Vita
The origins of SDS Swiss Dental Solutions AG can be traced back to Dr. Karl Ulrich Volz, whose extensive clinical, scientific, and entrepreneurial work laid the foundations for the development of modern ceramic implant systems.
Born in 1964, Dr. Karl Ulrich Volz completed his dental studies at the University of Ulm, earning a dissertation on the detection of amalgam components in the dental pulp of amalgam patients. He completed his assistantship at the South German Centre for Oral Implantology before founding a private practice in 1991, becoming one of the youngest dentists in Germany to do so.
In 1998, he gained certifications in Biological Dentistry, followed by Implantology in 1999. A year later, under his initiative, the BODENSEE ZAHNKLINIK was established, with up to twelve dentists and inpatient care. Between 2001 and 2004, the zirconium dioxide implant Z-Look was developed, one of the first approved ceramic implants, which led to the founding of Z-Systems in 2004.
Founding of SDS
The ongoing development of immediate-load ceramic implants culminated in 2007 with the founding of SDS Swiss Dental Solutions AG, which subsequently became an internationally leading manufacturer of ceramic implant systems.
Between 2002 and 2012, the first two-piece ceramic implants were developed, with strength values today exceeding those of comparable titanium implants. Further innovations followed with the development of the latest generation of one-piece hybrid implants in 2013–2014.
In 2014, the International Society for Metal-Free Implantology (ISMI) was founded. In 2016, the SWISS BIOHEALTH CLINIC for biological dentistry and medicine was established in Kreuzlingen, followed in 2017 by the SWISS BIOHEALTH EDUCATION CENTER, which now attracts over 4,000 participants annually.
Between 2017 and 2019, Bone Growing Implants and the BISS Bone Implant Stabilisation System were developed. In parallel, the Anatomical Implant Method (AIM) ad-hoc navigation system, the RAP aesthetic reconstruction method, and the GAP guideline for guided augmentation procedures with structured training formats were introduced. In 2021, the LONGEVITY FAST TRACK GUIDE was published in German and English.
In 2022, the SDSBOX, one of the most precise fully guided navigation systems to date, was developed and became the first navigation system accredited by the CleanImplant Foundation. Additionally, the SDSAIM ad-hoc navigation system and the 1.2_BRIGHT_2.2 ceramic implant system received CleanImplant accreditation, with the implant system being the first worldwide to achieve double certification for both production and manufacturing.
At the end of 2023, the strategic development of SDS Swiss Dental Solutions AG was further strengthened through the entry of a leading healthcare private equity investor, Gilde Healthcare, and experienced industry experts.
Today, the clinical application and ongoing development of the systems is carried out by a team of experienced specialist dentists and implantologists, who have collectively placed several thousand implants and continue to advance the philosophy of biological, metal-free implantology.