Dentist Julia Kitzmann has been working as a dentist since her final exam in 2012 at the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Her specialism is periodontology with a particular focus on the management of modifiable risk factors. Since 2015, she has been researching the use of motivational interviewing (MI) in dentistry for her thesis at the University of Freiburg and in her daily work. She was trained in MI at the Institute for Psychology of the Technical University of Brunswick and in PA at the Dental Chamber of Hamburg. Since 2016, she has been a certified member of the German Association for Motivational Interviewing (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Motivierende Gesprächsführung e.V.). She is also a lecturer for MI in dentistry.

Personal data sheet

• 2012: State exam at the Charité Berlin
• Since 2012: Dentist in Dr. Mollath’s dental practice (specialism periodontology)
• Since 2015: Thesis on the use of motivational interviewing (MI) in dentistry at the Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg i. Br. and use of the method in her daily work
• Since 2016: Certified member of the German Association for Motivational Interviewing (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Motivierende Gesprächsführung e.V.)
• May 2016: Training in MI with Dr. F. Klonek at the Institute for Psychology at the Technical University of Brunswick
• June 2016: Finished the periodontology curriculum (Dental Chamber of Hamburg)
• Since 2017: Lecturing on MI for dentists

Contact: julia@juliakitzmann.de