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Hall of Honors

The direction of implant dentistry has been shaped and influenced by many individuals over the last 40+ years. The ITI Hall of Honors page pays tribute to a number of these individuals who have made a significant contribution to the field and/or the ITI and have been distinguished by an ITI Honorary Fellowship or an ITI Distinguished Achievement Award.

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Honorary Fellows

By awarding an Honorary Fellowship, the ITI pays tribute to long-standing Fellows who have contributed significantly to the field of implant dentistry as well as the goals of the ITI.

Honorary Fellows - Portrait list

  • André Schroeder †

    Switzerland

    1992

  • Franz Sutter

    Switzerland

    1993

  • Wilfried Schilli †

    Germany

    1999

  • Robert K. Schenk †

    Switzerland

    2005

  • Samuel K. Steinemann †

    Switzerland

    2005

  • Erik Hjørting-Hansen †

    Denmark

    2006

  • Gisbert Krekeler †

    Germany

    2006

  • Niklaus P. Lang

    Switzerland

    2008

  • Christiaan ten Bruggenkate

    Netherlands

    2008

  • Yoshikatsu Soejima †

    Japan

    2010

  • Walter Widmer

    Switzerland

    2011

  • Thomas Straumann

    Switzerland

    2011

  • Dieter Weingart †

    Germany

    2012

  • Urs Belser

    Switzerland

    2013

  • Jan Lindhe

    Sweden

    2015

  • Thomas D. Taylor

    USA

    2016

  • Daniel Buser

    Switzerland

    2017

  • Hans-Peter Weber

    USA

    2018

  • Gerhard Wahl

    Germany

    2018

  • Kanichi Seto

    Japan

    2020

  • David Cochran

    USA

    2021

  • Frauke Müller

    Switzerland

    2022

  • Lisa Heitz-Mayfield

    Australia

    2022

  • Luca Cordaro

    Italy

    2023

  • Christoph Hämmerle

    Switzerland

    2023

  • Frank L. Higginbottom

    USA

    2023

  • Hideaki Katsuyama

    Japan

    2023

  • Dean Morton

    USA

    2023

  • Stephen Chen

    Australia

    2024

  • Daniel Wismeijer

    Netherlands

    2024

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ITI Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients

Introduced in 2022, the ITI Distinguished Achievement Award honors individuals within and beyond the ITI who are active in implant dentistry and have contributed significantly to a specific milestone topic in implant dentistry or have been an outstanding ambassador for a particular ITI service or product.

ITI Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients - Portrait list

  • Anthony Dawson

    Australia

    2022

  • Steven Eckert

    USA

    2022

  • Merete Aaboe

    Denmark

    2024

  • Jocelyne Feine

    Canada

    2024