Ghent University
Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology
Chairman

Periodontist

Prof. Dr. Jan Cosyn is a professor at Ghent University, where he is Chairman of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology and Programme Director of the EFP-accredited postgraduate program in Periodontology.

Prof. Cosyn graduated in dentistry from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2000. He specialized in periodontology and oral implantology at the same institution and combined his training with a PhD program.

Prof. Cosyn has promoted 11 PhD projects and published over 130 articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He performs research on immediate implant placement, alveolar ridge preservation and soft tissue augmentation and is frequently invited as a speaker to national and international conferences.