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The story behind Resonance Frequency Analysis
More than 25 years ago, scientists Prof. Neil Meredith and Prof. Peter Cawley, shared the frustration of not being able to determine osseointegration in an accurate, objective, and consistent way – beyond their own dexterity and tactile skills. The concept of Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) was thereby developed – a method that has now become an international benchmark among dental implant specialists.
Prof. Neil Meredith
"BDS., MSC., FDS RCS., PhD, PhD. Professor in Prosthodontics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Neil has been placing and restoring dental implants for over thirty years. After completing an MSc in Fixed Prosthodontics at the Eastman in London in 1987 he was awarded a PhD at Imperial College in 1992. He then invented RFA, the diagnostic technique that became Osstell; the world standard for the measurement of implants stability. He undertook research with P-I Brånemark and Tomas Albrektsson in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was awarded a second PhD for his work. He returned to the UK as Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials at Leeds University. In 1998 Neil invented a Dental Implant System and raised Venture Capital funding to secure its development. As CEO he carried the system and company through the next ten years where it showed exceptional growth and success. He then moved to Australia to return to Academia as Professor of Prosthodontics at UQ and latterly at James Cook University. He has lectured and published widely and internationally but his real passion is clinical patient treatment and teaching."