Dr. Ravindra Nanda is Professor Emeritus, Former UConn Alumni Endowed Chair and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.A. He is also an Adjunct Professor at The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Ma, USA.
He received his dental and orthodontic training first at Lucknow, India and then from Nymegen, The Netherlands and the University of Connecticut. He also received a Ph.D. from the University of Nymegen. Since 1972 he has been associated with the University of Connecticut in various academic roles including Chair of Orthodontics from 1991 to 2017.
Dr. Nanda has been active in orthodontic research in the area of biomechanics, clinical trials and acceleration of orthodontic treatment. He has authored with his colleagues more than 250 scientific papers. He is Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Orthodontics and he is on the editorial board of ten different national and international orthodontic journals. He is also an associate editor of Journal of Clinical Orthodontics.
In 2022 he was awarded Fellow of World Federation of Orthodontics (WFO). He has given numerous named lectures at national and international societies including Mershon and Angle Heritage Lectures at the American Association of Orthodontics and Sheldon Friel Lecture at the 2011 EOS Congress. He has been recognized with Honorary memberships and has received various awards from numerous international orthodontic organizations.
Dr. Nanda has authored and co-authored eight text books Retention and Stability (with Dr. Burstone), Biomechanics in Clinical Orthodontics , Biomechanic and Esthetic Strategies In Clinical Orthodontics, Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics (with Dr. Uribe), Current Therapy in Orthodontics(with Dr. Kapila), Esthetics and Biomechanics in Orthodontics, and recently “ Orthodontics, two volumes “ (with Prof. Farronato), and Atlas of Complex Orthodontics (with Dr. Uribe). He has two new books coming out in 2019, Temporary Anchorage Devices (with Drs. Uribe and Yadav) and Principles and Biomechanics of Aligner Orthodontic Treatment (with Castroflorio, Garino and Ojima).
Amar Naru is a practitioner in private practice and involved in postgraduate occlusion teaching. His PhD Digital image analysis of the human bite mark has contributed significantly to forensic dentistry. In this book, his skills in digital illustration and computer animation combine to aid the understanding of otherwise difficult concepts within dentistry.
Dr. José Manuel Navarro received a Certificate in Periodontology and Implant dentistry after completing a 3-year program at New York University College of Dentistry (Chairman Dennis Tarnow). He was also awarded a Master of Science degree in Biomaterials from NYUCD for his research on high strength ceramics (Chairman Van Thompson). Dr. Navarro has received awards for his research from different societies, including the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) best presentation award in 2007 and the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED) Research Award in 2011. He has co- authored several peer- reviewed publications and book chapters and is Co-Editor of the book “High Strength Ceramics”. Dr. Navarro is on the editorial board of the European Journal of Esthetic Dentistry (EJED) the International Journal of Oral Implantology (IJOI) and is editor in Chief of Quintessence International in Spanish. He is past chairman of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) Junior Committee and is visiting faculty at different universities. He currently maintains a private practice focused on periodontics, prosthodontics and implant dentistry in Spain and London.
Prof. Nebe has been Head of the Cell Biology Department at Rostock University Medical Center since 2013. Her research focuses on cell-biological aspects of biosystem-material interaction, cellular acceptance of plasma-chemically and topographically modified biomaterials, regulation of cell physiology in three-dimensional implant scaffolds and the cell-structure-cell function relationship, cellular adhesion.
Gerhard Neuendorff, MDT passed the examination for Certified Dental Technician in 1978 and obtained degree of Master Dental Technician in 1985. Gerhard Neuendorff has headed the Dr. Kirsch Dentaltechnik laboratory in Filderstadt since 1979. His main areas of interest include laboratory research and development around the IMZ implant system and the CAMLOG® implant system. His contributions have been published internationally, and he has earned an international reputation as a lecturer.
Dental degree University Heidelberg, Several years’ occupation in dental device industry, final position director R&D Implantology. Further on specialization in oral surgery, then consultant Interdisciplinary Outpatient Dep. for Oral Surgery and Implantology at Cologne University, director Prof. Dr. Dr. J.E. Zöller, received PhD and teaching licence in dentistry 2009
Since August 2010 private dental clinic Dr. Bayer and colleagues, Landsberg am Lech and teaching and research appointment University Cologne
Since March 2021 Professor Professor Steinbeis-University, Berlin, Transfer-Institut Management of Dental and Oral Medicine, Digitization in dentistry
Since September 2024 Adjunct Professor, Dalian Medical University, Stomatological department
President 2024/2025 Academy of Osseointegration, USA
Research Topic Reliability of dental implant treatment, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy, Cone Beam CT, Surigical Guides, Minimal invasive implant therapy, Ceramic Implants
Numerous national and international publications and lectures
Editor of the text book: Cone Beam Volumetric Imaging in Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine - Fundamentals, Diagnostics and Treatment Planning, Quintessence Publishing, Berlin, Chicago
Klaus Neuhaus is a dentist in private practice and a pianist. He holds a research position at the Clinic for Dental Conservation at the Bern University Clinic of Dentistry and is a consultant at the University Clinic for Dermatology at the Inselspital in Bern. As a member of the Swiss-wide network for epidermolysis bullosa, Prof. Neuhaus is particularly involved in the treatment of patients with special needs and rare diseases. He is active on the board of various specialist associations and has published and lectured extensively in the field of tooth preservation.
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.
A graduate of the Faculty of Dentistry and Prosthodontics at the University of La Sapienza in Rome (Italy). He also completed studies in the field of prosthetics. He gained new experience in prosthetic procedures at Oral Design Center Roma, and in the field of new directions of esthetic dentistry by participating in courses conducted at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). His practice “Studio Dr. Nicastro” in Rome uses modern therapeutic methods. Minimally invasive procedures, shaping optimal occlusive conditions, integrating esthetics and functions, and finally, the methodology of digital dentistry set the tone for everyday practice in this therapeutic center. This renowned center is dominated by two specialties: esthetic dentistry and implantology, with a wide range of accompanying prosthetic procedures. He is a member of the Italian Dental Society and the Italian Academy of Dental Prosthetics , and one of the founders of the Interdisciplinary CAD/CAM Study. Author of many international publications, lecturer at national and international congresses in the field of esthetic restorative dentistry.