Prof. Dr. Henny Meijer became a dentist in 1988 after graduating at the Dental School in Groningen, the Netherlands. He finished his thesis “A biomechanical study on bone around dental implants in an edentulous mandible” at the University of Utrecht in 1992. From 1992-2006 he was working as a prosthodontist at the University Medical Center Groningen. Since 2006 he is professor in Implant Prosthodontics. Henny Meijer is full-time working in implant dentistry regarding treatment of patients, research and education. From 1999 to 2009 he was member of the board of the Dutch Society of Oral Implantology and since 2010 he is honorary member of this society. Since 2012 he is member of the Certification Committee of the European Association for Osseointegration. He lectures internationally, with emphasis on prosthetics, on topics as dental implant restorations in the aesthetic region, short implants in the posterior region and overdenture therapy in maxilla and mandible.