Dr. Cris Juul Julienne Piessens
Born: 25/09/1960 in Boom, Belgium.
Belgian nationality.

Languages: Dutch, Portuguese, English, German, French and some knowledge of Spanish.

- 1978: secondary school: Latin/ Greek

- 1986: Graduated in Dental Sciences "Université Libre de Bruxelles", Belgium

- 1986 until 1987: Military service in the Belgian Army as Dentist at the "École Royale de Gendarmerie", Brussels, Belgium

- 1987: Specialization in Implantology
Assistant in surgery with Dr. Chantal Malevez, "Hôpital St. Pierre", Brussels, Belgium

- 1988: Implantology course I.M.Z. at the "Université Libre de Bruxelles", Brussels, Belgium

- 1989: Oral Implantology post graduate certificate: "ACTA – Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam", Amsterdam, Holland

- 1990: Post graduate course " urgente medische situaties in de tandartspraktijk" ACTA

- 1991: New York residence in the private clinic of Dr. Kenneth Judy, President of the ICOI - "International Congress of Oral Implantologists", USA

- 1992: Certificate "Guided Tissue Regeneration" (Gore membranes)
S. Hertogenbosch, Holland

- 1992: Post graduated " uitgebreide restaurative behandelingen" AZ St. Jan, Brugge, Belgium

- 1994: "Tecnicas avanzadas en rehabilitacion con implantes Branemark", Madrid, Spain

- 1997: "Advanced Successes and Complications in Implant Therapy and Periodontics New York University college of dentistry", Lisbon, Portugal

- 1997: "Exploring the options in Implant therapy and Periodontics New York University college of Dentistry, Barcelona, Spain

- 1998: Diploma "Avanços estéticos em próteses sobre implantes Branemark", Lisbon, Portugal

- 2002: "Growth Hormones in implantology"
Vittoria, Spain

- 2003/2004: Master Diploma "advanced techniques of oral implantology"
Universities of Barcelona, Spain and Goteburg, Sweden

- 2004: Advanced International Studies in Surgical Implant Dentistry, UCLA
Los Angeles - USA

- 2004: "Weblive A-Z implantology" Global Institute for dental implantology, UCLA
Los Angeles - USA