Our experienced dental team in Küsnacht


With expertise and heart for your teeth

Meet our dedicated team, who will take care of your dental health with expertise, years of experience and passion. Our team is committed to making sure you feel comfortable and well looked after during every visit.


practice owner

Dr. med. dent. Judith Th. Aufenanger, MSC., MSC.

Dentist, SSO member
Practice for Oral Implantology (CH)
Practice for Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry (CH)
Master of Science Oral Implantology (D)
Master of Science Oral Implantology and Periodontology (D)
Vice President IASD (International Association of Sports Dentistry)

Dr Judith Th. Aufenanger has 25 years of professional experience as a dentist and extensive expertise in oral implantology, periodontology and aesthetic dentistry. Her continuous further training and her membership of international professional associations guarantee you first-class treatment at the cutting edge of dentistry.

  • CV

    • 1975 born in NRW, Germany

    • 1994 A-levels, St. Xaver, private grammar school of the Archdiocese of Paderborn

    • 2000 State examination and doctorate, University of Göttingen, summa cum laude

    • 2000 Alex Motsch Student Award, University of Göttingen

    • 2001 Dissertation: ‘Peri-implantitis therapy with diode laser light’, ‘magna cum laude’

    • 2000-2003 Further training in oral surgery: Dental culture, Cologne

    • Member of the DGZMK (German Society for Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine)

    • Since March 2003 in Switzerland

    • 2003-2005 research associate at the University of Zurich: Clinic for Dental Conservation, Prof. Attin

    • 2004 certified Cerec instructor, University of Zurich

    • 2004 focus on aesthetic and restorative dentistry, Zurich Health Department

    • 2004 SSO (Swiss Dental Association) member

    • 2005-2006: Dentist in a dental centre

    • 2005 Member of the DGI (German Association of Oral Implantology)

    • 2006 Curriculum Implantology, DGI

    • Since 2006 in private practice in Küsnacht

    • 2007 Specialisation in Oral Implantology, Zurich Health Department

    • 2007 Member of the Academy for Practice and Science, APW

    • 2009 Master of Science in Implant Dentistry, DGI

    • 2015 QSS Quality Assurance System Certificate

    • 2015 Certificate of Competence in Nitrous Oxide/Inhalation Sedation

    • 2016 Certified Expert in Dental Prevention and Rehabilitation in Elite Sports, DGzPRsport

    • 2017 Master of Science Periodontology and Implantology, DGI

    • 2018 Member Swiss Association of Dentomaxilofacial Radiology

    • 2018 Curriculum for the specialisation in orthodontics, Harani Clinic

    • 2020 Specialisation in sports dentistry, DGzPRsport

    • 2020 Vice President IASD (international Association of Sports Dentistry)

    • 2022 Specialisation in implantology, DGI



    Further training Dr. med. dent Judith Aufenager


    2024


    • Paediatric and adolescent dentistry from A to Z

    • Sports dentistry screening

    • Dental examination of athletes

    • Sports and nutrition – perioperative recommendations after intra- and extraoral procedures

    • Breathing and breathing optimisation in sports

    • Anterior tooth trauma

    • Sports dentistry indication classes (SPIKES) as a basis for determining the indication for performance splints or CMD therapy

    • Update on dentists' fees

    • Panorama positioning, dose in everyday life, radiation protection, constancy test


    2023


    • Digital call and guidance system, practical implementation, ZaWin innovations, Martin Engineering 3.0 A look into the future

    • Oral mucosa in focus – important information for the practice

    • Infection prevention in the clinic

    • The future-oriented dental practice

    • No need to fear the hygiene inspection!

    • NovoMatrix – the versatile, acellular dermal matrix for soft tissue regeneration

    • PRF concept in the dental practice (plateled rich fibrin)

    • Venous blood collection for dentists

    • Cerec implant course with PD

    • Dental radiology & advanced training in radiation protection


    2022


    • 5 years Zeramex XT

    • Annual review 2022

    • Practice management, employee management, process-oriented organisation, financial practice management, external impact of the practice

    • The tooth and everything that can go wrong

    • Emergencies in the dental practice

    • Practice management – my role as an entrepreneur


    2021


    • The work of a dental officer in the context of social dentistry

    • High-tech in the snow

    • Reciprocal versus rotary – current concepts of mechanical root canal preparation


    2020


    • Added value 2020

    • Oral infections and systemic effects, breathing and ventilation

    • Focal infections, introduction to sports dentistry

    • TRI get together

    • Digitalisation in everyday life

    • Specialisation in sports dentistry

    • Added value 2020

    • Traumatology of the skull under the teeth


    2019


    • Master of Science Orthodontics, topic case presentations

    • Master of Science Orthodontics, therapeutic tasks and solutions, treatment phases of fixed appliances, extraction therapy

    • Quality Assurance System (QSS)

    • Sports dentistry, nutrition & erosion, nutritional guidance – nutritional supplements – erosion prevention & therapy

    • Sports dentistry, sports science & competitive sports, sports psychology – training science – motivation – communication

    • Sports dentistry, sports medicine, anatomy – physiology – traumatology – first aid – anti-doping rules

    • Sports dentistry, traumatology of the skull and teeth, functional diagnostics and therapy, training and competition splints


    2018


    • Sports dentistry, introduction to sports medicine and sports dentistry, systemic effects and prevention of chronic gingivitis/periodontitis in sports, practical exercises, screening

    • Team coaching, dealing with anxiety patients

    • 2018 in review

    • Training in digital volume tomography

    • Digital volume tomography

    • UVG & KVG

    • Fixed treatment method and small orthodontic measures

    • The virtual patient: The crucial role of imaging in the digital workflow

    • The preparation of the orthodontic treatment plan and how to behave in the expert opinion procedure

    • DVT Symposium

    • Removable orthodontic treatment appliances

    • Principles of extraction therapy

    • Orthodontic diagnosis

    • Introduction to orthodontic guidelines and early treatment

    • Targeted retention ensures orthodontic treatment success

    • Case history – orthodontic consultation Fundamentals of clinical orthodontics, cephalometry

    • DGI membership


    2017


    • Master of Science Orthodontics, skull and dentition development, prophylaxis

    • Master of Science Orthodontics, practical exercises in orthodontic treatment planning

    • Digital cephalometry with Onyx Ceph

    • Cerec Ortho Training

    • Orthodontic measures in deciduous and mixed dentition

    • Annual Meeting of the German Society for Aesthetic Dentistry & Annual Congress of the German Society of Oral Implantology & Annual Meetings of the AG Keramik & German Society of Computer-Aided Dentistry

    • Ibiza 2017

    • Communication strategies for dentists

    • Clinical conundrums – controversial discussions of complex patient cases

    • Membership of the German Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology

    • Orthomolecular and mitochondrial medicine

    • Basic laser course

    • Work shadowing with Dr Anja Büschges

    • Periodontology, function and aesthetics

    • 5th solo prophylaxis user meeting

    • Regenerative and plastic periodontal surgery

    • Solo prophylaxis for top athletes

    • Revised dentists' tariff


    2016


    • Non-surgical/surgical periodontal therapy

    • Interactions between periodontal and systemic diseases

    • Bisphosphonates and bone necrosis problems in oral surgery – current trends


    2015


    • Introduction to nitrous oxide sedation

    • Cerec intensive course

    • The Pink Esthetic Score, how do I assess the gingiva around the implant?

    • Certification course in nitrous oxide sedation

    • How do I create a quality assurance system?

    • Invisible tooth correction with the harmony splint

    • Qualification workshop for dentists, indication of clinical and instrumental functional analysis, handling of the DIR system, electronic mandibular position analysis, detailed information on mandibular movements in dynamics, dynamic encryption under masticatory pressure, model assembly in an individually adjustable articulator, diagnosis and therapy concepts, discussion

    • Cerec Implant Course

    • Cerec Tips & Tricks and more.. for users

    • Eurosymposium

    • Cerec posterior course for advanced users

    • Cerec bridge and special constructions

    • Known. Skilfully. Healed


    2014


    • Peri-implantitis (incl. case presentation)

    • All-ceramics from A to Z

    • Holistic dentistry

    • Front tooth implants: a comparison of two augmentation techniques

    • Practical training: emergencies in the dental practice

    • Reconstructive dentistry – multidisciplinary

    • Paediatric dentistry: an update

    • 2014 in review


    2013


    • Certificate of internship Dr Ekkehard Böhmer

    • Digital diagnosis & treatment planning – template-guided surgery

    • 4th Solo Prophylaxis User Meeting

    • Osseointegration / laboratory visit

    • Professional small talk

    • Diseases around the temporomandibular joint

    • Marketing and management, I inspire myself and my patients

    • Latest Swissmedic guidelines

    • Study Club for women only

    • 1st Study Club Meeting, Learn & Dine for women only, case discussion All-on-4

    • Oral mucosal diseases

    • Workshop: Excel Beginners Version

    • Implantology through the ages

    • Digital diagnosis & treatment planning – template-guided surgery

    • Workshop: learning support/training

    • Osseointegration / laboratory visit

    • Peri-implantitis


    2012


    • Immediate implant placement and immediate restoration with patient live demo evidence-based

    • Membership of the German Society for Implant Dentistry in the Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Area.

    • Health legislation in Switzerland, social dentistry, health, accident and disability insurance

    • Professional organisations EU, CH

    • Practice training in emergencies in the dental practice

    • Professional organisations EU, CH

    • Health legislation Switzerland

    • Injection techniques – anti-ageing with injections

    • Membership of the German Society for Implantology in the dental, oral and maxillofacial area e.V.

    • Injection techniques for facial wrinkle treatment – anti-ageing with injections

    • 20th Cerec Master Course

    • 5 years after opening the practice: what's next?

    • Sleep apnoea from a pulmonologist's perspective

    • Nitrous oxide course A

    • Back to the roots

    • Emergency services in the Canton of Zurich, cantonal health legislation, practice and work permits

    • Ombudsman's offices, assessment offices, professional organisation ZH (SSO- Zurich)

    • Hygiene pass for dental practices

    • Nitrous oxide course B

    • Announcement of oral / dental implantology


    2011


    • Dent Alpin 2011

    • Crash course Orcos Medical AG

    • Solo prophylaxis user

    • Innovations in dentistry

    • Attention: labour law

    • Treatment of nose, cheeks (zygomatic bone), marionette lines, chin, cheek wrinkles and lips with hyaluronic acid filler Belotero

    • Periodontitis therapy

    • Chairside course for laser users

    • Membership of the German Society of Implantology in the Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Area e.V.

    • NTI-tss user meeting

    • Periodontology in focus

    • Proven and new developments in implantology

    • Management of allergic incidents in dental practice

    • Peri-implantitis interdisciplinary case planning workshop


    2010


    • Lecture event on instrumental functional diagnostics for dentists

    • Immediate implantation in the aesthetic zone

    • The Solo concept

    • Cerec 25th Anniversary Celebration

    • One-day specialist training on Solo prophylaxis

    • Membership of the German Society of Implantology in the Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Area.

    • Lecture event on instrumental functional diagnostics for dentists

    • Immediate implantation in the aesthetic zone

    • The solo concept. The ease of being a satisfied dentist. Increasing Dental IQ in adults with healthy teeth

    • System Hygiene


    2009


    • 3D implant planning – hype or help?

    • Oral hygiene and biofilm: current scientific findings

    • The optimal practice hygiene

    • Botox Belotero Hands-on Workshop

    • Work shadowing, master's thesis

    • Certificate of enrolment

    • Membership of the German Association of Oral Implantology

    • Master of Science (M.Sc.)


    2008


    • One in all, the Ankylos implant system

    • English course GPP level 32 (B1)

    • Differentiated 3-dimensional interaction with people, e.g. patients/employees, etc.

    • Image processing and image management in dental laboratories and in dental practices

    • Dental practice or cosmetic salon?

    • Digital quality, basic knowledge of dental photography and the practice of patient photography


    2007


    • Innovation in implantology

    • Implantology: quo vadis?

    • Curriculum implantology

    • Update in restorative dentistry

    • SSO vocational trainer

    • Simple reanimation techniques with practical exercises

    • Implantology area of expertise

    • Membership of the German Society for Oral Implantology

    • Live surgery: sinus lift with stem cells and single-tooth implant, aesthetic aspects of oral surgery

    • Member of the Academy of Practice and Science

    • Chief round: psychodynamics of leadership behaviour

    • 3rd Swiss Implant Symposium

    • 4th joint conference of the ÖGI, DGI and SGI


    2006


    • Curriculum Implantology, Courses 1 + 2 + 3

    • Curriculum Implantology, Courses 4 + 5 + 6

    • Curriculum Implantology, Courses 7 + 8 + 9

    • Curriculum Implantology, Courses 10 + 11 + 12

    • Curriculum Implantology, Courses 13 + 14 + 15

    • Curriculum Implantology, Course 16 + 17 + 18

    • ZaWin32

    • Ergonomics workshop


    2005


    • Introduction to the Swiss healthcare system

    • Workshop with the Replace System

    • Fascination of immediate loading with TiUnite implants

    • Nobel Guide course Computer-based procedures

    • Update for dentists specialising in dental medicine, dental technology and dental hygiene: Oral diagnostics and oral surgery


    2004


    • Bone regeneration in oral implantology: Master course

    • Root canal preparation

    • Obturation of root canals

    • Clinical and radiological diagnostics in oral surgery

    • Orofacial pain

    • Osteology Symposium

    • Swiss Symposium on Esthetic Dentistry


    2003


    • Master course 1 – 5

    • Functional analysis

    • Immediate restoration concepts

    • Apical surgery: biology and practice

    • The new face of implantology

    • Master seminars in implant prosthetics I-V

    • Immediate restoration concepts step by step

    • Perfect Smile, aesthetics seminar

    • Billing for extensive surgical services

    • Billing training for prosthetics in the dental practice

    • The implantology assistant

    • Emergency seminar with training programme

    • Live training in immediate restoration and immediate loading

    • Alveolar ridge preservation after tooth extraction using biodegradable root replicas

    • Tooth colour adhesive restorations

    • Concepts and limits of implant treatment

    • Apical surgery: biology and practice

    • The new generation of implant systems with internal connection

    • CO2 laser for treating mucosal changes

    • Synopsis of fixed implant prosthetics

    • Cerec 3 (3D) specialist training

    • Dentsply Friadent implantology course


    2002


    • Distraction seminar

    • Implantology assistant

    • In medias res

    • PAR treatment

    • Mucogingival surgery

    • Augmentation seminar

    • The New Face of Implantology

    • Master Seminars on Implant Prosthetics I-V

    • Immediate Restoration Concepts, Step by Step

    • Perfect Smile, Aesthetic Seminar

    • Functional Analysis

    • Mucogingival Surgery

    • Endodontics

    • Live Training in Immediate Restoration and Immediate Loading

    • PAR Treatment

    • Augmentative Procedures in Implantology

    • Billing training for extensive surgical services

    • Billing training for prosthetics in the dental practice

    • The implantology assistant

    • Emergency seminar with training programme

    • Practice-oriented functional diagnostics and therapy planning

    • Cerec 3 Perfection Course 1, Inlay, Overlay, Crown, Veneer

    • Cerec 3 Perfection Course 2


    2001


    • Cerec basic seminar

    • Cerec crown course

    • The perfect rubber dam, made easy


    2000


    • Occlusal splints in theory and practice

    • Implant phantom course with the Frialit-2 system

    • Nickel-titanium files

    • Theory and practice of gold hammer fillings



Dentist

Dr. med. dent. May Zimmermann, MSC.

Practice for Paediatric Dentistry (CH)
Master of Science Orthodontics (D)



Dentist

Med. DENT. Michal PlociCa, MSC.

Master of Science in Orthodontics (D)



Specialist in anesthesiology FMH and intensive care medicine FMH

DR. MED. KLAUS HOMBURG

Specialist in anaesthesiology FMH
European Diploma in Diploma Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC)
Specialist in intensive care medicine FMH
Emergency physician SGNOR

www.homburg-anaesthesie.CH



practice manager

Delvina Shabani



Dental secretary

Ronita Neziri



Dental hygienist

Carolin Maletz



prophylaxis assistant

Margherita Maget



Dental assistant

Jeta Nuredini



Dental Assistant in Training

Yethzarelis Gonzalez



Dental Assistant in Training

Leticia Machado



Facility Management

Sandra Mombelli

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