Dr Florian Rathe graduated in Dentistry in 2002 from the Justus-Liebig University in Gießen, Germany. He worked at the Department of Periodontology at the Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg, before starting his postdoctoral education in Periodontology and Implantology at the St. Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He graduated with a Master of Science in Periodontology accredited by the EFP. Dr Rathe is partner since 2018 in the private dental office Schlee & Rathe and is docent at the Danube Private University (DPU) in Krems an der Donau, Austria. Furthermore, he is giving national as well as international lectures.