CONDITIONS FOR CASE SUBMISSION
If chosen to receive Let Them Shine Funds, Practitioner agrees to adhere to the case submission conditions listed herein.
Case is valid only if this case submission form is completed and duly signed by the Practitioner and sent in together with the Case Documentation consisting of digital images including legends, a brief patient history as described hereafter in the Case Documentation Requirements.
Each Practitioner individually represents and warrants that only Straumann Group products will be used. Only treatment plans where Straumann products will be used in accordance with the product's Instructions for Use (ifu.neodent.com.br/en or ifu.straumann.com) will be considered for selection by Let Them Shine.
Let Them Shine is affiliated with the Straumann Group Centralized Production Center located in Arlington, TX. Submitting clinicians without an internal lab or a lab willing to provide the services free of charge will be required to use Straumann Group Manufacturing to fabricate the final prosthesis for the case. Restorative materials available through Straumann’s manufacturing facility include milled monolithic crowns and bridges, CAD/CAM abutments, Titanium bars, and full arch zirconia prostheses. This will allow Let them Shine to manage spending efficiently and support many more patients in need.
The Practitioner(s) individually represent and warrant to be the exclusive author(s) and exclusive owner(s) of all rights related to the Case Documentation submitted and that no manipulation other than cropping, rotating and/or adjustments of contrast and brightness have been performed on the digital images presented with the Case Documentation, and that all registered Practitioners were actively involved in the treatment. Each Practitioner individually represents and warrants that all information given in connection with the Case Documentation is true and valid.
Each Practitioner individually represents and warrants that he or she has obtained a legally valid waiver and consent from the patient to use the images in connection with this case contest. A copy of that consent is hereby attached.
All Case Documentation will be subject to Straumann USA, LLC Legal and Regulatory review and will only be accepted after final approval.
CASE DOCUMENTATION CHECKLIST
The Case Documentation may either be provided on a CD, USB Flash Drive or via email. Photographs are to be converted into a digital format. Digital images must be submitted in TIF or JPEG format and should have print quality (min. 300 dpi resolution).
An abstract of patient initial situation; chief complaint, diagnosis with explanation for why the StraumannGroup restorative solution was/were chosen, treatment protocol and results at furthest follow up time point in a common digital text format must be included with the Case Documentation. The maximum length of such abstract should not exceed 1500 words. The text must be in English.
Abstract should include the following information:
- Description of the patient: age, sex, (non)smoker, any systematic diseases, patient history.
- Description of the initial situation
- Description of planning and performance of the surgical operation and dental lab procedure
- Precise details of the Straumann products employed (e.g. Straumann® BLT Implants, Variobase®, n!ce® etc.)
- Clinical result immediately after the treatment
- Clinical results after placement of the final prosthesis
- Treatment outcome from the patients’ point of view (potentially participate in a testimonial video with the patient)
- Testimonial from treating clinicians about Straumann® restorative solutions as a practice differentiator
The number of digital images submitted must not be fewer than 2 and not more than 18. Digital images should include at least one pre-operative image and one post-operative displaying the entire treatment area. All digital images must be numbered consecutively and indicate length of time since treatment.
MISCELLANEOUS
Case documentation submitted to Let Them Shine by Practitioner(s) may be featured on Straumann USA, Straumann Canada, Neodent USA or Neodent Canada, Let Them Shine or Straumann Group promotional materials to include education pieces, marketing, website, newsletters, social media, eNews, emails, print, online or other media, etc., at Let Them Shine's discretion.
The Case Documentations submitted will not be returned to the Practitioners.
This Case Submission Form is governed by US law. The exclusive place of jurisdiction is the ordinary courts of Delaware.
Clinician represents and warrants that the clinician will provide the patient with adequate instructions for care after the procedure and provide all necessary follow up maintenance as deemed appropriate in the clinician’s professional opinion.
ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
The Practitioner(s) grant and herewith irrevocably assign to Let Them Shine and its affiliates the worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty free right to publish the Case Documentation. The foregoing grant and assignment of rights includes – but is not limited to – the use of the Case Documentation as often as desired in all media for purposes of lectures, presentations and broadcasting, and for the production and distribution of print, audiovisual and electronic reproductions.
The Practitioner(s) herewith entitle Let Them Shine and its affiliates to edit the Case Documentation with respect to format and language. Any changes will be sent to Practitioners prior to publication for permission. Prior to any publication of a Case Documentation according to rights granted above, whether edited or not, Let Them Shine shall inform Practitioner 1 as named on page 1 of this Case Submission Form. With any publication of the Case Documentation, either edited or not, the name of each Practitioner as is stated on the case submission form will be published. Each Practitioner herewith warrants that their name, position and title are accurate.
Let Them Shine and Straumann Group North America reserve the right to use the Case Documentations and any photos/video shot before/after surgery and following final restoration in all Let Them Shine and Straumann Group publications including but not limited to the Straumann Group North America websites (Let Them Shine (straumann.com), teethtoday.com, straumann.us, straumann.ca, neodent.us, neodent.ca, etc.)
By submitting this Case Submission Form, Practitioner accepts the terms and conditions of this Case Submission Form as binding terms and conditions for participation and undertakes to adhere to the terms and conditions in this Case Submission Form.
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