PD Dr. rer. medic. Dipl.-Phys. René Franzen
biography

PD Dr. rer. medic. Dipl.-Phys. René Franzen

René Franzen works as scientific director at AALZ Aachen Dental Laser Center and teaches and researches dental laser applications and use cases since 2001 and has more than 100 publications related to this field. As the former head of preclinical research and education at AALZ, he is now a course director of the Master Professional „Lasers in Dentistry“ at SFU Sigmund Freud Private University in Vienna, Austria.

He is also a member of ISLD, DGL, and board member in the journals “Lasers in Dental Science“, and „Biomedicines”.

Academic Degrees:

  • 2017
    Venia Legendi (Privatdozent, Habilitation, degree awarded by RWTH Aachen University, Germany) in Experimental Maxillofacial Surgery
  • 2003
     Ph.D. in Theoretical Medicine (Dr. rer. medic., degree awarded by RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
  • 2000
    Physicist (Dipl.-Phys., degree awarded by HHU Universität Düsseldorf, Germany)

Affiliations:

  • Scientific Director at AALZ Aachen Dental Laser Center, Aachen, Germany
  • Institute of Medical Statistics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
  • Course Director ULG Lasers in Dentistry, Medical Faculty, SFU Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria
  • Visiting Professor at MIU Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt 
  • Member of Scientific Advisory Board, DGL - German Society for Laser Dentistry