EDUCATION

1972: D.D.S., dental qualification, Royal Dental College, Copenhagen
1972-74: Clinical Intern and Teacher, Department of Prosthodontics and Restorative dentistry, Royal Dental College, Copenhagen
1974-77: Research associate, Deppartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Copenhagen
1977-80: Clinical Teacher, Deppartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Copenhagen.
1980: Research associate, Department of Oral Research, University of Los Angeles, California, USA.
1980-83: Senior research associate Deppartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Copenhagen.

ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

1997- : Head of department and Chief surgeon, University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
1993-97: Chief surgeon and head, University Hospitals, Community of Copenhagen, Departments of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery,
1983-93: Associate Professor, Deppartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Copenhagen.
1979 : Ph.D., Thesis: ”Immunological and Clinical Aspects of Allotransplantation of Teeth in Humans”, department of Tissue typing and Transplantation, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, and Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Copenhagen.
1984- : Private dental practice limited to oral surgery, part time.
1983 : Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
1972-74: Private dental practice (general practice), part time.

RESEARCH AWARDS

1983 Hafnia-Award, Copenhagen, Denmark
1984 René Le Fort Award, Collegio Brasileiro Cirurgia
e Traumatologia Bucco-Maxillo-Facial, Bauru, Brazil.
1991 SIDO-Award, European award, Sorrento, Italy.


PUBLICATIONS

52 original publications and chapters including the following topics:
• Transplantation immunology in clinical and eksperimental tooth allotransplantation.
• Cryopreservation of teeth, eksperimental cryobyological methodology.
• Tooth banks, development and clinical use in tooth transplantation and replantation.
• Autotransplantation of teeth as a treatment modality in patients with traumatic avulsion of teeth or tooth agenesia.
• Treatment of severe tooth– and bone loss, including major bone transplantation,
• Distraction osteogenesis and dental implantology.