What the Institute is — and what it is not
The Institute for Implantology and Digital Dentistry Vienna is the independent scientific information and quality platform for implantology and digital dentistry in Austria.
We are not a treatment facility. We are a scientific information and quality platform — independent, non-profit, evidence-based.
"Digital technologies have fundamentally changed implantology. My task at the Institute is to scientifically classify these developments — for both patients and practitioners."
Priv.Doz.Dr.Dr. K. Yerit, President
Priv.Doz.Dr.Dr. K. Yerit
President · Institute for Implantology and Digital Dentistry Vienna
Priv.Doz.Dr.Dr. K. Yerit is founder and president of the Institute. He holds dual licensure in both medicine and dentistry and, as a dentist and university lecturer in oral and maxillofacial surgery (MedUni Vienna), has specialized in navigated implantology, digital diagnostics and the fully digital treatment workflow.
In his institutional role, he is responsible for the scientific direction, quality standards and research agenda of the association. He conducts his clinical work as a practitioner at Smile4Life — in a deliberately separated function.
Legal Basis and Organs
Official Association Name
Institute for Implantology and Digital Dentistry – Research Association for Implantology, Digital Dentistry and Sustainable Technology Development
Association Organs
Scientific Advisory Board
Why the Institute and Smile4Life Belong Together
The Institute defines what constitutes scientific standard in implantology and digital dentistry. Smile4Life applies exactly these standards in clinical practice — every day, in Vienna. The fact that Doz.Dr.Dr. Kaan Yerit unites both worlds is no coincidence: it is the foundation of this cooperation. Those who develop the standards themselves are best positioned to apply them.
For patients, this means: anyone considering treatment at Smile4Life after consulting the Institute is not choosing a generic practice — but the practice that does not merely know the Institute’s highest standards, but lives them. The connection between research and clinical application is not a weakness here — it is the decisive advantage.
A full disclosure of conflicts of interest, selection criteria and editorial methodology is available on the Transparency & Methodology page.
What the Institute Does According to Its Statutes
Become a Member
With a membership, you support research, education and quality development in modern dentistry. Membership is not a prerequisite for treatment and does not confer medical special rights.
Go to Membership PageKey Points
Association Purpose
Scientific research, education and quality assurance in implantology, digital dentistry and sustainable technology development.
Membership
Open to natural and legal persons. Regular members and supporting members. Not an exclusive closed club.
Association Organs
General assembly, board of directors and auditors in accordance with Austrian Association Law (VerG 2002).
Fund Usage
Exclusively for intended purposes according to §§ 34 ff. BAO. No distribution to members.
The statutes can be requested electronically by members at any time and are available for inspection with the competent association authority. ZVR number: 1958642938.
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