{"id":872,"date":"2026-07-15T15:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ortoimplant.hr\/?p=872"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:33:11","slug":"dr-zdenko-trampus-three-decades-of-implant-dentistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ortoimplant.hr\/en\/dr-zdenko-trampus-three-decades-of-implant-dentistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Zdenko Trampu\u0161: Three Decades of Implant Dentistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Founder and clinical lead of Ortoimplant DENTAL SPA. This page is the biography of the clinic&#039;s principal author and authority.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Behind every complex implant case at Ortoimplant stands one consistent mission that dr. Zdenko Trampu\u0161 has repeated for decades: to give teeth back to people who have lost them, and with that, their quality of life. That mission has shaped his entire career, from a private practice opened in 1993 to a clinic that today solves cases others have called impossible.<\/p>\n<h2>Education and path<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Zdenko Trampu\u0161, DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery), was born in Croatia in 1966. He graduated in 1991 from the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb. He gained further training in implant dentistry at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) in 2008, completing the Master Program in Implant Dentistry (gIDE).<\/p>\n<p>He opened a private dental practice in 1993, founded the company SMT Dent in 2003 to represent high-end medical and dental technologies, and opened Ortoimplant DENTAL SPA in 2006. He now brings 35 years of work in implantology, oral surgery and prosthetics.<\/p>\n<h2>Innovations he brought into practice<\/h2>\n<p>From the start he has focused on finding dental innovations and adopting them into his own practice, learning directly from the people who authored those methods. Some of the key steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>2002.<\/b> Completed a Master in aesthetic rehabilitation at the ACE Institute in Italy.<\/li>\n<li><b>2003.<\/b> Introduced the PRF method together with prof. Joseph Choukroun, its inventor, which draws growth factors from the patient&#039;s own blood to support tissue regeneration.<\/li>\n<li><b>2005 and 2006.<\/b> Trained in piezosurgery under prof. dr. Tomaso Vercellotti, the inventor of piezosurgery, which uses ultrasonic technology in oral surgery.<\/li>\n<li><b>2008.<\/b> Completed the Master Program in Implant Dentistry (UCLA, gIDE) in Los Angeles and applied bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP2) with periodontist dr. Sascha Jovanovic (UCLA) for bone growth ahead of implant placement.<\/li>\n<li><b>2009.<\/b> Completed the All-on-4 concept at the Malo Clinic in Lisbon.<\/li>\n<li><b>2011.<\/b> Introduced Zygoma All-on-4, one of the most advanced solutions for the edentulous jaw, after training at the Malo Clinic in Lisbon and with dr. Luc Vrielinck in Brussels.<\/li>\n<li><b>2018.<\/b> Certified by Noris Medical as an instructor for the protocol and technology of zygomatic implant placement.<\/li>\n<li><b>2020.<\/b> Introduced subperiosteal implants into clinical practice in collaboration with dr. David Kenan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Member of leading professional bodies<\/h2>\n<p>He was the first Croatian dentist to be honorarily admitted to the oldest dental society in the world, the International College of Dentists (ICD). Alongside the ICD, he is a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, the European Academy of Piezosurgery, the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, the Society for Functional Diagnostics and Therapy (GFDT), the Croatian Society for Maxillofacial, Plastic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery, and the Croatian Medical Association.<\/p>\n<h2>The DENTAL SPA concept<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond his clinical innovations, dr. Trampu\u0161 created the trademarked DENTAL SPA concept: an approach that combines high-grade dentistry with spa methods of recovery, to ease stress and speed a patient&#039;s recovery after surgery. It remains the clinic&#039;s signature to this day.<\/p>\n<h2>Scientific and professional work<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Trampu\u0161 is an author on several papers, among them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Utilization of 3D Medical Imaging and Touch-Free Navigation in Endoscopic Surgery.<\/li>\n<li>Use of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein (rhBMP2) in Bilateral Alveolar Ridge Augmentation: Case Report.<\/li>\n<li>Do We Really Need a New Navigation-Noninvasive &quot;on the Fly&quot; Gesture-Controlled Incisionless Surgery?<\/li>\n<li>Case study: Zygomatic implants, possibility, not abstraction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For patients who have been told implants are impossible for them, it is exactly this experience and this sequence of techniques that make the difference. The first consultation at Ortoimplant is free.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"qa\" data-nacrt=\"1\">\n<h3>How many years of experience does Dr Trampu\u0161 have?<\/h3>\n<p>Dr Zdenko Trampu\u0161 has 35 years of work in implant dentistry, oral surgery and prosthetics behind him. He graduated in 1991, opened his own practice in 1993, and the Ortoimplant DENTAL SPA clinic in 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qa\" data-nacrt=\"1\">\n<h3>Where did Dr Zdenko Trampu\u0161 train?<\/h3>\n<p>He graduated in 1991 from the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Zagreb. He gained additional knowledge in implant dentistry in 2008 at UCLA in Los Angeles, where he completed the Master Program in Implant Dentistry (gIDE).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qa\" data-nacrt=\"1\">\n<h3>Is the first examination at Ortoimplant DENTAL SPA free?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, the first examination at Ortoimplant DENTAL SPA is free. At it your condition is assessed and possible solutions are discussed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qa\" data-nacrt=\"1\">\n<h3>Will Dr Trampu\u0161 perform my procedure personally?<\/h3>\n<p>Complex implant procedures at Ortoimplant DENTAL SPA are led by Dr Trampu\u0161, together with the clinic team. Exactly who carries out which part of the treatment is agreed at the first examination, depending on the type of procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qa\" data-nacrt=\"1\">\n<h3>Does Ortoimplant accept patients from abroad?<\/h3>\n<p>The clinic also works with patients coming from outside Croatia. The first contact and assessment can be arranged in advance, so that the stay and the appointments can be aligned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder and clinical lead of Ortoimplant DENTAL SPA. 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