Prof. Anita Visser

Prof Dr Anita Visser (DDS PhD) graduated in 1996 as a dentist from the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. After her graduation, she worked 25 years as a Maxillofacial prosthodontist and geriatric dentist at the department for oral surgery and special dental care of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) which is part of the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. She obtained her PhD in 2009 (thesis; care and aftercare for implant retained prostheses) and was recognized as a geriatric dentist in 2014 and a restorative dentist in 2015. She coordinates research and educational projects in special dental care with a special attention for geriatric dentistry. Education, patient care and research is focussed on oligodontia, implant dentistry, head neck oncology and geriatrics. She has contributed to numerous papers, international conferences, book chapters, and she participated as an invited speaker in many national and international congresses. In april 2019 she was installed as a professor in geriatric dentistry at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands and in 2021 at the Radboud University of Nijmegen as well.