Stuart J. Froum, DDS, is a clinical professor and the director of clinical research in the Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at the New York University Krieser Dental Center. He is a past president of multiple organizations, is the recipient of several awards, and serves on the Research Committee of the Academy of Osseointegration. Dr Froum is the editor of Dental Implant Complications: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010) and maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and implant dentistry in New York City.
Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bologna in 1978. Degree of Medicine Dentaire (L.M.D.) at the University of Geneva in 1981. Specialization in Stomatology and Dental Prosthesis at the University of Bologna in 1984. Former Visiting Professor in Fixed Prosthesis at the Dental School of the University of Bologna from 1986 to 1994. Former Visiting Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the Dental School of the University of Siena. He is the Past-President of the Italian Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the past President of the Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry, Active Member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, and former Associated Member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He is author of many scientific articles published on international journals, of a chapter in a book of Endodontics and co-author of some books on Adhesive Dentistry. Gold metal of the Geneva University (J.L. Baume prize) in 2008. He limits his activity to Restorative Dentistry within a group practice in Bologna.
Dr. German Gallucci received his Doctorate in Dental Medicine (Dr. Med. Dent.) from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He attended a postdoctoral training at the Department of Fixed Prosthodontics and Occlusion, School of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva where he later became a full-time faculty at the same department. Dr Gallucci also received a Ph.D. from the Free University of Amsterdam. In 2007, he established a new Postgraduate Education Program in Oral Implantology at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He is currently department chair of the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences, and also oversees the Harvard Dental Center as its executive director. Dr. Gallucci participates in lectures, seminars, practical courses and table clinics at national and international meetings and symposia. He has authored scientific publications in the field of Fixed Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry and his work has been mostly published in international peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Gallucci serves as an editorial board member for Journal of Dental Research (JDR), Clinical Oral Implants Research (COIR), and International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (IJOMI). He is a fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI), Switzerland, an active member of the Academy of Osseointegration and the European Academy of Osseointegration.
Graduated in Dentistry at the Univ. Odontológica Dominicana, UOD 1989 Certificate in Occlusion and TMJ Disorders at the Mexican Ass. of Occlusal Reconstruction in México City. Certificate in Rest. Dentistry at the Aut. of Nuevo León Univ. Monterey, México. Certificate in Prosth. & Master Science in Dentistry Univ. of Washington-Seattle. Certificate in Oral & Craniofacial Impl. Fellowship Program Univ. of Texas, Houston. Affiliate Professor, Department of Rest. Dentistry Univ. of Washington Dent. School, Seattle. Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, Med. College of Georgia, Augusta . Active Member of the EAED and Member of the American Acad. of Rest. Dentistry. Private practice in San Sebastian, Spain, dedicated to Aesthetics, Restorative Dentistry and Implants.
David A. Garber, DMD, is a past president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (AAED) and has served on the boards of the AAED and the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. He is dual trained clinician and professor in the Department of Periodontics as well as in the Department of Oral Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Georgia. He is a clinical professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at Louisiana State University and in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Texas in San Antonio.
Degree in Dental Medicine at Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde do Norte, CESPU - Portugal (ISCS-Norte)
Postgraduate Diploma in Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry at ISCS-Norte
PhD in Odontostomatology at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - Spain
Director and Lecturer of Operative Dentistry in the Postgraduate Diploma in Adhesive Dentistry at IUCS
Invited Lecturer in the Postgraduate Certificate in Esthetic Dentistry at Universidad de Barcelona - Spain
Member of the Scientific Commitee of the Portuguese Dental Association
Private practice with a focus on Conservative and Minimal Invasive Dentistry
Mia L. Geisinger, DDS, MS, is a professor and director of Advanced Education in Periodontology in the Department of Periodontology in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry. She is a diplomate in the American Board of Periodontology and a fellow in the International Team for Implantology. She has served as the president of the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation, the chair of the American Dental Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs, and on multiple national and regional organized dentistry committees. She currently serves as an AAP District III Trustee, as a Board member for the ADA’s Science and Research Institute, and on numerous AAP and ADA committees and task forces. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and lectures nationally and internationally on topics in periodontology and oral health care.
David Gerdolle was born in Epinal (France) in May 1970, and is gratuated from the Dental University of Nancy (1993). He has then achieved a number of Postgraduate Diplomas from the Universities of Paris and Gothenburg, in Oral and Osteo-articular Biology, Implantology, Prosthodontics and Adhesive Dentistry.
David has been member of the teaching staff of the University of Nancy between 1993 and 2005, and he is running a private practice in Vevey-Montreux since 2006. His practice is dedicated to conservative and minimal invasive dentistry. David is currently directing a Postgraduate Certificate at the University of Paris, and is also involved in research programs on resin composites in the University of Nancy.
He is lecturing world while in seminars and congresses, he is also giving hands-on courses and performing live demonstrations on patients in the field of adhesive and minimally invasive dentistry. As an author or an co-author, David has published widely in scientific national and international journals on this topic.
David speaks french, english, spanish and german.
Prof Shahram Ghanaati is a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery with a triple doctorate in medicine, dentistry, and science (MD, DMD, PhD) from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and Frankfurt. Today he leads the Head and Neck Oncology section at the University Cancer Center at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt and is an associate professor in the Clinic of Oral, Cranio-Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery there. In 2009, he founded the FORM-Lab (Frankfurt Orofacial Regenerative Medicine), a research laboratory that performs basic science and clinical studies focusing on understanding the biomaterial-based regeneration process. In his research, Prof Ghanaati has participated in the development of over 10 biomaterials from the bench to the clinic. He has worked with Dr Joseph Choukroun, the inventor of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), to develop advanced preparation protocols, and in 2016 he and his team established the so-called LSCC (low-speed centrifugation concept) for PRF-derived blood concentrates. Furthermore, he has presented more than 150 lectures at national and international congresses and has given more than 200 courses and workshops on GTR and GBR in implantology as well as on regenerative concepts and blood concentrates. Prof Ghanaati has published more than 170 peer-reviewed publications in the field of regenerative and reconstructive medicine and is a Fellow of the European Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
William Giannobile, DDS, MS, DMSc, is dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and a professor in the Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity. He has produced over 300 manuscripts, textbook chapters, and patents focused on periodontology, regenerative medicine, and oral health research and is coeditor of nine books focused on clinical, translational research, periodontology, and regenerative medicine. He is a consultant to the US Food and Drug Administration for dental devices and has received numerous awards, including the American Dental Association Norton Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. In addition to his administrative and teaching responsibilities, he practices periodontics and implant dentistry at the Harvard Dental Center.
President of The International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry (IFED) (2018–). “Dentist of the Year” Award given by The Spanish Dental Council – Spanish Dental Association. Madrid, December 2018. Professor and Chairman of Prosthodontics, University of the Basque Country in Bilbao. Board Member of The European Association for Osseointegration (2007–2011). President of The International College of Prosthodontics (2007–2009). President of International College of Dentists (European-Section) (1999–2001). President of The European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (1991–1993). President of The Spanish Society of Prosthodontics (1990–1992). Scientific Program Chairman of The International Quintessence Symposiums, I, II and III in Esthetic, Restorative and Implant Dentistry (Madrid 2012, Barcelona 2014, Barcelona 2017). Private Practice. Prof. Jaime A. Gil is the director of the Department of Esthetic Dentistry and Full Mouth Rehabilitation on Teeth and Implants at the Albia Dental Institute in Bilbao.
Alfonso Gil is receiving a 5-year post-graduate education in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences from the University of Zurich. He obtained his DDS Degree from the University of the Basque Country (2013). His Master of Science and Advanced Periodontology Implantology Certificate from the University of Southern California (USC) (2013-2016) were followed by a Certificate in Advanced Surgical Implant Dentistry from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (2016-2017). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. He obtained his PhD with highest honors from the University International of Catalunya in November 2019. His research focuses on the treatment of peri-implant disease, soft tissue augmentation of teeth and implants and fixed prosthodontics.