Urs Belser

Graduated as DMD at the Dental Institute, University of Zurich; then Postgraduate specialty training in Reconstructive Dental Medicine. 1976-1980: Senior Lecturer at the Department of Fixed Prosthodontics and Dental Materials of the University of Zurich (Chairman: Prof. Dr. Peter Schaerer). Visiting Assistant Professor (1980-1982) at the Departments of Oral Biology (Chairman: Prof. Dr. A.G. Hannam) and Clinical Dental Sciences (Chairman: Prof. Dr. W. A. Richter), University of British Columbia (Canada). 1983-2012: Professor and Chairman of Fixed Prosthodontics and Occlusion at the University of Geneva. President of the Swiss Association of Reconstructive Dentistry 1984-88. 2002: Recipient of the Scientific Research Award of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics (GNYAP). President of the European Association of Prosthodontics (EPA) 2002-2003. 2006 Visiting Professor, Harvard University, School of Dental Medicine (Boston, USA), Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences (Prof. Dr. H. P. Weber). 2012-20 Guest Professor, Departments of Oral Surgery and Stomatology (Prof. Dr. D. Buser), and Fixed Prosthodontics (Prof. Dr. U. Braegger), School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern. 2013: Honorary Fellow of the ITI. 2013-2017 Editor-in-Chief of the Forum Implantologicum of the ITI. 2014: Honorary Membership and Lecturer of the Year Award, American College of Prosthodontists (ACP). 2018: Morton Amsterdam Interdisciplinary Teaching Award. 2021: Publication of “Biomimetic Restorative Dentistry” (Pascal Magne & Urs Belser; 2nd ed.; Quintessence Publ.). 2022: Publication of “3STEP-Adhesive Prosthodontics” (Francesca Vailati & Urs Belser; EDRA Publ.). Research activities in implant dentistry and adhesive reconstructive dental medicine.