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.

Dr. Luca Cordaro is chair of the Department of Periodontology and Prosthodontics at the Eastman Dental Hospital in Rome. He graduated in Medicine at the University of Roma "La Sapienza" where he also got a degree in Dentistry. He holds a Ph.D. degree and is a certified specialist in oral surgery. He also works, together with his brother, in a private practice founded in 1957 by his father. Dr Cordaro is author or co- author of more than 70 papers published in italian or international journals and has lectured in Europe, Asia, North and South America. In 2007 he won the H. Goldman Prize for Clinical Research of the Italian Society of Periodontology. He is author of different book chapters and coauthor of the books "The SAC Classification in Implant Dentistry" and ITI Treatment Guide 7 published by Quintessence Publishing. He is active member of the Italian Society of Osseointegration and Fellow of the ITI (International Team for Implantology). In the ITI he serves as member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Study Club Committee and Chairrman for the Italian Section. He has been elected in the EAO Board in 2010 and serves as Chair of the Congress committee and Secretary General. His professional interests are Periodontology, Implantology and Oral surgery with a special interest regarding the reconstructive treament of alveolar atrophies.

Dr. Pierpaolo Cortellini received his MD from the University of Florence (Italy) in 1980, and his DDS in 1984 from the University of Siena (Italy). Dr Cortellini is the Secretery of the Accademia Toscana di Ricerca Odontostomatologica, Firenze Italy, and Board Member of the European Research Group in Periodontology, Berne (CH). He is active Member and Past President of the Italian Society of Periodontology and Past President of the European Federation of Periodontology. Promoter of “Project Periodontal Diagnosis” and Coordinator of the 5 “National Educational Projects” from SIdP, he was Scientific Chairman of Europerio 6. He runs a private practice in Florence (Italy), with services limited to periodontics. Dr. Cortellini is involved in clinical research in periodontology since 1982, with special emphasis to periodontal regeneration, aesthetics, and diagnosis. Dr. Cortellini lectures extensively on a national and international level; he is referee of scientific journals in the field of periodontology, and is the author of more than 100 original publications in scientific journals.

David Craig—Consultant, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Head of Sedation & Special Care Dentistry at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London Dental Institute and Visiting Professor at the University of Portsmouth. David has over 30 years' experience teaching conscious sedation techniques to undergraduate students, dental and medical practitioners and has served on dental and multidisciplinary groups preparing guidelines for safe sedation practice.

Jonathan L. Czerepak, DMD, attended Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He trained in oral and maxillofacial surgery in the United States military at Womack Army Medical Center and subsequently became Assistant Program Director and Chair of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center. He currently maintains a private practice in South Yartmouth, Massachusetts. 

Full Professor in Restorative Dentistry at the University of Chieti, Italy. Dean of the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Dean of the greatest Department of the University of Chieti. Dean of School of Specialization in Pediatric Dentistry of University of Chieti. His clinical and research qualities, together with his didactic skills, are internationally recognized. He is an invited speaker in the most prestigious International Congresses and he is the scientific, he is didactic coordinator of several activities involving different International Universities and invited Professor in several international universities. He has been honorary professor at the Ukrainian Academy of Medical Stomatology since 2006 and member of the most eminent international scientific associations in the field of Restorative Dentistry and Adhesive Prosthodontics. Over the years, he has been practicing very high-level clinical activities, together with his own clinical Staff, setting-up within the University of Chieti one of the worldwide most advanced center in the field of Restorative Dentistry, Adhesive Prosthodontics and Occlusal Problems. In parallel with the clinical activities, at the University of Chieti he coordinates a dynamic research group, that has become over the years a reference point in Europe for the biomechanical studies on dental materials employed in Restorative Dentistry and Adhesive Prosthodontics and is particularly interested in the materials to be used for the full mouth rehabilitation of patients with parafunctions or TMJ disorders. His clinical and scientific knowledge about the problems, the procedures and the materials related to the oral rehabilitation of parafunctional and dysfunctional patients led to the publication of a textbook titled E.F.P. (Esthetical-Functional-Postural) Clinical Approach (ACME edition), together with Dr. Lorenzo Vanini. He is also author of another very successful volume published together with Macij Zarow, Gaetano Paolone, Gianluca Paniz and Luis Felippe translated in English, Polish, Russian and Portuguese: Endoprotesica (Ed. Quintessence). He published more than 100 papers on the most prestigious national and international journals.

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.

Dr. Karim Dada is a Paris Descartes University graduate with post-graduate certificates in implant prosthodontics and surgery. One of his several notable recognitions is by the Académie Nationale de Chirurgie Dentaire in 2005, which honored his work in providing vital implant treatment to patients undergoing head and neck cancer radiotherapy. Dr. Dada's Paris-based private practice emphasizes perio-plastic surgery and implant dentistry, showcasing his expertise in these specialized fields.

Sybille David ist die Entwicklerin des Praxisknigge-Konzepts und die renommierteste Praxisknigge-Expertin der Dentalbranche. Das Buch "Der Praxisknigge" ist im Quintessenz-Verlag erschienen Zahlreiche Fachpublikationen zu den Themen Praxisknigge, Führungs- und Teamknigge, Kommunikation und Beratung, erscheinen regelmäßig in der Fachpresse. Die handlichen Booklets "Der Rezeptionsknigge" und der "Azubiknigge" sind nützliche Praxishilfen. Seminare und Vorträge für namhafte Veranstalter wie z.B. Zahnärztekammern, Qualitätszirkel, Verbände und Fortbildungseinrichtungen in Deutschland und der Schweiz zeugen von hohem Interesse für das Thema. Praxiscoaching und Praxistrainings für Team und Führungskräfte, Teamentwicklung und Strategien gegen Fachkräftemangel runden das Angebot der Referentin ab.