Modern skills lab for linking preparatory and clinical teaching content; Further development of the curriculum in cooperation with students; Early use of intraoral scanners; E-learning projects; Structured training programme for smooth transition from treatment simulation to patient treatment; Provision of clinical instruments; Size of semester cohorts allows for seamless communication between lecturers and students; Use of quality assurance resources; supervised student orthodontic diagnostics

Special lecture hall with sit/stand PC workstations and treatment chair with video transmission for demonstration purposes; Use of state-of-the-art CAD/CAM technology; Surgical microscopes and mechanical root canal preparation instruments available; Wide availability and use of intraoral scanners early in training; Pre-clinical courses well equipped with instruments

Prosthetics: – research focuses on clinical studies on (1) treatment concepts (including composite bridges) and (2) interactions of different medical devices (oral soft tissue); Orthodontics: – biomechanical research on orthodontic appliances, research in 3D imaging/diagnostics and in the area of facial/chewing muscles, development of an e-learning platform; ongoing research projects on clinically relevant issues in dental conservation, e.g. optimal selection and processing of bonding systems in restorative therapy.