Curriculum Vitae

Short Profile

Dr. Thomas J. W. Gasser is a dentist licensed in Switzerland and a Swiss and European board-certified specialist in Reconstructive Dentistry (EPA/SSRD). Trained at the Universities of Basel and Zurich, he earned a MAS in Oral Implantology and completed his doctoral degree (Dr. med. dent.) with clinical research focusing on peri-implant soft tissues and prosthetic rehabilitation. After postgraduate training positions and teaching appointments at the University of Zurich, he took over the leadership of one of Basel’s oldest dental practices at the Mittlere Brücke. His clinical focus includes reconstructive and implant dentistry as well as general dentistry. He lectures for various organizations, including ITI, and is Co-Director of the ITI Study Club Basel City.

CV

Titles & Qualifications

European Board Certified Specialist in Reconstructive Dentistry (EPA) — 2024
Specialist in Reconstructive Dentistry (SSRD) — 2022
Dr. med. dent. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich) — 2022
MAS Oral Implantology (University of Zurich) — 2021
Swiss Federal Diploma in Dentistry (State Examination, University of Basel) — 2013

Education & Postgraduate Training

MAS in Oral Implantology, University of Zurich (Supervision: Prof. R. E. Jung) — 2018–2021
Postgraduate Training in Reconstructive Dentistry (Prof. C. H. F. Hämmerle) — 2018–2021
Master’s Degree in Dentistry, University of Basel — 2011–2013
Bachelor’s Degree in Dentistry, University of Basel — 2008–2011
Swiss State Examination in Dentistry, University of Basel — 2013

Professional Experience

Practice Owner, Private Practice (Basel Old Town, Mittlere Brücke) — 2024–present (practice with over 70 years of tradition)
Co-Director, ITI Study Club Basel City — 2023–present (lectures on autologous bone augmentation and implant-prosthetic topics)
Dentist with Clinical Leadership Responsibilities, ZurichDental AG — 2021
Postgraduate Resident, Clinic for Reconstructive Dentistry, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich — 2018–2021 (also teaching in removable and fixed prosthodontics)
Clinic Management, Practice Dr. Dr. Thomas Ulrich, Liestal — 2016–2018
Associate Dentist, Practice Dr. Dr. Thomas Ulrich (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), Basel — 2015–2018
Associate Dentist, SSO General Dental Practice Drs. Teresa & Lukas Krapf-Dobr, Burgdorf — 2013–2014
Part-time Position, Clinic for Dental Surgery, Radiology, Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine (Radiology; Prof. J. Th. Lambrecht) — 2011–2012
Internship, Odontostomatologia Di Filippo Cislaghi, Milan (Prof. E. Cislaghi) — 2011

Additional Clinical Engagements (part-time)

Surgical Assistant (unpaid, 30%), Praxis am Picassoplatz, Basel — 2015 (Dr. Dr. med. R. Weber; Dr. M. Linder)
Surgical Assistant (unpaid, 10%), Hirslanden Klinik Birshof, Münchenstein — 2016 (Dr. med. med. dent. D. Ettlin)
Internship (10%), Endodontics, Basel — 2016 (Dr. Hanjo Hecker)

Teaching & Lecturing

Speaker (national and international) — 2025
External Instructor; Lecturer for clinical training, University of Zurich — 2022
Lectures for SSRD & ITI (Rome) — 2022
Undergraduate teaching in removable and fixed prosthodontics, University of Zurich — 2018–2021

Languages

German
English
French
Italian

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