The Academy recognizes excellence in scientific and clinical research.
Over the years, the Academy of Osseointegration has recognized exemplary achievement in scientific and clinical research in the field of implant dentistry. These research submissions are presented and evaluated each year at the AO Annual Meeting and awards are presented in a variety of categories.
Click each category below for a listing of past recipients.
- 2026 Distinguished Educator – Lyndon Cooper, DDS, PhD
- 2026 Distinguished Researcher – Hom-Lay Wang, DDS, MSD, PhD
- 2026 Distinguished Speaker – Istvan Urban, MD, DMD, PhD
- 2026 Master Clinician – Dennis Tarnow, DDS
- 2026 AO/ADEA Predoctoral Faculty Award – Georgios Romanos, DDS, PhD
- 2026 AO/ADEA Postdoctoral Faculty Award – Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, MS, PhD
- 2026 – Joseph Montesano, DMD, MMSc
- 2025 – Jamil Awad Shibli, DDS, MSc, PhD
- 2026 – Dr. Toshiki Nagai
- 2025 – Dr. Jinlong Shao
- 2024 – Dr. Cameron Clokie
- 2023 – Dr. Nilo Hernandez
- 2022 – Dr. Shayan Barootchi
- 2019 – Dr. A. Takebayashi
- 2018 – Dr. Tsutomu Tanno
- 2017 – Dr. Craig Hofferber
- 2016 – Dr. Amirali Zandinejad
- 2015 – Dr. Jared Beck
- 2014 – Dr. Chandur Wadhwani
- 2013 – Dr. Takashi Sumi
- 2012 – Dr. Akira Takebayashi
- 2011 – Dr. Luisa Macouzet
- 2009 – Dr. Shohei Kasugai
- 2026 – Dr. Jun Li
- 2025 – Dr. Javier Calatrava
- 2024 – Drs. Rafael Siqueira & Shi Yin
- 2023 – Dr. Francesco Giachi Carù
- 2026 – Dr. Pablo Galindo-Fernandez
- 2025 – Dr. Jacob Martin Zimmer
- 2024 – Dr. Samuel Akhondi
- 2023 – Dr. William Negreiros
- 2022 – Dr. Shayan Barootchi
- 2019 – Dr. Katherine Roll
- 2018 – Dr. David French
- 2017 – Dr. Chris Butterworth
- 2016 – Dr. Gustavo Ortiz
- 2015 – Dr. Mathias Karl
- 2014 – Dr. Lyndon Cooper
- 2013 – Dr. Tabea Fluegge
- 2012 – Dr. Nathanial Farley
- 2011 – Dr. Marquez Sams
- 2009 – Dr. Juan Ibanez
- 2026 – Dr. Yumna Subhani
- 2025 – Dr. Heithem Ben Amara
- 2024 – Dr. Jiahe Li
- 2023 – Dr. Priscila Ceolin Meneghetti
- 2022 – Dr. John Pizarek
- 2019 – Dr. Laura Nelson-Rabe
- 2018 – Dr. Rafael Siqueira
- 2017 – Dr. Manabu Ishijima
- 2016 – Dr. Junro Yamashita
- 2015 – Dr. Alireza Moshaverinia
- 2014 – Dr. Masahiro Yamada
- 2013 – Dr. Junro Yamashita
- 2012 – Dr. Jeffrey Goetz
- 2011 – Dr. Christiane Polo
- 2009 – Dr. Gustavo Mendonca
- 2026 – Dr. Maria Vera Rodriguez
- 2025 – Dr. Alexander Rubinov
- 2024 – Dr. Gabriela Sabatini
- 2023 – Dr. Robert Noelken
- 2022 – Dr. Hussein Basma
- 2019 – Dr. Hussein Basma
- 2018 – Dr. Maiko Iwaki
- 2017 – Dr. Justin Kang
- 2016 – Dr. Hiroyuki Matsuda
- 2015 – Drs. Panos Papaspyridakos & Yun Wang
- 2014 – Drs. Hidemi Nakata & Junro Yamashita
- 2013 – Dr. Alexandra Tsigarida
- 2012 – Dr. Thallita Queiroz
- 2011 – Dr. Daniel Oh
- 2009 – Dr. Ilser Turkyilmaz
- 2026 – Dr. Shunsuke Fukuba
- 2025 – Dr. Parham Hazrati
- 2026 – Sandra Al-Tarawneh, DDS, MS
- 2025 – Dr. Fatemeh Momen-Heravi
- 2024 – Dr. Binnaz Leblebicioglu
- 2023 – Dr. Lyndon Cooper
- 2022 – Dr. Joseph Fiorellini
- 2021 – Dr. Andra Raveeda
- 2020 – Dr. Zeev Ormeaner
- 2019 – Dr. Luigi Canullo
- 2018 – Dr. Paolo Vigolo
- 2017 – Dr. Fouad Khoury
- 2016 – Dr. Roberto Crespi
- 2015 – Dr. David Cochran
- 2014 – Dr. Luigi Canullo
- 2013 – Dr. Yoichi Yamada
- 2012 – Dr. Takahiro Ogawa
- 2011 – Dr. Gustavo Mendonca
- 2010 – Dr. Keson Tan
- 2009 – Dr. Tiziano Testori
- 2008 – Dr. Marco Esposito
- 2007 – Dr. Simon Jensen
- 2006 – Dr. Jan Eirik Ellingsen
- 2005 – Dr. Marjorie Jeffcoat
- 2004 – Dr. Jan-Thorsten Schantz