Dr. Jorg-Peter Rabanus is currently the only cosmetic dentist in San Francisco who is accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He was born in Neumnster, Germany, and completed his dental training in Berlin as best of his class (class valedictorian) of 160 students. He also received highest honors (summa-cum-laude) for his thesis. In fact, he was only the third person to have received a summa-cum-laude for a doctor's thesis during the 100 years of existence of his dental school. The topic of his thesis was on the subject of Oral Biology. He also completed 2 years of Medical School and took his first Medical Board at the University of Homburg in Germany.
Dr. Rabanus received a National Award for his thesis and obtained a scholarship by the German Research Council for a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in the field of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology at the University of California in San Francisco. Here he also completed a one-year residency of Advanced Education in General Dentistry, where he received training in advanced concepts of dentistry. He has given presentations at national and international meetings and has written numerous publications.
(*: At last count by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), 370 dentists and 49 laboratory technicians of the thousands of members of the prestigious AACD worldwide have qualified for accredited member status. Their expertise and highest level of excellence has been demonstrated in a vigorous series of exams and presentations to a panel of most critical examiners of the academy. The AACD It is the largest international organization specifically dedicated to the art and science of cosmetic dentistry. It is the only academy that challenges its members to attain a higher status of achievement.)