On 8 November 2001, orthodontist Dr Woo-Ttum Bittner and his first employee, Kathrin Türk, welcomed their first patients at Goltzstraße 39 in Berlin-Lichtenrade. Twenty-five years later, ADENTICS has eight locations and around 200 team members. To mark the anniversary, we look back to where it all began.

A Year of Anniversaries

One year in Lichtenberg, five years at Tegeler Hafen and ten years in Teltow and Schulzendorf. Mahlow turned 18 this year, and Dr Ralf Müller-Hartwich and Dr Dorrit Klein each celebrated 15 years with ADENTICS. 🥳

Three weeks ago, as we reported, we surprised Kathrin Türk, who has been with ADENTICS from the very beginning, on her 25th anniversary. So why are we only now celebrating Lichtenrade and Dr Woo-Ttum Bittner?

Preparations at Goltzstraße 39 in Lichtenrade had already been under way since 16 October 2001, with Kathrin lending a hand from the start. Phone lines were set up, adverts were placed, the practice was renovated and cleaned, coffee was brewed for the tradespeople, and treatment supplies were unpacked and put in place.

It All Began in Lichtenrade

Then the day finally came. On 8 November 2001, Dr Woo-Ttum Bittner received his approval to treat patients covered by Germany’s statutory health insurance. He and Kathrin could officially welcome and treat their first patients in Lichtenrade.

That was the beginning of what we and many happy patients now know as ADENTICS – The Orthodontists.

It started with one orthodontist, a vision and one dental assistant. Those early days in Lichtenrade laid the foundations for ADENTICS today.
We now have eight locations and around 200 team members. Every one of you is part of this story, and it was you, Woo-Ttum, who set it in motion. Thank you, and congratulations to you and to Lichtenrade, our very first practice, on 25 years.