Implant Dentistry Research & Education Foundation

IDREF was established in 1993 in order to substantially advance the science and quality of practice of implant dentistry and to foster high standards of research and education for all dental professionals. Through IDREF the ICOI raises needed funds to support these goals.

What We Have Done
To date, IDREF has contributed well over one million dollars to implant research and education worldwide.

Our Mission
The mission of IDREF is to encourage, to support and to acknowledge innovations in the field of implant dentistry through the sponsorship of research and educational programs.

Our Vision
Through our members, the ICOI, continues to serve thousands of dental implant patients. The advances made possible through our society's research grants, education awards, student awards and consensus conferences continually "raise the bar," so that oral implantology/implant dentistry is perceived as, and is in fact, a mature specialized area of our profession.

Your Support
IDREF needs your continued support! It is essential to fund our existing research grants, student awards and education programs. Donations to IDREF are fully tax deductible and 100% of your donation will go directly to where it is allocated, since the overhead of IDREF is fully absorbed by ICOI general funds.

Annually, many ICOI members, dental corporations and grateful patients generously make and/or pledge contributions to IDREF. We applaud their donations and acknowledge them annually.

IDREF's Board of Trustees
A Board of Trustees separate from the ICOI's Board of Directors governs IDREF. ICOI's Executive Committee functions to oversee the administrative activities of IDREF.

The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
The Scientific Advisory Board is made up of world-renowned and respected university researchers who have made significant contributions in basic science and\or applied research. The SAB, under the leadership of Dr. Jon Susuki, is responsible for formally reviewing all grant proposals submitted to IDREF for both extramural and intramural research funding. All formal grants go through a blind primary and secondary critique process with copies of the reviews returned to the investigator. After the reviews are completed, the SAB presents the choices for grant funding to IDREF's Board. IDREF's grant review procedures mirror those used by the NIH. Members of the Scientific Advisory Board are:

IDREF Scientific Advisory Board

Dr. Jon Suzuki - Chair
Associate Dean
Temple University
3223 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19140

Dr. Thomas Rams
Professor and Senior Associate Dean
Temple University
3223 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19140

Dr. Ady Palti
Associate Professor
New York University, Department of Implant Dentistry
Associate Professor
Boston University, School of Dental Medicine
Kapuzinerstr. 1a
76530 Baden-Baden
Germany

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IDREF Research Grant Program

Objective
The objective of IDREF grants is to encourage new investigators by providing "seed" or start-up funding for promising research projects. Subject to funds available, grants of $20,000 to $25,000 per application are awarded for one year of support. A second renewal year of support may be requested through our competitive review process.

Eligibility
The principal investigator or co-principal investigator must hold an appropriate terminal degree. A dental resident or Ph.D. candidate may apply if the appropriate department chair or advisor provides a letter confirming that the investigator is coming on staff the year a project is funded.

Deadline for Applications
January 1st.
See the following links for research grant guidelines and the application form:

• Research Grant Guidelines - Application
  

Period of Grant
One full year: April 1 - March 31 or October 1 - September 30

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Research Grant Recipients

Dr. Kristine Kieswetter Mentors: Dr. David Dean and Dr. Zvi Schwartz University of Texas Health Science Center, University of Texas at San Antonio Subject: "The Role of Titanium Surface Roughness in Production of Cytokines and Growth Factors by Osteoblasts Award Date: April 1995 Award Amount: $20,000 Dr. Clark M. Stanford Dows Institute for Dental Research University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Subject: "Osteoblast Phenotypic Responses to HA as a Function of Crystallinity" Award Date: April 1995 Award Amount: $20,000 Dr. Charles Prince University of Alabama at Birmingham Subject: "Cell Attachments to Implant Surfaces: Effects of Implant Pretreatment with Proteoglycan and Osteoponin" Award Date: September 1995 Award Amount: $20,000 Dr. Hugh Devlin University of Manchester, United Kingdom Subject: "Use of the Erbium-Yag Laser in Implantology" Award Date: April 1996 Award Amount: $20,000 Dr. Patrick Vezeau University of Iowa Subject: "Re-Use of Transmucosal Abutments: An In-Vitro Model of Plasma Cleaning and Common Sterilization Techniques" Award Date: September 1996 Award Amount: $20,000($10,000 ICOI/ $10,000 AAIP) Dr. Joo L. Ong University of Texas at San Antonio Subject: "BMP Stimulation of Bone Response Adjacent to Titanium Implant in Vivo" Award Date: September 1997 Award Amount: $25,000 Prof. Seth L. Schor University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland Subject: "The Gelatin-Binding Domain of Fibronectin: A Substratum Dependent Regulator of Fibroblast Migration of Potential Relevance to Oral Implantology" Award Date: September 1997 Award Amount: $25,000 Dr. Hans-Peter Weber Harvard University Subject: "The Effects of Mechanical Perturbation on Human Gingival & Peridontal Ligament Fibroblasts in Vitro" Award Date: September 1997 Award Amount: $25,000 Dr. Regina Landesburg New York University Subject: "Endosteal Cell Interaction with Dental Implant Materials" Award Date: September 1997 Award Amount: $25,000 Primate Research Institute of Buenos Aires Award Date: November 1997 Amount: $10,000 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Oral Health Program Award Date: January 1998 Award Amount: $7,500

Dr. John Keller University of Iowa Subject: "Implant Stability in Osteoporotic-like Bone" Award Date: May 1998 Award Amount: $20,000 Smiles For Life St. Jude Hospital for Children Award Date: May 98 Award Amount: $20,000 NYU College of Dentistry Award Date: June 1998 Leonard I. Linkow Professorship: $50,000 NYU College of Dentistry Award Date: June 1998 Dean Edward Kaufman Scholarship fund: $50,000 Dr. Lance Ramp University of Alabama at Birmingham Subject: "Assessment of Implant Osseointegration by Nonlinear Dynamic Response" Award Date: August 1998 Award Amount: $20,000 Dr. Lyndon Cooper University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Subject: "Osteoblast Motility and Osteoconduction" Award Date: May 1999 Amount: $25,000 Yeditepe University Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Hospital Istanbul, Turkey Award Date: June 2001 Amount: $15,000 Dr. Ramin Rohanizadeh New York University Subject: "Development of a Low Temperature Adherent Coating on Titanium Substrates" Award Date: July 2001 Amount: $20,000 Dr. Russell Wang Case Western University Dept. of Restorative Dentistry Subject: "Biomimetic Hydroxyapatite: Syntheses and Cell Interactions" Award Date: August 2002 Amount: $20,000 Dr. Joel Bumgardner University of Memphis Subject: "Chitosan: A Biobased Implant Coating" Award Date: September 2004 Award Amount: $20,000 Primate Research Institute of Buenos Aires Award Date: November 2005 Amount: $10,000 Temple University School of Dentistry Award Date: December 2005 Amount: $14,000

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IDREF Education Awards:
In addition to research funding, the ICOI funds programs dedicated to supporting implant education. Recent recipients have been:

Dr. Dr. Karl Donath
University of Hamburg, Germany
Award Date: 1996
Amount: $10,000*
{*An Additional $10,000 was provided by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Zahnaerztliche Implantologie (DGZI), our component society in Germany.}

American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry (ABOI)
Promotion of a United States "Ad Hoc" Board for Specialty
Recognition and Credentialing
Award Date: 1998
Amount: $10,000

Pre-doctoral Practice Awards
Educational travel grants were made to faculty from 33 dental schools
Award date: 2000
Amount: $15,000 from ICOI/IDREF and $15,000 from the Academy of Osseointegration (AO)

{Note: This project was initiated by the ICOI and the AO to remove a perceived monetary impediment to pre-doctoral implant placement and restoration. Nobel Biocare USA Inc., The Straumann Co. and Sulzer Calcitek, Inc. agreed to support this program for (5) five years by providing (2) two implants and restorative parts per student. Surgical instrumentation and devices were also donated to each participating school.}

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Unrestricted grant honoring Mr. Kenzo Morita
Award Date: October 2000
Amount: $20,000

NYU College of Dentistry
Bluestone Center
Award Date: February 2004
Amount: $5,000

American Association of Dental Deans Pre-doctoral Overdenture Meeting
Award Date: August 2004
Amount: $10,000

University of Michigan
Dr. Hom-Lay Wang Collegiate Professorship
Award Date: December 2004
Amount: $10,000

University of Michigan
Dr. Hom-Lay Wang Collegiate Professorship
Award Date: November 2005
Amount: $10,000

People Helping People
Azama Dental Clinic, Ecuador
Award Date: November 2005
Amount: $5,000

Richard E. Stallard Memorial Scholarship
Boston University
Award Date: November 2005
Amount: $1,000

Louisiana State University/Katrina Relief
Award Date: November 2005
Amount: $6,000

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ICOI/IDREF Consensus Conferences:
ICOI\IDREF has also been instrumental in bringing together experts on implant education. The ICOI with substantial contributions from industry has held five consensus conferences for the development of curriculum guidelines for oral implantology:

Osseointegration in Oral Implantology (1988)

Pre-Doctoral Dental Implant Education (1990)

Implant Education in General Practice Residency/Advanced Education in General Dentistry Programs (1991)

Oral Implantology\Implant Dentistry for Dental Hygiene Education and Continuing Education for Practicing Dental Hygienists (1995)

Vertical Dimension of Occlusion Relating to Implants (2002)

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IDREF Student Awards:
Since 1992, the ICOI has awarded over $100,000 in pre-doctoral student awards to those individuals who have demonstrated the most interest in and enthusiasm for dental implantology. Not only is there a financial commitment to these students but they also become ICOI members and attend an ICOI symposium at no charge. Beginning in 2002 fifty percent of the funding for these student awards has been contributed by Sullivan-Schein Dental, a division of Henry Schein, Inc.

The following dental schools have been active participants in this program:

• Baylor College of Dentistry
• Boston University
• Case Western Reserve University
• Columbia University
• Creighton University
• Havard School of Dental Medicine
• Howard University
• Indiana University
• Loma Linda University
• Louisiana State University
• Marquette University
• Medical College of Georgia
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Meharry Medical College
• New York University
• Northwestern University
• Ohio State University
• Oregon Health Sciences University
• Southern Illinois University
• State University of New York @ Buffalo
• State University of New York @ Stony Brook
• Temple University
• Tufts University
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• University of California - Los Angeles
• University of California - San Francisco
• University of Colorado
• University of Connecticut
• University of Detroit Mercy
• University of Florida
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Iowa
• University of Kentucky
• University of Louisville
• University of Maryland
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
• University of Minnesota
• University of Mississippi
• University of Missouri - Kansas City
• University of Nebraska Medical Center
• University of Oklahoma
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Southern California
• University of Texas Houston
• University of Texas San Antonio
• University of the Pacific
• University of Washington
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• West Virginia University

An Open Door
ICOI is known for being inclusive, proactive and creative. If any member has an idea to advance the goals of IDREF or increase donations, please call our Executive Director, R. Craig Johnson at (800) 442-0525 or (973) 783-6300 or email us at icoi@dentalimplants.com.

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