Dear colleagues and DGL members, laser dentistry in Germany has made quite extraordinary progress. The German Association for Laser Dentistry (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Laserzahnheilkunde—DGL) was founded in 1991 in Stuttgart, Germany, as one of the first expert societies dedicated to laser dentistry. During a time when lasers were often frowned upon and viewed with incomprehension, practitioners and scientists en-gaging in research at universities focused their efforts on this topic. Painstakingly, one indication after another was integrated into practice workflows and treatment processes by means of scientific studies and clinical experiences. Ultimately, this scientific approach led to the DGL being admitted into the circle of organisations associated with the DGZMK (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde)...
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