With the advances in technological developments and introduction of subtractive and additive manufacturing methods, new materials are being introduced for tooth-, implant- and mucosa-borne reconstructions along with bone substitutes. While developments in the field of biomaterials influence almost all disciplines of dentistry, clinicians should be able to master the knowledge of the material types, their fundamental physical and chemical properties, as well as their biocompatibility. In this lecture, an overview will be given on the current clinical possibilities, limitations and future perspectives on new materials in dentistry with a focus on metals, polymers, hybrids and ceramics for subtractive and additive manufacturing.

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Mutlu Özcan has earned her Dentistry Licenciate in 1993 in Istanbul, Turkey, Dr. med. dent. degree in 1999 in Cologne, Germany. After working as an invited visiting researcher at the University of Turku in Finland between 2000-2002, she did her Doctorate in Medical Sciences (PhD) in 2003 in Groningen, The Netherlands and appointed to be a full professor for Clinical Dental Biomaterials at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands in 2007.

Between 2009-2023, she was the Head of Division of Dental Biomaterials at the Clinic for Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland, between 2020-2023 Director a.i. Professor, Clinic of Masticatory Disorders and since 2023 Director Professor, Clinic of Masticatory Disorders and Dental Biomaterials at the same university. She is currently the Director of Center for Dental Medicine, University of Zurich.

She also holds Honorary Professorship positions at various universities some of which are São Paolo State University (Brazil), University of Florida (USA), and University of Hong Kong (China).

She has authored more than 900 ISI Web of Science indexed original scientific and clinical publications (h-factor: 101), is a well-sought lecturer, receiver of several international awards, and serves for the editorial boards of numerous scientific journals.

She is EPA-Recognized Specialist in Prosthodontics, Honorary Secretary of the European Prosthodontic Association (EPA), Past president of the International Academy of Adhesive Dentistry (IAAD), IADR / Clinical and Translational Science Network, International Association of Dental Research (IADR) / Dental Materials Group (DMG), Fellow of Academy of Dental Materials (FADM), Fellow of International College of Dentistry (FICD) and Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, FDS RCPS (Glasgow).

Prof. Özcan is the recipient of the prestigious “2018 IADR Distinguished Scientist Wilmer Souder Award”. In the same year, she received “Dr. honoris causa” title from Romania.

Her clinical expertise is on reconstructive dentistry and her scientific work focuses on translational and clinical research with a particular emphasis on the development and application of dental biomaterials.