Academy of Oral Implantology was formed by a group of like minded oral implantologists four years back with the aim to advance the science and art of oral implantology, to promote the current innovative procedures, to foster research and promote education.

In a short span of four years, AOI has organized several programmes of continued dental education by inviting both national and international speakers. In four years, academy's membership strength has grown upto 300 members. In this duration our academy has also got affiliated with ICOI.

Besides the CDE, the implant practitioners get together at an informal platform and discuss each others cases and problems. With so many implant systems in the market today, having complete knowledge of all the systems is highly unlikely. So we like to rely on our fellow implant dentists to share their experiences of different implant systems, and develop a shared pool of knowledge and ultimately benefitting all practitioners to provide a predictable and affordable implant treatment to their patients.

The AOI executive has formed a Study Group-Delhi Implant Study Circle (DISC) where any AOI member can participate and widen this pool of information. Such programs are held monthly at a mutually convenient location, with consultation of the attending participants. All members are urged to share their experiences at this platform, where all of us are learners.

AOI has provided a platform where major implant companies have been able to introduce their products to common audience and the participants have also benefitted by comparing various implant systems and attending hands on sessions of all the systems. The patronage of our supporters and well wishers has been immensely encouraging, without whose favorable response our goals would have remained dreams.

Organizing such events is priority for AOI as scientific knowledge is fast changing and so is the science of implantology. We do hope that this will fulfill the quest for knowledge of practitioners utilizing the evidence based concepts in use.

More information regarding academy and the forthcoming congress can be seen on our website www.aoi-india.org and www.aoi-india.com.