1983-1985 University of Konstanz, Bachelor of Science in Biology
1985-1992 Dental School University Berlin and Heidelberg, Germany
1992 Certification as Dentist
1992-2015 Dep. for Craniomaxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, University Heidelberg; Interdisciplinary Dep. for Oral Surgery and Implantology, University of Cologne, Germany
2009 Doctorate Dr. med. dent.
Since 2012 Implantologist in a private practice in Berlin, Germany
Since 2014 Founder and managing director of the independent Medical Materials Research Institute, officially accredited as testing laboratory according DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025
Since 2016 Guest researcher at the Charité University Medicine Berlin / Campus Benjamin Franklin; Department of Prosthodontics
Since 2016 Managing director of the CLEANIMPLANT FOUNDATION, non-profit organization performing periodical quality assessment studies in implant dentistry
2017 Publication of a consensus document and guideline on the cleanliness of dental implants; Introduction of the “Trusted Quality Seal” for dental implant systems
2019 Publication of a pilot study with Tomas Albrektsson: On the Cleanliness of Different Oral Implant Systems, (Journal of Clinical Medicine)
2022 Publication on the Quality Assessment of Ceramic Oral Implant Systems (International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants) in collaboration with the Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg and the Charité University Medicine Berlin