Dr. Waldemar D. Polido is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, with a MS and PhD from the PUCRS School of Dentistry in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He completed a residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Polido is an engaged ITI Fellow, and has contributed as an author and co-author to the ITI Online Academy, Treatment Guides, Consensus Conferences and Forum Implantologicum, as well as lectured in several ITI national and international events. Dr. Polido co-authored the recently launched book SAC 2nd Edition - Risk Assessment in Implant Dentistry. His main professional interests are in advanced and complex implant surgeries, orthognathic surgery and digital technology. He is currently a Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Co-Director of the Center for Implant, Esthetic and Innovative Dentistry, at the Indiana University School of Dentistry, in Indianapolis, USA.

Dr Massimiliano Politi, DMD, is an attending physician at the Orthognatodontics Unit of the Dental Clinic of the IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi in Milan, Italy and is completing a PhD in orthodontics from the University of Milan. Dr Politi devotes most of his time to research in the field of 3D diagnostics and maintains a private practice limited to orthodontics.

Dr. Oliver Pontius führt eine auf Endodontie spezialisierte Praxis in Bad Homburg, Deutschland. Er ist als Lehrbeauftragter am Postgraduierten-Endodontieprogramm der Universität Diderot, Paris VII, Frankreich, tätig. Dr. Pontius erwarb seinen Doktortitel in Zahnmedizin an der Universität Heidelberg, ein Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Endodontie und einen Master of Science in Endodontie an der Boston University. Er ist Mitglied des American Board of Endodontics, der American Association of Endodontists, der European Society of Endodontology und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Endodontie. Zudem ist er aktives Mitglied der European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Dr. Pontius hält weltweit Vorträge.

Prof Alessandro Pozzi, he received his dental Degree Summa cum Laude in 1997. Since 1997, he has been practicing in his International center for Oral rehabilitation in Rome, Italy. Currently entitled as Full Professor in oral Sciences by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR) and he is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Goldstein Center for Esthetics and Implant Dentistry of Augusta University, USA. Guest Lecturer in the Continuing Education in Implant Dentistry at the UCLA University, Los Angeles. Specialized cum Laude in Orthodontics, Gnatology and TMJ dysfunction and formally trained in the inter-related areas Oral surgery and Prosthodontics. He is considered a global expert and authority in Implant Dentistry and advanced technologies as computer assisted guided surgery and prosthetics, dynamic navigation surgery and robotics. Researcher and scientist, widely published, he has been carrying on clinical researches on the cutting edges technologies to integrate the digital workflow in the clinical practice. As a researcher, he has been selected to receive the 2013 Judson C. Hickey Scientific Writing Award in the Clinical Report Category. Recently, he has received the prestigious accolade of Fellow of the American Academy of Osseointegration (AO). Active member of the Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Co-Author with PK Moy and John Beumer of the textbook Fundamental of Implant Dentistry, Quintessence Publishing, adopted by several universities worldwide to train their students and doctors in Implant dentistry. Member of the Editorial Board of the Clinical Implant dentistry and Related Research Journal and of the International Journal Oral Implantology. He has been lecturing in the most prestigious congresses and academies since 2010. He holds international training courses on digital implant dentistry and esthetics in his International Center for Oral Rehabilitation based in Rome Italy.

Private Practice Limited to Endodontics
White River Junction, Vermont

Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Endodontics
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Clinical Instructor, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts

After completing his M.D., Prof. Angelo Putignano received a postgraduate certificate for Doctor of Dental Surgery at the University of Ancona in Italy. Following this, he became the professor in Restorative Dentistry for Marche Polytechnic University’s School of Dentistry. And concurrently, he is the head of the Operative Dentistry and Endodontics department, and Dean for the School of Dental Hygiene at Marche Polytechnic University. Being an active member of both the Italian Society of Operative Dentistry and the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, Prof. Putignano has continued to demonstrate excellence within multiple fields of dentistry. He is also the founding member of the Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Prof. Putignano has brought his knowledge to multiple publications, co-authoring such textbooks as Adhesive Dentistry: The Key to Success and Indirect Conservative Restoration of Posterior Teeth. When not lecturing on adhesive and esthetic restorations or contributing to dental literature, he runs his own private practice limited to Restorative Dentistry in Ancona, Italy.

Graduated from the School of Dentistry of Araraquara – UNESP;
Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology by the Araçatuba School of Dentistry – UNESP;
Specialist in Implant Dentistry;
Master’s and PhD in Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology Concentration Area, School of Dentistry of Araçatuba – UNESP;
Postdoctoral student in Biomaterials at the Institute of Chemistry of Araraquara – UNESP;
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology I and II and Implantology at the University of Araraquara – UNIARA;
Professor and Vice-coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Dental Sciences, Area of Implant Dentistry – UNIARA;
Coordinator of the Graduate Center of the Center for the Treatment of Oral and Facial Deformities of Araraquara – CEDEFACE.

Prof Marc Quirynen graduated as a dentist in 1980 from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, where he went on to complete training in periodontology and obtain his PhD. In 1990, he was appointed as a professor at Catholic University and is currently Chairman of the Department of Periodontology. His research focuses on simplification and optimization of periodontal therapy, and over the past decade, he has explored platelet concentrates in soft and hard tissue regeneration. Prof Quirynen has published over 450 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and serves on several editorial boards, including for the Journal of Clinical Periodontology and Clinical Oral implants Research. His most inspiring lectures deal with the clinical benefits of L-PRF and the prevention of peri-implantitis.

Kalinka Radlanski studierte von 2008 bis 2015 Humanmedizin an der Universität Göttingen und der Universität zu Kiel. Derzeit promoviert sie am Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf über den elterlichen Umgang mit dem diffus intrinsischen Ponsgliom. Ihr Interesse an theoretischer Naturwissenschaft, Wissensvermittlung und Sprache führte sie darüber hinaus ins medizinische Verlagswesen und zur Mitarbeit an mehreren Publikationen.

1978–1983: Studium der Zahnheilkunde und Medizin in Göttingen und Minneapolis (Minnesota, U.S.A.). 1983–1989: Wissenschaftliche Grundausbildung im Zentrum Anatomie der Universität Göttingen (Promotion) und Ausbildung zum Fachzahnarzt für Kieferorthopädie in der Abt. Kieferorthopädie des Zentrums Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde der Universität Göttingen. 1989: Habilitation an der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen. 1990–1992: Oberarzt der Abt. Kieferorthopädie des Zentrums Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde der Universität Göttingen. Seit 1992: Professor und Direktor der Abt. Orale Struktur- und Entwicklungsbiologie an der Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin. Gastprofessor an der University of California at San Francisco und an der Universität Turku (Finnland). Seit 1992: als Kieferorthopäde teilzeit in Gemeinschaftspraxis tätig. Seit 2012: Präsident der EurAsian Association of Orthodontists (EAO). 2015–2018: 1. Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Grundlagenforschung (AfG) der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde Hauptforschungsgebiete: Craniofaciale Morphogenese, Orale Struktur- und Entwicklungsbiologie, Biologische Grundlagen der praktischen Kieferorthopädie. Zahlreiche Originalpublikationen, Buchbeiträge und Lehrbücher zu Fragen der Grundlagenforschung, der strukturbiologischen Grundlagen zahnärztlichen Handelns und praktische klinische Beiträge aus dem Bereich der Kieferorthopädie. Referententätigkeit zur kieferorthopädischen Weiterbildung in verschiedenen Fortbildungsinstituten. Mitglied in verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Fachgesellschaften und Fachredaktionen.

Michael Radu ist seit über 40 Jahren als Zahnarzt in drei verschiedenen Ländern auf zwei Kontinenten tätig. Er hält häufig Vorträge und bildet Zahnärztinnen und Zahnärzte im Bereich Okklusion fort.

Ariel J. Raigrodski, DMD, MS, received his DMD degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. He went on to receive his certificate in prosthodontics from Louisiane State University School of Dentistry, where he also completed a fellowship in implants and esthetics and an MS degree. Dr Raigrodski is currently a professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and an adjunct professor in the Department of Washington. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists and the International College of Dentists, a member of many professional organizations, and a member of several editorial boards for professional journals. Dr Raigrodski's research focuses on ceramics, implant esthetics, and CAD/CAM technology. He has published extensively and lectures both nationally and internationally. Dr Raigrodski maintains a private practice limited to restorative, implant, and esthetic dentistry in Kenmore, Washington.

Doktor in der Zahnärztlichen Chirurgie
Universität Paris-V Descartes, Paris, Frankreich
Doktor der Zahnmedizin
Ehemaliger Assistenzprofessor für Prothetik, Universität Paris-V, Paris, Frankreich
Mitarbeiter am Zentrum für orale Rehabilitation (ORC) am American Hospital of Paris, Frankreich
Mitarbeiter bei der Smile-Beratung des Saint-Louis-Krankenhauses, Paris, Frankreich
Privatpraxis, Paris, Frankreich