PRESIDENT 2013-2014

Professor of Oral Surgery, University of Lyon

Dr. Thomas Fortin graduated from the Dental School of Lyon, earning his post-graduate in Oral Surgery in 1995. His practice focuses on procedures such as dental implants, Image-Guided surgery, and oral surgery. Dr. Fortin is also a Professor of Oral Surgery and leads this department at the University of Lyon.

In addition, he belongs to various organizations, including the TIMC Laboratory – a leader in image processing and computer assisted intervention. After developing the first surgical guidance system for implant placement in 1993, Dr. Fortin pioneered the way for Image-Guided Surgery. He has also written numerous works, including the first publication to address Cone Beam Computed Tomography in oral implantology, which was co-written with Professor Bianchi from the University of Torino in 1995.