Professional experience and Education
2013-2019 Professor at the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Duesseldorf, Germany
2004-2013 Research fellow at the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Duesseldorf, Germany
2000-2004 postgraduate training in orthodontics at 1996-2000 at the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Duesseldorf, Germany
1996-2000 postgraduate training in oral surgery at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at University of Muenster, Germany
1990-1996 Dentistry Student at University of Muenster, Germany

Honors and Awards
2007 First Prize of the German Orthodontic Society
2009 First Prize of the European Orthodontic Society
2015 Honorary Member of the South African Society of Orthodontists
2018 Best oral presentation from the 21st Meeting of German Society of Lingual Orthodontics
2019 Active Member of the Angle Society (Eastern Component)

Research interests
Non-compliant and invisible orthodontic treatment strategies (TADs, lingual orthodontics and aligner).
CAD-CAM Technologies