Linking science and practice

The Osteology Foundation is celebrating its 10th anniversary at the International Symposium in Monaco under the banner “Linking Science with Practice in Regeneration”. Why is ‘linking’ important?

Christoph Hämmerle: Research basically sets out to affect everyday practice, but there is no seamless transition from one to the other. At the Osteology Foundation we aim to shrink the gap between research and clinical practice in our field. We want to bring the two sides closer together. We primarily want to see knowledge gained from research being translated into clinical concepts.

From a practitioner’s perspective: What is the foundation’s most important output?

CH: Osteology organises symposia on oral tissue regeneration at a national and international level; this is what the foundation is best-known for among practitioners. In recent years the congress series has consolidated itself as a brand in more and more countries on virtually every continent.

What sets the series of congresses apart?