Professional and scientific career / training

1978 High School Graduation (A-Levels) at the age of 17 and work as an assistant medic at the orthopaedic hospital of the University Leipzig / Germany

1979 Matriculation for medical studies at the University Leipzig

1980 Preliminary medical examination at the University Leipzig

1979-1984 Further work as a medic in the orthopaedic and radiological hospital of the University Leipzig in addition to the medical school studies.

1979-1984 3-months work experience; each at the Universities of Moscow, Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Pecs (Hungary)

1983 Thesis essay at the Karl-Sudhoff-Institute of the University Leipzig to achieve dipl. "med" (title) / Doctor of Dental Medicine

Since 1983 regular work as a trainee consultant at the Policlinic Taucha / stomatology department

1984 Completion of dental studies and licensure

1984 Start of the professional career as a dentist in the hospital / Policlinic Eilenburg including work (internship) experience for several months in the department of otolaryngology, extensive care, internal medicine, psychiatry as well as an internship for several months at the University Leipzig in the oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS)

1986 Graduation at the University Leipzig with degree as Dr. med. / Karl-Sudhoff Institute of the University / Prof. Thom

1988/89 Participation at the "Monday Demonstration" in Leipzig and "escape" to the "West" (Federal Republic of Germany)

1989 bis 1990 Employee as a dentist in a private practice in Karlsruhe

1990 bis 1991 Employee as dentist in a private practice in Höxter

1991 Takeover of a dental practice at the Burgstrasse 10 49716 Meppen (Germany) from previous dental practitioner W. Grote / since then self-employed.

Regular participation at the annual congress of the "ZKN" in Braunlage until 2005

2009 Achieving points for training according to the standards of the Federal Association of Dentists, 227 points of 125 requested points

Member of

• Association of Dentists Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) (view website)
  
• National Dental Association Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) (view website)
  
• Independent Association of German Dentists (view website)
  
• Union of Independent Contract Dentists (view website)
  
• American Dental Association (ADA) (view website)

Since 2002 annual certified training by the American Dental Association (ADA) in the above mentioned work areas.

Since 2006 district chairman of funds of Independent Association of German Dentists (FVDZ)