William E. Mason, DDS, MS, received his DDS and MS from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1981 and 1984, respectively, and has since managed a private practice specializing in periodontics and dental implants. Since 1991, he has placed over 5,000 dental implants. Dr Mason teaches periodontal residents as a member of the Dean’s Faculty in the Graduate Periodontics Clinic at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and regularly demonstrates surgery to the dental hygiene students at Delta College. Dr Mason has presented lectures to numerous dental societies throughout Michigan and has published articles in several professional journals. He has also developed three dental instruments and patented one of these—the Palatal Anesthesia Device (PAD)—to help alleviate the pain of palatal injections. He markets all three instruments on masterdentalonline.com.

He is Active Member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, Member of American Academy Restorative Dentistry, Active Member of the American Academy of Microscopy and Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists; he’s  Member Emeritus of Amici di Brugg  and Active Member of Digital Dentistry Society. He wrote “Precision in prosthetic restoration” with A. Battistelli and R. Pascetta (Quintessence) and “Precision in dental aesthetics” with R. Pascetta and G. Romeo (Quintessence) and translated in seven languages. He uses the stereomicroscope since 1988.

Graduated in 2005 with a degree in dentistry. In the year 2010, he obtained a master’s degree in periodontology from the University of Siena. Active member of the Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP) since 2011. Coordinator of the “young SIdP” group for the 2020–2021 period. Co-author of the chapter “Root Coverage Techniques for Treating Multiple Recessions“ in the Atlas of Periodontology and Implant Therapy of the SIdP (Quintessence Publishing Italia). Collaborates in research and clinical activities with Prof G. Zucchelli at the Department of Periodontology of the University of Bologna. Tutor and faculty member for the master’s degree program in periodontology and clinical implantology and tutor in the international master’s program for soft tissue management around teeth and implants at the University of Bologna. Committee member of the Board of Dentistry of the State Medical Board of Ravenna (from 2018 to date). Author of scientific publications in Italian and international journals and speaker at courses and conferences.

Pamela K. McClain, DDS, maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Surgical Dentistry at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr McClain is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a past president of the American Academy of Periodontology as well as the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation. She has received a number of prestigious awards for her research, lectures on a variety of topics in the United States and abroad, and has 26 publications in professional journals and books.

Scott McClanahan, DDS, MS, earned his DDS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981 and served in the United States Navy for 25 years. During his time in the Navy, he worked as a general dentist for 6 years before pursuing advanced training in endodontics from the Northwestern University School of Dentistry. Dr McClanahan joined the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 2005, serving as the Director of the Division of Endodontics and the Director of the Graduate Program in Endodontics. Since retiring from academia in 2020, he continues to offer guest lectures and work with the University of Minnesota Division of Endodontics as well as the US Navy’s endodontics program in Bethesda, Maryland. He lives in Virginia with his wife and three dogs.

Michael K. McGuire, DDS, is the primary author of over 50 scientific articles and textbook chapters. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Academy of Periodontology’s highest recognition for excellence, four times earning the Robinson Regeneration Award and twice the Clinical Research Award. He is a past chairman of the American Board of Periodontology and past president of numerous organizations, including the American Academy of Periodontology and the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation. He is the founder and chairman of the McGuire Institute.