The School of Dental Medicine of the University of Zagreb regularly hosts prominent experts from abroad who, as visiting professors, hold lectures and seminars and participate in scientific and research projects. In this way, they provide students and teachers with direct insight into the latest scientific and professional achievements in the field of dental medicine. The School strives to include visiting professors in the teaching process every academic year in order to enrich teaching and improve its quality. This form of international cooperation is of exceptional importance for raising the level of excellence in teaching and research, and the School of Dental Medicine is proud to highlight its rich and long-standing tradition of successful cooperation with numerous distinguished professors from around the world.
Guest professors
Prof. Dr. Adrian Kašaj
• 2025./2026. i 2026./2027.
• University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Germany
• Department of Periodontology
Prof. Dr. Elisabetta Cotti
• 2025./2026. i 2026./2027.
• School of Dental Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy
• Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry
Prof. Dr. Nagihan Bostanci
• 2025./2026. i 2026./2027.
• Karolinska Institute, Sweden
• Department of Periodontology
Prof. Dr. Falk Schwendicke
• 2024./2025. i 2025./2026.
• University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Germany
• Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry
Prof. dr. Thomas Attin
• 2024./2025. i 2025./2026.
• 2022./2023. i 2023./2024.
• School of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry
Prof. Dr. Cristiana Palmela Pereira
• 2024/2025, 2025/2026
• School of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
• Department of Dental Anthropology
Prof. Dr. Nathaniel Simon Treister
• 2023./2024. i 2024./2025.
• Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, USA
• Department of Oral Medicine
Prof. Dr. Rui P. Pinheiro de Albuquerque
• 2023./2024. i 2024./2025.
• King's College London, United Kingdom
• Department of Oral Medicine
Prof. dr. Anton Sculean
• School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
• University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Germany
• Department of Periodontology
Prof. Dr. Letizia Perillo
• 2025./2026. i 2026./2027.
• School of Dental Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
• Department of Periodontology
Prof. dr. Christian Splieth
• 2022./2023. i 2023./2024.
• Greifswald Dental School, Germany
• Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry
Prof. dr. Luc Marks
• 2019./2020. i 2020./2021.
• 2017./2018. i 2018./2019.
• University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Germany
• Department of Periodontology
Prof. dr. Reinhard Hickel
• 2019./2020. i 2020./2021.
• 2014./2015. i 2015./2016.
• 2012./2013. i 2013./2014.
• Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
• Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry
Prof. dr. George Richard Scott
• 2019./2020. i 2020./2021.
• 2017./2018. i 2018./2019.
• University of Nevada, USA
• Department of Dental Anthropology
Prof. Dr. Kurt Werner Alt
• 2014./2015. i 2015./2016.
• 2012./2013. i 2013./2014.
• University of Mainz, Germany
• Department of Dental Anthropology
Prof. dr. Timothy Andrew Hodgson
• 2013./2014. i 2014./2015.
• Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
• Department of Oral Medicine
Prof. dr. Richard Welbury
• 2011./2012.
• Glasgow School of Dental Medicine, United Kingdom
• Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry
Prof. Dr. Tore Solheim
• 2008./2009. i 2009./2010.
• Oslo School of Dentistry, Norway
• Department of Dental Anthropology
Prof. Dr. Zvonimir Curilović
• 2007./2008. i 2008./2009.
• School of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• Department of Endodontics and Periodontology
Prof. Dr. Dubravko Pavlin
• 2006./2007. i 2007./2008.
• University of Texas, San Antonio, USA
• Orthodontics Institute
Prof. Dr. Andrea Wichelhaus
• 2006./2007. i 2007./2008.
• University of Basel, Switzerland
• Orthodontics Institute
Prof. Dr. Mladen Kuftinec
• 2006./2007.
• University of Virginia, USA
• Orthodontics Department