Education Committee

OBJECTIVES AND ROLE

The Education Committee is supporting the Board by proposing ideas in accordance with the long-standing commitment of the association to dental education and the aim of “improving the quality of patient care by bridging the gap between science and clinical practice”. The committee is in charge of providing the dental community and EAO members with new educational opportunities.

Committee members

Gil Alcoforado (PT)
Chair
Turker Ornekol (TR)
Member
Helena Francisco (PT)
Member
Andreas Stavropoulos (SE)
Member
Christel Larsson (SE)
Member
Eduardo Montero (ES)
Member

Aims and Objectives

To develop educational programmes and activities to offer EAO members and non-members workshops and courses led by renowned practitioners. 
To develop programmes adapted to young professionals and to experienced practitioners, in accordance with the latest development and research of the field of implant dentistry. To enable the participants to these programmes to gain the range of knowledge require to practice at the highest level.
To discuss the possibility to get accreditation for the programmes offered.

Subcommittees

Certification Programme subcommittee


Georg Mailath-Pokorny (AT) – Nele Van Assche (BE) – Henny Meijer (NL) Chair

Aims and Objectives

To provide a Europe-wide standardized assessment of skills and expertise within the field of implant-based therapy.

To extend awareness and take-up of the Certification Programme by organizing a workshop that enables potential candidates to learn about it and how to complete it during the EAO’s annual scientific meeting. 

Master Clinician subcommittee

Turker Orkenol (TR)
Chair

Aims and Objectives

In charge of the Master Clinician Courses initiative, to find experts willing to organise a one-and-a-half-day joint course with the EAO.

To promote the initiative towards the experts’ community and to make sure that the association’s main goal is respected.

Diploma subcommittee

Helena Francisco (PT)
Chair

Henning Schliephake (DE)
Member

Gerhard Iglauht (DE)
Member

Andreas Stavropoulos (DK)
Member

Ferruccio Torsello (IT)
Member

Affiliation subcommittee

PositionFirst nameLast nameCountry
ChairIrenaSailerSwitzerland
MemberHenningSchliephakeGermany
MemberBjörnKlingeSweden
MemberVivianneChappuisSwitzerland
MemberPetraGierthmülenGermany
MemberGunnarHawiUK
MemberFedericoHernandez AlfaroSpain
MemberUlrikeKuchlerSwitzerland
MemberNikosMattheosHong Kong
MemberMarioRoccuzzoItaly
MemberAndreasStavropoulosSweden
MemberLeonardoTrombelliItaly
MemberPascalValentiniFrance
MemberStefanWolfartGermany
MemberFraukeMüllerSwitzerland