10. Snow-Dent

From 1977 to 1982, he studied dentistry at the University of Zurich. After graduation, he served as an assistant in the Department of Cariology, Periodontology, and Preventive Dentistry at the same university from 1982 to 1984. He earned his doctorate in dentistry in 1984 with a dissertation on the bacterial flora in patients with oral implants.

From 1984 to 1988, he worked as an assistant and lecturer in the Department of Crown and Bridge Prosthetics, Partial Prosthetics, and Materials Science. He then entered a joint dental practice with Dr. Beat Guggisberg from 1989 to 1990 and has been in practice with Dr. Thomas Meier since 1991, focusing on implantology and reconstructive dentistry.

He served as an implantology instructor at the dental institutes of the Universities of Zurich and Basel from 1992 to 2000 and has been a lecturer in implantology at the Dental Hygiene School in Zurich since 1993. In 1994, he became a certified specialist in reconstructive dentistry.

He held the position of Secretary of the Swiss Society for Oral Implantology (SGI) from 1994 to 2004 and has been the Vice President of the Dental Society of the Canton of Zurich (ZGZ) and President of their Continuing Education Commission since 1999. He was President of the SGI from 2008 to 2014. In 2011, he received an Advanced Training Certificate in Oral Implantology from the Swiss Dental Association (SSO) and has been a member of the Office for Dental Continuing Education (SSO) since 2013.

Dr. med. dent. Stefan P. Bienz graduated with a Master’s in Dental Medicine at the Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland in 2011. After a 5-year period as a full-time associate in the private practices of Dr. Andreas Grimm and Dres Ueli Grunder and David Schneider, he completed the 3-year postgraduate training at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Zurich (2016-2018). He received a Master’s in Oral Implantology from the University of Zurich and is a specialist in reconstructive dentistry. He is currently a full-time Senior Research and Teaching Assistant at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Zurich. Stefan Bienz’s clinical work encompasses complex and esthetic cases including all aspects of hard and soft tissue regeneration, dental implants and reconstructive dentistry. His scientific focus lies on soft and hard tissue regeneration.

Dr Marcus Engelschalk is a dentist specialising in implantology, oral surgery and laser dentistry. He owns a dental practice in Munich in Germany called Slow Digital Dentistry. “Treat others the way you want to be treated” is one of Dr Engelschalk’s guiding principles—both professionally and personally. He views his patients as equals, and his interactions with them are characterised by mindfulness, respect and appreciation.

Vincent Fehmer, MDT, received his dental technical education and degree in Stuttgart, Germany, before completing fellowships in Great Britain and the United States in Oral Design–certified dental technical laboratories. After working several years in such a laboratory in Berlin, he received his MDT degree and became the chief dental technician at the Clinic for Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics in Zurich, Switzerland. Since 2015, he has been a dental technician at the Clinic for Fixed Prosthodontics and Biomaterials in Geneva, Switzerland. He also runs his own laboratory in Lausanne. Mr Fehmer is a Fellow of the International Team for Implantology, an active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED), and a member of the Oral Design group as well as the European Association of Dental Technology (EADT) and the German Society of Esthetic Dentistry (DGÄZ). He is a sought-after international speaker and has received many honors for his work, including the Kenneth Rudd Award from the American Prosthodontic Society. He has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals within the field of fixed prosthodontics and digital dental technology, contributed to many books, and recently coauthored the book Fixed Restorations: A Clinical Guide to the Selection of Materials and Fabrication Technology with Irena Sailer and Bjarni Pjetursson. Mr Fehmer also serves as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry, Section Editor for the International Journal of Prosthodontics, and co-chair for the 26^thInternational Symposium on Ceramics (June 2023).

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.

Prof. Dr. Hürzeler is one of the world's leading specialists in complex implant treatments. Surgical methods developed by him are used with great success even in the most difficult cases. Accordingly, Prof. Dr. Hürzeler is an internationally sought-after speaker and trainer of dentists. 1984: Doctorate, University of Zurich. 1989: Specialist in Periodontology (SSP). 1991: Specialist in Prosthodontics (DGPro). 1991-93: Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Periodontology at the University of Houston, Texas; Clinical Associate Professor since 1993. 1996: PhD in the Department of Prosthodontics, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg; since 1997, Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive Dentistry and Periodontology. Founded a private practice for periodontology and implant therapy with Dr. Zuhr. 2002: Professor of Dentistry, Medical Faculty of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg. 2008: Founded the Huerzeler/Zuhr Education Center. President of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED). More than 150 scientific publications in the field of implantology, periodontology, and tissue regeneration. National and international speaker on periodontology and implant therapy. 2012: Publication with Dr. Zuhr of the bestselling book entitled Plastic-Esthetic Periodontal and Implant Surgery – A Microsurgical Approach.

1993–1998: Study of dentistry at the University of Mainz. 1998–2001: Research associate in the Department of Dental Conservation and Periodontology at the University of Mainz. 2000: Doctorate. 2001–2003: Practice-related studies in business administration at the Business Administration Institute of Prof. Dr. Braunschweig, graduating with a degree in health economics. 2001–2004: Employed dentist at the Center for Dentistry and associate at the Private Institute for Periodontology and Implantology Munich with Dr. W. Bolz, Prof. Dr. H. Wachtel, Prof. Dr. M. Hürzeler and Dr. O. Zuhr. Since 2004: Established in own practice in Mainz with focus on implantology, periodontology, functional diagnostics and restorative dentistry. Since 2015: Joint practice with Dr. Ina Köttgen MSc. specializing in functional diagnostics, periodontology, implantology and restorative dentistry. 2017: Publications in numerous journals on the topics of periodontology, implantology, prophylaxis and esthetics. Multiple lecturing activities on the topics of periodontology, prophylaxis, esthetic dentistry and implantology and implant prosthetics and complex treatment planning. Lecturer of the master course " Master Online Periodontology" of the University of Freiburg. Chairman of the Intensive Continuing Education and Continuum Department of the BZKR. Member of the Representative Assembly of the BZK Rheinhessen. Deputy Chairman of the Representative Assembly of the BZK Rheinhessen. Member of the editorial board of "Der junge Zahnarzt" (Springer Verlag).

Dr. Konrad Meyenberg studied dentistry at the University of Zurich, followed by three years in private practice. He then completed a four-year program in reconstructive dentistry at Zurich's Department of Crown and Bridge Prosthetics under Prof. P. Schärer. His private practice focuses on advanced reconstructive dentistry, tackling complex aesthetic-reconstructive cases with partners Marco J. Imoberdorf & Christian Ramel (Periodontology, Implantology) and Frank Paqué (Endodontics). He is an active member of several prestigious dental academies, a specialist in reconstructive dentistry recognized by SSRD/SSO and EDA, and contributes as a reviewer and editorial board member to various dental journals.

Dr. Rechenberg is a senior lecturer at the Division of Endodontology, Clinic for Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology, and Cariology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. He graduated in Germany from the University of Göttingen, School of Dental Medicine. After finishing dental school he worked at the University of Göttingen, and then the University of Zurich, where he received his doctoral degree in dentistry (Dr. med. dent.). In 2012 Dan completed the postgraduate endodontic program at the Univeristy of Zurich, became a certified member of the Swiss Society of Endodontology (SSE), and the European Society of Endodontology (ESE). In 2017 he received the venia legendi (private docent title) from the University of Zurich. Dan is on the editorial board of the International Endodontic Journal and acts as a reviewer for other dental journals. Currently he works part-time at the University of Zurich as Co-Head of the postgraduate endodontic program and in research, where his main research focus is on diagnostics for pulpal and periapical disease. In addition, he maintains a private practice limited to endodontics/apical microsurgery in Zurich. Dan has served as an active member of the ESE Membership Committee since 2017 and has participated in the ESE accreditation process for postgraduate speciality training programmes.

Irena Sailer, Prof Dr med dent, is chair of the Division of Fixed Prosthodontics and Biomaterials at the University of Geneva and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. In 2019, she received an Honorary Skou Professorship of digital dental technologies, fixed and implant prosthodontics, and biomaterials at Aarhus University, Denmark. Dr Sailer is editor-in-chief of The International Journal of Prosthodontics and coauthor of over 150 peer-reviewed publications as well as the books Fixed Restorations: A Clinical Guide to the Selection of Materials and Fabrication Technology (Quintessence, 2021) and Color in Dentistry (2017). She holds several patents on esthetic coatings of dental/medical devices and a digital dental splint.

Anton Sculean is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Periodontology and currently the Head of the Dental Research Center (DRC) of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland. Prof. Sculean has authored more than 470 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 35 chapters in periodontal textbooks and has delivered more than 600 lectures at national and international meetings. He is Past President of the Periodontal Research Group of the IADR, of the Swiss Society of Periodontology, of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and of the International Academy of Periodontology (IAP). Professor Sculean is currently listed as the top-rated expert in Periodontics in the world https://www.expertscape.com/ex/periodontics.His research interests focus on periodontal wound healing and regeneration, regenerative and plastic-esthetic periodontal surgery, use of antibiotics, antiseptics and novel approaches such as lasers and photodynamic therapy in the treatment of periodontal and peri-implant infections.