Education:

• Secondary school: Abdijschool van Zevenkerken, Zevenkerken 4, Bruges

• University

• “Doctor of Medicine”, KU Leuven, 1996

• “Dentistry”, UGent, 1999

• “Specialist in Oral and Maxillo-Facial surgery”, AZ St. John’s Hospital, 2001

• “Special competence in Oral and Maxillo-Facial surgery”, UGhent 2003

• Scientific Meetings of the Royal Belgian Society of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery

• 8^th of December – 13^th of December 1998: AO ASIF Cranio- Maxillo- Facial course, Davos

• 9^th of September – 11^th of September 1999: Distraction in Bruges, Bruges

• 5^th of September – 9^th of September 2000: International congress of the E.A.C.M.F.S., Edinburgh

• 27^th of April – 28^th of April 2000: Treatment of Head and Neck Malignancies, Bruges

• 13^th of May 2000: Rhinoplasty Symposium in honor of Prof. Matton, Ghent

• 25^th of May 2000: ‘A successful implant is more than an integrated implant’, Bruges

• 14^th of June - 16^th of June 2001: 3^th international congress of Cranio- Maxillo- Facial distraction, Paris

• 6^th of June – 7^th of June 2002: “Surgical anatomy of the head and neck’’ , Leiden

• 11^th of November – 15^th of November 2002: Northwick Park microsurgical workshop, London

• 16th of November 2002: Maxillo-Facial tumors, Brussels

• 4^th of December – 7^th of December 2002: 20^th international free flaps and island flaps workshop, Luik

• 24^th of January 2003: Temporomandibular joint surgery, Nijmegen

• 27^th of March 2003 face to face: knowledge of orthodontics associated with orthognathic surgery, Bruges

• 4^th of October 2003: Immediate tooth replacement to controlled bone and papilla reconstruction, Brussels

• 6^th of November – 7^th of November 2003: Aestethic Implant Dentistry-Featuring live Surgery in Yorba Linda

• 27^th of November 2003 face to face: pigmentation and small tumors in the face, Bruges

• Since 2004: Staff member of the department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, AZ St. John’s Hospital, Ruddershove 10, Bruges
  
  
• Since 2004: Staff member of the department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, ZorgSaam, Pastoor van Genklaan 6, 4501 AJ Oostburg, The Netherlands Staflid dienst Mond-, Kaak- en Aangezichtschirurgie, ZorgSaam Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, Oostburg

• 30^th of January 2004: symposium head and neck tumors, Bruges

• 15^th of March – 19^th of March 2004: UCLA Advanced implant therapy: from immediate tooth replacement to controlled bone reconstruction (Jovanovic), Los Angeles

• 23^th of March – 25^th of March 2004: Advanced Surgical Techniques in Site Development (Moy), Los Angeles

• 12^th of May – 13^th of May 2005: Esthetic reconstructions of the face, Rotterdam

• 7^th of October 2005: Controversies in primary cleftrhinoplasty, Bruges

• 14^th of October 2005: The role of implantsystem technology in improving aesthetic predictability, Florida

• 2012: Fellow in de European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EACMFS)

Professional :

• Orthognathic surgery

• Preprosthetic Surgery

• Implantology

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

• Reconstructive surgery

Memberships :

• European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EACMFS)

• VVT (The Flemish Dental Association)
  
  
• Board member ‘interdisciplinary Belgian Dental Sleep Medicine Academy’ (iBEDSMA)
  
  
• ITI International team for implantology