Forschung

Daniel van Steenberghe is distinguished for many contributions in oral surgery and oral pathology.  The majority of his work took place at the the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium where his research was devoted in particular to oral neurophysiology and osseointegration of implants.  He made substantial contributions to a better understanding of osseoperception and the electromyography of jaw muscles.  He also investigated  the local intra-oral delivery of antimicrobials, the epidemiology of halitosis and the effect of local and systemic diseases on the fate of oral implants.  He (co)founded and became the first president of the European Association of Osseointegration and the International Society for Breath Odor Research.

Career

• since 2007 Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium
• 1987-2007 Head of Clinic, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
• 1987-2007 Full professor Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
• 1979-1987 Adjunct Head of Clinic, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
• 1979-1987 Associate professor Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
• 1979 Ph.D. in Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
• 1975-1979 Specialization in Periodontology, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• 1972-1975 Specialization Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
• 1973 Specialization in General surgery, Town Hospital Diest, Belgium
• 1968-1972 DDS, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
• 1964-1971 MD, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium

Functions

• 1995 Co-Founder and President of the International Society for Breath Odor Research (ISBOR)
• 1992-2003 President of the School of Dentistry , Oral Pathology and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Washington, USA
• 1991-1992 President of European Association for Osseointegration (EAO)
• 1987 Co-Founder of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP)

Honours and Memberships

• Honorary citizen of the city of Aix-en-Provence, France
• Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• Doctor honoris causa of the universities of Bucharest and of Los Andes, Santiago de Chile
• Medal of the City of Paris, France
• Recipient of the Brånemark Osseointegration Award of the Academy of Osseointegration
• Co-opted member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
• Co-opted member of the Academy of Medicine of Cordoba, Argentina
• Honorary Member International Pierre Fauchard Academy
• Honorary President International Society of Breath Odor Research
• Honorary Member Slovenian Society of Osseointegration
• Honorary Member Polish Society of Implantology
• Honorary President International Academy of Computer-Aided Implantology
• Honorary Member Tsjech Society of Osseointegration
• Honorary Member Alpha-Omega Society