Heike Kraemer

D.M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc.
Visiting from Germany and San Mateo, CA

Dr. Heike Kraemer, with expertise in Functional Diagnostics, Comprehensive Treatment Planning, Prosthodontics, and Orthodontics, is teaching a treatment approach which is based on preventive, minimal invasive, and functional dentistry within an interdisciplinary concept for functional-esthetic oral rehabilitations.

Through her clinical experience and scientific evidence, she developed to an authority in diagnosis and treatment planning emphasizing the importance of understanding the skeletal pattern and individual function of each patient, and its direct correlation to statics and the dynamic behavior of teeth, resulting in increased and long-term stable treatment success and overall health of patients.

Since 2006, she has lectured in Europe, Asia, and North America on Functional Occlusion, Joint-related Diagnostics, and since 2017 in Craniomandibular Orthodontics.

  • Graduated in Dentistry at Medical University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1989
  • Doctorate in Dental Medicine from University of Heidelberg, 1990
  • Postgraduate program in Prosthodontics by A. Gutowski, Munich; D. Reusch, Westerberg; T. Fritz, Cologne; Germany, 1995-2003
  • Postgraduate program, followed by teaching activity with Prof. Rudolf Slavicek, Krems University, Austria, 2004-2006
    Prosthodontist at Prof. Slavicek’s Clinic for CMD, Vienna, Austria
    Masters in Functional Diagnostics, CMD, Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning and Oral Rehabilitation
  • Faculty at IDEA, teaching the Slavicek Concept of “Modern Occlusion of the 21st Century”, 2007
  • Teaching assistant in Craniomandibular Orthodontics with Prof. Sadao Sato, IDEA, 2007-2013
  • Postgraduate education in Craniomandibular Orthodontics by Prof. Sadao Sato, 2014-2017
  • Co-founder of IDEA Faculty Clinic – Center for Craniomandibular Dentistry and Occlusal Medicine with Robert Lamb and Miles Guyton, and Sadao Sato, as consultant, lecturer, and research, 2014
  • Co-founder of 3-year program on Craniomandibular Orthodontics and Occlusion Medicine with Roberto Velasquez, Miles Guyton, and Sadao Sato, IDEA, 2017
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Hands-On courses of Heike Kraemer

Occlusion TMJ Bruxism Airway Dental Course

November 5 – 8, 2025

This course covers the Paradigm Shift to Modern Occlusion and the relevance of Function and TMJ in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning. Since dental treatment impacts surrounding teeth and structures, clear occlusion guidelines are here to ensure undisturbed function and stable treatment outcomes. The principles of functional occlusion provide the foundation...

Occlusion TMJ Bruxism Airway Dental Course

Heike Kraemer, D.M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc.
Miles Guyton, D.D.S.

November 5 – 8, 2025

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Orthodontic Course Sato

Ongoing: Mod 7: Sep 3 - 6

If you want to become the “To-Go” practice in your area, one key aspect is specializing in functionally stable dentistry and in the treatment of dysfunctional patients. As dentists, we are faced with an increasing number of dysfunctional patients presenting deterioration of teeth, TMJ or other severe symptoms, airway issues,...

Next Program Start 2026 - Please Contact us for Information.

Orthodontic Course Sato

Roberto Velasquez, D.D.M., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Sadao Sato, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Heike Kraemer, D.M.D., Ph.D., M. Sc.

Ongoing: Mod 7: Sep 3 - 6

Next Program Start 2026 - Please Contact us for Information.
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What Customer says about Heike Kraemer

occlusion-course

I came to this course because I needed some CE hours and thought it sounded interesting. I will leave this course completely re-thinking how I practice. This knowledge is incredibly valuable. This should have been the first course I took out of school! I thought I was a good dentist and now I know I can be great! Thank you, Dr. Kraemer and Dr. Guyton.

Brett Williams
General Practitioner, Okotoks, AB, Canada
full-mouth-rehabilitation-course

I appreciated the comprehensive nature of the class. I believe I can now reliably find RP consistently, in the easiest of fashions. I especially like that obtaining RP is without the manipulation of the patient’s jaw, allowing the “human articulator” to provide the proper location. I believe this will allow for more accurate diagnosis and better patient outcomes. Thanks again for a great course. Highly recommended!

Richard Alvarez
General Practitioner, Republic, MO
functional-occlusion-course

Dr. Heike Kraemer is an encyclopedia of dental knowledge. I appreciate the honesty and how to apply techniques in practice and expectations management predicted by patient and practitioners.

Tripti Joshi
General Practitioner, Redwood City, CA
tmj-course

This occlusion course has demystified a lot of occlusion concepts that almost every dentist barely understands, coming out of dental school. After this course, every dentist will have a clear starting point and will be able to implement a system that will allow incorporation of complex occlusion concepts in treating every dental patient and help them improve not only their oral health, but also their overall health and well-being.

Byron Jenaro Junio
General Practitioner, Edmonds, WA
Diagnosis-treatment -planning course-dental

Dr. Heike Kraemer is a great teacher. I have attended numerous occlusion courses over the years, but her explanations are simple, precise, and easy to understand, and will be very helpful in implementation in daily practice. I have been needing a workflow for initial diagnosis and treatment planning, and I believe I have found it in this course. Thank you!

Deepak Shetty
General Practitioner, San Jose, CA
airway-dental course

IDEA is the number 1 source of dental CE in my dental career. I appreciate the top dental professionals from all over the world and I have learnt a ton! I will surely be back.

 

Xiaomei Sui
General Practitioner, Aurora, CO
Craniomandibular-orthodontics-Sato

The course content is amazing; it feels like enlightenment!  It is a paradigm shift in ideology.  And the quality of the teaching is second to none, such advanced content delivered with such humility.

The whole team are amazing, so friendly and welcoming. It is a wonderful environment to learn in. Nothing is too much trouble. Thank you!

Nicola Ritchie
General Practitioner, Maidwell, United Kingdom
orthodontics-GEAW

I admire the way Dr. Kraemer delivers her knowledge to us. She is very structured, precise, and generous. She reads your mind and can see where you are in the learning process. The lab experience is very effective to learn and to adopt the process.

Zeineb Kharouf
General Practitioner, Tunis, Tunisia
functional-occlusion-course

Amazing pursuit to find the root cause(s).

Alexander Chukreeff
General Practitioner, San Francisco, CA
Cranio-mandibular Dentistry and Occlusion Medicine

Dr. Sato teaches the occlusion and function oriented orthodontics in relation to the craniomandibular system. A very accurate diagnosis, based on condylograph, cephalometrics and all these information transferred to articulator mounted casts is included in this course. Once you step into it, I'm sure it will help you to set the standard of dental service we provide to the highest possible level!

Petros Kokkinos
Orthodontist, Limassol, Cyprus  
Organic-occlusion-diagram-course

You do not know what you do not know. And what you think you know about occlusion is probably wrong or insufficient. Heike's continuum made the above statements very clear. An invaluable course for everyone with a dental license.

Bas Wafelbakker
Orthodontist, Gilroy, CA
Diagnosis and treatment planning

Finally, I have the solution for my patients. No matter how hard your cases might be, Slavicek and Sato concept and technology will help you!

Jianghua Wang
General Practitioner, Culver City, CA
interdisciplinary-treatment-planning-course

This course is superb. It debunks the complicated in Occlusion and makes it so relevant to everyday practice. Quality education with a superb educator - Heike was brilliant in a friendly welcoming atmosphere.

Nicola Ritchie
General Practitioner, Maidwell, United Kingdom
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Interdisciplinary Dentistry
I cannot imagine practicing dentistry today without incorporating the concepts of Sato and Slavicek. I would recommend this course to all general dentists and orthodontists.
Cristina Herrera
General Practitioner, Los Gatos, CA
sato kraemer diagnosis continuum program

This is a must program for anyone that is serious about their diagnostic protocols that will influence their patients options and choices!

Kevin Mueller
General Practitioner, Sun City West, AZ
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Thank you Heike and Bob Lamb for the wonderful course. I really appreciate all of the passion and effort you put into this course. Every day always has some amazing surprise in store. Dankeschoen.

Miles Guyton
General Practitioner, San Jose, CA
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This course is instrumental in applying the knowledge that I learned from the first Continuum. It ties.

Jernell Escobar
General Practitioner, Gilroy, CA
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If you want to understand occlusion, you HAVE to take this course. It has truly changed my practice and my life.

Cristina Herrera
General Practitioner, Los Gatos, CA
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Thank you Bob and Heike for the course. This program is an excellent continuation of the diagnostic continuum. I enjoyed it greatly. Treatment planning will be a great benefit for my practice.

Lowell Tan
General Practitioner, Gilroy, CA
non-extraction-orthodontic-course

Best instructors for diving in deep and becoming a master head and shoulders above the rest.

Alexander Chukreeff
General Practitioner, San Francisco, CA
non-surgical-orthodontics

There are rare moments in my life where I learned something so profound that it brings tears to my eyes. There was a moment where Dr. Velasquez so eloquently explained the inner working of the human skull and how it relates to occlusion, just connected many dots for me.

I am so grateful for this opportunity to learn from those who are so passionate about the art and science of dentistry and how it affects the whole person.

Jenny Stevens
Prosthodontist, Honolulu, HI
orthodontic-course

I am still at the beginning, but this course is exciting and promising. Nowhere I would learn how, why, and when to intervene in early childhood development to affect the overall growth and potential. Also, how to set up my cases pre-restoratively for stability with occlusion and function afterwards, and longevity of my patient's dentition.

Aleksandra Shaykova
General Practitioner, Lake Mary, FL
orthodontics-occlusion

I wish I attended the courses at IDEA earlier.

PeiWei Hsu
General Practitioner, Taipei, Taiwan
orthodontics-Sato-MEAW

This program has been very eye opening. The material covered is something so important that it is shocking that we (as dentists) haven't been shown the importance of these concepts.

I am very eager to learn more, implement this in my practice and help my patients. The facility and staff are exceptional, and the speakers are excellent, friendly, and so knowledgeable.

Martha Iturriaga
General Practitioner, San Jose, CA
orthodontics-TMJ

This course teaches us 'trouble free' orthodontics. We can provide our patients not only good esthetics but most importantly, better quality of life by eliminating all these symptoms. Applying this concept in our practices sends the level of our service to the highest level.

Petros Kokkinos
Orthodontist, Limassol, Cyprus
tmd initial therapy course laboratory

I feel so fortunate to have three fantastic mentors in Professor Sato, Heike Kraemer, and Roberto Velasquez. They were instrumental in changing my patient experience and treatment results. Thank you for providing answers to 20 years of questions.

Miles Guyton
General Practitioner, San Jose, CA

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