Prof. Dr. Thomas Attin received his doctorate in 1991. From 1989 to 1999, he worked at the universities of Heidelberg, Cologne and Freiburg im Breisgau, as well as in a dental practice. In 1997, he was appointed "Privatdozent". In 1999, he became a Visiting Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology at the Free University of Berlin. In 2000, he was appointed Full Professor of Conservative Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry and Periodontology at the Georg-August University of Göttingen. In 2006, he was appointed Full Professor at the University of Zurich, where he has since served as Director of the Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry. His research and lecturing activities focus on the various sub-areas of conservative dentistry, with an emphasis on preventive dentistry and cariology. In 2025, he received the honorable "Distinguished Scientist—William H. Bowen Research Award" from the International Association of Dental Research (IADR).