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Appendices387ACurriculum VitaeNikolas De Meurechy was born on the 21st of February 1989 in SintNiklaas, Belgium. He attended boarding school at the Sint-Jozef College Turnhout, completing his studies there in 2007. Following this, in the same year, he gained admission at the faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences at Hasselt University.Upon completing his bachelor’s degree, Nikolas commenced his master’s studies in Medicine at the Catholic University of Louvain. It was during one of his internships that his interest in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery was first sparked, prompting him to pursue further studies in Dentistry during his final year of Medicine. In 2015 he obtained his master’s degree in Medicine followed by his graduation from Dentistry in 2018. Between 2015 and 2018, Nikolas undertook a post-graduate training program in Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Implantology at the Vrije Universteit Brussel, under the guidance of professor Maurice Mommaerts. It was during this period that his PhD-topic was conceptualized. After obtaining both his degrees in Medicine and Dentistry, Nikolas continued his specialization at the European Face Centre, at the University Hospital Brussels. Under the guidance of Professor Maurice Mommaerts and Dr. Michael Büttner, he honed his skills. Additionally, he spent a year at the Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital Tilburg, where he was mentored by dr. Erik Nout. During this time Nikolas organized a multitude of congresses, as well as fundraising events for children with congenital maxillofacial malformations. Nikolas de Meurechy NW.indd 387 05-06-2024 10:15