Dr. Christopher Barwacz is an Associate Professor with dual appointments in the Department of Family Dentistry and the Craniofacial Clinical Research Program (CCRP) at The University of Iowa College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics. Dr. Barwacz received his DDS degree from The University of Iowa College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics. He obtained his AEGD Certificate from Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, and subsequently completed an Implant Fellowship at The University of Iowa College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics. Dr. Barwacz currently serves as the Implant Program Director in The Department of Family Dentistry. He is a Fellow in The Academy of General Dentistry, a Fellow in The International College of Dentists, serves on the Academy of Osseointegration’s Fellowship & Certificate Steering Committee, and is a member of the International Association for Dental Research, the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Dental Association, and Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU). Dr. Barwacz has clinical translational research funding in oral implantology, specifically related to transmucosal factors that optimize implant prosthetic and mucosal outcomes. He maintains an interdisciplinary faculty intramural practice limited to restorative and implant dentistry at The University of Iowa College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics.

Dr. Robert Bauder is an experienced dentist with over 24 years of expertise in holistic and aesthetic modern dentistry. His main areas of focus include biological dentistry with interference field diagnostics and rehabilitation, aesthetic metal-free full ceramic restorations, ceramic implants and implantology since 1998, periodontology, CAD-CAM ceramic immediate restorations, invisible braces since 2003 (platinum user), jaw detox, amalgam rehabilitation, private dental emergency service, and the treatment of anxious patients.

With more than 18 years of experience working with ceramic implants, Dr. Robert Bauder offers comprehensive and high-quality dental care.

Dr. Panaghiotis “Panos” Bazos received his DDS from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in 2000. He served as an Assistant Professor at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Division of Primary Oral Health, Los Angeles, CA. from 2005-2007, mentoring undergraduate dental students in the disciplines of Dental Morphology and Restorative Dentistry under the supervision of Dr. Pascal Magne, the Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation Chair in Esthetic Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. Upon returning to Europe, he maintained a private practice limited to aesthetic and restorative dentistry in Athens, Greece. In 2011 he founded the Bio-EmulationTM Group which constitutes a global think tank that promotes clinical excellence in dental restorative techniques when combined with interdisciplinary approaches. From 2013-2016 he completed his postgraduate specialist degree (MClinDent) in Orthodontics and Dento-facial Orthopaedics at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and has qualified with the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MOrth RCS Edin). He is the inventor and the developer of the polar_eyes reflective cross polarisation filter, custom_eyes histo-anatomic injection mould, Bio-Replica histo-anatomic archetype models and recently the co-developer of the OneBite Evolution maxillary plane Cranio-facial registration apparatus. Currently he resides with his family on the Peloponnese in the coastal town of Aigio, Greece and maintains practices limited to Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry in Athens, Patras and Aigio. In his spare time he moonlights as the line cook at SoCal Cantina.

Dr. Benting has developed content for Spear Digest and for several Spear Study Club modules. He developed, and continues to present, the Restoring the Edentulous Arch workshop with fellow Resident Faculty member Dr. Darin Dichter. Dr. Benting maintains a prosthodontic referral practice in Phoenix. He is a past president of the Arizona section of the American College of Prosthodontists and currently serves on the ACP Board of Directors. He served as an adjunct faculty member in the prosthodontic clinic at the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health and at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. Dr. Benting earned a B.S. from University of South Dakota in 1994, D.D.S. from University of Minnesota in 1999 and certificate in prosthodontics with a Master of Science in 2002, also from Minnesota. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a fellow of the ACP.

Dr. Rafael Beolchi majored in Dentistry from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, in the year 2000. He has maintained a private practice since 2001, working mainly in aesthetic dentistry and oral rehabilitation. In 2009 he received his Master's degree on Biomaterials from the Institute of Energetic and Nuclear Research, from the same University.

He teaches around the world, focusing on advanced handling of dental materials with an easy step-by-step approach that simplifies the procedure and has presented several lectures and workshops addressing those topics in North, Central & South America, Europe, Africa and Asia, in more than 60 countries.

Dr. Beolchi is currently based in Portugal, where he finished his second Master’s degree, in Dental Medicine, working as a dentist and as consultant for esthetic products and materials for the Dental industry, applying his clinical and scientific knowledge in the development of new and better dental products.

He is the author of several articles in Portuguese, Spanish and English, about the topics of direct placed esthetic restorations and lightcuring, topics on which he still maintains his activity as a researcher until today. He also the author of book chapters on the same fields and collaborates on studies with several other institutions around the world.

Dr. Blicher joined Upper Valley Endodontics in 2009. She grew up in Florida and New Jersey, but was introduced to New England by her husband Gered, a native of northern Vermont. Dr. Blicher continues to teach at both Harvard and Tufts dental schools, and is on dental staff at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical center. An active researcher, Dr. Blicher has several publications in major dental journals, and most recently co-authored the textbook Endodontics Review: A Study Guide. Dr. Blicher completed the process of board certification in 2013, and is a diplomate in the American Board of Endodontics. She is a member of the American College of Dentists. Dr. Blicher is a co-founder of Pulp Nonfiction, an educational collaborative dedicated to the practical application of evidence-based endodontics techniques. She is active in organized dentistry both locally on the board of the  Grafton-Sullivan Dental Society, and on a national level with the  American Association of Endodontists. Dr. Blicher enjoys the full breadth of endodontic care, and she is  particularly interested in the diagnosis of painful conditions and  dental resorption, an area that she and Dr. Lucier have published on extensively.  She is adept in the management of  patient anxiety and  underlying medical complexities. In her spare time, Dr. Blicher is an avid runner, hiker and skier. She lives in Norwich with her husband, two children, and their basset hound, Milton

Doctor Bonfanti-Gris is currently a Research Fellow at Complutense University of Madrid and is pursuing her International PhD in collaboration with Zütich University. Her main areas of interest are mainly based on both Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry and the implementation of New Technologies in our field. Overall, Doctor Bonfanti-Gris has dedicated part of her academic life to evaluate how Artificial Intelligence can be applied and integrated into the clinicians‘ daily work.

Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia
Specializzazione in Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale
Professore a contratto, Università degli Studi di Milano
Visiting Professor, Università Cattolica di Murcia (UCAM)
Abilitazione Nazionale per Professore di II fascia
Socio Attivo dell’Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO)
Responsabile di Chirurgia ed Implantologia del Reparto Universitario di Estetica Dentale (diretto dal Prof. D. Re) presso l’Istituto Stomatologico Italiano, Milano
Autore del volume ‘Chirurgia dei terzi molari. La semplificazione di un percorso difficile’ edito da Quintessence Publishing Italia (Quintessenza Edizioni) nel 2020

Dr. Boschatel graduated from the Marseille Faculty in 2010 and has since completed numerous post-graduate training programs, including one at New York University. He primarily practices in Aix-en-Provence, with an additional practice in Paris. His focus is on aesthetics and full mouth rehabilitation, especially for patients experiencing dental erosion and wear. His rehabilitations utilize the latest digital tools, ensuring precise and predictable outcomes. He is dedicated to offering minimally invasive rehabilitation that achieves highly aesthetic and biomimetic results. Half of his professional time is devoted to training colleagues in aesthetics and digital technology. Outside of his professional life, he is a father to three children and has a keen interest in nature and water sports.

Dieter Bosshardt is head of the Robert K. Schenk Laboratory of Oral Histology at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, and a private lecturer at the Department of Periodontology and Prosthodontics and the Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, University of Bern. His main scientific interests are located in the fields of tooth development, in particular cementogenesis, periodontal tissue regeneration, and healing events associated with dental implants and other biomaterials. He is author and co-author of more than 80 original articles, review articles, case reports, and book chapters. He is a member of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), the International Team for Implantology (ITI) and the Osteology Research Academy (ORA).

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.

Stephane Browet was born in 1972 in Asse, Belgium. 

He finished dental school at the Free University of Brussels in 1995. 

He there then followed the Post Graduate Program Aesthetic Dentistry. From 1999 on, he taught rubberdam techniques and adhesive dentistry. He combines nationally and internationally teaching in rubberdam isolation, microscope dentistry, posterior and anterior composites, indirect restorations with a private practice focused on microscope aided restorative dentistry. 

From 2002 untill 2005, he was active in the Scientific Board Conservative Dentistry at the Institute for Continued Education of the Society of Flemisch dentists. He is also a past board member of the Belgian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, a past board member and member of the Academy of Microscope Dentistry, a member of the European Society of Microscope Dentistry, and an active member of the Bio-Emulation Group.

Charles J. Burstone, DDS, MS (1928 - 2015), was a pioneer in his field, introducing biomechanical concepts to clinical orthodontics by formulating the segmented arch technique. He was responsible of developing robust orthodontics departments at Indiana University and later at the University of Connecticut, which both became internationally known for their research and for the quality of their graduates, many of whom went on to become outstanding clinicians and teachers throughout the world. Always an innovator, Dr Burstone was an early developer of interactive computer programs for diagnosis and treatment planning, a codeveloper of new wires using titanium-molybdenum alloy (TMA) and Chinese nickel titanium (NiTi) alloy, and the lead researcher in the development of long-fiber-reinforced composites in appliance design. He held various patents related to his work. As an active member of numerous dental societies and organizations, Dr Burstone was the recipient of many distinguished awards and honors. He published many books and chapters as well more than 200 articles in refereed journals. Dr Burstone was professor emeritus of the Division of Orthodontics at the University of Connecticut, where he donated much of his time and energy until his passing in February 2015.