Dr. Santel is a renowned oral surgeon and specialist accredited by ISMI and IAOC in biological dentistry and ceramic implants, directing his own dental center in Essen (NRW). His treatment philosophy is grounded in a deep understanding of individual needs and the well-being of his patients. Besides surgical precision, he places great emphasis on comprehensive care aimed at enhancing the holistic health of his patients.

As an expert in biological dentistry, Dr. Santel is passionately dedicated to using biocompatible materials and methods that positively affect his patients' welfare, particularly with high-aesthetic ceramic dental implants, which are valued for their biocompatibility and natural appearance.

Dr. Santel has also specialized in sophisticated procedures that allow him to provide patients with biocompatible and permanent dental prosthetics—often within just one treatment session. His method enables patients to almost immediately experience the benefits of their new teeth.

Patients seeking safe and aesthetic solutions for their smiles will find a reliable oral surgeon in Dr. Santel, who operates at the highest technical and medical level.

Due to his expertise, he has been named an SDS Ambassador by the leading manufacturer of ceramic implants. Dr. Santel regularly conducts training and lectures for colleagues.

In summary, Dr. Santel offers a combination of advanced dental technology, a clear commitment to natural treatment materials, and a patient-centered treatment philosophy, for patients who are highly conscious of maintaining their health.

Mariano Sanz is professor and chair of periodontology at the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain) and a professor in the faculty of Odontology at the University of Oslo (Norway). He graduated in medicine in 1981 from the University Complutense of Madrid, from which he received a degree in stomatology in 1983 and where he qualified as a Doctor of Medicine in 1985. He received his speciality in periodontology from the Universtiy of Califormia in Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1987. He has received honorary doctorates from the University of San Sebastian in Santiago (Chile), the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) and the University of Coimbra (Portugal). Since 2005, Prof Sanz has been chair of the ETEP research group on the aetiology and therapy of periodontal diseases, whose main lines of research are oral microbiology, bacterial-host interactions, and antimicrobial approaches in the treatment of gingivitis and periodontitis. The research group has conducted clinical trials to measure the efficacy of different approaches to periodontal regeneration surgical protocols using dental implants, and therapeutic approaches to treat peri-implantitis. Prof Sanz has published 230 articles in scientific journals, written 50 book chapters, and has participated as an invited speaker at more than 200 scientific events in the last five years. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology and Evidence-Based Dental Practice and a member of the editorial boards of various other dental journals. He has been awarded the Jens Waerhaug Research Prize by the Scandinavian Society of Periodontology (1984), the Outstanding Service Award from the International Association for Dental Research (2015) and the IADR Straumann Award in Periodontal Regenerative Medicine (2015). He is a member of the executive committee of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and chair of its workshop committee. He has previously served the EFP both as president (1993-1994) and secretary general (1998–2005). He is president of the Osteology Foundation, president of the International Association for Dental Research’s continental European division, and president-elect of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE).

Dr. Ignacio Sanz Martín is currently a PhD candidate at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, studying under Prof. Mariano Sanz since 2012. He also holds positions as Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontology at the same university and as Visiting Faculty at Universidad Internacional de Catalunya and Universidad Europea de Madrid. Additionally, he serves as Associate Periodontist and Implantologist at Centro de Implantología y Periodoncia (CIMPLA) and Director of the ITI Study Club in Castilla y León. Dr. Sanz Martín is involved in continuing education as a coordinator for the Spanish Association of Periodontology. He is a member of the Osteology Expert Council and has an Executive Master from ESADE Business School.

David M. Sarver, DMD, MS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, a member of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists, and a fellow in the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He is author of Dentofacial Esthetics: From Macro to Micro with Quintessence (2020) and coauthor (with Drs Proffit and White) of the surgical text Contemporary Treatment of Dentofacial Deformity (Elsevier Science, 2002) as well as the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of Proffit’s classic textbook Contemporary Orthodontics (Mosby, 2018). Dr Sarver has given more than 400 professional presentations in the United States, Europe, Australia, and the Middle and Far East and has been featured on several national television programs, including The Today Show.

Takeshi Sasaki, DDS, is chief director of the Kiwakai Dental Clinic, lecturer at the Japan Institute for Advance Dental Studies, and visiting academic staff at Tokyo Medical and Dental University School of Dental Medicine and Nagasaki University School of Dental Medicine. He is a member of American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and the American Academy of Periodontology, among other organizations.

Dr. Gerhard Sattler is considered one of the pioneers of esthetic medicine worldwide. Until his death, he was President of the German Society for Aesthetic Surgery (GÄCD) and Executive Director of the International Society for Dermatologic Surgery as well as a member of other specialist societies and Director of the Rosenpark Clinic in Darmstadt.

2003–2009 Studium der Zahnmedizin an der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. 2010–2011 Assistenzzahnarzt in Zahnärztlicher Praxis, Ingelheim am Rhein. 2011 Promotion in der Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie der Universitätsmedizin Mainz. 2011–2013 Zahnarzt in Zahnärztlicher Praxis in Bridport, Großbritannien. 2012–2015 Zahnarzt in Urgent Care Dental Service in Dorchester, Großbritannien. 2014 Postgraduate Training - Advanced Education Program, Department of Periodontics (Dr. P. Klokkevold DDS, MS), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA. 2014–2015 Zahnarzt in Zahnärztlicher Praxis in Weymouth, Großbritannien. 2015–2017 Weiterbildungsassistent in Kieferorthopädie Praxis F3 Orthodontics, Kronberg im Taunus. 2015–2017 Weiterbildungsassistent in Kieferorthopädie, Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie ZZMK Carolinum, Frankfurt am Main. 2018 Fachzahnarzt für Kieferorthopädie. 2018 Funktionsoberarzt in der Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie ZZMK Carolinum, Frankfurt am Main. 2019–heute Leitender Oberarzt in der Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie ZZMK Carolinum, Frankfurt am Main.

E. Todd Scheyer, DDS, MS, is a clinical assistant instructor at the University of Texas Dental Branch-Houston and guest lecturer for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a past president of the Southwest Society of Periodontists and of the Texas Society of Periodontists. Dr Scheyer maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and implant reconstructive dentistry in Houston, Texas.

Dr. med. dent. Fabian Schick is a specialist in biological dentistry and ceramic implants. Born and raised in Ehingen (Donau), he completed his dental studies at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. After his doctorate and various continuing education courses, he now works in a practice clinic for integrative, biological, holistic dentistry in Munich.

Dr. Schick is a certified implantologist and a member of the International Society of Metal-Free Implantology and the International Academy of Ceramic Implantology. His publications deal with the connection between dentistry and chronic inflammatory autoimmune diseases.

Hans Jürgen Schindler, Prof Dr Med Dent, is a professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of Würzburg, Germany, and senior researcher at the Institute of Mechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.