EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM
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- Graduated at the University of Gent (RUG), Dep. of Oral & Dental Medicine, in 1981.
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- Special degree in Oral Implantology in 1989.
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- Doctor in Oral Implantology in 1995.
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- Personal assistant to prof. Dr. Arthur Ashman, founder of the A. Ashman.
Department for Implant Dentistry, at New York University, 1996 - 2005.
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- Co-researcher with Arthur Ashman on bone substitutes, 1996 – now.
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- Member, Fellow and Diplomate of the ICOI (International Congress of Oral Implantologists).
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- Member and international examiner of the ICOI Advanced Credentialing.
Commission for Advanced Implant Dentistry/Oral Implantology, effective Feb. 2001.
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- Member of the EAO (European Association for Osseointegration).
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- Member of the IAP (International Academy of Periodontology).
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- Member of the AACFP (American Academy of Cranio Facial Pain).
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- Member of the MDIS (Mediterranean Dental Implant Society).
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- Honorary appointment to the Research Board of Advisors of the ABI, 2000.
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- International Order of Merit (IOM), Cambridge, 2000, for services to Implant Dentistry.
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- Honorary member of the Advisory Council, IBC, 2000.
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- Council member of The Council of Healthcare Advisors.
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- Member of the International Reviewers Panel of the Medical Science Monitor.
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