**About the Editor**

**Tomas Albrektsson** started working together with p-I Branemark in the development of ˚ osseointegrated implants in 1967. Since then, Albrektsson has published some 400 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and presented more than 1300 lectures to professional audiences. He has a current h-index (Scopus) of 86. Albrektsson has received numerous awards and honorary memberships, as well as two honorary doctorates. Currently, Albrektsson works as an emeritus professor at the Biomaterials Department of the University of Gothenburg, and as a visiting professor at the Prosthodontic Department, University of Malmo, Sweden. ¨
