Dental Ethics Manual 2

Wolter Brands DDS JD PhD is dentist and coowner of a dental practice. He was an associate professor and principal lecturer at the UMC St. Radboud and president of IDEALS, as well as editor-in-chief of the Dutch Dental Journal. Currently he serves as a substitute judge in a civil court and is president of the Royal Dutch Dental Association. His research is about the impact of law on daily dental practice. He publishes and lectures on this topic, both nationally and internationally.

Sudeshni Naidoo is emeritus professor at the University of the Western Cape. She is involved with postgraduate education and training with a focus on ethics, bioethics, and research ethics. Her CV lists more than 200 publications, including a book on ethics for the dental team. She is current president of the International Dental Ethics and Law Society.

Suzette Porter is adjunct associate professor at the University of Queensland and secretary of the International Dental Ethics and Law Society. She practiced dentistry (private and public health clinics) in rural/remote Queensland and Papua New Guinea before gaining an MBA and PhD, lecturing in both dentistry and management. Before retiring she was coordinator of community dentistry and director of clinical placements at UQ School of Dentistry.

Michael Sereny DDS is co-owner of a dental practice in Hannover, Germany. He was assistant professor at the Medical University of Hannover, president of the dental chamber in Lower Saxony, and board member of the German Dental Association. He was elected chair of FDI Dental Practice Committee in 2016.

Ward van Dijk is owner of a dental practice in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. He was member of the national board of the Royal Dutch Dental Association and member, then chair of the FDI Dental Practice Committee. He is commercial manager of a billing company for dentists in the Netherlands and lectures on dental management.

Jos Welie studied medicine, philosophy, and law and is currently a Professor of Health Care Ethics at Creighton University (Omaha, USA). He is the Founding Secretary of the International Dental Ethics and Law Society, taught dental ethics for some 15 years, and published extensively on topics in dental ethics, including an edited volume entitled Justice in Oral Health Care: Ethical and Educational Perspectives.