Professor Thomas Flemmig earned his dental degree at the University of Freiburg and received training in Oral Surgery at the University of Hamburg and in Periodontics at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He holds a Dr. med. dent. degree from the University of Freiburg, a Dr. med. dent. habil. degree from the University of Würzburg, and an M.B.A. as well as a certificate in Health Sector Management from Duke University; he is board certified in Periodontology and maintained an intramural practice limited to Periodontology and Implant Dentistry for 25 years. He served as Chairman at the Departments of Periodontology at the Universities of Würzburg and Münster, and at the University of Washington where he also held the Schluger Endowed Chair.

He served as Director of the Prince Philip Dental Hospital in Hong Kong SAR and currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry and Head of the Institute for Advanced Dentistry at The University of Hong Kong where he also holds the Kingboard Professorship in Advanced Dentistry.

As Professor Flemmig concludes his 10-year tenure as Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at the end of June, we invite you to join us in bidding him a heartfelt farewell.