Project Description

Dr. Frank Saathoff
Contact: mail@dr-saathoff.de
www.dr-saathoff.de
| 1974 | in Norden geboren |
| 1994 – 1997 | Studied Medicine at the Medical University of Hanover (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, MHH) |
| 1997 – 2001 | Studied Dentistry at the Medical University of Hanover (MHH) |
| 2001 | Study stay at the University of Texas – Health Science Center (San Antonio); training in aesthetic dentistry |
| 2001 | Doctorate, receiving the title Dr. med. dent. at the Medical University of Hanover (MHH) |
| 2001 – 2003 | Dental Assistant |
| 2002 – 2004 | Post-graduate training for the specialization implantology (implantology curriculum, DGI) |
| 2004 | Opened a practice in the goMedus Health Center in Cologne, DKV private practice |
| 2004 | Validation by EFQM |
| 2004 – 2008 | Various further training courses in the areas of: – Implantology – Aesthetic dentistry – Parodontology – Soft tissue management – Quality management |
| 2008 | Founding of the smart teeth dental practice and relocation to Zeughausstr. 28-38, 50667 Cologne |
| 2008 – 2012 | School of Prof. A. Gutowski – Prosthetic reconstruction, by means of fixed and removable dental prostheses – Success with prosthetics – prosthetic analysis and design – The total prosthesis – a life’s work – Perfect aesthetics (veneers, inlays, partial and full crowns) – Function analysis and function therapy – Systematic treatment of abraded dentition |
| 2011 – 2013 | Training for the specialization aesthetic dentistry |
| 2009 – 2014 | Further training in functional diagnostics and function therapy in the field of sports dentistry |
| 2015 | Establishment of the interdisciplinary medical network for mandibular joint therapy and the development of the sports dentistry concept |
| 2015 – 2016 | School of Prof. Dr. Axel Bumann (VIZ) – Curriculum CMD – Function analysis and function therapy |
| 2016 – 2018 | Expansion of the smart teeth concept (new sites: Frechen, Solingen, Wuppertal and Merkenich) and sale to an investor |
| 2017 | Awarded specialization in “function therapy” |
| 2018 | Appointment as Chief Quality Officer (CQO) of the European Dental Group (EDG) – Quality standards and assurance – Academy for dentists – Evidenced based dentistry |
| 2018 | Appointment to the board of the German Association for Dental Prevention and Rehabilitation in Elite Sports (DGzPR Sport e.V.) |
| 2016 – 2020 | Master of Science in Orthodontics (MSc) |
| 2019 | Termination of investor cooperation/withdrawal from smart teeth |
| 2019 | Certification as Sports Dentist and Team Dentist (IASD) |
| 2020 | Establishment of a new practice for dental health and sports dentistry |