Dentistry icon Rolf Elling Berg celebrates 90th birthday in Norway!

Dentistry icon Rolf Elling Berg celebrates 90th birthday in Norway!

Sandefjord, Norwegen - dr. Odont. Rolf Elling Berg, an outstanding dentist and professor emeritus for dentistry, celebrates his 90th birthday on April 19, 2025 in Sandefjord, Norway. Born in 1935 on an island north of the Arctic Circle in Hadsel, Berg made significant contributions to dentistry, especially orthodontics. After studying dentistry at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn, which he completed in 1958 with the state examination, he returned to Norway to initially work in the marine and in various practices and school tooth clinics.

he completed his professional training in orthodontics from 1962 to 1964 at the University Clinic in Bern under the direction of Prof. Dr. Paul Herren. In addition, he expanded his knowledge of Dr. Olav Bergland and Dr. Kaare Reitan in Oslo. From 1965 to 1984 he conducted orthodontic specialist practice in Trondheim and meant an integral part of the Norwegian dental community.

academic career and scientific achievements

1984 received his doctorate at the University of Oslo and then became director of the Department of Orthodontics and Professor at the University of Saarland, where he worked for 16 years. Under his leadership, the number of treatment cases in Homburg took notice. During this time he looked after 18 dissertations and habilitation and was involved in a European research project for quality assurance in orthodontics.

A striking event of his career was the organization of the annual conference of the German Society for Orthodontics in Saarbrücken in 1993. Berg was appointed an honorary member of this company in 1999. In addition, he initiated the redesign of the journal "Progress of M. Surgery" into a bilingual publication, which is now known as "Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics", and developed a further training program in orthodontics.

after retirement and special awards

Not even retired, which he started in 2001, Berg let his academic activities rest. At times he worked as a "Associate Professor" at the University of Oslo. His scientific work includes over 50 publications that deal with orthodontic treatment results as well as untreated dental and jaw misalignment, including an investigation into 69 orthodontic untreated people of the year 1942.

In 2008, Berg received a special award for his article in the "Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics". Together with Lisen Espeland and Arild Stenvik, he was honored for the best publication in this journal, which underlines its continuing relevance in dental research.

dr. Rolf Elling Berg remains an impressive figure in the world of dentistry - a model for future generations of dentists and orthodontists. His merits and the influence on the specialist areas he touched are still of great importance for today's and future medical training.