Prof Mehl’s professional experience
- 1998-2003 Studied at Christian-Albrechts-Univeristy at Kiel, Germany (graduated with distinction – best exam in Germany in 2003)
- 2004 Dentist in dental practice in Kiel, Germany
- 2004-2007 Assistant professor at the Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials at Christian-Albrechts-Univeristy at Kiel, Germany
- 2007-2010 Dentist at the Swiss Smile Dental Clinics, Mayfair, London, England
- 2009-2010 Clinic Manager at Swiss Smile Dental Clinics London, Head of Finance, Swiss Smile UK Ltd
- 2011-now Harder & Mehl Dental Clinic Munich
- 2013-now Harder & Mehl Dental Laboratories
- 2019-now Wimpole Street Dental Clinic
Continuous professional development
- 2007 Prosthetics Specialist at the German Association for Prosthetic Dentistry and Biological Materials (DGPro, formerly DGZPW)
- 2007 Prosthetics Specialist registered at the General Dental Council (GDC)
- 2007 Implantology Specialist of the German Association for Implantology (DGI)
- Since 2006 around 120 national and international lectures
Scientific research
- since 2009 Scientific co-operation with University of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China since 2010 External researcher at the Christian-Albrechts-Univeristy at Kiel, Germany
- Since 2006 Speaker at national and international conferences
- Specialist author in the areas of prosthetic dentistry, implantology, adhesive dentistry and digital dentistry
- Appointed reviewer for the journals Dental Materials, Journal of Zhejiang University Science B, Implantologie (published in German), Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Acta Odontologica, International Journal of Dental Research, International Journal of Aesthetic Dentistry, Journal of Cranio-Facial Surgery, Journal of Prosthodontics and Journal of Prosthetic Research
- 2013 Awarded a PhD and Venia Legendi, university lecturer status granted
- 2019 Received the extraordinary professorship at the Christian-Albrechts-Univeristy at Kiel, Germany
- As of 2020 69 national and international peer-reviewed publications
Memberships
- International Association of Dental Research (IADR)
- Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
- General Dental Council (GDC)
- German Association for Prosthetic Dentistry and Biological Materials (DGPro)
- German Association for Implantology (DGI)
- Academy for Practice and Science (APW)
- German Association for Dental, Oral, and Maxillo-Facial Surgery (DGZMK)
- Dental-Online-College (DOC)
Higher education and postgraduate specialisation for PD Dr med. dent. Sönke Harder
| 1998–2004 | Kiel University, Germany |
| 2005 | PhD studies at Kiel University, Germany |
| 2005 | Training assistant at an independent dental practice, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2005-2008 | Research assistant at the Clinic for Prosthetics at Kiel University (CAU) as well as the Dental Prosthetics Polyclinic at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU). |
| 2008-2010 | Consultant, Clinic for Dental Prosthetics at Kiel University |
| Since 2010 | External employee of Kiel University |
| 2013 | PhD in Dentistry at Kiel University, appointment as private lecturer |
Continuous professional development
| 2008 | Prosthetics specialist of the German Association for Prosthetic Dentistry and Biological Material (DGPro, formerly DGZPW) |
| 2008 | Implantology specialist of the German Association for Implantology (DGI) |
| 2009 | Verifying dentist for drug trials (Charité teaching hospital, Berlin, Germany) |
| 2009 | Advanced specialisation in radiation protection in digital volume tomography (DVT) for 3D skull diagnostics and navigated implantation planning |
Science
Clinical research at Kiel University in implantology and prosthetic dentistry
Lecturer for postgraduate education within the framework of the implantology curriculum of the German Association for Implantology (DGI)
Speaker at national and international conferences
Specialist author in the areas of prosthetic dentistry and implantology
Member of the editorial board of the German-language trade magazine “Implantologie”
Member of the review board of the international trade magazine “Clinical Implant dentistry And Related Research”
Memberships
Member of the International Association of Dental Research (IADR), the German Association for Prosthetic Dentistry and Biological Materials (DGPro), the German Association for Implantology (DGI), the Academy for Practice and Science (APW), and the German Association for Dental, Oral, and Maxillo-Facial Surgery (DGZMK)
