1992: Doctoral thesis at the Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, WW-University Münster; 1992-1997: Postdoctoral fellowship and instructor at the Dept. of Pathology, Thomas-Jefferson University Philadelphia, USA; 1997-2003: Assistant professor at the Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, WW-University Münster; 2003: Associate professor in the Dept. of Orthopedics, University of Regensburg. Awards: 2000 Lise-Meitner-Fellowship; 2000: Gerhard Küntscher Kreis Award; Poster awards of GSMB-Symposium; 2008: Albert-Hoffa award of the "Norddeutschen Orthopäden Vereinigung"; 2009 Themistocles-Gluck award of the DGOU; 2015: Basic Scientific Award for "best paper" of the DGOU; 2015: Best rated abstract presented at the ICRS, Chicago 2018. Memberships: German Society for Matrix Biology, 2^nd president International Society for Matrix Biology, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Orthopädische Chirurgie, Sektion für Grundlagenforschung der DGOU 1^st president.

Marco Gresnigt graduated cum laude in 2005 from the University of Groningen. In 2012, he received his PhD with the topic laminate veneers. He works at the center for special dental care at the Martini Hospital Groningen where he performs restorative and esthetic treatments using a surgical microscope. At the University of Groningen, he is an associate professor in restorative dentistry, conducts practice based research in the field of restorative/adhesive dentistry and teaches aesthetic and reconstructive dentistry at clinic. He has 5 PhD students and publishes in international journals (>60 peer reviewed; h-factor 27) especially in the field of adhesive restorative dentistry. He gives keynote lectures and masterclasses (inter)nationally in the field of esthetic and adhesive dentistry (www.summitdentistry.nl). He has won several awards such as the GC world clinical case award, Smile award, EAED innovation award and several scientific awards. He was the president of the international Bio-Emulation group and has a group and online-platform for innovative restorative research www.summit-research.org.

Prof. Dominik Groß holds a doctorate in dentistry, medicine, and the humanities. He has been Professor of History, Theory, and Ethics of Medicine and has held the chair of the same title at RWTH Aachen University since 2005. Prof. Groß has been involved in education and research in History and Ethics of Dentistry for many years. In addition, he chairs the Ethics Working Group of the DGZMK, is an expert for the 3rd section of the dental examination at the IMPP and is a reviewer for the NKLZ.

Martin Gross graduated BDS, LDS at Guys Hospital Dental School, University of London in 1971. He obtained his Masters in Prosthodontics at Northwestern University Dental School, Chicago in 1974. Private practice London—Registrar Guys Hospital. Faculty TAU Dental school departments of occlusion and department of prosthodontics 1978-2009. Specialist in Prosthodontics. Associate Clinical Professor in Oral Rehabilitation. Director of Postgraduate Specialty program TAU 1997-2009. Served as president of the International College of Prosthodontists 2011-2013. Currently involved in clinical research and private practice.

Prof Reinhard Gruber holds a PhD in Biotechnology and has worked at the University Clinic of Dentistry at the Medical University of Vienna since 1999. He was Vice Director of the Curriculum for Dentistry and founded the PhD program “Bone and Joint Regeneration.” Prof Gruber was active as a visiting scientist at the Bone Tissue Engineering Center of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and at the Dental School of the University of Michigan. From 2012 to 2014, he headed the Oral Cell Biology Laboratory at the Dental Clinics of the University of Bern, to which he is still affiliated. In October 2014, Prof Gruber was appointed Professor of Oral Biology at the Medical University of Vienna. He is a trustee of the Osteology Foundation, a member of the ITI Research Committee, and a scientific advisor to the Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Metabolism. From 2008 to 2015, Prof Gruber was Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Stomatology & Occlusion Medicine and the Journal of Stomatology of the Austrian Society of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine. He is currently Associate Editor of Clinical Oral Implants Research and the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, and serves on several editorial boards, including the Journal of Dental Research, Periodontology 2000, and Clinical Oral Investigations. Prof Gruber and his team have published over 250 original articles and reviews in international journals and numerous book chapters in the field of regenerative 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.

Doctor of Dental Surgery, Claude-Bernard University, Lyon 1. Postgraduate in implantology, EAO (2025). Co-director of CampusHB continuing education center, Grenoble. Private practice in implantology and esthetic prosthetic rehabilitation, Grenoble.

Jean Claude Guimberteau ist ein französischer Handchirurg, der bei seinen Operationen entdeckte, dass die Sehnenscheiden nicht der klassischen Anatomie entsprechen. Auf der Suche nachdem wirklichen Funktionieren, entdecke er das MCDAS. Das Multimicrovacuolar Collagen Dynamic Absorption System – deshalb nennen wir es lieber MCDAS – bildet die Anatomie zwischen der Anatomie. Es besteht zu 70% aus Kollagen Typ I, Typ III und IV, 20% aus Elastin und 4% aus Lipiden. Es hat eine Struktur wie Seifenblasen, die sich ständig auf- und wieder abbauen.

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.

1983—1989: Studies of Dentistry at RWTH Aachen University Medical and Dental Faculty. 1988—1992: Doctoral Thesis at RWTH Aachen University, Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology. 1990—1998: Assoc. Professor. 1992—1995: Master Degree of "Nd-YAG-Laser in Dentistry" at UCSF (University California San Fransisco), USA. Since 2003: Full Professor at RWTH Aachen University. Since 2004: Scientific Director of the Postgraduate Master of Science MSc. course "Lasers in Dentistry". Since 2005: Assoc. Editor in "Journal of Lasers in Medical Science", Springer, London UK. 2005—2015: President DGL German Society for Laser Dentistry. 2008—2010: President World Federation for Laser Dentistry. Since 2010: CEO Chief Executive Officer World Federation for Laser Dentistry WFLD. Since 2012: President of Honor of the World Federation for Laser Dentistry.