Osstem Implant Reaches 100th "Faculty Seminar," Expands Global Competitiveness in Clinical Education

Osstem Implant held the "100th Faculty Seminar" on the 12th at the Grand Auditorium in Magok Twin Tower.

Osstem Implant has demonstrated the success of its educational initiatives by holding the 100th "Faculty Seminar," a clinical training program for dentists that has been running for over ten years. The company has established a virtuous cycle by discovering outstanding faculty and connecting them to hands-on training, thereby expanding its competitiveness in the global clinical education market beyond Korea.

Osstem Implant announced on September 14 that it held the "100th Faculty Seminar" on September 12 at the Magok Twin Tower in Gangseo-gu, Seoul.

The Faculty Seminar is an academic program where professors from major dental universities, academic societies, and clinical experts in Korea participate to share the latest knowledge in dentistry and clinical know-how. Since its inception in March 2016, it has been consistently held every month, reaching the milestone of 100 seminars in approximately ten years.

The distinguishing feature of the program is that the invited dental schools or societies directly select the educational topics and content. It has addressed trends and issues of interest in all areas of dental clinical practice, including implant surgery and prosthetics, orthodontics, digital dentistry, dental materials, and oral health.

Rather than a unilateral lecture format, the seminar also emphasized discussion and exchange of opinions between speakers and participants. The company explained that by sharing diverse clinical experiences and perspectives, the program has established itself as an academic platform that provides knowledge applicable in actual clinical settings.

The Faculty Seminar also serves as a channel for Osstem Implant to identify distinguished faculty members for its dentist training programs. By continuously recruiting excellent faculty and involving them in educational programs such as the "Master Course," the company has established a virtuous cycle in which these faculty lead practical training and help raise the overall quality of education.

In 2001, Osstem Implant established the "Osstem Implant Training Center (OIC)," Korea's first specialized implant education institution. Rather than merely teaching how to use its products, the OIC provided practical training focused on actual implant surgery and clinical skill improvement, contributing to the broader adoption of clinical implant practice in Korea.

The Master Course, operated since 2018, offers a structured curriculum that starts with basic theory and progresses through surgery to advanced modules, along with hands-on practice based on real clinical cases. The company develops and continually updates its own textbooks and practice materials and has recently introduced customized training/practice tools utilizing 3D printers.

This educational system has also expanded overseas. Osstem Implant currently operates 38 local OICs in 34 countries and has established over 100 of its 140 permanent training sites worldwide outside Korea. To date, a cumulative total of 150,000 dentists around the world have completed Osstem Implant’s training programs.

The company also offers online education. Through its dental professional portal “OSSTEM,” it provides a wide range of clinical education content, including the Master Course, Faculty Seminar, Wednesday Seminar, Online Surgery, and Case Discussion. It increases accessibility to education through live broadcasting and video-on-demand (VOD) services.

A representative from the Osstem Dental Research Institute said, “Along with the adoption of digital and AI technologies, we will continue to develop the Faculty Seminar as an educational platform that connects new clinical knowledge with future technologies, in line with the rapidly changing dental healthcare environment. Since improving dentists’ clinical skills ultimately leads to better care for patients, we will continue to do our utmost to support educational initiatives.”

Meanwhile, the 100th special edition seminar was held under the theme, "Beyond 100 Sessions, Toward the Future with Osstem Implant." The event included a commemorative video and address looking back on past achievements, followed by lectures on topics such as the long-term stability and clinical application of implant treatment, the latest products, and new treatment concepts. Founding members of the Faculty Seminar also participated as speakers.

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