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Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. dent. Stefan Wolfart Lecturer M.Sc. Periodontology My name is Prof. Stefan Wolfart and I am Head and Chair of the Clinic of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, Center for Implantology at the University Hospital Aachen (RWTH-Aachen). Dental implantology and implant prosthodontics have been my primary areas of clinical activity for many years. Main areas of research, apart from implantology and implant prosthodontics, include dental esthetics, the clinical performance of new all-ceramic materials, and their associated improvement in quality of life. In 2014 the Quintessence Publishing published my textbook “Implant Prosthodontics – A Patient-Oriented Concept”. It is available in [...]

Prof. Dr. Reiner Mengel Lecturer M.Sc. Periodontology When you have been working in dentistry for over 30 years, you realize that periodontology should be the basis of all disciplines in dentistry. In periodontal treatment, the most important treatment goal is tooth preservation and the establishment of inflammation-free soft tissue. This also applies to implants, which are increasingly used as a prosthetic restoration in many patients. In order to achieve these goals, a biologically oriented scientific training is necessary, which must be combined with the learning of manual skills. This interdependent theoretical and practical training is the prerequisite for the [...]