The Journal of Adhesive Dentistry

1987-92: Studium der Zahnheilkunde, Univ. Erlangen-Nürnberg. 1993: Promotion. 1999: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. 2000: Habilitation, Ernennung zum Oberarzt. 2001: Miller-Preis der DGZMK. 2008: Walkhoff-Preis der DGZ, Forschungspreis der AG Keramik. 2008: Visiting Associate Professor, Nova Southern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA. 2009: Direktor der Abteilung für Zahnerhaltungskunde, Med. Zentrum für ZMK, Philipps-Univ. Marburg. 2009-12: stellv. Vorsitzender der APW. Seit 2011: Chefredakteur der "Quintessenz Zahnmedizin". 2012-14: Präsident der DGZ. 2012-15: Geschfd. Direktor der Zahnklinik Marburg. 2015: Editor-in-Chief des "Journal of Adhesive Dentistry". 2015: Preis für hervorragende Lehre im Fachbereich Medizin. 2016-18: Studiendekan Medizin, Zahnmedizin u. Humanbiologie. 2019: Präsident der DGZMK. Autor von 250 Artikeln, 35 Buchbeiträgen und zwei Büchern. Nationaler und internationaler Referent.

Bart Van Meerbeek obtained his DDS (1988) and PhD (1993) at KU Leuven. In 2005, he became Full Professor and teaches Biomaterial Sciences since 1995. His primary research interest involves studies related to the adhesion of restorative materials to tooth tissue and more recently also on dental zirconia, remineralization and pulp-capping. He is head of the BIOMAT research group at KU Leuven. His research work has been published in more than 400 international peer-reviewed journals and has been honoured with awards such as the Award in Biomedical Sciences of the Research Council of KU Leuven (1998), IADR Young Research Award (2000), 2014 IADR/AADR William J. Gies Award and IADR Wilmer Souder Award (2015). In 2003, he became holder of the Toshio Nakao Chair for Adhesive Dentistry. He was President of the Pan-European Federation of IADR (2006-2007) and is currently serving as Secretary/Treasurer of CED-IADR. Since 2004, he is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Adhesive Dentistry.