AIOP Young The Contest dedicated to Dentists and Dental Technicians Under 40

Opportunity to present your clinical case in front of AIOP active members

Free AIOP 2027 Membership for the top 3 ranked entries

Exclusive prizes for the top three finalists

Competition Subject:

A personally performed prosthetic treatment, detailing clinical and technical aspects.

Who is it addressed to:

Clinicians and Technicians under 40 and traineeship students currently enrolled in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics Degree.It is recommended to apply for the Competition as a Clinician–Technician pair, provided that both candidates are under 40 years of age.

Date for Announcement of Invited Presenters in Riccione: March 16th, 2026

REGISTRATION DETAILS

  • Case Submission Deadline: March 9th, 2026
  • Requirements: To apply for the contest, candidates must be correctly registered at the XVII AIOP Mediterranean Meeting.
  • Case Presentation Date: Friday, March 27th
    • Send your work to: aiopriccione@mvcongressi.it
    • The use of the official template is recommended but not mandatory
    • There will be a Q&A session after the presentation, involving both the Evaluation Committee and past and present participants
    • Participants are encouraged to attend all presentations
  • Official language: Italian / English
  • Evaluation Committee:
    • Nicola Scotti (Dentist, External Member)
    • Pierluigi Casella (Dentist, Committee President)
    • Francesco Romagnoli (Dentist)
    • Stefano Petreni (Dental Technician)
    • Luca Santoni (Dental Technician)
  • Voting Criteria from 1 to 10 by the Committee
    • Treatment plan and technical project
    • Prosthetic complexity relative to the candidate’s age
    • Documentation
    • Presentation
    • Consistency and quality of the final case
  • The Committee will select the three finalists who will present in the plenary hall on March 28th : The three candidates with the highest scores will be invited to present their case on Saturday, March 28th, in front of the Meeting audience; each will have 10 minutes for their presentation.
  • The vote of the Committee, combined with that of the Meeting audience in equal proportion, will determine the winner.
  • Award ceremony will be held in the plenary hall.

PRIZES The top 3 finalists will receive free AIOP membership for 2027.
All participants will be entitled to attend a training day at a Major Sponsor.

  • Full kit for veneer cementation – VOCO
  • AIOP 2027 Membership
  • Invitation to the Closed Meeting 2026
  • Whitening kit – DENTALTREY
  • AIOP 2027 Membership
  • Invitation to the Closed Meeting 2026
  • AIOP 2027 Membership
  • Invitation to the Closed Meeting 2026

Nel contesto del XIV Meeting Mediterraneo al Palacongressi di Rimini si è svolto nei giorni 24-25 marzo 2023 il Concorso AIOP Young, nuovo contest rivolto ai giovani Soci Ordinari Odontoiatri e Odontotecnici di età inferiore ai 35 anni.

Sono stati 9 i candidati selezionati che hanno potuto presentare i loro casi davanti alla Commissione valutatrice composta dall’Odt. Nicolino Angeloni, Odt. Valter Bolognesi, Dott. Davide Cortellini, Dott. Alessandro Iorio Siciliano, Odt. Vincenzo Mutone, Odt. Giuliano Vitale.

Il voto della platea ha infine definito la seguente classifica finale:

1° classificato

Odt. Luigi Vitale – Dott. Mattia Marciano

2° classificato

Dott. Federico Amoroso

3° classificato

Dott. Roberto Apponi

E’ stata una grande opportunità per i partecipanti che hanno potuto farsi conoscere e confrontarsi con i nostri Soci Attivi scambiando opinioni e chiedendo loro qualche consiglio sui casi clinici presentati ed è stato entusiasmante per noi di AIOP ottenere un riscontro così forte da giovani colleghi.

AIOP da sempre attenta al coinvolgimento dei giovani e alla loro crescita professionale all’interno dell’Accademia ha messo a punto un programma di aggiornamento dedicato ai Soci Young che vogliano intraprendere un serio percorso formativo e di aggiornamento in protesi coniugando le
indispensabili conoscenze tradizionali con il moderno approccio delle nuove tecnologie digitali.

Vi aspettiamo al prossimo appuntamento del Concorso AIOP Young.

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SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT

Accademia Italiana di Odontoiatria Protesica
Piazza di Porta Mascarella, 7 40126 Bologna
Email: aiopriccione@mvcongressi.it

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIAT

MV Congressi
Via Marchesi, 26D - Direzionale Odeon - 43126 Parma - Italy
Tel. +39 0521 290191
Fax +39 0521 291314
Email: aiopriccione@mvcongressi.it