Dr. Rompen received his degree in Dental Science in 1986, and his post-graduate degree in Oral
Rehabilitation in 1989. Dr. Rompen is a professor and head of the Department of Periodontology/Dental
Surgery at the University of Liège in Belgium. He is also responsible for the post-graduate program in
Periodontology as well as the post-graduate program in implantology. He completed his Doctorate in
Dental Medicine in 1991. His teaching responsibilities at the University of Liège include periodontology,
dental surgery and implant surgery. His research interests include epidemiology and systemic impact of
periodontal diseases, surgical management of tissue deficiencies, mechanisms of bone regeneration and
soft and hard tissue integration of dental implants, as well as the development of biomaterials for tissue
augmentation. He served as the president of the Belgian Society of Periodontology from 2001–2004.