Realizó su entrenamiento de postgrado en cirugía oral en el Departamento de Cirugía Maxilofacial de la Universidad de Muenster, Alemania.
Se graduó en ortodoncia y ortopedia dentofacial en la Universidad de Düsseldorf., Alemania.
Profesor en el Departamento de Ortodoncia de la Universidad de Düsseldorf.
El Dr. Wilmes es autor de más de 100 artículos y capítulos de libros de texto.
Es revisor de numerosas revistas y ha impartido más de 300 conferencias y cursos en 60 países diferentes en todo el mundo.
Su interés principal está en el área de las estrategias de tratamiento de ortodoncia no convencional e invisible (DAT, ortodoncia lingual y alineadores).
Dr. Wilmes did a postgraduate training in oral surgery at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at University of Muenster, Germany. Subsequently, he received a postgraduate degree in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics at the University of the Duesseldorf, Germany. In 2013 he became Professor at the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Duesseldorf.
Dr. Wilmes is author of more than 200 articles and textbook chapters. He is reviewer of numerous journals and has held more than 400 lectures and courses in 70 different countries all over the world. His primary interest is in the area of non-compliant and invisible orthodontic treatment strategies (TADs and Aligners).
Dr. Wilmes has invented numerous treatment strategies and appliances in orthodontics (e.g. MARPE/Hybrid Hyrax, Mesialslider, Beneslider, “Mousetrap” molar intrusion, Benefit mini-implant, Beneplate).
He was awarded the First Prize of the German Orthodontic Society in 2007, the First Prize of the European Orthodontic Society in 2009, the First Prize of the German Society for Lingual Orthodontics in 2018, and the Award of the International Academy of Clear Aligners in 2019.
Dr. Wilmes is an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society and an Active Member of the Angle Society (Eastern Component).
