Michael Gahlert
Dr. med. dent.

Dr. Gahlert studied at the University of Freiburg, Germany, where he obtained his diploma as a dentist.  He has a Doctorate in the area of experimental microbiology and has worked in the Oral Surgery Department of the University Clinic of Freiburg with further training in the areas of dentoalveolar surgery, periodontology and implant dentistry. In 1990 he obtained his diploma as a dental surgeon, and joined the practice of  Professor Dr. Heinz Kniha in Munich, focussing on implant dentistry and periodontology. He is a fellow of the International Team of Implantology (ITI), and was a member of its Development Commission. In 2001 he initiated the first development project related to the ceramic implant, starting at the Technical University in Munich. He is a member of the University Clinic of Basel since 2011, where he does scientific collaboration at the high-tech research area of Basel University Hospital under the leadership of Professor Hans Florian Zeilhofer. Additional research has been done in co-operation with the University of Bern Dental Clinic, the University of Munich’s Institute of Anatomy, and the Medical Health Centre in San Antonio under the leadership of Prof. Dr. David Cochran.