Professor Niklaus P. Lang

Since 1980 Professor and Chairman, University of Berne, School of Dental Medicine.

1997 Odont. Dr. h.c., University of Gothenburg, Sweden;

1995 Honorary Fellow RCPS Glasgow

1994 Dr. Odont. h.c., University of Buenos Aires, Argentina:

1992 Basic Science in Periodontal Disease Award of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR)

Honorary Member of: 2002 Swiss Society of Periodontology (SSP); 1999 German Society of Periodontology (DGP);1999 Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP); 1998 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP);1997 Hellenic Society of Periodontology; 1992 Danish Periodontal Society (DSP); 1991 South African Society of Periodontology; 1989 Dr. Odont.h.c., University of Athens, Greece; 1978 PhD., Medical Faculty, University of Berne, Switzerland

1975 Master of Science in Periodontics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

1970 Dr.med.dent., University of Berne, Switzerland; 2002, 2004 Guest Professor, National University of Singapore; 2000 Guest Professor, University of Göteborg, Sweden

1999/2000 Guest Professor, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

1994 Guest Professor, University of Århus, Denmark;

1994 Guest Professor, University of Hong Kong;

1986 Guest Professsor, University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA;

1980 Professor Extraordinario, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico

Published approximately 350 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Over 1000 lectures in all continents. Editor-in-chief: clinical oral implants research. Associate Editor: journal of clinical periodontology. Special research interests: oral microbiology; prevention, epidemiology, pathogenesis and therapy of periodontal diseases and periimplant infections; clinical research; diagnostic procedures and risk assessment; biology of dental implants.