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Prof. Dr. Olaf Bernhardt is a Senior Professor at the Department of Conservative Dentistry, Periodontology and Endodontology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald. He has been affiliated with the university since 1992, starting as a Research Associate and advancing to Senior Physician by 2000. Since 2005, he maintains a dual role: continuing research at the university while serving as a part-time clinical partner at Karlsburg Clinic's Heart and Diabetes Center Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Education:
- Dentistry Degree (1987–1992): Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald
- Doctorate (1995): Local application of metronidazole in periodontal diseases: Flora changes and growth behavior of Treponema denticola (Summa cum laude)
- Habilitation (2004): Craniomandibular Disorders - Prevalence, Diagnosis and Interactions
His primary research examines craniomandibular dysfunction diagnostics/therapy and oral disease epidemiology, with interdisciplinary connections to dental biomechanics and public health. He leads longitudinal population studies like the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) and specializes in temporomandibular joint pathology analysis.
Awards include:
- Summa cum laude distinction for doctoral thesis (1995)
- Alfried Krupp Foundation Research Scholarship for community medicine (2004)
He directs continuing education programs on bite-splint therapies and axiographic diagnostics. His clinical work integrates functional dentistry with systemic health research at Karlsburg Clinic.
