Prof Dr Mailath-Pokorny, medical and dental degree from University Vienna, Austria. Specialization in Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery, University Vienna, 1987, Habilitation in Oral Surgery in 1991. 1992 Deputy Head of department for Oral Surgery, University Vienna, 1998 Professor for Oral surgery and implantology, University Vienna. Prof Mailtath Pokorny was one of the founders of the 'Akademie für orale Implantologie' (Academy for oral implantology) in Vienna, in 2004. 2006 Board member of the EAO (European Academy of Osseointegration). 2012 Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Prof. Mailath-Pokorny is active in the 'Akademie für orale Implantogie', focussing on implant surgery and implant based rehabilitation in Vienna, and is member of the DACH (Germany-Austria-Switzerland) council of the Foundation of Oral Rehabilitation, Lucerne, Switzerland