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International Team for Implantology - ITI The International Team for Implantology – ITI – is an international, non-profit organization that is dedicated to promoting and disseminating knowledge on all aspects of implant dentistry and related tissue regeneration. It is made up of professionals in more than 100 countries who work in implant dentistry and related tissue regeneration. As a leading independent academic association, the ITI actively promotes networking and exchange among its membership. ITI Fellows and Members, who currently number more than 11,500 (as at February 2012), regularly share their knowledge and expertise from research and clinical practice at meetings, courses and congresses with the objective of continuously improving treatment methods and outcomes to the benefit of their patients. Dissemination of information takes place, for the most part, through the ITI’s country and regional Sections, whose primary activity is to promote education by organizing events. Chief among these activities are national congresses held on average every two years as well as city-based or regional Study Clubs that meet three to four times a year. The ITI was founded in 1980 as a non-profit organization by a group of 12 visionary pioneers who contributed significantly to the development and direction of the field of implant dentistry. Two leading figures in this multidisciplinary group, André Schroeder and Fritz Straumann, played an important role in developing the organization as well as establishing an enduring relationship between science and industry. Over more than 30 years, the ITI has built a reputation for scientific rigor coupled with concern for the welfare of patients. The organization focuses on the development of well-documented treatment guidelines backed by extensive clinical testing and the compilation of long-term results. The ITI funds research as well as Scholarships for young clinicians, organizes congresses and continuing education events and also publishes reference books such as the ITI Treatment Guide series. For more information, go to www.iti.org --Writer Basel (talk) 08:41, 29 February 2012 (UTC)