JSOI : The Past 50 Years and the Next 50 Years amid COVID-19

Abstract

We are learning many things from the new coronavirus. The cumulative actions of many people will overcome this infectious disease and the whole of society will finally change, bringing an end to the coronavirus crisis. A similar social phenomenon to this crisis occurred regarding implant treatment about ten years ago, which caused the greatest crisis for the Japanese Society of Oral Implantology. In that “implant crisis,” our Society made many accomplishments to solve the problem. We succeeded in regaining social trust by spreading standard treatment methods, improving education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and conveying proper information to patients and society. This experience suggests that the key aim of our Society in future is “to improve the presence of implant treatment.”