Prof. R. Mericske received her undergraduate training in Dentistry and the PhD degree at the University of Bern. She is the director of the Department of Prosthodontics and of the Division of Continuing education and runs the Master Program in Prosthodontics and Implant dentistry. The students elected her teacher of the year. She was a Visiting Professor at the Dental School of Toronto and became a regular Guest Professor. She has lectured worldwide in 36 countries. She is a member of various national and international societies: honorary member of the Japanese Association of Implantology, past-president of the international College of Prosthodontists and European Prosthodontic association (ICP and EPA). Currently she is the president of the Swiss Society of Reconstructive Dentistry (SSRD). Her activities, both in clinical practice and clinical research, cover the field of oral implantology, prosthodontics, modern CAD CAM Technology and geriatric dentistry. These are represented in currently 147 publications, many abstracts and book chapters.
University of Bern
1982 Federal Diploma, certified dentist
1983 Doctoral Thesis, Dr. med.dent.,
1983-1984 graduate student Dept. Restorative Dentistry
1985.-1989 graduate student Dept. of Prosthodontics
University of Basel
1989-90 visiting student Dept. Oral Surgery
University of Toronto
1991 1 months visiting Professor Dept. Prosthodontics
1992-1993 Visiting Professor Dept. Prosthodontics / Implant Unit
University of Bern
1993 Associate Professor, Specialist Prosthodontics
1994-1996 Clinical researcher, 1996 Habilitation PD (Venia Docendi)
1997-2000 Vice-Chairman Dept. of Prosthodontics
2000 Specialist SSO Reconstructive Dentistry
2001- Professor and Director Dept. of Prosthodontics
2010 Specialist SSO Implantology
2009-Director of 3-year Masterprogramm: Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry
2009- Director of Board Continuing education
Honors:
1994 Honorary member Dental Student Organisation
1996 Teacher of the Year University of Bern,
2001 Honorary member: Japanese Association of Implantology,
International Associations:
President of ICP (2006-07)
President EPA (2011)
Switzerland:
President of Swiss Society of Oral Implantology (2006-08)
President of Geriatric Association (2008-2010)
Currently: President of Swiss Society of Reconstructive Dentistry (2011-)
Board member of the Foundation for Oral Rehabilitation (2013-) FOR