Hiroyuki Takino, DDS, is visiting professor of periodontology at Asahi University School of Dentistry, associate professor at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, and associate professor at Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry. He is also director of the Japan Institute for Advanced Dental Studies and chairman of Osseointegration Study Club of Japan. Dr Takino is a member of several national and international organizations and director of the Takino Dental Clinic in Kyoto, Japan.

Dennis P. Tarnow, DDS, ist Klinikprofessor für Parodontologie und Leiter der Fachausbildung für Implantologie an der Columbia School of Dental Medicine. Er wurde mit dem Master Clinician Award der American Academy of Periodontology, dem Teacher of the Year Award der New York University und dem Distinguished Lecturer Award des American College of Prosthodontists ausgezeichnet. Er hat über 200 Artikel zur Perio-Prothetik und Implantologie veröffentlicht und ist Koautor von vier Lehrbüchern, darunter The Single-Tooth Implant (Quintessence Publishing, 2020) mit Dr. Stephen J. Chu. Dr. Tarnow betreibt eine Privatpraxis in New York City und hielt bereits Vorträge in über 45 Ländern.

Lorenzo Tavelli, DDS, MS, PhD isa full-time assistant professor and the director of the Postgraduate program in Periodontology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Tavelli graduated from the University of Milan and then completed his three-year residency in Periodontics and Master of Science at the University of Michigan. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.

Dr. Tavelli’s main focus in clinical research and daily practice is microsurgical and minimally invasive soft tissue grafting procedures around teeth and dental implants, where he has been pioneering in the combined use of High Frequency Doppler Ultrasonography and wound healing biomarkers for assessing graft perfusion and the surgical outcomes. Dr. Tavelli has been extensively lecturing worldwide on these topics at the main scientific symposia. He has published more than 120 scholarly publications in the main international peer-reviewed journals while serving as an Associate Editor for Journal of Periodontal Research and Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.

He was the recipients of several research awards, such as the 2024 ITI Andre Schroeder Research Prize, the 2023 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Earl Robinson Regeneration Award, the 2022 AAP Foundation Nevins Clinical Research Fellowship, the 2021 Goldman Clinical Research award from the Italian Society of Periodontology, and the 2020 AAP Balint Orban Research Award, among others.

 DDS, MS, PhD isa full-time assistant professor and the director of the Postgraduate program in Periodontology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Tavelli graduated from the University of Milan and then completed his three-year residency in Periodontics and Master of Science at the University of Michigan. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.

Dr. Tavelli’s main focus in clinical research and daily practice is microsurgical and minimally invasive soft tissue grafting procedures around teeth and dental implants, where he has been pioneering in the combined use of High Frequency Doppler Ultrasonography and wound healing biomarkers for assessing graft perfusion and the surgical outcomes. Dr. Tavelli has been extensively lecturing worldwide on these topics at the main scientific symposia. He has published more than 120 scholarly publications in the main international peer-reviewed journals while serving as an Associate Editor for Journal of Periodontal Research and Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.

He was the recipients of several research awards, such as the 2024 ITI Andre Schroeder Research Prize, the 2023 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Earl Robinson Regeneration Award, the 2022 AAP Foundation Nevins Clinical Research Fellowship, the 2021 Goldman Clinical Research award from the Italian Society of Periodontology, and the 2020 AAP Balint Orban Research Award, among others.

Having graduated from Istanbul University School of Dentistry in 1984, Engin Taviloglu continues his studies particularly on field of esthetic dentistry in his private practice in Istanbul-Tesvikiye. He has been lecturing in seminars, giving hands-on courses and performing live case demonstrations on esthetic dentistry and composite applications in particular. He is the author of AN ATLAS OF COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS and three DVDs ; “PRACTICAL INDIRECT COMPOSITE RESTORATIONS” , “COMPOSITE RESTORATIONS WITH SILICONE MATRIX IN ANTERIOR TOOTH FRACTURE” and ”DIRECT COMPOSITE VENEER APPLICATION” which are available from Quintessence Publishing Inc. in Turkish. Engin Taviloglu worked as a member of Executive Board for Turkish Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EDAD) for 19 years and continuously shares his cases and practical information about esthetic dentistry and particularly composite applications with many dentists in a social media group named “e-kompozit” which he has established on internet. Engin Taviloglu is married and has a son, speaks English and French and plays tenor saxophone. As an artist, he is interested in watercolor painting and many of his works take place in various collections. Being a former basketball player with a championship in Turkish 1st Basketball League, later a veteran tennis player with many prizes won in several tournaments, Taviloglu is currently involved in golfing with many championships and represents his country in both domestic and international model aircraft contests.

Associate Professor
Departments of Endodontics and Oral Biology
Georgia Health Sciences University
Augusta, Georgia

Tiziano Tealdo, DDS, MS, CDT, obtained his certificate in dental laboratory technology in 1984. Dr Tealdo graduated in dentistry at the University of Turin, Italy in 1991. At the same university, he earned his postgraduate degree in oral surgery in 1993. Dr Tealdo obtained the university certificate in implantology at the University of Aix-Marseille, France, in 1998. From 1998 to 2000 he completed Dr Carlo Tinti’s postgraduate periodontal program, whichfocused on reconstruction of hard and soft tissue in conjunction with implant surgery. Dr Tealdo’s interest in implant-prosthetic therapy led him to attend the Brånemarkkliniken and the Brånemark Osseointegration Center, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Ümea, Sweden; and the Malo Clinic in Lisbon, Portugal. Since 1997 he has been in charge of the Implant Division in the Department of Implant and Prosthetic Dentistry of Genoa University, Italy. Currently, at the same university, he is professor of Prosthodontics. Dr Tealdo is a member of the International College of Prosthodontists

• Cirurgiã-Dentista;
• Graduada pela UFRJ – 1994;
• Especialista em Dentística Restauradora pela UGF – 1998;
• Especialista em Harmonização Orofacial pela FAIPE;
• Mestre em Clínica Odontológica com ênfase em Dentística pela UERJ – 2002;
• Doutora em Clínica Odontológica com ênfase em Dentística pela UERJ – 2006;
• Titular da Academia Brasileira de Odontologia – cadeira 45;
• Professora Associada da Clínica Integrada – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro;
• Coordenadora e Professorada Especialização em Odontologia Estética Orofacial do Instituto AndreaTedesco;
• Professora nacional da Especialização em Harmonização Facial da FAIPE;
• Fellow Miami Anatomical Research Center (Marc) –Miami;
• Palestrante Nacional e Internacional na área de Harmonização Facial;
• Consultora científica da revista FACE;
• Autora do Livro Harmonização Facial A Nova Face da Odontologia – Editora Napoleão Quintessence 2019;
• Autora colaboradora do Livro MDM Harmonização Oro Facial 1º Volume – Editora Quintessence 2019;
• Autora colaboradora do Livro MDM Harmonização Oro Facial 2º Volume – Editora Quintessence 2018;
• Autora colaboradora do Livro 4Tops – Editora Napoleão Quintessence 2018;
• Consultora Científica do departamento de preenchedores faciais da Associação Brasileira de Harmonização OroFacial – ABRAHOF;
• Membro da Sociedade Brasileira de Odontologia Estética – SBOE;
• Membro da Sociedade Brasileira de Odontologia Estética Orofacial – SBOEOF;
• Membro da Sociedade Brasileira de Toxina Botulínica e Implantes Faciais – SBTI;
• Membro da Associação Brasileira de Harmonização OroFacial – ABRAHOF;
• Delegada do Conselho Regional de Odontologia – Sucursal Barra da Tijuca /RJ;
• Sócia proprietária e coordenadora científica do Instituto Andrea Tedesco no Rio de Janeiro;
• Sócia Proprietária e Professora da Escola de Imersões a3 Cursos no Rio de Janeiro;
• Speaker Galderma;

Michele Temperani is a certified dental technician who specialized in the field of fixed denture prosthetics in the USA, where he attended the courses of the Tanaka Dental Technology Institute and the seminars of Masahiro Kuwata at the University of Washington.

For three years, he was the head of the ceramic department at Kiyosato Okamoto dental lab in Seattle ( USA ).

Since 1990, he has been co-owner of a dental laboratory in Florence together with his brother where he specializes in aesthetic ceramic restorations. He has been using the press technique for the fabrication of all-ceramic restorations sine 1998.

He conducts courses and holds lectures at international meetings on a regular basis and is the author of numerous publications

Prof. Dr. Tennert ist Oberarzt an der Klinik für Zahnerhaltung, Präventiv- und Kinderzahnmedizin der Zahnmedizinischen Kliniken der Universität Bern und Ernährungsmediziner der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Ernährungsmedizin/Deutsche Akademie für Ernährungsmedizin (DGEM/DAEM). Seit vielen Jahren befasst er sich intensiv mit dem Thema Ernährung, insbesondere mit dem Einfluss der Ernährung auf Erkrankungen in der Mundhöhle und hat auf dem Gebiet der Präventivzahnmedizin national und international vielfach publiziert und referiert.

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Hendrik Terheyden ist Chefarzt der Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie der DRK-Kliniken Nordhessen in Kassel. Hendrik Terheyden absolvierte von 1983–1989 das Zahnmedizinstudium an der Universität Kiel. 1989 war er Stabsarzt der Marine in Flensburg. 1989–1992 studierte er Humanmedizin an der Universität Kiel. 1993 wurde er Fachzahnarzt für Oralchirurgie und 1997 Facharzt für Mund-, Kieferund Gesichtschirurgie mit der Zusatzbezeichnung Plastische Operationen (1999). 1999 folgte die Habilitation an der Universität Kiel. Er erhielt den Wassmund-Preis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie (DGMKG). 2004 wurde er apl. Professor an der Universität Kiel. Von 2009 bis 2012 war er Präsident der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Implantologie und von 2017 bis 2019 erster Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oral-und Kieferchirurgie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde (DGZMK). Seit 2006 ist Prof. Terheyden Section Editor des International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery und seit 2012 Editor in Chief des International Journal of Implant Dentistry. Seit 2021 ist er im Vorstand des Arbeitskreises leitender Krankenhausärzte der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie tätig.

Deborah A. Termeie, DDS, is a clinical instructor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology (ABP), and it was her experience preparing for the ABP qualifying exams that inspired her to write this book. Dr Termeie is also an editor and author of Avoiding and Treating Dental Complications: Best Practices in Dentistry (John Wiley & Sons, 2016) and has published on the topics of evidence-based dentistry and implantology. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Excellence in Implantology Research award from the California Society of Periodontics, and has been invited to participate in the American Academy of Periodontics Leadership, Engagement, Action, and Development (LEAD) Program. She maintains a private practice in Beverly Hills, California.

Douglas A. Terry, DDS, holds positions as an adjunct professor in the department of restorative sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and professor emeritus in the department of conservative dentistry and endodontics at the V.S. Dental College & Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India. He has authored several hundred scientific articles and textbooks, including Restoring with Flowables (Quintessence, 2016), Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Material Selection and Technique, Third Edition (2018), and Restoring the Intraradicular Space: Esthetic Post Systems (2021). He has lectured nationally and internationally on various subjects in restorative and esthetic dentistry and is a dental materials clinical research consultant for industry manufacturers. Dr Terry is founder and CEO of the Institute of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry and a member of Oral Design International. He maintains a private practice in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Tiziano Testori ist Leiter der Abteilung für Implantologie und orale Rehabilitation der Zahnmedizinischen Klinik am Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Abteilung für Gesundheitstechnologien der Universität Mailand. Außerdem ist er Gastprofessor am New York University College of Dentistry in New York. Der ehemalige Präsident der Italienischen Gesellschaft für Oralchirurgie und Implantologie (SICOI) ist Gründungsmitglied der Advanced Implantology Study Group (AISG), Autor von mehr als 200 wissenschaftlichen Artikeln und Mitherausgeber von Sinusbodenaugmentation. Chirurgische Techniken und alternative Konzepte (Quintessenz, 2010). Dr. Testori betreibt  eine Privatpraxis in Como.

Zahntechniker, Diplom Betriebswirt/ VWA, Produktmanager, Projektleiter, Referent, Trainer. 1994 - 1997 Ausbildung zum Zahntechniker im Dentallabor Behrend Berlin. 1997 - 2005 Tätigkeit in verschiedenen Laboratorien mit den Schwerpunkten Keramik, Kombi-ZE mit zunehmender Spezialisierung auf die Totalprothetik in Berlin. Kurstätigkeit 2001 - 2004 weiterführendes betriebswirtschaftliches Studium. 2000 - 2019 Referent und Trainer. 2005 - 2019 Zahntechnischer Fachberater Merz-Dental GmbH. Tätigkeitsschwerpunkte: Betreuung der Universitäten der Meister und Berufsschulen, Schulungen für Zahntechniker und Zahnärzte. Schwerpunkt: Totalprothetik. Fachvorträgen für Zahntechniker und Zahnärzte. 2010 - 2019 Entwicklung künstlicher Zähne. 2015 - 2019 Produkt -und Projektmanagement für zahntechnische Produkte bei Merz Dental GmbH in Lütjenburg.