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Graduated with honors in Dental Medicine from the Univ. of Bologna in 1996. In 2001 earned the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Periodontology after a 3-year program at Boston Univ. Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. In 2002 passed the exams of the American Board of Periodontology becoming a Diplomate. He is an active member of the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIdP), an active member of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO) and an Active Member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED). He has published several articles in the fields of periodontology and implantology in international journals and lectures extensively both nationally and internationally. Author of the chapter titled “Soft Tissue Management Around Dental Implants” in Practical Periodontal Plastic Surgery edited by Blackwell Munksgaard. He currently practices as a Periodontist in Bologna.

Dr. De Franco obtained a B.A. degree in Biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, a D.M.D. degree from the University of Connecticut, and the certificate in Orthodontics with a Doctorate of Medical Sciences degree in Oral Biology from Harvard University. He moved to Milan in 1992 where he has been working ever since in private practice limited to orthodontics. He is a Diplomate of ABO, EBO and IBO, and is presently the President of the European Board of Orthodontics. He is a member of AAO, EOS, Harvard Society for the Advancement of Orthodontics, SIDO, Italian Academy of Orthodontics, European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, and the Eastern Component of the Angle Society. He was President of the Angle Society in 2018 and President of the Italian Academy of Orthodontics in 2021. He is a reviewer for several orthodontic journals.

Jan Frydensberg Thomsen graduated from the Copenhagen School of Dentistry in 1986 and works as a dentist at Specialtandlaegerne Sjaelland.

Jan’s clinical work primarily involves oral reconstructions and aesthetic treatments (both with composite and porcelain), as well as addressing bite functional problems.

Jan conducts courses nationally and internationally in oral rehabilitation, digital techniques, and aesthetic treatment.

Dr. Gracis studierte in den USA, wo er zunächst an der University of Pennsylvania einen D.M.D.-Abschluss und anschließend an der University of Washington ein Master of Science in der Prothetik erwarb. 1990 kehrte er nach Mailand zurück und arbeitet seither in einer Privatpraxis, die sich auf Prothetik und restaurative Zahnheilkunde spezialisiert hat. Er ist aktives Mitglied der Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry, deren Präsident er in den Jahren 2007-2008 war, und der European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, deren Präsident er in der Amtszeit 2016-2018 war. Er ist Mitglied des Redaktionsbeirats des International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry und des International Journal of Prosthodontics.

Simone was born on 22nd February 1970 in Florence, Italy and graduated in 1994 from the Dental School of Florence University. In 1995 he obtained a postgraduate certificate in Periodontology at the University of Genoa, Italy and in 1996 he obtained a postgraduate certificate in Restorative dentistry at the University of Florence, Italy. He was clinical instructor of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Florence (1997-1999) In 1999 he started working as visiting professor at the University of Siena, Italy. In 2002 he obtained a Master of Science in Dental Materials and Clinical applications, and in 2004 he completed his PhD studies at Siena University with the thesis “Basic and clinical aspects of selection and application of fiber posts”. Since 2005 he has been Head of Department and has the chair of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, at Siena University. He also teaches Restorative Dentistry and Dental Hygiene at the School of Dental Hygienists, and Preventive Dentistry at the postgraduate School of Orthodontics. Since 2010 he has been the Dean of the School of Dental Hygienists. Over the last 18 years he has given more than 250 lectures on Endodontics and Restorative dentistry in Europe, America, and Asia. He has published in many national and international journals, and is a reviewer for many peer reviewed journals.

Prof. Dr. Marc Hürzeler zählt zu den weltweit führenden Spezialisten für komplexe Implantatbehandlungen. Von ihm entwickelte Operationsmethoden kommen selbst bei schwierigsten Fällen mit großem Erfolg zum Einsatz. Entsprechend ist Prof. Hürzeler ein international gefragter Referent und Ausbilder für Zahnärzte. 1984 Promotion, Universität Zürich. 1989 Spezialist für Parodontologie (SSP). 1991 Spezialist für Prothetik (DGPro). 1991-93 Visiting Associate Professor in der Abteilung für Parodontologie an der University of Houston, Texas; seit 1993 Clinical Associate Professor. 1996 Titel PhD in der Abteilung für Prothetik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg; seit 1997 Associate Professor der Abteilung für Präventive Zahnmedizin und Parodontologie. Gründung der Privatpraxis für Parodontologie und Implantattherapie mit Dr. Otto Zuhr. 2002 Professor für Zahnmedizin, Medizinischen Fakultät der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg. 2008 Gründung des Huerzeler/Zuhr Education Centers. Präsident der EAED. Mehr als 150 wissenschaftliche Publikationen auf dem Gebiet der Implantologie, Parodontologie und Geweberegeneration. Nationaler und internationaler Referent zu Themen der Parodontologie und Implantattherapie. 2012 Veröffentlichung des Bestsellers „Plastic-Esthetic Periodontal and Implant Surgery – A Microsurgical Approach“ mit Dr. Zuhr.