Medizinische Fakultät

Universitätskliniken Inselspital

Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Inselspital Bern

The Department offers the entire spectrum of oral and maxillofacial surgery. This includes detecting and treating diseases, injuries, malformations, and deformities of the face, oral cavity, teeth, and jaw. The Department’s research has a strong translational character and focuses on the regeneration of the facial skull bone.

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Profile

  • Teaching students of Master in Biomedical Engineering (Osteology) at the University of Bern
  • Teaching students of medicine and dentistry at the University of Bern, postgraduate education and training for specialization in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery on the European (EU) level
  • Education and training of young academics by providing various clinical and scientific fellowship programs in international cooperations.
  • Three research groups consisting of international team members. We mainly conduct preclinical research with the specific aim of transferring research results into clinical practice. Our research therefore has a strong translational character.
  • Investigation of the biological process of bone and soft tissue regeneration in connection with the use of various bone substitutes and bone grafts
  • Development of titanium and biodegradable osteosynthesis devices
  • Technical development of 3D-Print-technologies in the clinical practice of Cranio-maxillofacial Surgery
  • Bone & Joint Research Program: Orthopedic Research – Gantenbein Lab & Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery Research – Saulacic Lab, DBMR

External Partners

Division of Bone Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, Geneva University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; Metal Physics and Technology, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Advanced Research Center, School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, Nippon Dental University, Japan; National Dental Centre Singapore, SingHealth, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore; Department of Periodontology, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA; Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain; International Bone Research Association (IBRA), Basel, Switzerland; Geistlich Pharma, Wolhusen, Switzerland

Grants

  • Swiss National Science Foundation Synergia Grant (No. 180367 / 1)
  • Clinical Research Grant Maxillofacial Surgery, International Bone Research Association/IBRA
  • AO Foundation Research Fund (No. AOCMFS-19-15K) Research Grant (No. 1287_2018)
  • Osteology Advanced Researcher Grant (Nr. 22-141)
  • Geistlich Pharma AG, Wolhusen, Switzerland