Andreas Nolte graduated as a Certified Dental Technician in Lübbecke in 1989 and worked at several dental laboratories through 1993. The following eight years he worked in an in-office laboratory. Following various stints in different areas of Germany and abroad in 2001 and 2002, he founded his own company Enamelum et Dentinum in Münster, where he has been running his own laboratory and training center since 2004. Nolte has authored several articles in dental and dental technology journals and has been a presenter on the international stage since 2000. He is a member of the editorial boards of Quintessenz Zahntechnik and Dental Dialogue and has been a member of “Group 65” for several years.

Dr John Nusstein received his DDS from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry in 1987. He served 12 years in the U.S. Air Force and completed his endodontic training at The Ohio State University in 1995, earning a certificate in endodontics and an MS for research involving intraosseous anesthesia. Dr Nusstein has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics since 1999. He became a full-time educator at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 2000 and is now a tenured professor, was appointed Chair of the Division of Endodontics in 2006, and holds the William J. Meyers Endowed Chair in Endodontics. He has authored/coauthored over 100 scientific articles and 9 chapters in leading endodontic textbooks. His focus of research is local anesthesia and pain control and ultrasonic irrigation.

Dr. med. Hans P. Ogal Facharzt für Anästhesiologie, Leiter der Schmerzambulanz an der Aeskulap-Klinik Dr. Brandner, Zentrum für Ärztliche Ganzheitsmedizin, in Brunnen am Vierwaldstättersee/Schweiz, Dozent der Deutschen Ärztegesellschaft für Akupunktur (DÄGfA) und weiterer Fachorganisationen.

Group Director, General Clinic
Academic Administrator, Division of Restorative Dentistry
School of Dentistry
University of California, Los Angeles

Miguel A. Ortiz, DMD, has become recognized around the world for his proficiency in dental photography and cinematography. Recognizing a need for dental photography training in the US, he created MaoPhotographs, a dental photography curriculum that has since expanded internationally. Through these courses, he brings awareness to evidence-based dentistry, attention to detail, and craftsmanship. He is the author of Lit: The Simple Protocol for Dental Photography in the Age of Social Media (Quintessence Publishing, 2019). Dr Ortiz lectures nationally and internationally on prosthodontics and dental photography and is a full-time prosthodontist on the dental team of Brookline Dental Center in Boston.

Juan Carlos Ortiz Hugues, DDS, is a certified ergonomics assessment specialist who lectures and provides trainings on advanced dental ergonomics, mainly related to dental microscopy. He serves as the vice president of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry (AMED) and maintains a private practice limited to endodontics in David, Panama. He wrote his book to encourage dental professionals to adopt better practices so they can live and work pain-free.

Prof. Özcan has authored more than 500 scientific and clinical articles in peer-reviewed journals, is a well-sought lecturer, receiver of several international awards and has held numerous continuing education courses in Europe. She serves also for the editorial boards of several scientific journals. Her clinical expertise is on reconstructive dentistry and her scientific work focuses on translational research. She has Honorary Professorship positions at various universities some of which are São Paulo State University (Brazil), University of Florida (USA) and University of Hong Kong (China). She is EPA-Recognized Specialist in Prosthodontics, Honorary Secretary of the European Prosthodontic Association (EPA), Past-President of the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) / Dental Materials Group (DMG), Fellow of Academy of Dental Materials (FADM), Fellow of International College of Dentistry (FICD) and Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, FDS RCPS (Glasgow). In 2018, she received "Dr. honoris causa" title from Romania. She is the recipient of the "2018 IADR Distinguished Scientist Wilmer Souder Award".

Dr. Patrick Palacci graduated at the University of Marseille in 1975. He continued his postgraduate education in periodontology at Boston University (USA), where he received the title of Post-graduate. He was appointed Consultant Professor at Boston University in 1982. In 2004 he received the title of Associate Professor at the University of Santiago de Chile and the University of Buenos Aires in 2006. He maintains a private practice in Marseille. His centre is one of 12 Brånemark Osseointegration centres in the world, working closely with Professor PI Brånemark. Dr. Palacci has developed many surgical techniques in relation to optimal implant positioning, plastic surgery techniques and papillae regeneration. He is the author of numerous scientific articles written over the last twenty years in international journals. He is also the author of two books dealing with the esthetic and implant treatment. These books have been written in English and published in nine different languages. A third book in conjunction with the technique NobelGuide was written in 2008 jointly with Prof. Peter K. Moy (Los Angeles) and Ingvar Ericsson (Sweden), also translated into Japanese. He wrote at the request of Professor PI Brånemark, a chapter on esthetics and soft tissue management in the book “From calvanium to calcaneum” considered the bible of implantology. He received the Nobelpharma Award in 1995 on the most important advances in surgery over the past 30 years. Dr. Palacci currently provides many courses in his clinic in Marseille, advanced courses for experienced practitioners. Groups from many countries (Sweden, Denmark, Chile, Italy, USA, Japan, Australia New Zealand…) could receive his teaching. He was invited, and continues to give numerous lectures around the world.