Osseointegration


“What we don’t want is large numbers of


dentists entering the discipline without


adequate training, as this will only damage the good reputation that has been created”


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Buser is probably one of the most respected implant surgeons in the world and I found it quite intimidating sharing a platform with some- one who is this well-known, but I have to say he was a delight to work with.” And, the following day Paul,


wearing his wife’s family tartan, addressed the whole delegate audience at the ‘Congress Ceremony’. He introduced delegates to their host country, speaking about the geography, culture and history of Scotland, with special mention of the medical and scientific break- throughs and developments that made Scotland famous. “I really wanted people to


come to this congress and have no doubt that they were in Scotland,” he said. “This is very important to me as I am only too aware that many clinicians travel the world attending different conferences and meetings. However, most see little more of the host country than the airport, taxi cab, hotel and conference centre.


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“It was my hope that by


promoting Scotland to such a large audience, I would be able to stimulate interest in the del- egates to return and explore this country more than they might otherwise have done.” Paul, who qualified from


Liverpool Dental School in 1985, explained that he also had a personal reason for promoting his adopted country to the


Scotland and with a Scottish father-in-law and two equally patriotic Scottish sons, it is easy to see why I should be so loyal to a country that has looked after me so well.” And Paul’s belief in Scotland is not just restricted to its history and traditions; he believes that Scottish implant clinicians are doing the country proud. He said: “Scotland is a small country with a small number of cities but we have a really high standard of care. At the moment though, we don’t seem to have enough of these high calibre clinicians to meet the demand that we see on a day-to-day basis. “However, what we don’t


want is large numbers of dentists entering the discipline without adequate training, as this will only damage the good reputation that has been created.” The theme of the Glasgow


attending delegates. He said: “I moved up to Scotland over 22 years ago for a six-month job and I have never left. Although I’m English, anybody will tell you how patriotic I am of


congress was ‘Clinical Controversies in Implant Dentistry’ and, as Paul explained: “The problem is that many clinicians don’t know what they don’t know and


therefore they often practice in isolation relying heavily on the information they are given by dental companies.” Paul continued: “The EAO’s philosophy is one of ‘bridging the gap between science and clinical practice’ and this is particularly relevant to today’s clinicians. The idea of this congress is that world-respect- ed clinicians and researchers present on a specific topic, each being asked to review the relevant scientific literature and relate this to every day clinical practice. My aim as scientific chairman was that every delegate would return home with practical, evidence-based information that they could apply to their clinical practise. “I have no intention of patro- nising any dentist who attends such a meeting but many of us find that some of the complex research papers published in the implant journals are quite difficult to fully understand and often even harder to relate to every day practise. It’s the responsibility of the presenter to attempt to demystify some of the controversies we have in


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