TO FOSTER THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND ART OF ORAL IMPLANTOLOGY IN ALL OF ITS PHASES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; TO FOSTER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION; TO IMPROVE PATIENT AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATION; TO OPTIMIZE PATIENT CARE; TO FOSTER ETHICAL STANDARDS; TO GENERALLY DO ALL SUCH ACTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH PROMOTING THE EXCHANGE OF CURRENT AND INNOVATIVE DENTAL IMPLANT-RELATED CONCEPTS, IDEAS AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH IN ALL AREAS OF ORAL IMPLANTOLOGY; AND TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCIENCE AND ART OF ORAL IMPLANTOLOGY.