Dental and Oral Health

David Tindle received his dental education at Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas. He completed his residency in oral medicine at the Naval Postgraduate Dental School in Bethesda, Maryland and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine. Currently, Dr. Tindle is a clinical associate professor and the academic discipline coordinator for oral medicine and oral pathology at the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry.

Oral Medicine

Dr Omid Panahi has completed his Graduation at Centro Escolar University as Doctor of Dental Mediciene and MSc in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. He has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an Editorial Board Member of ISI journals.

Oral Surgery, Oral Implan and Regenerative Dentistry

Evelyn V. Gopez is the Associate Vice President for Inclusion, Health Sciences at the University of Utah and the Chief Diversity Officer for the Health Sciences. She is also the Associate Dean in the School of Medicine, Office for Inclusion and Outreach. Dr. Gopez oversees the recruitment, retention and promotion of faculty, students and staff in the Health Sciences, and the creation of programs and initiatives to facilitate the recruitment, retention and support of underrepresented minority faculty, students and staff. She has obtained her medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila Philippines. She obtained her residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Berkshire Medical Center in Massachusetts and did two fellowships in Cytopathology and Surgical Pathology at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. she has been in academic practice for 20 years, doing clinical service work, teaching medical students, residents and fellows in addition to her administrative functions are Director of Pathology Residency Program (2005-2012), Medical Director of Cytology Laboratory at ARUP (2009-2012), and Fellowship Director for Cytopathology (2009-2012). She is also a Fellow of the prestigious program at Drexel University called Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM).

Oral Pathology, Cytopathology

Kenan Demirovic graduate from School of Dentistry, University of Marmara in Istanbul, Turkey. He completed his master's degree in orthodontics at University of Sarajevo in the year 2010. He is an active member of European Orthodontic Society. He was a Speaker at congresses of European Orthodontic Society, Croatian Orthodontic Society, Balkan Stomatological Society and ADOH conference, Dubai. Currently, he is an Orthodontist at Private practice for dentofacial orthopedics and orthodontics, Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina. His main areas of research include temporomandibular disorders and its relation to orthodontic cases, orthodontic mechanics and segmented arch wire techniques.

Temporomandibular disorders and its relation to orthodontic cases, orthodontic mechanics and segmented arch wire techniques

Joul Kassis completed his bachelor’s degree in dental science at Damascus University. And then he completed his master’s degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/ Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University. Dr. Kassis was the head of residents at the department of OMFS and a supervisor for four years on the undergraduate Dentistry students. Dr. Kassis is a member of the Syrian Dental Board of oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons since 2015. He has many international participations through conferences, events, publications, article reviewing, organizing committee membership and Editorial board membership of many scientific journals. Now, he is a member of the Australian Dental Association, New South Wales Branch, Sydney, Australia.

Acupuncture, Maxillofacial reconstruction, Dental implants, Alternative medicine, Cosmetic dentistry

Joseph R. Greenberg, DMD received his dental degree and post doctoral dual specialty training in Periodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics/Periodontal Prosthesis from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, where he taught for over 40 years and held the rank of Clinical Professor of Periodontics. Dr. Greenberg has been appointed Clinical Professor of Restorative Dentistry at The Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University, where he was Course Director of Advanced Restorative Dentistry for 8 years. He has served on editorial boards of professional and related health magazines, was a member of The Bryn Mawr Hospital dental staff, and has contributed over 21 original articles to the dental literature. In addition he has served as Team Dentist to the Philadelphia 76ers, and has maintained a private practice in suburban Philadelphia for over 35 years. Dr. Greenberg has consulted for major dental product manufacturers in research, development and marketing, and has invented the Facial Plane Relator, and the Etched porcelain-fused-to-metal Resin Bonded Bridge.

Periodontics, Fixed Prosthodontics, Restorative Dentistry

Dr. Ben Warner is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of General Practice and Dental Public Health, where he serves as First Attending. Whether in the clinic or classroom, he strives to bring students to their highest level of competency. His research interests include new and improved methods for diagnosing oral lesions, clinical oral oncology, premalignancy, mucocutaneous diseases, xerostomia, laser dentistry, and environmentally friendly "green" approaches to wellness. He is recipient of several research awards including the George Finley III Foundation Skin Cancer Research Award, the M. G. and Lillie A. Johnson Cancer Treatment and Research Award, the Alando J. Ballantyne Head and Neck Surgery Award, and the Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award. Dr. Warner is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, and active on several professional committees, journal editorial boards and charitable organizations.

General Practice and Dental Public Health

Dr. Daniel G. Pompa is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. In 1985 he established The Oral Surgery and Implant Center in Forest Hills, New York. After graduating from New York University College of Dentistry in 1978, Dr. Pompa completed a GPR at Long Island Jewish Hospital, followed by speciality training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Lincoln Hospital, New York Medical College. In 1982, he became a Fellow of The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is also a Fellow in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. Dr. Dan Pompa has lectured extensively, both nationally and internationally, including at the National Meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration, the International Interdisciplinary Congress on Craniofacial and Skull Base Surgery, the XXII Inter American Medical and Dental Conference and has frequently presented at the annual Greater New York Dental Meeting since 1982. Dan is also an inventor, having been issued a U.S. Patent for his innovative work in the field of Dental Implantology. This is U.S. Patent # 5,320,529. The title of the patent is "Method and Apparatus for Locating an Ideal Site for a Dental Implant and for the Precise Surgical Placement fo that Implant" and was filed in September, 1992 and issued June 14,1994. At that time he demonstrated a method and apparatus for the early use of the Surgical Guide and discussed the advantages of 3D treatment planning for Implant Dentistry. This patent has now been cited by 359 patents.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Implant Dentistry

Dr. Mathew is a faculty at Department of Biomedical Science, UIC School of Medicine at Rockford and leading Disability Research lab. He holding adjunct position at Department of Bionegineering at UIC, Chicago and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. His research is supported by the federal agencies (NIH and NSF) and research foundations. He is also Editor- in- chief of Journal of Bio and Tribo-corrosion by Springer. He was an instrumental for initiating an international research institute called "Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion, and Nanomedicine" (IBTN), which is a joint venture of University of Illinois (UIC) and UNESP, Brazil. Currently, he actively involved in the IBTN and the director of tribocorrosion division.

Simulation of human artificial joints, biomechanics and tribocorrosion aspects of implant biomaterials in dentistry and orthopedics.

Dr. Jason Buschman is a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon licensed to practice in Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma. He has an outstanding CE course on Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, and he is working on a digital study guide with life scenarios. Currently, he is the Professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at SIUE school of dental medicine and CE director of new millennium CE. Expert witness, medical malpractice. He has completed his DDS at The University of Oklahoma college of dentistry.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Dr. George Freedman is a founder and past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and a founder of the Canadian Academy for Esthetic Dentistry. His most recent textbook, “Contemporary Esthetic Dentistry” is published by Elsevier and he is Visiting Professor, Universita di Firenze, Florence Italy. Dr Freedman was recently awarded the Irwin Smigel Prize in Aesthetic Dentistry presented by NYU College of Dentistry. He is a past director of CE programs in Esthetic Dentistry at the Universities of California at San Francisco, Florida, SUNY Buffalo, UMKC, Minnesota, Baylor College and Case Western Reserve, Tufts, Eastman Dental Center (Rochester and London), Catholic University in Seoul, South Korea and was the founding Associate Director of the Esthetic Dentistry Education Center at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Freedman is the author or co-author of 12 textbooks, more than 700 dental articles, and numerous webinars, CDs, videos and audios and is a Team Member of REALITY. Dr Freedman is the Materials Editor for Dentistry Today, Editor in Chief for Dental Tribune International, and is on the Editorial Board of Oral Health and Dental Asia.

dental esthetics, adhesion, desensitization, composites, impression materials and porcelain veneers

Dr. Yang completed his PhD in Microbiology & Immunology from University Zhengzhou University, China. She was the Postdoctoral Fellow in Bone Biology, University of Michigan School of Dentistry. She was the Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo, 2008-2014. She is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo, 2014-2016. Dr. Yang’s research interests focus on exploring the mechanism of tooth and bone development, bone metabolism and mechanostransduction, as well as gene/stem cell therapy of bone diseases. Research in Dr. Yang’s lab has provided significant insights into the regulation of bone remodeling and bone resorption by the calcium oscillation, GPCR/G protein/RGS signaling pathways, primary cilia, IFT80 and IFT20 in regulation of bone cell behavior/bone and cartilage formation, which bridged the gap about the function and mechanism of RGS and ciliary IFT proteins in skeleton. Currently, the team is characterizing how RGS proteins regulates bone metabolism and aging skeleton. Additionally, studies are on the way to discover how ciliary IFT proteins and primary cilia affect tooth development, fracture healing and other bone related diseases. Those studies will lead to identification of novel regulatory cascades controlling fundamental bone developmental and remodeling processes and new insights in design of new therapeutic advances for bone and other diseases.

Mechanism of tooth and bone development, bone metabolism and mechanostransduction

Swati Chitre has completed BDS from India, MSD in Operative and Preventive Dentistry from Indiana University and DDS from University of Detroit Mercy school of Dentistry. She is currently working as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry. She teaches in the preclinic laboratory and clinics. Prevention of caries, Dental Sealants are the main areas of her research interest. She has presented posters and oral presentations in national dental meetings for past few years. She also maintains her skills by practicing in private practice one day a week and devotes one day a month to serve the underserved population. She is a reviewer for the reputed Journal of Operative Dentistry, Journal of Dental Research and had been serving as an editorial board member of reputable Gavin Journal of Dental Sciences. She presented the same topic in Dental Medicine International conference -2016 in Toronto, Canada.

Prevention of caries, Dental Sealants

Dr. Ravi rattan, completed his postgraduate diploma in dental practice management from Guildhall University, London, UK. Currently, he is the principal of an private practice in north west london. Dr. ravi rattan is the Clinical Director at southern dental ltd - colesseum dental group, council member at gerson lehrman group and he is also the invited panel member of m3 global research.

Restorative Dentistry, Cosmetic Dentistry

Lifong became a Clinical Scientist registered by HPC after being awarded her PhD on the optical measurement of free form surfaces and becoming involved with the facial laser scanning of patients. Working in an interdisciplinary environment at the Clinical Dental Biometrics Laboratory (CDBL), together with clinicians and postgraduate students, she has conducted numerous clinically-related research projects with many of them resulting in published work. As a result of this success in research, the CDBL has expanded its activities and equipment. Lifong graduated in the subject of Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) with a Bachelor Degree of Science from Beijing University. In the mid-1980s, early in her career, she used one of the first 3-D CAD/CAM software programmes called CATIA (Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application, Dassault System) for designing the outline of aircrafts and simulating undercarriage tests. With this expertise she came to England, to be employed by the British Aerospace (BAe) in Hatfield, UK. Lifong has always been interested in medicine and dentistry and started to apply CAD/CAM knowledge to computer aided metrology in dentistry in 1990 in the Biometrics Lab of the Institute of Denistry.

Digital dentistry,3D/4D intra and extra oral surface quantification, Dental CAD/CAM and dental 3D printing

Dr. Mehmet Ömer Görduysus has completed his MDS from University of Southern California,USA and PhD from Hacettepe University, Turkey. He is currently, the Principle Investigator at Sharjah Dental Biomaterials Research Group (SDBRG) and Professor at University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Endodontics, Microscopic endodontics, Microbiology, regenerative endodontics

Dr. Mohammed Amin completed his MS in Prosthodontics from Marmara University, College of Dentistry. He was the Project Director at Dow University of Health Sciences from 2006 – 2008. Dr. Amin was the Former Dean at University Medical & Dental College from 2008 – 2011. Currently, he is the Professor of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Taibah University.

Prosthodontics, Restorative Dentistry

Dr. Ahmed Elmarakby graduated in 1999 from the Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. He got the Master Degree in Operative Dentistry from Al-Azhar University in the year 2008 and completed his PhD in Operative Dentistry from Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt in the year 2013. He is A Lecturer in Operative Dentistry Department , Faculty of Dentistry,Al-Azhar University, Egypt. Currently, he is Assistant Professor of restorative dentistry science, Alfarabi Colleges, KSA. He has published 10 papers in different international journals. He sheared two posters in the KSA in Jan 2017 (in Riyadh) and March 2017 (in Mekka) and participated with 6 posters in 6 global dental conferences all over the world. Also he has the letter of acceptance for 4 posters in 4 upcoming international conferences at this year 2017. He has got Editorial Board Memberships in International Journals including Journal of Oral Medicine, Modern Research in Dentistry and EC Dental Science.

Restorative dentistry, caries preventive measures, operative dentistry, aesthetic dentistry, bonding and adhesive dentistry and recent techniques and materials related to conservative and minimal tooth preparations.

Currently, Dr. Amer Taqa is the Professor of Dental Chemistry and former Head of Department of Dental Basic Sciences at University of Mosul, Iraq. He has completed his PhD in Dental Chemistry from University of Mosul. He is the Editorial board member for several scientific journals and was the organizing committee member for various National and Interenational Conferences. He has published 101 research papers and has 22 published books on Dentistry and Dental Materials.

Dental Chemistry

Dr Julian Holmes completed his dental training in the UK at Sheffield Medical & Dental Schools. He has worked as a dentist in the UK, Spain, Ireland and in South Africa. With over 70 published Journal Papers, Articles and book chapters, Dr Holmes brings to you a wealth of information and knowledge. He continues to teach and train dental teams with Ozone Technologies, and PRP now compliments this treatment option. He is the Accredited PRP Trainer for South Africa for Plasmolifting Russia, Past and Founder President of the International Association for Ozone in Healthcare (IAOH), Scientific Officer for the Ozone Association of South Africa (OASA), a Member of the South African Academy of Integrative Medicine (SAAIM), and the American Academy for OzonoTherapy (AAOT).

Ozone Technologies Plasmolifting Russia

Dr. Franco is James McGill Professor in the Departments of Oncology and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, and Chairman, Department of Oncology, at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine, in Montreal, Canada. Formerly, he was a faculty member at the Université du Québec (1989-94) and Senior Researcher and Head of the Epidemiology Unit at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Sao Paulo, Brazil (1985-89).

Professor Franco's research during the last 28 years has focussed on the following topics: molecular epidemiology and prevention of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus-associated diseases, cancers of the upper aero-digestive tract, prostate, endometrium, and childhood tumours; studies of epidemiologic methods for evaluating efficacy of cancer screening strategies; the impact of measurement error in epidemiology; and studies of societal and clinical influences on cancer patient survival. Much of his research has been international, with collaborative projects in Canada, Brazil, the Congo Republic, United States, and with the International Agency for Research on Cancer, in France.

James L Ratcliff is Chairman and CEO of Rowpar Pharmaceuticals, Scottsdale, AZ, makers of the ClōSYS and Dentists’ Choice brands of oral care products. Prior to assuming his current role, he was Professor and senior Scientist at the Center for Higher Education at the Pennsylvania State University (1990-2000), Professor of higher education at the Iowa State University (1979-1989), President of Performance Associates Consultants (1976 to present), Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University (1977-1978) and Assistant Professor, Washington State University (1975-77). He is author of over two dozen books and over hundred articles and has consulted with universities, research centers and higher education agencies on six continents. He is co-inventor with Elena Young of a patent application entitled, “Method for prevention and treatment of oral fungal infections”.

Time’s arrow in the treatment of oral and systemic disease

Abdelaziz Ghanemi *,1 Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of Chinese Academy of Sciences & Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology

Ghanemi, A., 2014d. Psychiatric neural networks and neuropharmacology: selected advances and novel implications. Saudi Pharm. Ghanemi, A., 2014e. Toward overcoming the challenges facing biomedical analyses. Ghanemi, A., Boubertakh, B., 2014. Shorter and sturdier bridges between traditional Chinese medicines and modern pharmacology. Saudi Pharm. Ghanemi, New factors influencing G protein coupled receptors’ system functions.

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Aesthetic Dentistry.

Dentistry and Medical Research Journal, Dentistry and Medical Research, Miles of Smiles Implant Surgery

Curd Bollen became DDS in 1992 at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. In 1996, he has completed his PhD at the age of 27 years at the same university on the topic: “Full-mouth disinfection”. One year later he finished his MSc training in periodontology under the supervision of prof. dr. D. van Steenberghe. He is the director of Mondcentrum dr. Bollen, a clinic in the Netherlands, limited to periodontology and implantology. He has published more than 25 papers in reputed international journals and more than 20 in national dental journals, even as 8 chapters in international dental books. Dr. Bollen is serving as an editorial board member for 4 online dental journals. He is also consultant for the company DYNA Dental Engeneering.

Oral microbiology Bad breath/halitosis Short implants Peri-implantitis

Prof. Dr. Zainal Ariff Bin Abdul Rahman is presently working as Dean-Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya

Dentistry

Sue Sandles has over 40 years experience in the dental industry as a Dental Representative and Practice Manager in both the public and private sectors. She has been a guest speaker at dental seminars throughout Australia . Sue has also completed a sterilisation course at Mayfield Education Victoria. Sue is currently teaching Certificate III in Dental Assisting.

Practice Management/ Marketing, Certificate IV Dental Assisting, Radiography Certificate IV Training and Assessment

Professor Mahmoud AL-Omiri is a Professor at University of Jordan; Senior Consultant at Jordan University Hospital; Associate fellow at Warwick University, UK; Advisory team member of DoooX Dentistry et all, DooIT GmbH, Germany; President of the Jordanian Society of Prosthodontics; member of the University Council at University of Jordan; member of the executive committee of the Jordanian Council of Implantology; past Head of the Department of Prosthodontics at University of Jordan; past part-time teacher of Head and Neck Dissecting Anatomy, Queen’s University Belfast; past President of the International Association for Dental Research-Jordan section; past Treasurer of the Jordanian Group of Implantology; past Head of Academic and Student Counseling Unit at Aljouf University-KSA. Professor AL-Omiri is on 3 specialist lists of the Jordanian Dental Association and Jordan Medical Council; he is Fully registered member of multiple international associations and professional bodies such as British General Dental Council, Dental Council of Ireland, BSSPD, IADFE, JDA, and others. Prof AL-Omiri has more than 50 published scientific articles in refereed and indexed international journals; he served as Editor for the International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences & the International Journal of Psychology and Counseling; Associate editor for the Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene; Section Editor for the Journal of Jordanian Dental Association; Guest Lead Editor for International Journal of Dentistry; Editorial board member of Journal of Contemporary dental Practice, Pan Arab Medical Journal, Journal of Jordanian Dental Association, and Dirasat: Pure science Journal. He is Reviewer for International peer reviewed and indexed Journals such as Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (JOMI), Oral Diseases journal, Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Journal of Oral Implantology, Quintessence International journal, Gerodontology journal, Angle Orthodontist journal, Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry journal, Journal of Dental Education, European Journal of Orthodontics, European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, BMC Oral Health journal, Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, and others. He is involved in several research projects into Implantology, Oral health behaviour and dental attitudes, Satisfaction and personality, Tooth wear, Prosthodontics, Ceramics & Colour Science, Sleep Apnoea, Aesthetic dentistry, and others. Prof AL-Omiri is an invited speaker to a number of national and international conferences and scientific meetings. He has presented seminars, lectures, continuing education programmes and courses in Implantology, Prosthodontics, and Esthetic Dentistry.

Implantology, Oral health behaviour and dental attitudes, Satisfaction and personality, Tooth wear, Prosthodontics, Ceramics & Colour Science, Sleep Apnoea, Aesthetic dentistry, and others.

Dr. Park is a Professor and Chair of the Postgraduate Orthodontic Program at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Park has received several awards for scientific and clinical excellence including the Charley Schultz Award and the Joseph E. Johnson Award from the American Association of Orthodontists. Since 2008, he has published more than 130 scientific and clinical articles in peer-reviewed orthodontic and dental journals and 2 books. He also lectures nationally and internationally. He is currently editor-in-chief of the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodotnists.

Orthodontics

Dr. Hans Ulrik Paulsen is associated with Departments of Orthodontics, Municipal Dental Health Service, Denmark; Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden and Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark

Tooth autotransplantation in orthodontic treatment Bone remodelling in the TMJ in response to Herbst treatment Histomorphometric and scanning electron microscopy studies of human condyles Long-term study of changes of deciduous molars with hypodontia of permanent successors

Dr. Kemporn Kitsahawong is currently working as an Assoc. Prof. of Pediatric Dentistry at Khon Kaen Univeristy, Thailand

Pediatric Dentistry

Dr. Kenji Takada is Japanese-born and grew up in a city 10 miles west of Osaka. He received his D.D.S. and Ph. D. degrees (Dental Science) from Osaka University in 1973 and 1981, respectively. After serving as a junior investigator and later a clinician at Osaka University Dental Hospital, he joined the Osaka University faculty in 1980 and was dispatched to the University of British Columbia from 1981 to 1983 as a Visiting Assistant Professor at national expense. Since 1996, he has served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics in the Graduate School of Dentistry at Osaka University, a top school in the Japanese hierarchy of universities. From 2005 to 2007, he served as Dean of the School of Dentistry and of the Graduate School of Dentistry at Osaka University, serving as a Board Member of the Management Council at Osaka University until March 2007. He served as a Board Member of the University’s International Relations Office from 2007 to 2010. He has also served as board member on two cardinal councils of the national government, the Medical Ethics Council from 2001 to 2013 and the Council for University Chartering and School Juridical Person from 2007 to 2010, both of which exercise strong administrative powers in dental education and the practice of dental medicine in Japan. In the beginning of July 2012, he honorably left Osaka University and moved to the Faculty of Dentistry at National University of Singapore from which he had been offered a position of a Visiting Professor. At the same time, he was granted a title of Professor Emeritus from Osaka University to his distinguished achievements. From the 1st of July, 2013, he has been promoted to a full Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry at NUS.

Motion controls in chewing and during facial expression 3D facial morphology with a particular relevance to dentofacial esthetics Decision-making modeling in clinical dentistry Kinetics of dexterity in dental practice

Dr Pattama CHAILERTVANITKUL has received her DDS from Mahidol University, Thailand, PhD in Endodontics from University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, PostDoctorate Training from The University of Western Australia and Fellow of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Thailand (Endodontics). Currently, she is working as Associate Professor in Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen Univeristy in Thailand. She is now the director of the Master of Science program in Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University. She has published more than 20 articles in refereed journals. She was the Chief-editor of Khon Kaen University Dental Journal. She serves on Editorial Boards of Journal of The Endodontic Society of Thailand. She is now a member of Thai Dental Council and American Association of Endodontists.

Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics

Dr. Rochaya Chintavalakorn is presently working as Deputy Head for Department of Orthodontics at Mahidol University, Thailand

Orthodontics

Dr. Supaporn Chatrchaiwiwatana is currently working as an Associate Professor Department of Oral Biology, Khon Kaen Univeristy, Thailand

Oral Biology

Dr. Cao Tong is currently working as Tenured Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, NUHS & NUS. He is also the Principal Investigator, Cranio-Maxillofacial Group, NUS Tissue Engineering Program.

Somatic differentiation of hESC Tissue regeneration; Stem cells for cell therapy Differentiated hESC models for toxicological and pharmacological screening/testing

Associate Professor Leonie Short is the Discipline Lead for the Bachelor of Oral Health degree at CQUniversity, Australia. She has completed a Certificate in Dental Therapy from the Westmead School of Dental Therapy in 1977, a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy from the NSW School of Hypnotic Sciences in 1983, a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Education and Sociology from Wollongong University in 1986, and a Masters of Health Planning from the University of NSW in 1987. She is a registered dental practitioner, dental therapist in Australia,has numerous publications and research grants in excess of $1m. She is Treasurer and serves on the editorial board of the Australia and New Zealand Journal of Dental and Oral Health Therapy as well as on the editorial board of Australian Options.

Leonie is keen to progress the oral health therapy profession in terms of knowledge and skill development. She is a strong advocate for oral health therapists to assist patients and communities in the prevention, management and treatment of dental and periodontal diseases.

Boyen Huang obtained his DDS degree at Kaohsiung Medical University (Taiwan, 1994) and PhD degree in paediatric dentistry/dental public health at Queen Mary, University of London (UK, 2004), respectively. He is currently appointed as the Head of School of Dentistry and Health Sciences at Charles Sturt University.

1. Craniofacial and orodental development 2. Dental traumatology 3. Behavioural dentistry

Dr Marget's journey began in 1972. Since then he has done clinical hypnosis, chiropractic, myotherapy, orthodontics and implant surgery. His real passion is pain control and orthodontics. Dr Marget graduated from Adelaide University and has worked all over Australia. He loves helping people with bad breath.

Krystal is a qualified dental assistant with a particular passion for educating dental teams. She has been involved in the dental industry for most of her life, witnessing first-hand the ‘behind-the-scenes’ running of her family’s 2 dental practices and working in the industry for more than 14 years. Her passion for the dental world has grown as she has cemented her presence in the online forum with her successful dental blog Extreme Dental Practice.

Dr Sigal Jacobson maintains a private dental practice in Melbourne Australia. She has over 20 years of clinical experience and enjoys the pursuit of teaching and advancing the skills in conservative cosmetic dentistry. Dr Jacobson is the inventor of the patented UVENEER™ Dental Template System for creating direct composite veneers. The Uveneer was launched in February 2014 in Australia, USA and globally thereafter. The system is a unique way to create predictable polished restorations and has stirred great interest from thousands of dental offices worldwide along with an array of key opinion leaders as well as distributers. Jacobson has contributed clinical case studies and interviews to dental magazines including Dentistry Today, Australasian Dentist Magazine and Bite Magazine and has appeared on Australian national television. She lectures domestically and internationally on conservative cosmetic dentistry techniques using the Uveneer System . Jacobson is a fellow of the American Academy of dental facial esthetics and a member of the Australian Dental Association, Australian Academy of Dental Facial Aesthetics, the American Academy of Cosmetic .

Lise Slack is an International speaker, clinical dental hygienist, published author, inventor/developer/patentee of two oral care products and director of the charity i-Hope. The love of teeth comes from her dentist dad in South Africa which is also Lise’s country of birth and education. Lise spent five years in the UK working for SmithKlein Beecham promoting/distributing Amoxil antibiotics for prevention of dental bacterial endocarditis. At the same time Lise was in the project designing/marketing the brand/logos for Corsodyl Chlorhexidine Gluconate 2mg/ml antimicrobial mouthwash. Eleven years ago Lise, her husband and two young daughters immigrated to Australia where she continues the battle against periodontitis and peri-implantitis. Lise has written several articles on the long term maintenance of the periodontal health and dental implants. After three decades of data collecting from her patients she invented the unique X-Floss and XRibbon now available in several countries. Lise’s innovative character and passion for the work as dental hygienist has opened doors to see Lise speak/teach at international dental/hygiene conferences on implant/perio maintenance. Lise is an active member of the Dental Hygienists’ Association in Australia. Lise is also passionate about rescuing orphans and her charity i-Hope is currently building their second safehouse in Asia.

Geoff Parkes is a founder and director of the Australian College of Dental Education. The college was established in 2013 to provide dental graduates and practicing dentists with post-graduate level business education. Students can elect to undertake study towards formal post-graduate qualifications, or else enrol in individual subjects of their choosing. All study is conducted on-line over 15-week semesters, and features high-level interaction for students with highly qualified educators and dental professionals across a variety of disciplines. Geoff’s background includes an MBA from Monash University, and many years of healthcare experience with GE Medical Systems and as Director of Equipment for Henry Schein Halas in Australia. Geoff is also a Director of Dental Advantage Consulting Group, and is committed to helping dentists align the objectives of ethical and profitable dentistry, with optimal patient health outcomes at the forefront. He owns and operates two successful dental practices in Australia, and has had numerous articles published in the dental industry press relating to the business of dentistry.

Dr. Kazuhiko Nakano completed his D.D.S. degree at Osaka University and received a Ph.D. from Osaka University. Later, he was appointed as Chief of the Outpatient Clinic of the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic, Osaka University Dental Hospital. More recently, Dr. Nakano became Professor of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry as well as Head of the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of Osaka University Dental Hospital. Dr. Nakano is a trustee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Dentistry, and a member of the International Association of Dental Research. He has authored and co-authored many original research articles and clinical reports, as well as several book chapters in the field of pediatric dentistry and clinical oral microbiology.

Terry Whitty is the owner of Truline Dental, a Specialist Dental Laboratory in Sydney that he has run for over 21 years. He is a skilled technician and lectures regularly nationally and Internationally on a variety of subjects including Orthodontic Appliance Construction , Dental Material Science and Laser Welding. He is also the Technical editor for eLaborate Magazine, Australia's leading Dental technology publication which he has over 30 articles published on a variety of dental subjects.

Alex have over 20 years’ experience across multiple industries, from hands on IT between 1991-2000, to IT recruitment and owning/running to his own recruitment company from 2006. In 2014, utilising his experience gained both in the UK and Australia, with his business partner he formed Dental Prac Sales, a fully licensed business brokering company specializing in Dental Practices, citing a consolidation in the industry along with strong demand from both sellers and buyers, both local and from overseas. Having established strong relationships with both corporate and individual buyers, Dental Prac Sales is rapidly becoming the first stop for anyone buying or selling a dental practice in Australia.

Dimosthenis Mantokoudis has completed his graduate studies at the University of Berne, Switzerland. After his doctor thesis in the field of Periodontology at University of Berne and several years in private practice he completed the postgraduate program of Prosthodontics at the Department of Prosthodontics, University of Berne and was appointed in the same department as an Assistant Professor and Research Coordinator. His activities, both in clinical practice and clinical research, cover the field of oral Implantology and implant Prosthodontics. Dimosthenis initiated with the support of the Global Microsurgery Foundation and in collaboration of the University of Hong Kong a novel type of postgraduate course in implant dentistry with the strong focus on clinical training in part-time delivery at a new purpose built teaching facility: The Australian Institute of Dental Education and Research - AIDER. He is currently Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland and appointed from the Global Microsurgery Foundation as Chief Executive Officer of the AIDER.

Dr. Said has been teaching at the School of Dentistry since his January 6 arrival from the University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry where he served from 2009 as associate professor in the Pathology and Medicine Department, and director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Laboratory and Clinical Oral Pathology and Medicine. He had previously served as the director of the oral and maxillofacial pathology laboratory at the University of Alabama, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and at UAB School of Dentistry where he closely collaborated with the departments of otolaryngology head and neck surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery. He has been managing clinical oral pathology/oral medicine patients for over 15 years. Dr. Said received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Marquette University's School of Dentistry and a Master of Science degree in oral biology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed two residencies in oral and maxillofacial pathology: one at the University of Illinois at Chicago and another at Long Island Jewish Hospital. He also completed an advanced Head and Neck/ENT pathology fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. As part of his academic leadership and involvement, Dr. Said has spearheaded numerous research studies, has presented numerous national and international continuing education courses, is a member of 16 professional societies (including being on the past executive council of the North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology) and currently is on the council of the American Academy of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology. He sits on a dozen councils and committees (including past chair of the finance committee for The American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology), serves as a reviewer for eight academic journals that address oral, head and neck pathology, and sits on the editorial board of three other publications. He also serves on the American Dental Association’s National Board part II test construction committee. For personal and political reasons, Dr. Said left Iraq in 1985, after completing four years of dental training at the University of Baghdad College of Dentistry. He is most grateful to Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, for accepting his translation of his personal transcript copies from Arabic—a trust that permitted him to begin dental school there as a freshman and earn his DDS in 1989. Dr. Said has a seven-year-old daughter, nine-year-old fraternal twins (boy and girl), and an eleven-year-old daughter. He expresses joy regarding his marriage to Neda, a stay-at-home pharmacist who spends much of her time guiding their four children through the early years and caring for Dr. Said’s elderly mother and father who have resided with them for the last 18 years. When life normalizes and some injuries heal, Dr. Said would like to resume playing soccer and practicing Martial arts.

Dr. S. Prabhu, Senior lecturer in oral bio-dental sciences is an oral pathology and oral medicine specialist with about 30 years of teaching experience in different parts of the world. Dr. Prabhu has published scientific papers in international professional journals and authored chapters and edited books in oral medicine, oral diagnosis and oral and maxillofacial anatomy/histology for dental undergraduate and postgraduate students. Dr. Prabhu is a Fellow of all four surgical colleges in the UK and Ireland and is an examiner for the membership examinations of the faculty of dental surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Neil O’Brien-Simpson has an interdisciplinary background, combining organic and peptide chemistry with microbiology and immunology to develop novel vaccines and therapeutics and investigating the immune response to pathogens. Thus his field of research is in chemical biology/immunology and host/pathogen (bacteria/fungi) mucosal interaction. He was originally trained in biological sciences and management at Edinburgh Napier University (Edinburgh, Scotland) and worked at I.C.I Chemicals and Polymers Division (Grangemouth and Runcorn) as a research organic chemist. In 1993 he was awarded an Overseas postgraduate research scholarship and a CRC for vaccine technology scholarship to study for his Ph.D at The University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology. During his Ph.D he was trained in peptide chemistry and immunology and developed in his thesis a method of producing a multi-valent peptide vaccine, which resulted in several publications and a patent. After being awarded his Ph.D he went to the Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, to do postdoctoral research with Eric Reynolds on the development of a vaccine against the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis a causative agent of periodontitis. At the Melbourne Dental School A/Prof O’Brien-Simpson has established a peptide/organic chemistry laboratory and a microbial-immunology laboratory to conduct research into AMPs, vaccines and bacterial immunity. He was part of a team in 2003 and 2009 that was awarded a Co-operative Research Centre grant for establishing the CRC for Oral Health Science and Oral Health CRC, respectively served as a Program Leader (2003-2009) and currently as a Project Manager for vaccine design and therapeutic development. For the past 3 years (2011-present) he has been a member of the Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) research awards committee that awards grants and scholarships pertaining to oral and dental research. A/Prof O’Brien-Simpson has published over 50 peer reviewed journal articles and is an inventor on 11 patents, 6 of which have been licensed. Further his research into vaccine design and periodontitis has resulted in Neil being awarded: the Colgate Prize for Dental Research (1999), The IADR Hatton Award (2000) and the Oral Biology Award (2003). In 2003 he was awarded a CR Roper Fellowship and in 2004 he became program co-leader for the Novel Diagnostics, Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals Research Program in the newly formed Co-operative Research Centre for Oral Health Science.

He is currently engaged in several research programs, notably in Design, development and delivery of sub-unit vaccines, Understanding the mucosal immune response to bacteria. How microbes and their products e.g. outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) interact with mammalian cells. Synthesis of antimicrobial peptides to combat microbial infection and targeting antibiotic resistant bacteria. Nanomaterial and particles for vaccine and drug delivery.

Professor Paul Tipton is an internationally acclaimed Specialist in Prosthodontics who has worked in private practice for more than 30 years. He is the founder of Tipton Training Ltd, one of the UK’s leading private dental training academies and the author of over one 100 scientific articles for the dental press. He was voted in the Top 20 ‘most influential dentists in the UK’ by his peers in Dentistry Magazine in April 2012, the leading Prosthodontist in the poll and was voted in the top 5 dentists in Private Dentistry’s Elite 20 poll, January 2012.

Dr. Dave Singh is the Founder of the field of pneumopedics and craniofacial epigenetics, including epigenetic orthodontics, having realized a few years ago that there is a natural way for the body to remodel the upper airway, reshape bone and move teeth into their correct positions painlessly without the use of surgery, drugs or injections. Dr. Dave Singh was born, educated and trained in England, UK EDUCATION D.D.Sc. Orthodontics, Dundee University, UK. Ph.D. Craniofacial Development, Bristol University, England, UK. B.D.S. Dental Surgery, Newcastle University, England, UK. Validated as Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) University of Puerto Rico, USA.

Lynette Wallace graduated from University of Sydney in 1994 with Honours. She has been in private practice in Bowral since 1994. She takes a multi-diciplinary approach to patient care, studying both in the USA and Australia in orthodontics and neuromuscular dentistry and kinesiology. She is currently enrolled in the MClin Dent program with BPP University City of London. Her key area of interest lies in looking at the whole body physiological coherence and its links with mouthbreathing and dental caries, using biofeedback computer monitoring.

Dr. Yi-Hao Huang is the vice president of Dr. Signal Biotechnology. He is also the Director of Dr. Huang's Periodontology and Dental Implant Specialty Clinic, a part-time clinical instructor at National Taiwan University Hospital, Department of Periodontology, Taipei, Taiwan. He belongs to the scientific staff of the Laboratory for Applied Periodontal & Craniofacial Regeneration, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA since 2004. Dr. Huang is an executive officer of administrative commitees for Taipei Congress of Oral Implantologists (TCOI). Dr. Yi-Hao Huang received his DDS from Kaohsiung Medical University Dental School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (1997) and an MS in Oral Biology from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (2003). He also received certification for advanced training in Periodontology at Temple University School of Dentistry in 2003. Dr. Yi-Hao Huang focuses his research on tissue engineering evaluating applications of bone morphogenetic proteins for implant dentistry within the Laboratory for Applied Periodontal and Craniofacial Regeneration, National Defense Medical Center and National Taiwan University Hospital. He has been working with Dr. Xin-Wu Mi and Ming-Cheng Li in stem cell clinical applications since 2010. He gives lectures frequently in great China region focusing dental implant and stem cell clinical applications.

Hatem A. Alhadainy, BDS (Egy), MSD (Restorative, Egy), PhD (Endo, Egy-USA), MS (Epidemiology, USA) is a professor and Chairman of Endodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University. His work was concentrated on Endodontic research with extension in periodontology and Epidemiology. Dr. Alhadainy finished his Bachelor (1982) and Master degrees (1989) from Tanta University, Egypt and PhD degree as a channel program between Tanta University and University of Memphis, USA (1995). He also earned a MS Degree from Colorado State University, USA (2006). He is currently the Chairman of Endodontics Department in Tanta University from Aug. 2013. He was course director of postgraduate courses for several years. Dr. Alhadainy published more than 40 researches in National and International journals and reviewed several articles for international journals. He also presented researches in several international conferences including: Memphis, Chicago, Dallas (USA), Damarcus (Syria), Budapest (Hungary), Florence (Italy) Sanaa (Yemen) and Egypt.

Dr. Nabeel Al Nahass is the Head of Department at the Super Dental Specialty Center, Ajman, UAE and has also been the Assistant Professor of Fixed Prosthodontics at the college of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University. He is the Consultant “A” for Fixed Prosthodontics. Dr. Nabeel Al Nahass has a promising career in Dentistry and has been Chairperson for various College and hospital Committees.