Position: Professor and Chairman

Organization: Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland

Biography Text: Anton Sculean is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Periodontology and currently the Head of the Dental Research Center (DRC) of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland. Prof. Sculean has authored more than 600 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 50 chapters in periodontal textbooks and has delivered more than 1000 lectures at national and international meetings. He is Editor in Chief of Periodontology 2000, the N° 1 ranked journal in Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Medicine and is currently listed as the top-rated expert in Periodontics in the world https://www.expertscape.com/ex/periodontics. His h-Index is 110 (google scholar) and 73 (web of science). Prof. Sculean has received numerous research awards including the Distinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), the Eminence Award of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), the Anthony Rizzo Young Investigator Award from the Periodontal Research Group (PRG) of the IADR, the IADR/PRG Award in Regenerative Periodontal Medicine, the Scientific Award of the Lasers & Bio-photonics Scientific Group of the IADR, the Distinguished Teacher Award from the European Orthodontic Society, Honorary Membership of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), and the Medal of Honour from the George Emil Palade University, Targu-Mures, Romania. He has been awarded honorary doctorates (Dr. h.c.) by Victor Babes University Timisoara, Romania, Semmelweis University Budapest, Carol Davila University, Bucharest, Romania, and the Grigore T. Popa University, Iași, Romania. Prof. Sculean is Past President of the Periodontal Research Group of the IADR, the Swiss Society of Periodontology, the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), the International Academy of Periodontology (IAP), and of the Continental European Division (CED) of the IADR. He was congress chair of EuroPerio11, the world`s largest congress in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. He currently serves as Secretary General of the EFP, member of the Executive Committee of the Osteology Foundation, and board member of the Oral Reconstruction Foundation. His research interests focus on periodontal wound healing and regeneration, regenerative and plastic-esthetic periodontal surgery, use of antibiotics, antiseptics, and novel approaches such as lasers and photodynamic therapy in the treatment of periodontal and peri-implant infections.