Studied dentistry at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany

1979
Residency at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

1981
Dental Board Exam

1981-82
Assistant dentist in family owned dental practice (both parents dentists)

1982-83
Dental Officer in the Germany Army in Hammelburg

1984-85
Post-Doctoral Training at the Eastman Dental Centerat the University of Rochester, New York, USA

1985-present
Joint, private dental practice with Dr.Bernd Gärtner (brother) in Würzburg
Frequently attends continuing education classes (also regularly in the USA) with emphasis on Prosthetics, Implantology, Periodontology, Aesthetic Dentistry and Pedodontics

1999
Certified for Implantology through major Dental Implant Societies