Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Georg Conrads Lecturer M.Sc. Periodontology I was always fascinated by the power and importance of microbes: their contribution to evolution, to the circle of elements and life, to the production of tasty food and drinks and, last but not least, to health & disease. To understand microorganisms is both, my profession and passion. Graduated as biologist, practiced in clinical microbiology and educated in theoretical dentistry,  I contributed to science and practice with a few hundreds of papers, reviews, book-chapters, lectures, but also marketed diagnostic products. Thereby, about half of my life’s output addressed periodontology. Being [...]

Dr. med. dent. Johannes-Simon Wenzler Lecturer M.Sc. Periodontology My name is Johannes-Simon Wenzler. I am Senior doctor and lecturer in the Clinic for Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry at the University Hospital RWTH Aachen. You will get to know me at the latest within Module 5: Aesthetics, Function and Emergency Management and Module 8: Lasers in Periodontal Therapy with some of my very appreciated colleagues. I myself have been working in the clinical and scientific field for a few years, with a lot of passion, especially in the field of endodontology and periodontology, and I am focusing on [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]