The Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery of the Muenster University Hospital is internationally acclaimed for excellence in clinical care, education and scientific research. The clinic covers the whole range of oral and maxillofacial surgery with special emphasis on traumatology, plastic reconstructive surgery, microsurgery, craniofacial malformations, oncology and tumor surgery, oral implantology, orthognathic surgery, surgery of the TMJ, and esthetic surgery.

The department offers various special consulting sessions for patients with oral and cranio-maxillofacial diseases including one for patients with rare diseases. Numerous surgical interventions are performed in inpatients and outpatients. The medical staff is committed to providing the highest level of patient care. The team plays a major role in interdepartmental collaborations that include orthodontics, prosthetic dentistry, periodontology and conservative dentistry, neurosurgery, ENT, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, pathology, human genetics, trauma and emergency surgery.

The main field of research is vascular biology of oral structures (VABOS). The department’s VABOS Research Group is an internationally renowned team working in the field of vascular pathology, imaging, cellular and molecular tissue regeneration, and therapeutic angiogenesis. The interdisciplinary team includes physicians, molecular biologists, biologists and physicists. Research is conducted in close cooperation with various institutes within Muenster University as well as with national and international groups working in this area. Other fields of research are bone regeneration, oral implants, oral cancer, craniofacial anomalies.

We are also working on a registry project of rare diseases with orofacial involvement (ROMSE). Besides educating dental and medical students and offering training in oral and maxillofacial Surgery (residency) as well as plastic surgery, the department offers continuing education courses on a regular basis.

During the Scholarship year, the ITI Scholar will participate in the following clinical activities: 

☒     Treatment planning sessions  
☐      Performing oral hygiene procedures and maintenance   
☒      Observing patient treatment  
☐      Assisting in patient treatment  
☐      Treating patients under faculty supervision 
     ☐      Placing implants  
     ☐      Restoring implants  
☐      Treating patients alone  
     ☐      Placing implants  
     ☐      Restoring implants  
☐      Laboratory and procedures associated with treatment 
 
During the Scholarship year, the ITI Scholar will participate in the following research activities: 

☒        Development and coordinated involvement with existing center research activities 
☒      Involvement in preclinical research  
☒      Involvement in translational research 
☒      Involvement in clinical research   
☒      Mentors will be assigned to the Scholar according to their research preference  
☒      Scholars will be able to start their own research projects 
 
The Scholar's time will be allocated to the activities below as follows (estimate): 

• 45% patient care 
• 35% research 
• 25% didactic (lectures and/or courses the Scholar can attend) 
   

Scholars are welcome to participate in all the department’s activities. They get insight into the treatment of outpatients and inpatients, ward work and join the surgeons in the OR. For insurance reasons, Scholars are not allowed to treat patients. Active involvement in research is desirable. Scholars may participate in all educational courses. The training program will be individually arranged with the candidate.

Language requirements: 
☒      Basic language skills in English are required and skills higher than basic are an advantage  
☒      Basic language skills in German are an advantage  
☒      The following language is required to follow lectures, classes and/or courses: German 
☒      TOEFL or IELTS certificate as proof of proficiency in English (for non-native English speakers) by the beginning of the ITI Scholarship year. Applicants are recommended to have a cumulative score of (please insert scores in the text boxes): B2 on the Internet-Based TOEFL (iBT) or 5 overall band score on the IELTS. 
 
Special requirements: 
Visa: depends on the country of origin 
Educational background: surgical experience (oral surgery) 
Research experience supported by scientific publications (original papers) is desired. 

Scholarship Center Chair: Prof. Dr. Dr. Johannes Kleinheinz
University Hospital Münster
Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Gebäude W 30
48149 Münster
Germany
Email: [email protected]