Prof Reinhard Gruber holds a PhD in Biotechnology and has worked at the University Clinic of Dentistry at the Medical University of Vienna since 1999. He was Vice Director of the Curriculum for Dentistry and founded the PhD program “Bone and Joint Regeneration.” Prof Gruber was active as a visiting scientist at the Bone Tissue Engineering Center of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and at the Dental School of the University of Michigan. From 2012 to 2014, he headed the Oral Cell Biology Laboratory at the Dental Clinics of the University of Bern, to which he is still affiliated. In October 2014, Prof Gruber was appointed Professor of Oral Biology at the Medical University of Vienna. He is a trustee of the Osteology Foundation, a member of the ITI Research Committee, and a scientific advisor to the Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Metabolism. From 2008 to 2015, Prof Gruber was Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Stomatology & Occlusion Medicine and the Journal of Stomatology of the Austrian Society of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine. He is currently Associate Editor of Clinical Oral Implants Research and the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, and serves on several editorial boards, including the Journal of Dental Research, Periodontology 2000, and Clinical Oral Investigations. Prof Gruber and his team have published over 250 original articles and reviews in international journals and numerous book chapters in the field of regenerative dentistry.

Ueli Grunder, DMD, is a past president of the Swiss Society of Oral Implantology and the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He has published numerous papers and the book Implants in the Esthetic Zone (Quintessence, 2015), which has been translated into 11 languages. He lectures extensively nationally and internationally on the surgical and prosthetic aspects of implant dentistry. Dr Grunder maintains a group private practice in Zollikon-Zürich, Switzerland.

Doctor of Dental Surgery, Claude-Bernard University, Lyon 1. Postgraduate in implantology, EAO (2025). Co-director of CampusHB continuing education center, Grenoble. Private practice in implantology and esthetic prosthetic rehabilitation, Grenoble.

Jean Claude Guimberteau ist ein französischer Handchirurg, der bei seinen Operationen entdeckte, dass die Sehnenscheiden nicht der klassischen Anatomie entsprechen. Auf der Suche nachdem wirklichen Funktionieren, entdecke er das MCDAS. Das Multimicrovacuolar Collagen Dynamic Absorption System – deshalb nennen wir es lieber MCDAS – bildet die Anatomie zwischen der Anatomie. Es besteht zu 70% aus Kollagen Typ I, Typ III und IV, 20% aus Elastin und 4% aus Lipiden. Es hat eine Struktur wie Seifenblasen, die sich ständig auf- und wieder abbauen.

Galip Gürel, DDS, MSc, is the founder and honorary president of the Turkish Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry, a past president of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, and a visiting professor at the New York University, Marseille Dental University, and Istanbul Yeditepe University. He received the 2014 Smigel Prize, which is granted biennially by New York University College of Dentistry to honor the best esthetic dentists in the world. Dr Gürel is the author of The Science and Art of Porcelain Laminate Veneers (Quintessence Publishing, 2003), which has been translated into 12 different languages. He is the editor-in-chief of Quintessence Magazine in Turkey and serves on the editorial boards for several journals.

1983—1989: Studies of Dentistry at RWTH Aachen University Medical and Dental Faculty. 1988—1992: Doctoral Thesis at RWTH Aachen University, Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology. 1990—1998: Assoc. Professor. 1992—1995: Master Degree of "Nd-YAG-Laser in Dentistry" at UCSF (University California San Fransisco), USA. Since 2003: Full Professor at RWTH Aachen University. Since 2004: Scientific Director of the Postgraduate Master of Science MSc. course "Lasers in Dentistry". Since 2005: Assoc. Editor in "Journal of Lasers in Medical Science", Springer, London UK. 2005—2015: President DGL German Society for Laser Dentistry. 2008—2010: President World Federation for Laser Dentistry. Since 2010: CEO Chief Executive Officer World Federation for Laser Dentistry WFLD. Since 2012: President of Honor of the World Federation for Laser Dentistry.

Chad Gwaltney, Ph.D. is President and Principal Consultant at Gwaltney Consulting. Dr. Gwaltney develops innovative methods to measure patient-centered outcomes in clinical trials. His academic and industry research includes the design of electronic platforms for the collection of information in real-time in the patient’s natural environment. He has published numerous articles and book chapters addressing how the patient’s perspective can be examined to better understand medical product efficacy and safety. He has served on US National Institutes of Health review committees and has co-authored ISPOR best practice guidelines on the development and use of patient-reported outcomes. Prior to founding Gwaltney Consulting, Dr. Gwaltney was Chief Scientist and Regulatory Advisor, Endpoints, at ERT. Dr. Gwaltney has also served as Head, Patient Experience, Hematology/Oncology, at Celgene and as a research faculty member in the Brown University School of Public Health.