Markus Blatz, professor and chair of preventive & restorative sciences at Penn Dental Medicine, has been named president of the International Academy for Adhesive Dentistry (IAAD). Dr. Blatz was officially appointed to this leadership post during the IAAD’s First Biennial Meeting on Adhesive Dentistry, held last September in Orlando, Florida.

Dr. Blatz was among the founding organizers of the Academy. He is a leader in the field of aesthetic dentistry and co-author of the book Evolution: Contemporary Protocols for Anterior Single-Tooth Implants, which has been translated into eight languages—the most recent being Portuguese, released in conjunction with the IN 2015 Latin American Osseointegration Congress, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil last October. Dr. Blatz was among the invited speakers, presenting two lectures, “Material Update for Implant-supported Prostheses” and “Restorative Material Options for Aesthetic and Functional Success in Implant Dentistry.”