CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Daniel Buser Address: Aebnistrasse ...

CURRICULUM VITAE
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Daniel Buser
Aebnistrasse 49, CH-3073 Gümligen, Switzerland
January 2, 1954 in Olten (Switzerland)
Citizen of Switzerland
Qualifications:
1973 BS (Matura) at the Kantonsschule in Solothurn (Switzerland)
1980 Swiss Federal Exam as Dentist (DMD) at the University of Berne
1984 Dr. med. dent. Thesis at the University of Berne
1992 Habilitation at the University of Berne for "Oral Surgery and Stomatology"
Postdoctoral Training:
1980-1983 Postgraduate Program in Oral Surgery and Stomatology at the Department
of Oral Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Berne
1989-1991 Research Visit at the Department of Periodontology, Harvard School of Dental
Medicine, Boston MA (USA)
1995 Educational Sabbatical in Stomatology at the Stomatology Center, Department
of Periodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas TX
Academic Appointments:
1980-1983 Clinical Instructor, Department of Oral Surgery, University of Berne
1983-1989 Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, University of Berne
1989-1991 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology, Harvard School
of Dental Medicine, Boston MA (USA)
1991-1993 Associate Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, University of Berne
1993- Associate Professor and Head, Division of Dental Radiology and Diagnostic
Stomatology, Department of Oral Surgery, University of Berne
1995- Visiting Clinical Associate Professor, Stomatology Center, Department of Periodontics,
Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas TX
1997-2006 Director of Continuing Education, School of Dental Medicine, University of
Berne
1999/2000 Acting Chairman, Department of Oral Surgery, University of Berne
2000- Adjunct Professor, Department of Periodontics, University of South Carolina,
Chappel Hill
2000- Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology,
University of Berne
2005-09 Executive Chairman, School of Dental Medicine, University of Berne
2007/08 Visiting Professor, University of Melbourne

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Memberships and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies:
1981- Swiss Society of Odontology (SSO)
1984- Swiss Society of Oral Implantology (SGI)
1986- International Team for Oral Implantology (ITI)
1987-2003 ITI Development Committee
1989- International Association of Dental Research (IADR)
1991- Academy of Osseointegration (AO)
1991-1999 Board of Directors, ITI
1991-2002 Chairman, ITI Education and Training Committee
1992- Chairman, Board of Trustees, Foundation for Dental Research and Education
(FDR), Basel, Switzerland
1992-1998 Scientific Committee of the Swiss Society of Implantology (SGI)
1994- Executive Board, European Association of Osseointegration (EAO)
1994- Board of Trustees, ITI-Foundation, Basel, Switzerland
1996-1997 President, European Association for Osseointegration (EAO)
1998/99 Vice President, Swiss Society of Oral Implantology (SGI)
1999-2002 President, Swiss Society of Oral Implantology (SGI)
1999-2002 Secretary, Swiss Society of Oral Surgery and Stomatology (SSOS)
2002-2007 Chairman, ITI Education Committee
2002- Board of Directors, ITI
2002-2007 President, Swiss Society of Oral Surgery and Stomatology (SSOS)
2003- Member, Board of Directors, Osteology Foundation, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007- President of the Board, Swiss Implant Foundation
2007-09 President elect, International Team for Oral Implantology (ITI)
2009-13 ITI President
Awards
1991 Innovations Award of the "Hessische Zahnärztliche Gesellschaft" for the publication:
"Regeneration and enlargement of jaw bone using guided tissue regeneration"
(Buser et al., Clin Oral Impl Res, 1990)
1992 KIWANIS Research Award from the University of Berne for Research in Implant
Dentistry
1993 Award for the best clinical presentation at the 5. International Congress on Preprosthetic
Surgery in Vienna/Austria
1995 André Schroeder Award from the Research Committee of ITI for the publication:
"Osseointegration of titanium implants in bone regenerated in membrane-protected
defects. A histologic study in the canine mandible". (Buser et al., Int J Oral
Maxillofac Implants 10: 666-681, 1995 )
1995 Award of Master, Corporate Video + TV, Stuttgart for the Video Production: "Esthetic
Implant Dentistry," (Buser D, Belser UC, Quintessence Publishing, 1995).
1997 Osseointegration Foundation Research Award by the Academy of Osseintegration
(AO) for the best publication in the Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants in 1995 for the
publication:
"Osseointegration of titanium implants in bone regenerated in membrane-protected
defects. A histologic study in the canine mandible". (Buser et al., Int J Oral
Maxillofac Implants 10: 666-681, 1995)
1997 Daniel M. Laskin Award 1997 for the best article published in the J Oral Maxillofac
Surg in 1996, selected by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, Rose-

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mont IL. The following article was awarded: "Lateral ridge augmentation using
autografts and barrier membranes. A clinical study in 40 partially edentulous patients"
written by Buser et al. (J Oral Maxillofac Surg 54: 420-432, 1996)
1997 Honorary Membership Award by the AAP (American Academy of Periodontology)
for the scientific contributions in the field of Guided Bone Regeneration
1999 Clinical Research Award by the AAP for the paper: "Implants in regenerated
bone: Long-term survival" written by Nevins M, Mellonig JT, Clem III DS, Reiser
GM, Buser D (Int J Periodont Rest Dent 18: 35-45, 1998).
2007 Osseointegration Foundation Research Award by the Academy of Osseintegration
(AO) for the best publication in the Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants in 2006 for the
publication:
Jensen SS, Broggini N, Weibrich G, Hjørting-Hansen E, Schenk RK, Buser D:
Bone regeneration in standardized bone defects with autografts or bone
substitutes in combination with platelet concentrate: A histologic and
histomorphometric study in the mandibles of minipigs. Int J Oral Maxillofac
Implants 20: 677-686, 2005
Review Activities
1990-93 Member of the Editorial Board of "Clinical Oral Implants Research"
1991-95 Member of the Editorial Board of "Zeitschrift für Zahnärztliche Implantologie"
1991- Consultant of the "International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry"
1993- Member of the Editorial Board of the German Journal "Implantologie"
1994- Consultant of the "International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants"
1996- Member of the Editorial Board of "Schweizerische Monatsschrift für
Zahnmedizin"
2006- Member of the Editorial Board of "Journal of Periodontology"
List of Publications
Prof. Buser has authored or co-authored more than 250 original articles, review papers, case
reports and book chapters. Some of these have high citation rates in the dental literature.
Fields of Scientific Interest
The main scientific interest are located in the field of tissue integration of dental implants, the
bone-implant interface depending on various surface characteristics, bone regeneration in
defect sites, GBR, autografts and bone substitutes, long-term studies on dental implants.
Bern, Mar 10, 2010
Prof. Dr. Daniel Buser