Laudatio, to our beloved mentor, Professor Rudolf Slavicek

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Rudolf Slavicek, a mentor of “modern gnathology” worldwide stays active in postgraduate education. His first scientific formation as a medical doctor (Doctor of Medicine in 1954) was followed by numerous others: his education in dentistry (certified in 1957), his post-graduation in Restorative Dentistry and Prosthetics (1958), in Orthodontics (1958-1960), but also by his passion for anatomy, anthropology, and biomechanics. This extremely broad knowledge was acquired in Vienna, Austria between 1946 (year of his baccalaureate) and 1960. On this solid foundation, he would build a professional career extraordinarily rich in innovations. Between 1960 and 1975 he completed his knowledge by reading and meeting the great international authors in the field of oral dysfunctions. For instance, he worked with Arne G. Lauritzen, Harry C. Lundeen ... Along his private dental practice in Vienna, he developed a career as a professor-researcher during which he would demonstrate that the association between broad culture, intelligence, and willingness to share, generates extremely creative results that will significantly influence the dentistry of the late twentieth century

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