittering, Australia, is the 13th recipient of this annual award made possible by a grant from Nobel Biocare and bestowed by the Osseointegration Foundation, AO’s philanthropic arm.
Patrick J. Henry, BDSc, MSD, DDSc (hc), a prosthodontist from Chittering, Australia, is the 13th recipient of this annual award made possible by a grant from Nobel Biocare and bestowed by the Osseointegration Foundation, AO’s philanthropic arm.
2020-2021 Osseointegration Foundation Research Grants Grants have been awarded in the categories of Basic Science and Applied Science. These research teams were scheduled to present their results at AO’s 2021 Annual Meeting, cancelled due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
1st Place Basic Science: Sahar Ansari, MSc, PhD, UCLA “A Novel Growth Factor-free Adhesive Hydrogel Delivery System for Enhanced Bone Tissue Engineering Applications”
1st Place Applied Science: Elena Calciolari, DDS, MS(Perio), PhD, Queen Mary University of London “Characterization of Markers from Saliva and Peri-implant Crevicular Fluid in Osteoporotic Patients Receiving a Dental Implant. An Exploratory Study”
AO Fellows Fellowship status in the Academy is obtained by demonstrating a commitment to the field of osseointegration in both academics and service to the Academy. Recipients include:
Riad Almasri, DDS, in private practice, Dallas, TX.
Gustavo Mendonca, DDS, MSc, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI.
Alireza Moshaverinia, DDS, MS, PhD, FACP, a tenure track assistant professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA.
Alessandro Pozzi, DDS, in private practice, Rome, Italy.
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