Curriculum Vitae
Training:
| 1987-1990 | Training as a dental assistant in Renchen, Germany |
| 1990-1993 | Different training courses in prophylaxis in Stuttgart, Ulm and Karlsruhe |
| 1993 | Further professional training to become a specialized dental assistant in Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1997 | Further education in advanced periodontal treatment at Royal Dental College in Aarhus, Denmark |
| 1999 | Further education to become a dental hygienist in Stuttgart |
| 2000 | Seminar for examination and education board members |
| 2003 | Curriculum: Hypnosis and suggestive communication, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 2004-2005 | Quality management training course for dental practice managers, Frankfurt, Germany |
Dental surgery related work:
| Since 1990 | Build-up and integration of an independent prophylaxis department as part of a large dental surgery in Oberkirch, Baden, Germany • Patient treatment • Office marketing • Quality management appointee (QMA) • Organizing and carrying out internal audits, supervision of external audits • Internal training • Patient seminars • Organizing and running interdisciplinary cooperations with residential homes, associations, schools, surgeries, etc. |
| Since 2007 | Build-up and integration of an independent prophylaxis department a spart of dental surgery (Gengenbach) and a privat dental clinic (main emphasis: prophylaxetreatments for adult- and implantpatient) |
| 2015-2017 | optimization and further development of an independent prophylaxis department with a focus on periodontology in Ichenheim/Neuried |
Teaching and consultancy:
| 1999-2020 | Member of the examination board for dental assistants, dental prophylaxis assistants/ qualified dental assistants and DH in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany |
| Since 2000 | Freelance dental surgery consultant and lecturer with an emphasis on prophylaxis, bleaching, communication and management. |
| Since 2002 | Lecturer at multiple conferences in Germany and abroad |
| 2003-2006 | Speaker at the Prophylaxis Academy of the Dental Chambers in Salzburg, Austria, and in Lower Austria |
| 2004-2020 | Consultant for the field of dentistry at the nursing school in Offenburg |
| 2011-2015 | Appointed member of the team selecting questions for professional exams in Bavaria, Germany |
| 2011-2015 | Member of the examination board for dental assistants, dental prophylaxis assistants and DH in Bavaria, Germany |
| 2015 | Award: Certified Top-Speaker international (Trainer Allianz) |
| 2017 | Award: German price for Dentalhygiene (DG PARO) |
| 2019 | Award: Trainer of the year (Trainer Allianz) |
Advisory functions:
| Since 2000 | Owner-manager of the company “Praxis&More® Vesna Braun Dental Surgery Management” (advice, coaching, seminars for dental surgeries, organizing and running different patient seminars for a variety of dental surgeries and service providers |
Authored works:
| Since 2004 | Numerous published journal articles, co-author of ‘Prophylaxis’ dental surgery folder for Spitta publishing house |
| 2006 | Author: dental book: clinic Portfolio Prophylaxcis, The Principles of Prophylaxis (Spitta) |
| Since 2007 | Development and consultancy work for a number of CDs (Spitta) and DVDs (i-med academy) |
| 2010 | Author/speaker on the DVDs Prophylaxe in der Zahnheilkunde (“Prophylaxis in Dentistry”) (i-med forum) |
| 2011 | Author of Formularmanager Prophylaxe (“Prophylaxis Form Manager”) (Spitta publishing house, Germany) |
Honorary offices:
| 1999 | Founding member of the German Association of Dental Hygienists (DGDH) |
| 1999-2007 | Secretary and treasurer for the German Association of Dental Hygienists (DGDH) |
Memberships:
| VMF (Verband medizinischer Fachberufe) | |
| DG Paro (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Parodontologie) | |
| DGDH (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Dentalhygieniker/-innen) | |
| Europäische Trainerallianz | |
| VDDH (Verband Deutscher Dentalhygieniker) | |
| DAG (Deutsch-Arabische Gesellschaft) |