The 14th International Symposium on Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry (ISPRD)

Dr. Tara Aghaloo is Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the UCLA School of Dentistry. She completed her dental training at the University of Missouri- Kansas City, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency, M.D., and PhD at UCLA. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and her clinical practice focuses on bone and soft tissue regeneration, and dental implants. She is also active in professional organizations where she is Past President of the Academy of Osseointegration, an ITI Board Member, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Edward P. Allen, DDS, PhD has served as president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation. He is the recipient of the Master Clinician Award from the American Academy of Periodontology, the President’s Award for Excellence in Dental Education from the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, and the Saul Schluger Award for Excellence in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning. In 2019, he was honored with the AAP Gold Medal Award, the highest award bestowed by the Academy. Currently, he serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, the Journal of Periodontology, and the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. Dr Allen is founder of the Center for Advanced Dental Education in Dallas, an educational facility where he teaches surgical technique courses. He has over 100 publications and has presented numerous lectures and surgical demonstrations worldwide.

Evanthia Anadioti, DDS, MS, FACP, is associate professor of clinical restorative dentistry in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and founding director of the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a board director at the American College of Prosthodontists Education Foundation, and the incoming prosthodontic commissioner at the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Dr Anadioti has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has received both local and national awards.

Wael Att, DDS, Dr med dent, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Prosthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and a professor of prosthodontics at the University of Freiburg School of Dentistry in Germany. He serves as president of the International Academy for Digital Dental Medicine, past president of the Prosthodontics Group of the International Association for Dental Research as well as president of the Arabian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Dr Att is a board-certified prosthodontist from the German Society of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials and an active member of multiple professional organizations, including the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.

Vinay Bhide, DDS, MSc, FRCD, is a board-certified periodontist who provides the full scope of surgical periodontal and dental implant therapy. Dr Bhide is an examiner and fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. In addition to private practice, he is a clinical instructor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Toronto and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Bhide has lectured nationally and internationally and published on various topics related to periodontics and implantology.

Markus B. Blatz, DMD, PhD, Dr med dent habil, is a professor of restorative dentistry, the chairman of the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, and the Assistant Dean for Digital Innovation and Professional Development at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia, where he founded the Penn Dental Medicine CAD/CAM Ceramic Center. He is an associate editor of Quintessence International and a coauthor of the international bestseller Evolution: Contemporary Protocols for Anterior Single-Tooth Implants (Quintessence Publishing, 2014). Dr Blatz is the recipient of multiple awards and has lectured extensively on dental esthetics, restorative materials, and implant dentistry.

Scotty Bolding, DDS, is an associate professor in oral and maxillofacial surgery at St Joseph’s University Medical Center in New Jersey, with expertise in temporomandibular joint surgery, management of obstructive sleep apnea and upper airway disorders, and robotic surgery. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and maintains a private practice in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Over the past 30 years, Dr Bonding has consulted with hospitals, physicians, and industry leaders on how to deliver better systems to improve the quality of health care for patients and is a frequent guest speaker on leadership and technologies that shape the health care industry.

Dr. Lorenzo Breschi received his DDS degree cum laude and PhD in Human Morphological and Molecular Sciences at the University of Bologna (Italy). He is now Full Professor and Chairman of Restorative Dentistry at the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) and Director of the Master in Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry, at the University of Bologna (Italy). Prof. Lorenzo Breschi served as President of the following Academies: Italian Academy of Conservative Dentistry (AIC), International Academy of Adhesive Dentistry (IAAD), European Federation of Conservative Dentistry (EFCD), Dental Materials Group of the IADR (DMG-IADR) and the Academy of Dental Materials (ADM). Prof. Breschi is also an active member of the following societies: American Academy of Restorative Dentistry (AARD), Academy of Dental Materials (ADM), Accademia Italiana di Odontoiatria Conservativa e Restaurativa (AIC), Società Italiana di Odontoiatria Conservativa (SIDOC). Prof. Breschi is also Editor of Dentistry33, Associate Editor of the Journal of Adhesive Dentistry, and member of the editorial board of several international scientific journals. He is actively involved in research in restorative dentistry and he has published more than 300 original papers and review articles on peer-reviewed journals on different aspects of bonding, luting and aesthetic restorative materials.

Jeff Brucia, DDS, is an assistant professor of dental practice at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, president-elect of the Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, and clinical director of the Foundation for Advanced Continuing Education occlusion study club. He is a recipient of the Gordon J. Christensen Lecturer Recognition Award. Dr Brucia is a full-time practicing esthetic and restorative dentist in San Francisco, California.

Daniel Buser, DDS, Prof em Dr med dent, is one of the most experienced international implant surgeons, with 35 years of surgical experience. He is past professor and chairman in the Department of Oral Surgery at the University of Bern in Switzerland and past president of the European Association for Osseointegration, the Swiss Society of Oral Implantology, the Swiss Society of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, and the International Team for Implantology (ITI). He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the ITI Honorary Fellowship and the Morton Amsterdam Award. He has authored and coauthored over 400 publications and is editor of 30 Years of Guided Bone Regeneration (Quintessence, 2021), which was recently published in its third edition. Dr Buser is cofounder of the Buser & Sculean Academy, which offers continuing education courses in periodontology and implant dentistry, and lectures nationally and internationally.

Luigi Canullo raduated cum laude in Dentistry and Dental Prosthesis at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1994. PhD at the University of Bonn (Germany). National and international speaker on surgical and prosthetic aspects of implant dentistry. He is author of more than 100 articles published on international journals on topics related to implantology. Active member of the Italian Academy for Osseointegration (IAO) and the European Academy of Osseointegration (EAO). Visiting Professor at the University of Bern (Switzerland), Assistant Professor at the University of Genova (Italy). Reviewer for the most important journals in implant dentistry. His professional office is in Rome, limiting his private practice at surgery and implant supported prosthetic rehabilitation.

Daniele Cardaropoli, DDS, is adjunct professor in periodontology at the University of Catania, scientific director of ProEd Institute for Professional Education in Dentistry in Torino, Italy, and president of the Giuseppe Cardaropoli Foundation for Research and Care in Periodontology. He is an active member of several organizations and recipient of several awards, including the Henry M. Goldman Award for the Clinical Research. Dr Cardaropoli is the author of more than 30 articles published in peer-reviewed international journals and coeditor of the textbook Soft Tissues and Pink Esthetics in Implant Therapy (Quintessence, 2019). He maintains a private practice in Torino, Italy.

Stephen J. Chu, DMD, MSD, CDT, MDT, is an adjunct clinical professor at the New York University College of Dentistry in the Departments of Periodontology, Implant Dentistry, and Prosthodontics. He has contributed to over 80 publications, including six textbooks, and has given lectures nationally and internationally on the subjects of esthetic, restorative, and implant dentistry. Dr Chu maintains a private practice limited to fixed prosthodontics, esthetic dentistry, and implant dentistry in New York City.

Donald S. Clem, DDS, is the recipient of numerous awards, including Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Periodontics by the California Society of Periodontists and the American Academy of Periodontology’s Gold Medal, the highest award the Academy can bestow. He is a past president of the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, American Academy of Periodontology, and the American Board of Periodontology. Dr Clem has authored over 30 publications, including three textbook chapters, and lectures internationally on sedation, periodontal regeneration, dental implants, and bone healing. He maintains a full-time private practice limited to periodontics and dental implants in Orange County, California.

Christian Coachman, DDS, CDT, attended the ceramic specialization program at the Ceramoart Training Center, where he also became an instructor. In 2004, he was invited by Drs Goldstein, Garber, and Salama of Team Atlanta to become head ceramist of their laboratory, a position he held for 5 years. He is a consultant for dental offices and companies, developing products and implementing concepts. He is the developer of well-known techniques such as the Pink Hybrid Implant Restoration and the Digital Smile Design Concept. Dr Coachman has lectured and published internationally and maintains a family-run private practice in São Paulo, Brazil.

Lyndon Cooper, DDS, PhD, practices as a prosthodontist in Chicago and is the associate dean for research and head of the Department of Oral Biology at the University of Illinois School of Dentistry in Chicago. Dr Cooper is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and served as president of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) as well as chair of the ACP Education Foundation. He is the recipient of several awards, including the 2016 Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontists’ Schweitzer Award for Research and the 2017 International Association for Dental Research/Academy of Osseointegration Innovation in Implant Sciences Award. Dr Cooper’s work has appeared in hundreds of national and international presentations and over 190 peer-reviewed publications.

Daniel R. Cullum, DDS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and visiting lecturer in the UCLA Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr Cullum speaks internationally, contributes to articles and textbook chapters, and was lead contributor and editor of the innovative textbook Minimally Invasive Dental Implant Surgery (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015). He practices oral and maxillofacial surgery with a focus on immediate and minimally invasive techniques in implant reconstruction. Dr Cullum is President of Implants Northwest LIVE Learning Center, offering advanced training using live surgery and hands-on application in a small group environment.

Lee Culp, CDT, is the CEO of Sculpture Studios, a dental laboratory and research and product development center for new and innovative diagnostic and restorative and digital applied applications to surgical and restorative dentistry. He is a leading resource/inventor for many of the materials, products, and techniques used in dentistry today, holds numerous patents for his ideas and products, and is the recipient of numerous awards. His writing, photography, and teaching have brought him international recognition in the specialties of digital dentistry, dental ceramics, and functional esthetics.

José Carlos Martins da Rosa, DDS, is the author of the book Immediate Dentoalveolar Restoration: Immediately Loaded Implants in Compromised Sockets (Quintessence Publishing, 2014), published in Portuguese, Spanish, English, and Mandarin. He has published articles in many journals and lectured nationally and internationally on periodontal, prosthetic, and surgical implantology procedures, including overseas lectures on immediate dentoalveolar restoration technique. Dr Rosa maintains a private practice limited to prosthetics, periodontics, and surgical implantology in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

Sergio De Paoli, MD, DDS, graduated with degrees in medicine, surgery, and dentistry from the University of Bologna and a degree in dental medicine from the University of Geneva. He is certified in stomatology from the University of Rome and periodontology from Boston University. Dr De Paoli is the Coeditor of The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry in Italy and maintains a private practice limited to periodontics in Ancona, Italy.

Marco Degidi, DDS, is an adjunct professor for the postgraduate master’s in clinical implantology at the University of Bologna. He is an active member of the Academy of Osseointegration and a diplomate of the International College of Oral Implantology. Dr Degidi is the inventor of the WeldOne Concept as well as the Conometric Concept. He has published 153 articles on peer-reviewed journals and received numerous awards. Dr Degidi lectures internationally in the fields of immediate loading, primary stability, biomaterials, and esthetic dentistry and maintains a private practice limited to implant surgery and prosthetics in Bologna, Italy.

Nicholas M. Dello Russo, DMD, MScD, is an instructor in periodontics at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and an attending periodontist in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon and the International College of Dentists.

Serge Dibart, DMD, MSD, is professor and chair of the Department of Periodontology at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. He has been working on surgically accelerated orthodontics for the past 14 years and developed Piezocision in 2009 as a minimally invasive alternative to existing surgical procedures. Dr Dibart lectures extensively nationally and internationally, has published in peer-reviewed journals, and is the author of four books. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and implant dentistry in Boston, Massachusetts.

Joseph P. Fiorellini, DMD, DMSc, is a professor in the Department of Periodontics and the director of the Advanced Graduate Program in Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, trustee for the American Academy of Periodontology, board director for the Academy of Osseointegration, and a consultant for American Dental Association Commission for Continuing Education Recognition Program. He has published over 100 manuscripts, reviews, and textbook chapters. Dr Fiorellini serves as the associate editor of The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, is a member of several editorial boards, and is the recipient of several awards.

Mauro Fradeani, MD, DDS, is the founder and director of ACE Institute and Fradeani Education. He serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry and is an associate editor of The International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry. He is the author of Esthetic Rehabilitation in Fixed Prosthodontics, Volume 1: Esthetic Analysis: A Systematic Approach to Prosthetic Treatment (Quintessence, 2004) and Volume 2: Prosthetic Treatment: A Systematic Approach to Esthetic, Biologic, and Functional Integration (Quintessence, 2008). Dr Fradeani maintains a private practice limited to prosthetics on natural dentition and on implants in Pesaro, Italy.

Stuart J. Froum, DDS, is a clinical professor and the director of clinical research in the Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at the New York University Krieser Dental Center. He is a past president of multiple organizations, is the recipient of several awards, and serves on the Research Committee of the Academy of Osseointegration. Dr Froum is the editor of Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010) and maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and implant dentistry in New York City.

David A. Garber, DMD, is a past president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (AAED) and has served on the boards of the AAED and the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. He is dual trained clinician and professor in the Department of Periodontics as well as in the Department of Oral Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Georgia. He is a clinical professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at Louisiana State University and in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Texas in San Antonio.

Mia L. Geisinger, DDS, MS, is a professor and director of Advanced Education in Periodontology in the Department of Periodontology in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry. She is a diplomate in the American Board of Periodontology and a fellow in the International Team for Implantology. She has served as the president of the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, the chair of the American Dental Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs, and on multiple national and regional organized dentistry committees. She currently serves as an AAP District III Trustee, as a Board member for the ADA’s Science and Research Institute, and on numerous AAP and ADA committees and task forces. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and lectures nationally and internationally on topics in periodontology and oral health care.

William Giannobile, DDS, MS, DMSc, is dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and a professor in the Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity. He has produced over 300 manuscripts, textbook chapters, and patents focused on periodontology, regenerative medicine, and oral health research and is coeditor of nine books focused on clinical, translational research, periodontology, and regenerative medicine. He is a consultant to the US Food and Drug Administration for dental devices and has received numerous awards, including the American Dental Association Norton Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. In addition to his administrative and teaching responsibilities, he practices periodontics and implant dentistry at the Harvard Dental Center.

Luca Gobbato, DDS, MS, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Division of Periodontics, at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. In January 2012, he was also appointed adjunct professor in the Department of Periodontology at University of Padova and is a lecturer in the Master of Dental Implants program at the University of Padova. Dr Gobbato is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and the recipient of the AAP Educator Award in recognition of outstanding teaching and mentoring in periodontics form Harvard University. He has authored numerous publications and serves as reviewer for The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative 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.

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.

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.

Christoph H. F. Hämmerle, Prof Dr med dent, is the department chairman of the Clinic of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics in Dental Materials Science and the Division of Implant Dentistry at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. He currently serves or has served as a board member of several scientific organizations, notably the European Association for Osseointegration, Osteology Foundation, Swiss Society for Reconstructive Dentistry, Continental European Division of the International Association for Dental Research, International Team for Implantology Switzerland, and Dental Campus Association. Dr Hämmerle has published more than 300 scientific articles and has lectured internationally.

Robert A. Horowitz, DDS, is a clinical assistant professor in periodontology and implant dentistry at New York University. Dr Horowitz teaches and supervises clinical treatments in the Departments of Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, Oral Surgery and conducts research in the Departments of Biomaterials and Biomimetics and Oral Diagnosis/Oral Pathology/Oral Medicine. Dr Horowitz also has faculty appointments as an assistant professor in Bucharest, Romania, and in Chandigarh and Gurugram, India. Dr Horowitz has published over 95 papers and 5 book chapters. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Periodontology, Quintessence, Compendium, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, and other high-impact peer-reviewed journals. He has lectured and taught hands-on courses throughout the United States and internationally.

Prof. Dr. Hürzeler is one of the world's leading specialists in complex implant treatments. Surgical methods developed by him are used with great success even in the most difficult cases. Accordingly, Prof. Dr. Hürzeler is an internationally sought-after speaker and trainer of dentists. 1984: Doctorate, University of Zurich. 1989: Specialist in Periodontology (SSP). 1991: Specialist in Prosthodontics (DGPro). 1991-93: Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Periodontology at the University of Houston, Texas; Clinical Associate Professor since 1993. 1996: PhD in the Department of Prosthodontics, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg; since 1997, Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive Dentistry and Periodontology. Founded a private practice for periodontology and implant therapy with Dr. Zuhr. 2002: Professor of Dentistry, Medical Faculty of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg. 2008: Founded the Huerzeler/Zuhr Education Center. President of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED). More than 150 scientific publications in the field of implantology, periodontology, and tissue regeneration. National and international speaker on periodontology and implant therapy. 2012: Publication with Dr. Zuhr of the bestselling book entitled Plastic-Esthetic Periodontal and Implant Surgery – A Microsurgical Approach.

David M. Kim, DDS, DMSc, is an associate professor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, where he also serves as division head of periodontology and director of the postgraduate program in periodontology and continuing education. Dr Kim is a past recipient of both Distinguished Junior and Senior Faculty awards from Harvard as well as the Balint Orban Research Award, the Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in Periodontics, and a Teaching Fellowship from the American Academy of Periodontology. He has published 120 articles and 25 book chapters. Dr Kim is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry and maintains a clinical practice in Boston, Massachusetts.

A gifted academician and clinician, Dr. Kinzer's interdisciplinary approach to dentistry is founded in empirical research and clinical experience. His unique ability to impart complex clinical processes in a logical, systematic and understandable way differentiates him from other dental educators of our time.

Committed to advancing the art and science of restorative dentistry, Dr. Kinzer continues to serve as an affiliate assistant professor in the graduate prosthodontic program at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. He also taught with Dr. Frank Spear at the Seattle Institute for Advanced Dental Education from 1998-2009 prior to joining Spear Resident Faculty.

In addition, Dr. Kinzer has written numerous articles and chapters for many dental publications and serves on the editorial review board for the Journal of Esthetics and Restorative Dentistry. He maintains a private practice in Seattle limited to comprehensive restorative and esthetic dentistry.

Dr. Kinzer received his D.D.S. from the University of Washington in 1995 and an M.S.D. and certificate in prosthodontics in 1998.

1993–1998: Study of dentistry at the University of Mainz. 1998–2001: Research associate in the Department of Dental Conservation and Periodontology at the University of Mainz. 2000: Doctorate. 2001–2003: Practice-related studies in business administration at the Business Administration Institute of Prof. Dr. Braunschweig, graduating with a degree in health economics. 2001–2004: Employed dentist at the Center for Dentistry and associate at the Private Institute for Periodontology and Implantology Munich with Dr. W. Bolz, Prof. Dr. H. Wachtel, Prof. Dr. M. Hürzeler and Dr. O. Zuhr. Since 2004: Established in own practice in Mainz with focus on implantology, periodontology, functional diagnostics and restorative dentistry. Since 2015: Joint practice with Dr. Ina Köttgen MSc. specializing in functional diagnostics, periodontology, implantology and restorative dentistry. 2017: Publications in numerous journals on the topics of periodontology, implantology, prophylaxis and esthetics. Multiple lecturing activities on the topics of periodontology, prophylaxis, esthetic dentistry and implantology and implant prosthetics and complex treatment planning. Lecturer of the master course " Master Online Periodontology" of the University of Freiburg. Chairman of the Intensive Continuing Education and Continuum Department of the BZKR. Member of the Representative Assembly of the BZK Rheinhessen. Deputy Chairman of the Representative Assembly of the BZK Rheinhessen. Member of the editorial board of "Der junge Zahnarzt" (Springer Verlag).

Ina Köttgen, Dr med dent, MSc, maintains a joint private practice with Dr Christopher Köttgen in Mainz, Germany, limited to functional diagnostics, periodontology, implantology, and restorative dentistry. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the German Society for Periodontology.

Dr. Purnima Kumar is the William and Mary K. Najjar Endowed professor of Dentistry and Chair of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.  She received her dental degree from Annamalai University and MS in Periodontology from Dr. MGR Medical University in India.  She later received her Certificate in Periodontology and Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Microbiology from The Ohio State University.  Dr. Kumar previously served as professor of periodontology and chair of the oral biology PhD program at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry and James Cancer Center.  

Dr. Kumar is the Principal Investigator of Oral Microbial Ecology Laboratory at the University of Michigan that has been continuously funded through the NIH for over 15 years. She also collaborates extensively with the oral healthcare industry to develop therapeutics for microbial modulation. 

She is a Fellow of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program, the American Association of Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research and the American and International College of Dentists.  She has authored over 100 papers and book chapters and serves as the Co-Editor of Clinical Advances in Periodontics, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Periodontology, Periodontology 2000, Nature Scientific Reports and Microbiome. She is an active clinician, teacher, researcher and administrator, has mentored several pre-dental, dental, master’s, doctoral and post-doctoral students and junior faculty colleagues and has served on several grant review panels for the NIH. She serves as the Chair of the Continuing Education Oversight Committee for the AAP and is a member of the AAP’s Taskforce for Future Science. She is a member of the Council of Scientific Affairs of the ADA and is their official spokesperson on e-cigarettes and vaping. Dr. Kumar has served on various committees of IADR and is presently the Vice-President of the Periodontal Research Group. She also serves on several task forces for women in science, women in surgery and women in STEM, and volunteers for groups that empower women locally and nationally.

She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and actively participates in patient care limited to periodontics and implant surgery.

Burton Langer, DMD, MScD, was one of the first periodontists trained in osseointegration by Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark. He has lectured extensively throughout the world and has written over 50 articles and chapters for ten textbooks. He is the recipient of the 1992 Isador Hirschfeld Award for Clinical Excellence, the 1997 American Academy of Periodontology Master Clinician Award, and the 2015 Robert Eskow New York University College of Dentistry/Implant Dentistry Award. Dr Langer was named an honorary member of the American College of Prosthodontists in 2016.

Lydia Legg, DDS, MS, is a reconstructive maxillofacial prosthodontist and dental oncologist. Dr Legg is the director of Reconstructive Maxillofacial Prosthetics in the Department of Otolaryngology Division of Surgery at Mass Eye and Ear and in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division of Surgery at Mass General Brigham. She is an instructor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and has affiliations with the Dana Farber and Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center as well as the Cleft and Craniofacial Center at the Shriner’s Hospital.

Dr. Pascal Magne joined Beverly Hills Dental Lab in 2022 as Director of Magne EDUCATION, after a long and distinguished career in dental academia and research. Upon graduating from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, in 1989 with a Med Dent degree, he was offered a position as a lecturer at the dental school, while practicing and receiving further training in fixed prosthodontics and other technical skills. At the same time, he pursued two doctorates, one awarded in 1992 (DMD) and the other in 2002 (Ph.D.), the latter in conjunction with co-authoring the book Bonded Porcelain Restorations in the Anterior Dentition: A Biomimetic Approach, with his mentor, Professor Urs Belser, which has been translated into 12 languages. "The biomimetic principle refers to using technology and dental materials to preserve and replicate the structure and function of teeth," he explained. He would add to his research on dental innovations at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 1997-1999, before returning to Geneva. His discoveries have been widely published, resulting in many awards.Before his graduation from dental school, Pascal had been captivated by the beautiful photos of the lifelike porcelain restorations created by his older brother, Michel, who was the in-house technician for a dentist. In 1991, Pascal started working with Claude Sieber using a new dental porcelain developed with Vita. It was a turning point. "For the first time I could see the porcelain of a master inside of the mouth of my own patients," he said. Pascal was recruited as a full-time tenured faculty of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California School in 2004, as the Don and Sybil Harrington Professor of Esthetic dentistry. During his tenure at Ostrow, Dr. Magne spearheaded a multitude of curricular innovations in the areas of biomimetics, minimally invasive dentistry, and bonding techniques. His scholarly activity during his years there yielded over 100 peer-reviewed publications and over 200 continuing education programs nationally and internationally. As the preclinical director (2012-2020) of the Dental Morphology, Function and Esthetics module at Ostrow, Dr. Magne has also developed an innovative approach to teaching dental anatomy and morphology. In 2021, Dr. Magne published the second edition of his bestselling book entitled Biomimetic Restorative Dentistry. It has already been translated into several languages. After 33 years in the Academia, Dr. Magne eagerly accepted the exciting opportunity of the CER BRD educational programs offered by Beverly Hills Dental Laboratory last year.

Kenneth A. Malament, DDS, MScD, is a clinical professor at Tufts University and a course director in the Postgraduate Department of Prosthodontics. He is president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, a fellow of the American and International College of Prosthodontists, and a member of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and the Academy of Osseointegration. Dr Malament is the recipient of several awards in prosthodontics, including the American College of Prosthodontists’ Clinician/Researcher Award, the Daniel F. Gordon Award for Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Lecturer, and the first Frank V. Celenza Memorial Award from the Northeastern Gnathological Society. He maintains a full-time private practice limited to prosthodontics in Boston, Massachusetts, that includes a dental laboratory with master dental technologists.

Jay P. Malmquist, DMD, FACD, FICD, FAO, is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who maintains a private practice in Portland, Oregon. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a fellow of the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, the Academy of Osseointegration, and the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He was the first treasurer and first president of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons from the Pacific Northwest and currently serves as chairman of the Foundation of Oral Rehabilitation. He has written numerous articles and book chapters on bone grafting, implant surgery, and tissue regeneration and has lectured internationally on these subjects in more than 20 countries. Dr Malmquist is a former professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University, where he taught for 27 years.

George A. Mandelaris, DDS, MS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a fellow in both the American and International College of Dentists. He has published more than 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and has authored eleven chapters in nine different textbooks. Dr Mandelaris is coeditor of Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Springer, 2022) and serves as an editorial consultant for The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry. He is a two-time recipient of the American Academy of Periodontology’s Clinical Research Award and the 2018 recipient of the Saul Schluger Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning. Dr Mandelaris maintains a private practice in Chicago, Illinois.

Pamela K. McClain, DDS, maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Surgical Dentistry at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr McClain is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a past president of the American Academy of Periodontology as well as the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation. She has received a number of prestigious awards for her research, lectures on a variety of topics in the United States and abroad, and has 26 publications in professional journals and books.

Michael K. McGuire, DDS, is the primary author of over 50 scientific articles and textbook chapters. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Academy of Periodontology’s highest recognition for excellence, four times earning the Robinson Regeneration Award and twice the Clinical Research Award. He is a past chairman of the American Board of Periodontology and past president of numerous organizations, including the American Academy of Periodontology and the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation. He is the founder and chairman of the McGuire Institute.

Mauro Merli, MD, DDS, is a professor of periodontology at the Marche Polytechnic University, president of Clinica Merli, and scientific director of Accademia Dentofacciale Merli. He is an active member of the Italian Society of Periodontology and the Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry. Dr Merli is the author of Implant Therapy: The Integrated Treatment Plan (Quintessence, 2013) and Prosthetics in Implant Therapy (2016) and is an editorial consultant for The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry. He lectures internationally and maintains a private practice with his brother and sister.

Konrad Meyenberg studierte Zahnmedizin an der Universität Zürich. Anschliessend an 3 Jahre Privatpraxis absolvierte er 1988-1992 ein 4-Jahres-Programm in rekonstruktiver Zahnheilkunde an der Abteilung für Kronen- und Brückenprothetik in Zürich bei Prof. P. Schärer. 

Seine klinischen Schwerpunkte in der Privatpraxis im Zentrum von Zürich 1992-2021 liegen in der aktuellen rekonstruktiven Zahnheilkunde. Zusammen mit den Praxispartnern Christian Ramel und Karin Wolleb (Implantologie, Parodontologie & rekonstruktive Zahnmedizin) sowie Frank Paqué (Endodontie) werden vorallem rekonstruktiv-aesthetisch anspruchsvolle Fälle behandelt. 

Aktiv-Mitglied der European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, der Academy of Osseointegration, der SGI, der SSRD und Spezialist SSRD/SSO und EDA für rekonstruktive Zahnheilkunde. Fellow of the ITI. 

Mitglied der Editorial Boards und als Reviewer tätig für folgende Journals: The International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry und International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry.

1990 bis heute mehr als 500 Präsentationen und Kurse im In- und Ausland.

Seit 2022 und der Übergabe seines Praxisteils an Dr. Sven Mühlemann Fokussierung auf internationale Fort- und Weiterbildungskurse in rekonstruktiver Zahnmedizin und Implantologie mit Schwerpunkt Prothetik und Engineering.

Autor des Buches „gap management in the aesthetic zone“ (erschienen 2023 im Quintessenzverlag).

Craig M. Misch, DDS, MDS, is a clinical associate professor at the University of Florida, the University of Alabama, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Michigan in the departments of periodontics and prosthodontics. He serves as editor-in-chief of The International Journal of Oral Implantology and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Oral Implantology and the International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry. Dr Misch has been a featured speaker for numerous organizations and published more than 50 articles and 20 textbook chapters. He maintains a private practice as a dual specialist in Sarasota, Florida.

Julie (Elpers) Mitchell, DMD, MS, is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a reviewer for The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry. Dr Mitchell has extensive experience in single-tooth and full-arch immediate loading in various practice settings. She currently practices prosthodontics full-time at Nevins Dental Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Marc L. Nevins, DMD, MMSc, is assistant clinical professor of oral medicine, infection, and immunity at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and editor-in-chief of The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a fellow of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Dr Nevins maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and implant dentistry in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

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.

Jacinthe M. Paquette, DDS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, and past president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and the Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontics. She has authored numerous research and clinical articles and coauthored several textbook chapters. Dr Paquette is co-executive director of the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute, a nonprofit international teaching facility for dentists and dental technicians located in Newport Beach, California.

Stefano Parma-Benfenati, MD, DDS, MScD, is a visiting professor in postgraduate periodontology at the University of Turin and a professor in postgraduate oral surgery and pathology at the University of Parma. Dr Parma-Benfenati has been an active member of the Italian Society of Periodontology since 1987 and maintains a private practice limited to periodontology and implantology in Ferrara, Italy.

Michael A. Pikos, DDS, is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Ohio State University College of Dentistry and Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine and a clinical associate professor at the Department of Periodontology and the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. He is the author of Bone Augmentation in Implant Dentistry (Quintessence, 2019), serves on the editorial boards of several journals, and has lectured extensively on dental implants in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Dr Pikos is the founder and CEO of the Pikos Institute and maintains a private practice limited to implant surgery in Trinity, Florida.

Giulio Rasperini, DDS, is an associate professor of dentistry and periodontology in the Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Sciences at the University of Milan in Italy and an adjunct clinical associate professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine in the School of Dentistry at the University of Michigan. He serves on the editorial board for The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry, has published and lectured extensively on periodontology and implantology, and is the recipient of several research awards. In 2017, Dr Rasperini founded the iPerio Education Center in Piacenza, Italy, with Dr Giorgio Pagni and Dr Raffaele Acunzo.

Dr. Pamela S. Ray is a Board Certified Periodontal surgeon practicing in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Ray graduated from the University of Texas Heath Science Center Dental School in 1989, and completed her certificate in Periodontics in 1991. Immediately following graduation, she was the first woman dentist to establish practice in San Antonio. Dr. Ray has a comprehensive outlook on Periodontics providing both disease and cosmetic periodontal treatment. She has interests in Bone Grafting, Soft Tissue Augmentation, and Dental Implantology. Dr. Ray lectures locally and nationally, on surgical and non-surgical periodontal therapy, as well as practice management.

Chris R. Richardson, DMD, MS, is an adjunct clinical professor in the Graduate Periodontics Clinic at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry and president-elect of the American Academy of Periodontology. He serves on the editorial board for The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry, is a fellow of the Virginia Dental Association and the International College of Dentists, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2018 AAP Educator Award at VCU. Dr Richardson maintains a private practice in Richmond, Virginia.

Isabella Rocchietta, DDS, MSc, is an honorary senior research associate to the Department of Periodontology and a lecturer for the Diploma in Implant Dentistry at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute in London. She is an elected board member of the European Academy for Osseointegration and a member of the Experts Council of the Osteology Foundation. She is the author of several national and international peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Dr Rocchietta performs clinical work limited to periodontics and implant dentistry in London and Milan and lectures internationally.

Marisa Roncati, RDH, DDS, is a dental hygiene teacher at the Albanian University dental school. She also teaches oral laser applications at the University of Parma and Rome University and oral surgery and pathology at the University of Parma. Dr Roncati is a registered dental hygienist and the author of two books published in English: Get Sharp: Nonsurgical Periodontal Instrument Sharpening (Quintessence, 2011) and Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy: Indications, Limits, and Clinical Protocols with the Adjunctive Use of Diode Laser (Quintessence, 2017).

Marco Ronda, MD, DDS, annually attends the meetings organized by the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and several specialized courses on the techniques of horizontal and vertical bone regeneration. He also participates in annual continuing dental education at the New York University College of Dentistry. Dr Ronda maintains a private practice in Genoa, Italy, where he periodically provides practical training courses in implantology and bone regeneration techniques.

Paul S. Rosen, DMD, MS, is a clinical professor of periodontics at Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine and the University of Maryland Dental School. He reviews for and serves on the editorial boards for several journals and lectures both nationally and internationally on the subjects of dental implants and regeneration for teeth and implants. He is the recipient of the American Academy of Periodontology’s Master Clinician Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Professional Achievement from the University of Maryland Dental School. Dr Rosen maintains full-time private practices limited to periodontics, surgical implant placement, and regenerative therapy in New York City and Yardley, Pennsylvania.

Maria Emanuel Ryan, DDS, PhD, is vice president and chief clinical officer at the Colgate-Palmolive Company. She previously served as professor and chair of the department of Oral Biology and Pathology at Stony Brook University as well as past president of the American Association for Dental Research. Dr Ryan has received numerous awards, including the National Institutes of Health National Research Service Awards and a Physician Scientist Award. She was the first recipient of the Victress Health Award recognizing efforts in women’s health. Dr Ryan is a nationally and internationally known speaker and author who has appeared on multiple media outlets.

Irena Sailer, Prof Dr med dent, is chair of the Division of Fixed Prosthodontics and Biomaterials at the University of Geneva and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. In 2019, she received an Honorary Skou Professorship of digital dental technologies, fixed and implant prosthodontics, and biomaterials at Aarhus University, Denmark. Dr Sailer is editor-in-chief of The International Journal of Prosthodontics and coauthor of over 150 peer-reviewed publications as well as the books Fixed Restorations: A Clinical Guide to the Selection of Materials and Fabrication Technology (Quintessence, 2021) and Color in Dentistry (2017). She holds several patents on esthetic coatings of dental/medical devices and a digital dental splint.

Maurice Salama, DMD, is a clinical assistant professor of periodontics at the Medical College of Georgia. He is a permanent member of the Scientific Committee of the world’s leading online dental education website, DentalXP.com. He is also a member of the Team Atlanta Dental Practice, a multidisciplinary practice world renowned for clinical research in reconstructive and esthetic dentistry.

David M. Sarver, DMD, MS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, a member of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists, and a fellow in the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He is author of Dentofacial Esthetics: From Macro to Micro with Quintessence (2020) and coauthor (with Drs Proffit and White) of the surgical text Contemporary Treatment of Dentofacial Deformity (Elsevier Science, 2002) as well as the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of Proffit’s classic textbook Contemporary Orthodontics (Mosby, 2018). Dr Sarver has given more than 400 professional presentations in the United States, Europe, Australia, and the Middle and Far East and has been featured on several national television programs, including The Today Show.

Takeshi Sasaki, DDS, is chief director of the Kiwakai Dental Clinic, lecturer at the Japan Institute for Advance Dental Studies, and visiting academic staff at Tokyo Medical and Dental University School of Dental Medicine and Nagasaki University School of Dental Medicine. He is a member of American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and the American Academy of Periodontology, among other organizations.

E. Todd Scheyer, DDS, MS, is a clinical assistant instructor at the University of Texas Dental Branch-Houston and guest lecturer for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a past president of the Southwest Society of Periodontists and of the Texas Society of Periodontists. Dr Scheyer maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and implant reconstructive dentistry in Houston, Texas.

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.

Michael Sonick, DMD, is a full-time practicing periodontist in Fairfield, Connecticut, and a frequent guest lecturer in the international program at New York University School of Dentistry and the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals and is coeditor of the textbook Implant Site Development (Wiley, 2015). He serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals and lectures worldwide.

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.

Dennis P. Tarnow, DDS, is clinical professor of periodontology and director of implant education at Columbia School of Dental Medicine. He is a recipient of the Master Clinician Award from the American Academy of Periodontology, Teacher of the Year Award from New York University, and Distinguished Lecturer Award from the American College of Prosthodontists. He has published over 200 articles on perio-prosthodontics and implant dentistry and has coauthored four textbooks, including The Single-Tooth Implant (Quintessence Publishing, 2020) with Dr Stephen J. Chu. Dr Tarnow maintains a private practice in New York City and has lectured in over 45 countries.

Lorenzo Tavelli, DDS, MS, PhD isa full-time assistant professor and the director of the Postgraduate program in Periodontology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Tavelli graduated from the University of Milan and then completed his three-year residency in Periodontics and Master of Science at the University of Michigan. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.

Dr. Tavelli’s main focus in clinical research and daily practice is microsurgical and minimally invasive soft tissue grafting procedures around teeth and dental implants, where he has been pioneering in the combined use of High Frequency Doppler Ultrasonography and wound healing biomarkers for assessing graft perfusion and the surgical outcomes. Dr. Tavelli has been extensively lecturing worldwide on these topics at the main scientific symposia. He has published more than 120 scholarly publications in the main international peer-reviewed journals while serving as an Associate Editor for Journal of Periodontal Research and Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.

He was the recipients of several research awards, such as the 2024 ITI Andre Schroeder Research Prize, the 2023 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Earl Robinson Regeneration Award, the 2022 AAP Foundation Nevins Clinical Research Fellowship, the 2021 Goldman Clinical Research award from the Italian Society of Periodontology, and the 2020 AAP Balint Orban Research Award, among others.

 DDS, MS, PhD isa full-time assistant professor and the director of the Postgraduate program in Periodontology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Tavelli graduated from the University of Milan and then completed his three-year residency in Periodontics and Master of Science at the University of Michigan. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.

Dr. Tavelli’s main focus in clinical research and daily practice is microsurgical and minimally invasive soft tissue grafting procedures around teeth and dental implants, where he has been pioneering in the combined use of High Frequency Doppler Ultrasonography and wound healing biomarkers for assessing graft perfusion and the surgical outcomes. Dr. Tavelli has been extensively lecturing worldwide on these topics at the main scientific symposia. He has published more than 120 scholarly publications in the main international peer-reviewed journals while serving as an Associate Editor for Journal of Periodontal Research and Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.

He was the recipients of several research awards, such as the 2024 ITI Andre Schroeder Research Prize, the 2023 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Earl Robinson Regeneration Award, the 2022 AAP Foundation Nevins Clinical Research Fellowship, the 2021 Goldman Clinical Research award from the Italian Society of Periodontology, and the 2020 AAP Balint Orban Research Award, among others.

Douglas A. Terry, DDS, holds positions as an adjunct professor in the department of restorative sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and professor emeritus in the department of conservative dentistry and endodontics at the V.S. Dental College & Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India. He has authored several hundred scientific articles and textbooks, including Restoring with Flowables (Quintessence, 2016), Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Material Selection and Technique, Third Edition (2018), and Restoring the Intraradicular Space: Esthetic Post Systems (2021). He has lectured nationally and internationally on various subjects in restorative and esthetic dentistry and is a dental materials clinical research consultant for industry manufacturers. Dr Terry is founder and CEO of the Institute of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry and a member of Oral Design International. He maintains a private practice in Houston, Texas.

Tiziano Testori received his MD degree (1981), DDS degree (1984). Speciality in Orthodontics (1986) from University of Milan, Italy. Fellowship at the Division of Oral Maxillo-Facial Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami FL (2000). Currently Head of the Section of Implant Dentistry and Oral Rehabilitation Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Science, IRCCS, Galeazzi Institute, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Assistant clinical professor School of Dentistry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, The University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1078 USA. President (2017-2018) of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration. Member of the Editorial Board of IJOMI, EJOI, IJPRD, Quintessence Publishing and WJCC, Baishideng Publishing Group. Author of 112 peer-reviewed publications indexed in Pub Med, and 4 books in Implantology.

Carlo Tinti, MD, DDS, is a contract professor at the University of Turin and an assistant professor for the odontology and dental prosthesis degree course at the University of Florence, where he teaches “Surgical Techniques in Implantology.” His works have been published in national and international journals. He holds refresher courses and conferences in Italy and abroad about the most modern techniques regarding guided tissue regeneration in periodontology and implantology. Dr Tinti works as a dentist in Flero (Brescia), Italy, devoted exclusively to periodontology and implantology.

Istvan Urban, DMD, MD, PhD, teaches implant dentistry in the graduate program at Loma Linda University in California and is also an adjunct clinical associate professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan. He has published widely on bone regeneration and soft tissue reconstructive surgery around dental implants and is the author of the textbooks Vertical and Horizontal Ridge Augmentation: New Perspectives (Quintessence, 2017) and Vertical 2: The Next Level of Hard and Soft Tissue Augmentation (2022). Dr Urban is licensed in the state of California and maintains a private practice in Budapest, Hungary.

Hom-Lay Wang, DDS., MSD., Ph D, Professor and Director of Graduate Periodontics at the University of Michigan.He has co-editor two textbooks, published more than 50 book chapters/invited reviews and more than 750 peer-reviewed scientific articles. Dr. Wang serves as a Co-Editor-in-Chief for Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, an Associate Editor for The IJOMI and IJOI.Dr. Wang is the recipient of many awards/honors including AAP Outstanding Educator Award (2017), AAP Distinguished Scientist Award (2017),AAP Master Clinician Award (2019), AAP Distinguished Service Award (2021), and AAP Clinical Research Award (2021).

As one of the world's most recognized prosthodontists and ceramists, Dr. Winter teaches dentists in Spear Workshops to understand the interdependence between laboratory procedures, treatment planning, restorative techniques, materials and laboratory procedures.

In addition to teaching, Dr. Winter produces Spear Study Club modules and creates a variety of clinical content for the Spear learning ecosystem. He has taught more than 900 didactic, clinical and technical courses in more than 40 countries. For the past 36 years, he has maintained a private practice limited to prosthodontics, and currently practices in Newport Beach, California. He is co-founder of Esthetics by Design dental laboratory and is past president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.

Dr. Winter graduated in 1981 from Marquette University School of Dentistry and completed his prosthodontic specialty residency at the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee in 1983.

Graduated in 1988 with a degree in dentistry from the University of Bologna, Italy. He was awarded a PhD in medical biotechnology from the same university. Professor of periodontology at the University of Bologna, Italy. Head of the Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene at the University of Bologna, Italy. Coordinator of the degree course in Dental Hygiene at the University of Bologna, Italy. Honorary member of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP). President of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO). Member of the editorial boards of the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, the Journal of Periodontology, and the International Journal of Oral Implantology. Associate editor of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry. Active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED), the Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP), the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO), and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP). Author of more than 130 scientific publications in the field of periodontics and implantology. Winner of various awards in Europe and the United States for scientific research in the field of periodontology. Co-author of two illustrated textbooks on periodontal plastic surgery (Ed. Martina) and of the chapter “Mucogingival Therapy—Periodontal Plastic Surgery” in Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (Lindhe J, Lang NP, Karring T [eds]; Wiley-Blackwell). Author of the book Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery, published by Quintessence Publishing and translated into 12 languages. Speaker at major Italian and international conferences on the topics of periodontics and implantology.