* Extensive undergraduate teaching (Dentistry)
* Completed basic training in medical education: Medical Didactics Qualification 1 (MQ1)
* Experience in research coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration
* FELASA A certification (Module 6) – authorized to conduct animal experiments
* Certified investigator for clinical trials in accordance with AMG and MDR (EU 2017/745)

Member of the German Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (DGMKG) since 2019
Permanent representative of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the Drug Commission of the University Medical Center Mainz since 2022
Member of the German Society of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine (DGZMK) since 2022
Member of the German Society of Implantology (DGI) since 2022
Member of Dentista e. V. – Association of Female Dentists in Germany since 2022
Member of the German-Austrian-Swiss Working Group on Tumors of the Maxillofacial Region (DÖSAK) since 2022
Member of the International Team for Implantology (ITI) since 2022
Member of Die Chirurginnen e. V. – Female Surgeons’ Network since 2023
Member of Leading Ladies in Dentistry since 2025

Peer-reviewed publications indexed in impact factor journals
• First or senior authorships: 17
• Co-authorships: 32
h-index (Google Scholar): 15
Citations (Google Scholar): 643
Book chapter:
Pain Control in Dentistry – Local Anesthesia, Analgesia, Sedation, 1st ed. 2024
QP Deutschland, ISBN: 978-3-86867-623-5
🔗 PubMed Author Profile: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=diana%20heimes&sort=date

2nd Prize, Osteology Science Forum (Basic Research), Baden-Baden 2022
1st Prize, Best Poster (Clinical Research), DGOI Annual Meeting, Mannheim 2022
1st Prize, Best Poster Presentation, DGMKG Annual Congress, Dresden 2022
1st Prize, Best Poster Presentation, ITI Congress Germany & Austria (Young ITI Session), Dresden 2023
1st Prize, Implant Dentistry Award, DGZI International Congress, Hamburg 2023
Nominee, Young ITI World Series 2023 (Global Online Competition)
Faculty Award, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Best Medical Dissertation), 2025

Speaker and lecturer in implantology, dentistry, and pain medicine; extensive training in academic teaching and scientific communication

Lectures and practical courses in dental and maxillofacial surgery
Topics:
Soft tissue and augmentation procedures
Implantology (including geriatric and complex indications)
Local anesthesia, sedation protocols and pain management
Treatment of high-risk patients
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders
Dental propedeutics and surgical basics
Aesthetic treatments (botulinumtoxin, fillers, etc.)