The world is holding its breath in the times of the coronavirus. The COVID-19 crisis is having a profound impact on social life and poses acute economic challenges for many industries, and the dental industry is no exception. Many events, including conferences and conventions, in the field are being cancelled or postponed. Osstem Implant too has announced the postponement of its 13^th annual global symposium, the 2020 Osstem World Meeting in Istanbul in Turkey, to next year.

Driving a digital transition of dental conferences

At the same time, however, by employing high technology and new technical solutions for digitalisation, Osstem Implant is taking a crucial leap towards the new era of implantology. Since 2018, Osstem Implant has already been providing dental professionals with opportunities to participate in its annual global meeting by offering live-streaming services. Based on its years of experience in digital transformation, Osstem Implant invites dental professionals around the world to an entirely virtual global conference experience this year. The Osstem Meeting Online will run until 27 June 2020, and the entire programme, including nine lectures and five live surgeries, will come alive via its own interactive live-streaming platform.

Hoping that the global situation will get better, we provide the ultimate virtual live conference experience this year, bringing dental professionals of the world closer to innovative ways of living together, Osstem Implant stated.

Knowledge transfer through real-time interaction

Whether they are at entry level and keen to learn or experienced dental professionals seeking a new challenge, attendees will find relevant standard and highly advanced live surgeries and comprehensive seminars by world-renowned speakers. Allowing the maximum knowledge transfer through real-time interaction between speakers and attendees, the first session on 21 April featured two live surgeries. Covering rare cases of implant placement in partially and completely edentulous patients aged over 70, it successfully delivered first-class implant treatment educational content to participants. All attendees had the opportunity to pose real-time questions and engage further with the speakers and other participants after the session.

Towards solidarity in dental implantology

On 27 June, the conference will celebrate its grand finale with a live surgery by Dr Marco Tallarico from Italy, and this will be combined with a socially sustainable fundraising campaign, in which the speaker, Osstem Implant and all attendees will actively participate and engage with one another. The entire amount of the fund collected will be donated to an organisation in Italy for support in overcoming the COVID-19 crisis.

Register now

Next sessions will be held on 12 May and 4, 18 and 27 June. Online registration for the Osstem Meeting Online will remain open until 27 June. More information about the meeting and registration can be found here or via the social media channels of Osstem Implant.

 

 

The first webinar, “Prosthetic dentistry in the digital era: How technology changed our workflows”, will take place on 25 February at 7 p.m. CET and will be presented by Prof. Stefan Vandeweghe, head of the Department of Reconstructive Dentistry at Ghent University in Belgium. A leading authority in reconstructive and digital dentistry and the author of more than 60 international publications, Prof. Vandeweghe will explore how artificial intelligence and cloud-based platforms are transforming traditional prosthetic dentistry workflows. The webinar will demonstrate the application of digital technologies across a wide range of scenarios—including tooth-supported restorations, advanced aesthetic cases and full-arch implant rehabilitation. The webinar will be presented in English and be available with German captions and voice-over.

The second webinar, “Managing implant restoration complications: A practical guide for clinicians”, will take place on 12 March at 5 p.m. CET. Dr Varisha Parikh, a prosthodontist in private practice in Los Angeles in the US and a clinical instructor in the advanced prosthodontics residency programme at the University of California, Los Angeles, will present the webinar. She will teach participants how to identify common implant restoration complications, determine their underlying causes and apply a systematic approach to timely and accurate assessment and diagnosis.

The Dentsply Sirona Academy’s implant dentistry curriculum supports a structured continuing education pathway built around complete clinical workflows for common case types, delivering an interactive learning experience tailored to clinicians’ experience levels and individual learning preferences. Developed in collaboration with international key opinion leaders and world-renowned clinicians, the series consists of 16 courses, starting from foundational learning, progressing to procedure-based courses—covering the full implant workflow for various cases—and reaching mastery level—addressing advanced materials and techniques.

The course series covers a broad spectrum of implant treatments—from single-tooth cases to advanced and complex implant procedures—guiding participants through every stage of implant therapy. The goal is to help clinicians stay current with evolving materials, technologies and techniques by equipping them with the knowledge, skills and inspiration to apply them in practice, supporting clinical, technical and practice excellence.

To learn more about Dentsply Sirona’s range of implant dentistry courses, please visit the website.

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