Prof. Dr. med. dent. Nicole Arweiler Lecturer M.Sc. Periodontology My name is Nicole Arweiler. I am the Director and Chair of the Department (and Clinic) of Periodontology and Peri-Implant Diseases at Dental School and Hospital, Philipps University of Marburg. I have been clinically working and researching in the area of preventive dentistry and periodontology for 25 years now. My personal focus is on biofilm management (supra- and subgingival as well as home-care and professional) which is elementary both for prevention, therapy and maintenance care of periodontal and peri-implant diseases. In this context, I was (leadingly) involved in different national [...]

Dr. med. dent. Christian Hammächer Lecturer M.Sc. Periodontology Dr. Christian Hammächer graduated from university of Aachen/Germany in 1997. Following two years of working experience in a private practice, in 1999 he became assistant doctor in the department of prosthodontics at the university hospital of Aachen (Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. H. Spiekermann) and in 2006 senior physician. In 2007 the “Dental practice centre for Implantology, Periodontology and Prosthodontics Dr. Hammächer / Prof. Stein” in Aachen was founded. His main fields of interest are implant surgery, hard and soft tissue management, perio-prosthodontics and implant prosthodontics. Curriculum Vitae [...]

Prof. Dr. Jamal M. Stein, MSc. Lecturer M.Sc. Periodontology Both as a clinician and researcher, etiology and therapy of periodontal diseases have always been the main focus of my professional life. Graduated at the University of Halle, I started my research career at the RWTH University Aachen, post-graduated as specialist for periodontology of the German Federation of Periodontology / EFP and established synoptic treatment concepts for periodontal and peri-implant diseases in our specialized private practice in Aachen. Knowledge that arose from these long-term activities have been published in several original articles, reviews, book-chapters and have been educated in national [...]

Dr. med. dent. Christoph K.-H. Kossack Lecturer M.Sc. Periodontology I was already fascinated by medicine and IT as a child. My father is a dentist and used to take me to his clinic as a child occasionally. At the age of 10 I developed my first computer program. That fascinated me. Aside from programming, you could not do that much with a computer back then either. There weren't any great 3D games. After university I was able to combine my two passions and I am now incredibly happy in both professions. Curriculum Vitae [...]

Prof. Dr. Jörg Neugebauer Lecturer M.Sc. Periodontology After my dental study in Heidelberg I started my career in dental industry. As responsible person for R&D I had my first contacts with a 3D-diagnostic tool. During my scientific work after the training as Oral Surgeon at University Cologne I got a deep insight into the development of CBCT. Since 2007 I perform CBCT courses for various organizations under the specific German legislative requirements for radiation protection. My goal for these often assumed “boring duty” courses is to provide the relevant information with some entertainment and intensive clinical experience and background [...]

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. dent. James Deschner Lecturer M.Sc. Periodontology After many years of working at various university dental clinics in Germany and abroad, e.g. USA and Australia, my heart beats with a very special passion for periodontology, and here again especially for the aetiopathogenesis of periodontitis as well as the interactions between periodontal and systemic diseases.  I am the Director of the Department of Periodontology and Operative Dentistry at the University Medical Center Mainz. In particular, the trinity of patient treatment, research and teaching excites me about my university work. Sharing my knowledge and experience with others is not [...]