Our Team

Our team is composed of engaged and passionate individuals of varying backgrounds from the Polyclinic for Dental Prosthetics (PDP) and the Institute of Medical Sociology (IMS).



PD Dr. med. dent., M.Sc.

Ghazal Aarabi

Dentist, Principle investigator in PDP

Research areas: Dental & healthcare for migrants, epidemiological, genetic & molecular-medical aspects of chronic disease and oral health



Dr. phil. Dipl.-Psych.

Christopher Kofahl

Psychologist, Principle investigator in IMS

Research areas: Self-help, patient involvement, health literacy, healthcare for migrants





M.Sc.

Kristin Spinler

Health Scientist

Research areas: Public Health, social & health disparities, migration, reproductive health, healthcare research



M.Sc.

Richelle Valdez

Health Scientist

Research areas: Public Health, quality of life, healthcare research, instrument development, migration




Dr. Dipl.-Psych.

Demet Dingoyan

Psychological psychotherapist

Research areas: Migration & health, culturally-sensitive research; healthcare for migrants, intercultural competency & acculturation




Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dipl.-Biol.

Udo Seedorf

Microbiologist

Research areas: Interaction between oral health and cardiovascular diseases & their risk factors epidemiological , genetic & molecular-medical aspects of chronic disease and oral health


Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. dent., M.Sc.

Daniel Reißmann

Dentist

Research areas: Patient-reported outcomes, instrument development and testing for patient-oriented research



Marie-Theres Weil

PhD. Student

Research areas: Supporting the development of the prevention program, eHealth & digitalization




Bachelor Student Health Sciences

Anna-Karina Poth

Student assistant


Bachelor Student Health Sciences

Selina Yasemin Rauterberg

Student assistant

Advisory Board

Below is information about the members of our Advisory Board.

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Dr. Sebastian Ziller, MPH

German Dental Association (BZÄK)
Prevention and Health Promotion






Prof. Dr. Dietmar Oesterreich

Vice President of the German Dental Association (BZÄK)
President of the Dentists Association of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern




Prof. Dr. Stefan Zimmer

University of Witten/Herdecke
Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine
Chair of Dental Conservation & Preventive Dentistry



Prof. Dr. Christian H. Splieth

University Medicine Greifswald
Preventive Dentistry and Paediatric Dentistry



Prof. Dr. Guido Heydecke

University Medical Center Hamburg
Polyclinic for Dental Prosthetics
Clinic Director

Contact Us

Project Management:
PD Dr. Ghazal Aarabi, M.Sc. (Polyclinic for Dental Prosthetics)
Dr. Christopher Kofahl (Institute of Medical Sociology)

Contact Person: Kristin Spinler, M.Sc.
Address: Martinistraße 52, Gebäude Ost 58, 20246, Hamburg
Telephone: (040) 7410 - 55332 | Monday - Thursday |
Email: mumi@uke.de