Clinic for Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Material Science, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Irena Sailer is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Material at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. She is a Faculty member of the clinic. Additionally, since 2009 she holds an Adjunct Associate Professorship at the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, Robert Schattner Center, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, USA. 

In her clinical work she focuses on the comprehensive treatment of complex, partially edentulous patients applying all available options of reconstructive dentistry including dental implants. Scientifically Dr. Sailer’s activities concentrate on different prosthetic aspects of fixed reconstructions on teeth and implants. More specifically the application of all-ceramic materials and new fabrication technologies like the computer-aided manufacturing procedures (CAD/CAM) for fixed prosthodontics are being tested. Under her guidance numerous clinical trials of all-ceramic tooth- and implant-borne reconstructions have been performed or are ongoing. She collaborates intensely with the material sciences unit of the clinic. As part of this collaboration new materials and fabrication procedures are being tested in-vitro prior to the clinical application. Following the pre-clinical and clinical tests, Dr. Sailer’s group is aiming for a constant development and improvement of the clinic’s prosthodontic concepts. 

Dr. Sailer is a member of various scientific organizations. Presently, she is Fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI). She has published numerous scientific and clinical articles and serves on the review boards of several scientific journals in the field.