Prof. Dr. med. dent. Christian Ralf Gernhardt is a Senior Professor at the University Outpatient Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Department of Dentistry, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. He completed his PhD studies in Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in 2009, and has received several awards within the last few years. He recently led several clinical and laboratory studies focusing on adhesive dentistry, endodontics, dentin hypersensitivity, and others. He has published a remarkable number of papers in various journals, and is member of different scientific associations and societies. His teaching disciplines include all disciplines of operative dentistry and periodontology, and his interests include adhesive dentistry, cariology, endodontics, dentin hypersensitivity, ceramics, and restorative dentistry.