Academy News 2023-34-2

2023 Vol. 34, No. 2

President’s Message
Taking the Academy to the next level (pg 4)

Dr. Hom-Lay Wang takes helm as 37th AO President (pg 5)

The emerging science of osseointegration (pg 6)

Numerous research awards bestowed at 2023 Annual Meeting (pg 8)

Academy recognizes 76 new AO Diplomate Certificate recipients (pg 9)

Osseodensification: Does it stand up to scientific scrutiny? (pg 11)

Desert Beauty, Dynamic Content – Photo highlights from the 2023 Annual Meeting (pg 12)

Hybrid Implant Designs – Tissue specific manipulation of the host response (pg 14)

The evolution of modern implant protocols (pg 16)

Dr. Steven Eckert receives highest honor: AO Distinguished Service Award (pg 19)

Insertion Torque: Beyond the ‘Biologists versus Carpenters’ Controversy (pg 20)

Peri-implantitis: An educator’s perspective (pg 21)

Editorial: New theory of osseointegration: The immune foreign body reaction (pg 23)

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