He attended the University of Fribourg and University of Bern and became a Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1977.[1] In 1997, the IOC commissioned him to conduct a study of dental treatment of Olympic athletes.[2] The report, "Sports Dentistry and the Olympic Games", was published in 2005.[11] On 26 July 2012 Fasel was part of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay in London.[12]