Dr. Ravindra Nanda is Professor Emeritus, Former UConn Alumni Endowed Chair and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.A. He is also an Adjunct Professor at The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Ma, USA.

He received his dental and orthodontic training first at Lucknow, India and then from Nymegen, The Netherlands and the University of Connecticut. He also received a Ph.D. from the University of Nymegen. Since 1972 he has been associated with the University of Connecticut in various academic roles including Chair of Orthodontics from 1991 to 2017.

Dr. Nanda has been active in orthodontic research in the area of biomechanics, clinical trials and acceleration of orthodontic treatment. He has authored with his colleagues more than 250 scientific papers. He is Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Orthodontics and he is on the editorial board of ten different national and international orthodontic journals. He is also an associate editor of Journal of Clinical Orthodontics.

In 2022 he was awarded Fellow of World Federation of Orthodontics (WFO). He has given numerous named lectures at national and international societies including Mershon and Angle Heritage Lectures at the American Association of Orthodontics and Sheldon Friel Lecture at  the 2011 EOS Congress. He has been recognized with Honorary memberships and has received various awards from numerous international orthodontic organizations.

Dr. Nanda has authored and co-authored eight text books Retention and Stability (with Dr. Burstone), Biomechanics in Clinical Orthodontics , Biomechanic and Esthetic Strategies In Clinical Orthodontics, Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics (with Dr. Uribe), Current Therapy in Orthodontics(with Dr. Kapila),  Esthetics and Biomechanics in Orthodontics, and recently “ Orthodontics, two volumes “ (with Prof. Farronato), and  Atlas of Complex Orthodontics (with Dr. Uribe). He has two new books coming out in 2019, Temporary Anchorage Devices (with Drs. Uribe and Yadav) and Principles and Biomechanics of Aligner Orthodontic Treatment (with Castroflorio, Garino and Ojima).

Dr. José Manuel Navarro received a Certificate in Periodontology and Implant dentistry after completing a 3-year program at New York University College of Dentistry (Chairman Dennis Tarnow). He was also awarded a Master of Science degree in Biomaterials from NYUCD for his research on high strength ceramics (Chairman Van Thompson). Dr. Navarro has received awards for his research from different societies, including the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) best presentation award in 2007 and the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED) Research Award in 2011. He has co- authored several peer- reviewed publications and book chapters and is Co-Editor of the book “High Strength Ceramics”. Dr. Navarro is on the editorial board of the European Journal of Esthetic Dentistry (EJED) the International Journal of Oral Implantology (IJOI) and is editor in Chief of Quintessence International in Spanish. He is past chairman of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) Junior Committee and is visiting faculty at different universities. He currently maintains a private practice focused on periodontics, prosthodontics and implant dentistry in Spain and London.

Prof. Nebe has been Head of the Cell Biology Department at Rostock University Medical Center since 2013. Her research focuses on cell-biological aspects of biosystem-material interaction, cellular acceptance of plasma-chemically and topographically modified biomaterials, regulation of cell physiology in three-dimensional implant scaffolds and the cell-structure-cell function relationship, cellular adhesion.

Dental degree University Heidelberg, Several years’ occupation in dental device industry, final position director R&D Implantology. Further on specialization in oral surgery, then consultant Interdisciplinary Outpatient Dep. for Oral Surgery and Implantology at Cologne University, director Prof. Dr. Dr. J.E. Zöller, received PhD and teaching licence in dentistry  2009

Since August 2010 private dental clinic Dr. Bayer and colleagues, Landsberg am Lech and teaching and research appointment University Cologne

Since March 2021 Professor Professor Steinbeis-University, Berlin, Transfer-Institut Management of Dental and Oral Medicine, Digitization in dentistry

Since September 2024 Adjunct Professor, Dalian Medical University, Stomatological department

President 2024/2025 Academy of Osseointegration, USA

Research Topic Reliability of dental implant treatment, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy, Cone Beam CT, Surigical Guides, Minimal invasive implant therapy, Ceramic Implants

Numerous national and international publications and lectures

Editor of the text book: Cone Beam Volumetric Imaging in Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine - Fundamentals, Diagnostics and Treatment Planning, Quintessence Publishing, Berlin, Chicago

Myron Nevins, DDS, is an associate clinical professor of periodontology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and a clinical professor of periodontics at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry. He is a past president of the American Academy of Periodontology and a former director and chairman of the American Board of Periodontology. He was also the coeditor-in-chief of The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry. Dr Nevins maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and implantology in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and is the founder and president of Perio Imp Research, Inc.

Michael G. Newman, DDS, is editor-in-chief of the American Dental Association/Elsevier PracticeUpdate Clinical Dentistry Channel. He is a professor emeritus at the UCLA School of Dentistry, a past president of the American Academy of Periodontology, and a diplomate, American Board of Periodontology. Dr Newman is coeditor of Newman and Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology, 13th Edition (Elsevier, 2019), Newman and Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology for the Dental Hygienist (2020), and Essentials of Newman and Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology (2021). He is founding editor emeritus of The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice.

1999-2005: Studied Dentistry at the University of Münster, Westphalia. In 2005, completed a doctoral thesis on "Animal experimental studies of the early osseointegration behavior of cylindrical versus conical implants in vivo". 2005-2006: Research Assistant at the Clinic for Conservative Dentistry at the University of Münster, Westphalia. 2006-2009: Research Assistant at the Clinic for Orthodontics at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. In 2009, became a specialist in Orthodontics. 2009-2015: Senior physician at the Clinic for Orthodontics at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. In 2015, completed his habilitation on "Stability of orthodontic mini-implants during the healing phase" and was appointed as a private lecturer. In 2015, employed at the orthodontic practice Dr. Ludwig/Dr. Glasl in Traben-Trarbach. Since 2016, operating his own practice in Düsseldorf; external staff member of the Clinic for Orthodontics at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. Since 12/2012, member of the scientific advisory board of the journal "Orthodontics" (Quintessenz Publishing). Since 02/2015, co-editor of "IOK - Information from Orthodontics & Orthopedics" (Thieme). National and international activities as a reviewer and speaker. Research focuses: Skeletal anchoring and biomechanics.

Dr. Dominik Nischwitz (or Dr. Dome for short) is a world-renowned specialist in biological dentistry, holistic odontology and ceramic implants. He is the current Vice-president of the ISMI (International Society for Metal Free Implantology), whose mission is to help as many people as possible to experience optimum oral health without the use of metal-based treatments. As an international speaker, he regularly shares his expertise onstage in order to establish biological dentistry as the new frontier in the industry, and covers this very topic in his recent bestselling book, It’s All In Your Mouth, published by Chelsea Green. With his father, Dr. Nischwitz cofounded DNA Health and Aesthetics Center for Biological Dentistry in Tübingen, Germany in 2015. Dr. Nischwitz has exclusively used ceramic implants since 2013, placing more than 5000 to date. A pioneer in the field of holistic dentistry, Dr. Nischwitz regularly gives lectures around the world. Aside from biological dentistry and oral health in general, his other passions include functional medicine, holistic nutrition, and competitive sports. He trains traditional dentists in biological dentistry and believes that all health starts in the mouth.

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.