Digital workflows
CAD/CAM, intraoral scanning and end-to-end digital prosthodontics, from indication to delivery.
Dentist · Researcher · Entrepreneur
Crafting the future ofdigital dentistry.
Finding perfection in every venture.
DDS, MD, PhD & habilitated University Lecturer in Implantology and Prosthodontics. Bridging clinical excellence, academic research and software innovation, from chairside to lab to code.
About
A clinician at heart, a technologist by curiosity, an entrepreneur by drive.
I lead the Special Outpatient Clinic for Restorative Dentistry and CAD/CAM Technologies at the Medical University of Graz, combining restorative care, implant surgery and fully digital prosthetic workflows. I also work with clinicians, labs and partners across Europe.
One of many questions I currently work on: how do we bring AI into everyday clinical practice while keeping it trustworthy and reliable, and only where it genuinely improves safety, efficiency and precision?
In 2025 I earned my Venia Docendi (habilitation) in Dental Medicine, Implantology and Prosthodontics. I am Co-Founder of BananaCAD, a digital dental laboratory, and LabCrafty, an AI-powered ERP for dental labs in Europe.
I’m completing an Executive MBA in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship at the Technical University of Vienna, with a thesis on Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry.
Ventures & Affiliations
Where clinical practice meets digital craft.
From the companies I’ve co-founded to the institutions and societies I serve, each pillar grounds the others in precision, rigor and craft.
Expertise
Focus areas where craft meets evidence.
Implantology
Immediate loading, soft-tissue analysis, bone augmentation and prosthetic rehabilitation of complex cases.
3D printing & materials
Printed and milled composites, lithium disilicate, zirconia and novel biomaterials evaluated under clinical conditions.
AI in dentistry
Active daily use of AI tools in clinical practice, from diagnostics and treatment planning to lab operations and decision support.
Education
Senior Lecturer in Digital Dental Technology (FH Villach) and Key Opinion Leader for Dentsply Sirona Implants.
Clinical research
Randomized clinical trials and prospective studies on implants, membranes, conometric retention and digital measurement methods.
Selected research
A selection of peer-reviewed publications.
From digital measurement methods to clinical trials on implants and biomaterials.
- 2025
In-patient comparison of marginal bone loss after 4 months in immediately loaded, submucosal and transmucosal dental implants using 3D scanning.
Clinical Oral Investigations · 29(4):186
- 2025
Effect of abutment material on aMMP-8 levels in peri-implant sulcular fluid over 12 months: a randomized controlled trial.
Diagnostics · 15(3):264
- 2025
Influence of prosthetic treatments and implant-supported prostheses on posterior mandibular ridge atrophy: a retrospective cohort study.
BMC Oral Health · 25(1):100
- 2024
Novel digital technique for assessing circumferential peri-implant bone height.
International Journal of Implant Dentistry · 10(1):65
- 2024
Zirconium oxide as a novel material for post-endodontically treated teeth.
Materials (Basel) · 17(22)
- 2024
Evaluation of two printing techniques for maxillary removable partial denture frameworks.
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry · 131(4):707.e1–707.e8
- 2024
Phycogenic materials for sinus grafting with hydroxyapatite versus biphasic calcium phosphate: a randomized clinical trial.
Clinical Oral Implants Research · 35(2):155–166
- 2024
Treatment of localized gingival recession with an enamel matrix protein-coated xenogeneic dermal matrix: a randomized controlled trial.
Materials (Basel) · 17(16)
- 2024
Effectiveness of platelet-rich fibrin in third molar extractions: a randomized controlled split-mouth study.
Clinical Oral Investigations · 28(11):615
- 2020
Phycogenic bone substitutes for sinus floor augmentation: histomorphometric comparison of hydroxyapatite and biphasic calcium phosphate in a randomized clinical pilot study.
International Journal of Oral Implantology (Berl) · 13(4):387–399
- 2019
Accuracy assessment of 3D-printed tooth replicas.
International Journal of Computerized Dentistry · 22(4):321–329
Contact
Let’s build something precise.
For collaborations, lectures, clinical work or product conversations. I read every message.
alwin@alwinsokolowski.com