Dr. Ericsson obtained his DDS degree in 1966, his Specialist License in Periodontology in 1977, his OdontDr degree (PhD) in 1978 at the Faculty of Odontology, Göteborg University, and his Prosthetic Dentistry in 1990. He worked at the Department of Periodontology in Göteborg from 1973-1994 and as professor at the Prosthodontic Department,  Malmö University form 1994-2003. In addition, he has been working as a private practitioner in Göteborg since 1967 and as a consultant for Nobel Biocare since 1993. Dr Ericsson has published around 100 original articles, 25 review articles, and several chapters in textbooks. Prof. Ericsson has been working with the Brånemark System of implants, both from a surgical and prosthetic point of view, since 1982. He was one of the clinical developers of the NobelGuide™ and Teeth-in-an-Hour™ concept and works closely with Dr. Matts Andersson (creator of the Procera® System) at Nobel Biocare.