Michael M. Bornstein
Prof. Dr. Michael M. Bornstein was appointed Professor and Chair of the Departement of Oral Health & Medicine at the University Center for Dental Medicine Basel (UZB), University of Basel, Switzerland, in January 2020. Since April 2020, he has also been Head of Research and, since December 2025, Chief Dental Officer (CDO) and member of the executive board at the UZB.
He obtained his dental degree in 1998 and doctoral degree (Dr. med. dent.) in 2001 from the University of Basel. He continued with a specialization in oral surgery and stomatology in Basel (1998-1999, Prof. Dr. Dr. J. Th. Lambrecht) and Bern (2000-2002, Prof. Dr. D. Buser). In 2004, he was a visiting assistant professor at the Department of Periodontics (Prof. Dr. D. Cochran) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA, with a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. From 2007 to 2014, he was Head of the Section of Dental Radiology and Stomatology at the University of Bern. In 2009, he obtained his Habilitation (Privatdozent/PhD) and in 2014, he became Assocciate Professor in the field of Oral Surgery and Stomatology.
From 2016 to 2019, he was Clinical Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. In December 2018, he was appointed Associate Dean of Research and Innovation at the Faculty of Dentistry. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the OMFS-IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, University of Leuven, Belgium, and has been an Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, since January 2020.
He has been Editor-in-Chief of the Forum Implantologicum since 2021.
His fields of research include cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), diagnostic imaging including the use of AI, stomatology/oral medicine, GBR procedures and dental implants. He has published more than 260 original articles and is the author or co-author of numerous case reports, review articles, and book chapters.
He obtained his dental degree in 1998 and doctoral degree (Dr. med. dent.) in 2001 from the University of Basel. He continued with a specialization in oral surgery and stomatology in Basel (1998-1999, Prof. Dr. Dr. J. Th. Lambrecht) and Bern (2000-2002, Prof. Dr. D. Buser). In 2004, he was a visiting assistant professor at the Department of Periodontics (Prof. Dr. D. Cochran) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA, with a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. From 2007 to 2014, he was Head of the Section of Dental Radiology and Stomatology at the University of Bern. In 2009, he obtained his Habilitation (Privatdozent/PhD) and in 2014, he became Assocciate Professor in the field of Oral Surgery and Stomatology.
From 2016 to 2019, he was Clinical Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. In December 2018, he was appointed Associate Dean of Research and Innovation at the Faculty of Dentistry. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the OMFS-IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, University of Leuven, Belgium, and has been an Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, since January 2020.
He has been Editor-in-Chief of the Forum Implantologicum since 2021.
His fields of research include cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), diagnostic imaging including the use of AI, stomatology/oral medicine, GBR procedures and dental implants. He has published more than 260 original articles and is the author or co-author of numerous case reports, review articles, and book chapters.
Articles
From the Editor's Desk
The integration of digital technologies in implant dentistry has profoundly altered the diagnostic and treatment planning workflows. Digital planning, guided implant placement, and CAD/CAM fabrication of restorations are now routinely incorporated into clinical practice. Initially perceived as an alternative to the classic analog workflow, digital workflows today increasingly represent the standard of care for dental implant treatment in daily practice.
From the Editor's Desk
The present feature topic of Forum Implantologicum focuses on dental implant placement in patients who have lost teeth due to periodontal diseases.
From the Editor's Desk
Implant dentistry plays an intricate role in the multi-disciplinary treatment philosophy we apply to restoring and enhancing our patients’ dental function in addition to dental esthetics. A crucial component of this team approach is collaboration with other dental specialties to achieve the best possible outcome for our patients.
From the Editor's Desk
The two main goals of dental implant therapy are to restore function and esthetics, that is to enable patients to chew and smile again by replacing missing teeth with titanium or ceramic implants.
From the Editor's Desk
The second feature topic of Forum Implantologicum in 2022 is a critical appraisal of the relevance and impact of occlusion in implant dentistry.
From the Editor's Desk
The current feature topic series of articles in Forum Implantologicum focusses on selected emerging technologies for diagnostics, treatment and follow-up in implant dentistry.
From the Editor's Desk
In 2021, the Forum Implantologicum can look back on a history of already more than 15 years. In this time span, the journal has grown in reputation and made an impact in the ITI community. So far, it has been led by three Editors-in-Chief.
From the Editor's Desk
“No matter how extensive or complicated treatment options are, we should always remember that they all serve one purpose - to benefit our patients.”
From the Editor's Desk
After preparing and then working together remotely for three years, more than 90 academics and clinicians from around the world finally met in Lisbon, Portugal in May 2023 for the 7th ITI Consensus Conference to take a deep dive into 5 topics of major importance to the field of implant dentistry.
From the Editor's Desk
The term personalized medicine and dentistry refers to the tailoring of diagnostics and therapeutics to individuals based on each patient's biological, social, and behavioral characteristics and needs.
From the Editor's Desk
Immediate dental implant placement, often combined with immediate loading or restoration, has been constantly debated and discussed over the last 2-3 decades by researchers and master clinicians alike as a potential treatment option in oral implantology. Gradually, it has emerged from a niche indication to become an increasingly popular approach for replacing missing teeth, particularly in the esthetic zone.
From the Editor's Desk
On behalf of the Editorial Board, we aim to deliver a comprehensive overview of modern CAIS workflows while also highlighting the future potential in precision implant dentistry.
Feature Article
Successful long-term outcomes in implant dentistry require a sufficient amount of bone surrounding the inserted dental implants. Tooth extraction and infectious diseases may cause severe bone resorption with the necessity for horizontal bone augmentation if implant therapy is targeted.
Feature Article
Basic components of the conventional prosthodontic diagnostic set-up workflow include dental cast models, full-mouth two-dimensional digital photographs, as well as selected intra- and extra-oral radiographs. This set-up provides a limited two-dimensional representation of the maxillofacial region and it fails to depict the patient in full three dimensions, thereby limiting diagnosis and treatment planning. Novel three-dimensional (3D) imaging technologies such as digital intra-oral scanning and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) are becoming increasingly available in the dental office.