The anniversary edition of the Expert Symposium took place on 2 March 2025, once again at the Pullman Hotel in the carnival stronghold, Cologne. The event brought together experts in oral implantology for the 20th time. BDIZ EDI President Christian Berger and Prof. Joachim E. Zöller jointly welcomed the participants, whose overarching theme was “Complications in implantology—why did it happen?”
On the previous day, the programme had included practical workshops with industry partners as the European Committee of the BDIZ EDI was meeting at the same time. Also on Saturday, three dentists took the European Expert in Implantology (EDA) certification examination. Three EDA examiners tested the candidates’ knowledge, expertise and experience and were able to certify a “passed” for each of them. All three are now entitled to use the title European Expert in Implantology (EDA).
At the end of the symposium, the participants joined Prof. Zöller—who, in addition to being BDIZ EDI Vice President, is also President of the Cologne Carnival Committee “Grosse von 1823”—for the Sunday carnival session in Gürzenich Hall.
