Prof Tim Joda, DMD, PhD, MSc, eMBA
- Head of eHealth in Reconstructive Dentistry
- Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, Center for Dental Medicine, University of Zurich
- Board-Certified Specialist inProsthodontics (SSRD), Periodontology (ZÄK-WL), and Implant Dentistry (DGI)
Title: Digital Prosthodontics
Aims and objectives:
Digital tools and applications have become an integral part of daily life. In the same way, computerized media play an essential role in the development of prosthetic dentistry. Virtually based technologies offer additional options, ranging from diagnostics, treatment planning, outcome simulation, and intraoral scanning to chairside protocols for 1-visit rehabilitation.
However, how many bits ‘n’ bytes are necessary to fulfill the expectations of the dentist and the patient, and to meet the clinical and technical requirements of today’s routine practice?
Prosthetic dentistry of the future will focus on innovations built on artificial intelligence [AI] as a core technology that will impact (1) dental e-health data management, (2) clinical and technical health applications, and (3) maintenance and monitoring. AI systems has the potential to foster personalized workflows by analyzing all e-health data collected from an individual patient.
Biography:
Prof. Dr. Tim Joda is Head of eHealth at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Zurich, since 2022. He is triple board-certified in Prosthodontics, Periodontology, and Implant Dentistry. Tim holds an MSc degree in Prosthodontics & Biomaterials, a PhD in Biomedical Technology, and an executive MBA.
He was a former ITI-Scholar at the University of Bern (2011), later he received the venia legendi “Privatdozent” (2016) and was appointed Associate Professor (2018). Tim was also the founding Director of the Division of Digital Reconstructive Technology & Implantology in Bern. In 2018, he was appointed Vice Chair and Director of Postgraduate Education at the Department of Reconstructive Dentistry in Basel.
Tim is Associate Editor of Clinical Oral Implants Research. He is principal investigator and actively involved in clinical and translational research on implant workflows and prosthetic treatment concepts in the field of digital technologies and data science using artificial intelligence.