Jan Cosyn (Belgium)

Advisor

Prof. Dr. Jan Cosyn graduated as Dentist at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2000. He specialized in Periodontology and Oral Implantology at the same institution and combined his training with a PhD programme.

Today Dr. Cosyn is appointed Professor at Ghent University. He is Chairman of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology and Programme Director of the EFP-accredited postgraduate programme in Periodontology. Prof. Cosyn was promotor of 11 PhD projects and published over 130 articles in international peer-reviewed journals.

He performs research on immediate implant placement, alveolar ridge preservation and soft tissue augmentation and is frequently invited as a speaker at national and international conferences.