After some media reported that professors from the Faculty of Dentistry tried to smuggle dental implants, who were traveling with Dean Muhamed Ajanović, the institution reacted promptly.
It should be reminded that upon their arrival in Sarajevo, the professors were subjected to increased control by members of the Indirect Taxation Authority of B&H (ITA), based on an anonymous report. On that occasion, as reported by the ITA, dental implants and other goods were confiscated, with a total value of around 40,000 KM, and several regime media accused professors of smuggling the goods without checking the accuracy of the information, writes portal Pressmedia.
Such incorrect allegations were immediately denied and it was clarified what was this all about about:
- The dental material in question was handed to us because it is necessary for the participants of professional training organized by the Faculty of Dentistry, before starting the training, to get acquainted with the technology and system of materials produced by Ritter, to avoid possible problems during the non-cyclical study Dental implants from basic to advanced. This is the reason why we carried donated implants from the United States, and not with the intent to smuggle it, as you incorrectly stated in your text.
That the statements received from the Faculty of Dentistry in Sarajevo are true is confirmed by a facsimile of a letter sent to this institution by the company "Ritter Implants GmbH & Co. KG", with which the Faculty of Dentistry has established cooperation and which has previously donated dental implants and accompanying equipment to this institution.
The letter states precisely that this is a donation and what exactly is donated.
Wanting to remove any doubts about the alleged value of implants of 40,000 KM, which is speculated about, the company submitted a clear specification with the stated prices.
We requested a comment from Muhamed Ajnović, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry in Sarajevo:
- Thank you for calling me to verify the authenticity of the e-mail with the attachment. This e-mail is authentic, and I take this opportunity to invite you to contact the representatives of Ritter in order to possibly, and in case of further doubts, receive confirmation from them. The Faculty submitted all relevant information and documents to the competent authorities for further action, including the Prosecutor's Office of B&H, because I am deeply aware of the fact that this does not happen by accident, but is an expression of serious engagement of Osman Mehmedagić and his associates in numerous institutions and the ITA.
All of this happened because they want to take revenge on me, and because I dared to respond as a witness to the Prosecutor's Office of Bi& in cases concerning him and his close friend Ranko Debevec.
We should also add that the dental material in question that was delivered should be used for the education organized by the Faculty of Dentistry in Sarajevo in the period from July 10, 2021. To July 13, 2021. It is a non-cyclical study - Dental implants from basic to advanced, in which dr. Maurice Salama DMD, Ph.D. Howard Gluckman BDS, dental technician Amar Canajas and our professors, prof. dr. Lejla Kazazić, Ph.D. dr. Selma Tosum Pošković and prof. dr. Muhamed Ajanović. The material is needed so that the participants in the professional training organized by the Faculty of Dentistry, before starting the training, have the opportunity to get acquainted with the technology and system of materials produced by Ritter, and to avoid possible problems during the non-cyclic study Dental implants from basic to advanced.
