1977 – 1978 Studium der Chemie an der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz 1978 – 1984 Studium der Zahnmedizin ebendort 1982 – 1983 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Physiologisch-Chemischen Institut der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz in der Arbeitsgruppe Molekularbiologie bei Prof. Dr. E. J. Zöllner 1985 Promotion zum Dr. med. dent. über Plasmid-DNA in Bacteroides fragilis, Seit 1986 Zahnarzt in Berufsausübungsgemeinschaft in Merzig (Saarland) 1990 + 1991 Hospitation am Department of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut (USA) bei Prof. Dr. Ch. J. Burstone), Seit 1991 Dozent für klinische Biomechanik am Akademischen Zentrum Zahnheilkunde
Klinische Schwerpunkte
+ Implementierung orthodontischer Mechanotherapie in die Patientenbehandlung
+ Versuch der Umsetzung einer synoptischen Zahnheilkunde
Wissenschaftliche Schwerpunkte
+ Entwicklung und Evaluierung kräftesystemgetriebener orthodontischer Apparaturen
+ Didaktik der angewandten orthodontischen Biomechanik
+ Überlebensrate minimalinvasiver Implantate
Anton Sculean is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Periodontology and currently the Head of the Dental Research Center (DRC) of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland. Prof. Sculean has authored more than 470 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 35 chapters in periodontal textbooks and has delivered more than 600 lectures at national and international meetings. He is Past President of the Periodontal Research Group of the IADR, of the Swiss Society of Periodontology, of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and of the International Academy of Periodontology (IAP). Professor Sculean is currently listed as the top-rated expert in Periodontics in the world https://www.expertscape.com/ex/periodontics.His research interests focus on periodontal wound healing and regeneration, regenerative and plastic-esthetic periodontal surgery, use of antibiotics, antiseptics and novel approaches such as lasers and photodynamic therapy in the treatment of periodontal and peri-implant infections.
Dr. Mark Thomas Sebastian passed his state examination and doctorate at the Private University of Witten-Herdecke in 1993. His assistant time lasted until 1996 with study visits to Brazil, USA and South Africa. From 1996 he was a junior partner specializing in periodontology and implantology in the practice of Dr. Josef Schmidseder, Munich, one of the first German pioneers in esthetic dentistry. From 1996–2001 he was a scientific editor in the "European Journal of Aesthetic Dentistry". During this time he gave lectures on plastic periodontal surgery and published the book "Periodontology – State of Science, American Academy of Periodontology". In 1999 he founded his own practice in Munich with a focus on esthetic restorative dentistry, periodontology and implantology. Since 2000 he has been a scientific member of the editorial team of the journal “Quintessenz Zahnmedizin” published by Quintessence Publishing, Berlin. He is one of the founding members of the first European “Seattle study club SSC” in Tegernsee, 2008. The German Society for Esthetic Dentistry DGÄZ named him in 2014 as a “Specialist in Esthetic Dentistry and Function”. He completed the master's degree in the function of the chewing organ with Professor Slavicek, Vienna, in 2015. Since then, he has lectured for orthopedic surgeons on the connection between dentistry, orthopedics and bruxism. Since 2016 he has been a member of the "Invisalign Academic Aesthetic Advisory Board". Since then he has held international lectures and courses on splint orthodontics, esthetic dentistry and function.
Dr. Behnam Shakibaie is a pioneer in Implant Microsurgery. He is a multi-specialist in Oral Surgery, Implantology, Periodontology and Microscopic Dentistry. He has been developing and publishing new microsurgical techniques and instruments for oral implantology and jaw bone reconstructions. Dr. Shakibaie is scientific instructor of Zeiss Dental Academy and research partner of University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan. He graduated from Berlin University and specialized in Oral Surgery at Berlin and Bonn University. Dr. Shakibaie earned his Mastership in Implantology at DGI in Germany, Mastership in Periodontology at DGP in Germany and Specialization in Oral Microsurgery and Microscopic Dentistry at Zeiss Dental Academy in Switzerland. He is an international speaker and winner of numerous scientific awards.
Seit 2008 freiberuflich tätig als Mediatorin, Fortbildnerin in mediativer Kommunikation und Konfliktmanagement, Trainerin für Teamentwicklung, Coach für verschiedenste Berufsgruppen.
Seit 2015 Mediationsbeauftragte der Evangelischen Schulstiftung in der EKBO mit den Arbeitsschwerpunkten: Fortbildungen für Pädagogen in Mediation und mediativer Kommunikation, Mediation und Moderation von Konfliktgesprächen mit Schüler- und Pädagogenteams, Beratung und Coaching, Betreuung/ Vernetzung und Ausbildung von Konfliktlotsen und Mediatoren.
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Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Milan in 1979. Specialized in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics at the same University in 1981. Associate Professor for the teaching of Periodontology and Implantology at the University of Milan. Member of the Board of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) from 1998 to 2005, President of the EAO from 2001 to 2003 and Immediate Past-President for the years 2004–2005. EAO Council Member 2005–2011. Founder of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration. Active Member and Vice-President of the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SidP) for the years 2003–2005. President 2023–2024 of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO). Referee of the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. He has published numerous articles in scientific journals and is an international speaker on the subject of periodontology, osseointegration and bone regeneration.
David Sonntag is a specialist in endodontics and has headed the Endodontology Master's program at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since 2010. He works in private practice as an endodontist and advises companies on the development of NiTi instruments. He has lectured in the field of endodontology in Germany and abroad and has published on the subject for over 20 years.
Sergio Spinato, DDS, PhD, is adjunct professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, and secretary of the International Piezosurgery Academy. He has published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed international journals. Dr Spinato maintains a private practice in Sassuolo, Italy.
Dr. Frank Spitznagel is an Associate Professor at the Department of Prosthodontics, University Hospital Düsseldorf and Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany. He graduated in 2014 from the University of Freiburg and obtained his Dr. med. Dent degree from the same University in 2016. He was awarded with the 1st prize “Young Esthetics” from the Germany Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (DGÄZ) in 2019 and received a research fellowship from the International College of Prosthodontists (ICP) in 2022-2023. He has also won the first place at the premiere of the ITI Open Mic New Speaker Contest (ITI – International Team for Implantology) in September 2022 in Germany. Dr. Spitznagel is a board certified prosthodontist of the German Society of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials (DGPro) and certified in Implant Dentistry (DGI- German Society of Implantology). His clinical and scientific focus is in the field of fixed tooth- and implant-supported all-ceramic reconstructions, digital workflows and implant dentistry.
Specialist in pediatric dentistry, Head of the Department of Preventive Dentistry and Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Greifswald, Past-President of the German Society for Pediatric Dentistry and the European Organization for Caries Research (ORCA) as well as author and speaker in the field of pediatric dentistry.