Mentors in Switzerland

Mentor · Academic

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery · Implantology

Daniel Buser

Professor · Harvard University

Milan, Switzerland

Dr. Daniel Buser has been Professor at the Department of Oral Surgery at the University of Bern in Switzerland (2000-2019). Among others, he spent several sabbaticals, twice at Harvard University (1989-91 and 2016), anmd at the University Melbourne (2007/08). He served as President of various academic associations including the EAO (1996/97), and the ITI (2009-13), the world’s largest association in the field of implant dentistry. He received several scientific awards incl.

Mentor · Academic

Periodontics · Implantology

Jarry Christian

Professor · Practice Institute

Switzerland

Periodontist and dental implant specialist. Graduated from the University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo/Brazil (2005). Associate professor at the Practice Institute in Brasilia/Brazil. Worked in his private practice and in academia and conducted several training courses in implant dentistry in different Brazilian institutions, including the ILAPEO Institute in Curitiba/Brazil. Since 2017 Senior Clinical Relations Manager at Straumann headquarters in Basel/Switzerland.

Mentor · Academic

Periodontics · Paediatric Dentistry

Mehl Albert

Professor · Alexander University

Switzerland

Albert Mehl qualified as a dentist in 1989 at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg. He continued his studies including a Master Degree in Physics there before being appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology and Pediatric Dentistry in 1992.

Mentor · Academic

Prosthodontics

Müller Frauke

Professor · Medical College

Switzerland

Frauke Müller is professor and chair for gerodontology and removable prosthodontics at the University Clinics of Dental Medicine at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She received her dental degrees in Bonn, Germany and spend several years at the London Hospital Medical College, England. Professor Müller has been President of various learned Societies and was from 2011-2019 member of the ITI Board of Directors and Chairman of the Leadership Development Committee.

Mentor · Academic

Prosthodontics

Sailer Irena

Professor · York University

Switzerland

Irena Sailer received her dental education and Dr. med. dent. degree from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany in 1997/ 1998. In 2003 Dr. Sailer received an Assistant Professorship at the Clinic of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences in Zurich. From 2010 on she was an Associate Professor at the same clinic. In 2007 Dr. Sailer was a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, Dental College, New York University, USA.

Mentor

Digital Dentistry

Alessandro Devigus

Dentist and Digital Dentistry Educator

Switzerland

Alessandro Devigus is a dentist in private practice in Bülach, Switzerland, and an educator in digital dentistry. His lectures and workshops cover clinical photography, color science, CEREC, artificial intelligence, and clinical workflows. He previously served as editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry and as president of the Neue Gruppe.

Mentor

Digital Dentistry

Chappuis Vivianne

Oral Surgeon

Switzerland

Vivianne Chappuis is an Oral Surgeon at the University of Bern. During her research fellowship at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston, she examined the molecular basics of bone regeneration to delineate the potential role of growth factors and bioactive molecules. She continued her translational research in the field of tissue regeneration and digital 3D computational imaging. She earned a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Entrepreneurship and as Business Economist.

Mentor · Academic

Periodontics · Implantology

Dieter Bosshardt

Professor

Bern, Switzerland

Prof. em. Dr. Dieter Bosshardt is a Professor (Associate) and Professor Emeritus at the University of Bern, Clinic for Periodontology. He has an extensive publication record (188+ publications) and is associated with Quintessence Publishing. He is featured on OHI-S implantology courses.

Mentor

Prosthodontics · Implantology

Enkling Norbert

Prosthodontist

Switzerland

Norbert Enkling's profile describes work in reconstructive dentistry, gerodontology, oral implantology, and dental materials at the universities of Bern and Bonn. It also lists specialist recognition in prosthetic and reconstructive dentistry.

Mentor

Implantology

Hatt Helle

Implant Dentistry Clinician

Switzerland

10 years of private practice ownership, focusing on interdisciplinary comprehensive treatments. Post graduate diploma in implantology. Among the first European practices utilizing CBCT and guided surgery. Among the first Danish clear aligner providers. Clinical specialist at Invisalign for 2,5 years. Senior clinical advisor at ClearCorrect since 2018.

Mentor

Periodontics · Implantology

Ignacio Sanz Martin

Periodontist

Switzerland

Dr. Ignacio Sanz Martín, DDS, MSc, PhD, is a periodontist and implantologist based in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is associated with GSM Formation and has published with Quintessence Publishing. His research profile is linked to UCM.

Mentor

Dental Medicine, Personalized Dentistry

Ioannidis Alexis

Dentist

Zürich, Switzerland

PD Dr. med. dent. Alexis Ioannidis is a Guest Researcher at the Center for Dental Medicine at the University of Zurich (UZH). He runs Personalized Dentistry in Zürich and has published research in dental medicine.

Mentor

Implantology

Janner Simone

Dentist

Switzerland

PD Dr. med. dent. Simone F.M. Janner, DDS, is associated with the University of Bern in Switzerland. He is an ITI Academy member and has published research on sinus floor elevation. He practices in Bern.

Mentor · Academic

Implantology · Digital Dentistry

Joda Tim

Professor

Switzerland

Professor Dr. Joda is Vice Chair, Head of Dental Technology & Digital Dental Solutions, and Director of the Postgraduate Education Program at the Department of Reconstructive Dentistry, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel, Switzerland. He is Principle Investigator and actively participates in clinical and translational research related to implant workflows and prosthetic treatment concepts in the field of digital dental technologies and health data management.

Mentor · Academic

Periodontics · Implantology

Lang Niklaus

Professor

Switzerland

Professor Niklaus P. Lang is the author of more than 520 publications. He holds four honorary doctorates and honorary membership of more than 10 national and international associations. In 1968 he was awarded the Swiss Dental Association’s renowned Prix Louis Metzger and in 1992, he received the IADR’s Basic Science in Periodontal Disease Award.

Mentor · Academic

Endodontics · Prosthodontics

Magne Pascal

Professor

Switzerland

Dr. Magne is an Associate Professor with Tenure & the Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation Chair of Esthetic Dentistry in the Division of Restorative Sciences, USC, He graduated from University of Geneva Dental School, Switzerland, in 1989 with Med. Dent. Obtained his Doctorate in 1992 and Ph.D. degree in 2002. He received postgraduate training in fixed prosthodontics and occlusion, operative dentistry & endodontics, was lecturer at same university from 1989 until 1997.

Mentor

General Dentistry

Raeber George

Dental Research and Development Executive

Switzerland

George Raeber heads the Global R&D and Innovation department of the Straumann Group. He joined Straumann in 2005 and has held various leadership positions in R&D and Marketing. In addition, he has been involved in several start-ups and was Chairman of the Board of Valoc. George Raeber holds a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Materials Science from the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Mentor · Academic

Periodontics

Sculean Anton

Professor

Switzerland

Anton Sculean is professor and chairman of the Department of Periodontology and currently the Head of the Dental Research Center (DRC) of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland. Prof. Sculean has authored more than 470 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 35 chapters in periodontal textbooks and has delivered more than 500 lectures at national and international meetings. He is Editor in Chief of Periodontology 2000, one of the top 2 ranked journals in Dentistry.

Mentor · Academic

Implantology

Thoma Daniel

Professor

Switzerland

Prof. Dr. med. dent. Daniel S. Thoma is based at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry at the University of Zurich (Zentrum für Zahnmedizin), Switzerland. He is a member of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) and serves on the Osteology Foundation Expert Council. He is an internationally recognized researcher in implant dentistry and reconstructive dentistry.

Mentor · Academic

Periodontics · Prosthodontics

Weber Hans Peter

Professor

Switzerland

Hans-Peter Weber, DMD, Dr.med.dent., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics at Tufts School of Dental Medicine. He holds dental degrees from the University of Berne, Switzerland (1976) and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (1990), as well as Certificates in Prosthodontics (1979) and Periodontology (1984) from the University of Berne.

Mentor

Endodontics · Implantology

Wymann Raphael

Dentist

Switzerland

Raphael Wymann graduated from the University of Bern in 2006 and entered private dental practice in Bern in 2009. His continuing education has focused on CAD/CAM dentistry, implantology, and endodontics.

Mentor · Academic

Endodontics · Periodontics

Zitzmann Nicola

Professor

Switzerland

Nicola Zitzmann is a Professor at the Clinic for Periodontology, Endodontology and Cariology at the University of Basel (department deputy head). N. Zitzmann received her dental degree at the University of Aachen, Germany in 1991, finished her doctoral dissertation in 1992 and worked as an assistant in private practice for 2.5 years. From 1994 to 1997, she completed the postgraduate program at the Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences in Zurich.

PD Dr. med. dent. Goran I. Benic is associated with the Center for Dental Medicine at the University of Zurich (UZH). He practices in Manno, Ticino, Switzerland, at Evidens dental clinic. He is a speaker at EACim congresses on ceramic implantology.

Dr. David Gerdolle is a dentist practicing in Montreux, Switzerland. He runs a modern dental practice and is associated with Premium Dental Clinics and Beige Dental Studio. He is listed on local.ch and OneDoc.