▁called ▁the ▁process ▁os se o integration . ▁The ▁toler ation ▁to ▁long - term ▁presence ▁of ▁tit an ium ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁new ▁research ▁in ▁using ▁it ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁anchor ▁for ▁artificial ▁teeth . ▁ ▁Zam et ▁purs ued ▁recognition ▁for ▁period ont ology ▁as ▁a ▁UK ▁special ity ▁and ▁played ▁an ▁influ ential ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁D ental ▁Council ' s ▁Special ist ▁Register ▁in ▁Period ont ology . ▁ ▁Other ▁roles ▁ ▁Soci eties ▁He ▁took ▁up ▁respons ib ilities ▁in ▁numerous ▁soci eties , ▁including ▁President , ▁Honor ary ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁and ▁Honor ary ▁Life ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Society ▁of ▁Period ont ology , ▁a ▁Life ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Period ont ology ▁and ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁D ental ▁Society ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁Al pha ▁Om ega ▁International ▁D ental ▁F rat ern ity ▁At ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁Jewish ▁students ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁form ▁social ▁groups , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Jewish ▁dent al ▁students ▁founded ▁The ▁Al pha ▁Om ega ▁International ▁D ental ▁F rat ern ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁School ▁of ▁D ental ▁Medicine , ▁which ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁oldest ▁international ▁dent al ▁organisation ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁international ▁Jewish ▁medical ▁organisation . ▁It ▁eventually ▁incorpor ated ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁al umn i ▁and ▁student ▁chap ters ▁in ▁ten ▁countries . ▁ ▁Zam et ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁twenty -