Schou, Søren
Søren Schou
President
Dr Søren Schou is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology at the School of Dentistry, Health, Aarhus University, in Denmark. He gained his DDS degree (Doctor of Dental Surgery) in 1988; a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in 1993; a board certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery in 1999; and a DrOdont (Doctor in Odontology) in 2004.
Between 1988 and 1989, he undertook military dental service. From 1989 to 2002 he was a PhD student, Assistant Professor and subsequently Associate Professor at the School of Dentistry, University of Copenhagen and University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, in Denmark. Later, he worked as a full-time consultant at Aalborg Hospital, a part of Aarhus University Hospital, in Denmark until 2007.
His current research interests are oral implantology, including periimplantitis and implant treatment of individuals with periodontitis-associated tooth loss, as well as bone biology, bone regeneration, and surgical endodontics.
Professor Schou has served on the Board of EAO since 2006. He held the position of Secretary General from 2008 to 2010. He was elected as President Elect in 2010 and he took on the role of Interim President in June 2011 until the EAO General Assembly in Athens in October 2011 where he was elected as President. Professor Schou is the former President of the Danish Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
He is currently Associate Editor of the European Journal of Oral Implantology.
To contact Professor Søren Schou:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology
School of Dentistry, Health
Aarhus University
Vennelyst Boulevard 9
DK- 8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
Telephone, direct: + 45 871 68106
Telephone, secretary: + 45 871 68145
Email: sschou [at] odont [dot] au [dot] dk