Prof. Dr. Daniel Thoma is the Head of Implantology and Regeneration at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland. He was trained in implant dentistry and prosthodontics at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Thoma was the recipient of an ITI scholarship and spent 1 year at the Department of Periodontics, University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA. In 2016, Dr. Thoma was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Periodontology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. Since 2020, Dr. Thoma is an Adjunct Professor and serves as the Head of Implantology and Regeneration.

Professor Thompson works in the department of Tissue Engineering and Biophotonics at King's College London Dental Institute. Known for his work on adhesion and bonded bridges at the University of Maryland and later for work on ceramic fatigue at New York University, he has published many articles and made numerous presentations on dental biomaterials in the U.S. and internationally. His current research areas include diagnosing dentine caries activity, all-ceramic crown fatigue and fracture, engineering tissue response via scaffold architecture and practice based research (PEARL Network).

Carlo Tinti, MD, DDS, is a contract professor at the University of Turin and an assistant professor for the odontology and dental prosthesis degree course at the University of Florence, where he teaches “Surgical Techniques in Implantology.” His works have been published in national and international journals. He holds refresher courses and conferences in Italy and abroad about the most modern techniques regarding guided tissue regeneration in periodontology and implantology. Dr Tinti works as a dentist in Flero (Brescia), Italy, devoted exclusively to periodontology and implantology.

Associate Professor at the Department of Periodontology at the Institute of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg. Degree in dentistry in Verona University, Italy in 1991; certificate as specialist in clinical periodontology in 2002 at Gothenburg University, Sweden. In 2003 achieved the Master of Science in dentistry and in 2007 the Doctor Odont. Degree (PhD) at Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden with a thesis entitled “On approaches to periodontal infection control”. Winner of the European Federation of Periodontology prize for periodontal research in 2005.  Winner of the Scandinavian Society of Periodontology prize for young researchers in 2007. Active member of Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP) and of Italian Academy of Osteointegration (IAO). Guest Professor at University of Padova, Italy. Working as periodontist and implantologist in his private practice in Trento, Italy from 1992.

Matthias Tröltzsch is a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and a Fellow of the European Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery (FEBOMFS). He also holds the additional qualification “Plastic Surgery.” Together with his brother, he runs the Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Ansbach, Germany. He habilitated at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, where he holds a lectureship. He lectures and publishes widely, particularly in the fields of antiresorptives and oncology as well as at the interface between medicine and dentistry.

Markus Tröltzsch is a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He worked as a senior physician at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Medical Center in Göttingen, Germany, and now runs the Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Ansbach together with his brother. He is active in various specialist societies, is chairman of the Academy of Practice and Science (APW) of the DGZMK, and lectures and publishes frequently, particularly in the field of augmentation surgery and at the interface between medicine and dentistry.

Leonardo Trombelli is a full professor and chair of the Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry at the University of Ferrara. He has served as the director of the Research Center for the Study of Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases at the University of Ferrara and the director of the Dental Clinic, University Hospital, Ferrara. He has been the dean of the Dental School at the University of Ferrara since 2013. He also served as the president of the Medical School at the University of Ferrara from 2014 to 2016. Past president of the SIO from 2007 to 2009. Dr Trombelli is an active member of SIdP and an editorial board member for the Journal of Clinical Periodontology.

Dr. Tsukiboshi is a graduate of Osaka University School of Dentistry in 1977. He earned a PhD in dental materials from Kyoto University in 1981 and has been engaged in private practice since 1981. Dr. Tsukiboshi's interest in dental traumatology and autotransplantation has led to extensive clinical involvement, course presentations and publications. Dr. Tsukiboshi has lectured extensively on dental trauma and autotransplantation; he has authored many articles and two textbooks, one on dental trauma in 1998 and one on autotransplantation in 2000. The books have been published in several languages, including English. Dr. Tsukiboshi is is the President of the International Association of Dental Traumatology in 2009 and 2010. Dr. Tsukiboshi is certified as a clinical professor of the dental school of Tohoku University in 2015 to 2018.

Dr. Jochen Tunkel completed five years of training in periodontology, graduating as a specialist in periodontology (German Fachzahnarzt). He then moved to Professor Khoury's clinic, where he completed his training as an oral surgery specialist (German Fachzahnarzt) and Master of Oral Medicine in Implantology. During his 3-year postgraduate program he learned the shell technique in detail. During this time, his also focused on soft tissue management for large augmentations and implant-augmentative rehabilitation of periodontally severely compromised patients. After opening his own practice in 2007, he focused his work on the further development of the shell technique. To this end, he initially conducted work on augmentative relining with Dr. Luca de Stavola. Since 2018, he has been working intensively on the allogeneic shell techniqueand has helped it to achieve a breakthrough. In particular, he has focused on the basic principles of allogeneic and autologous shell techniques that improve the success of these methods.

Dr. med. dent. Ulrike Uhlmann studied dentistry at the University of Leipzig and completed her doctorate at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. She specializes in pediatric and adolescent dentistry and works in a family dental practice near Leipzig. As a mother of four children, she was personally confronted with the topic of oral restrictions for the first time when her first daughter was born in 2013. After her first parental leave, she began to deal more intensively with the topic professionally and completed further training with Dr. Zaghi and Dr. Ghaheri, among others. As interdisciplinary collaboration between speech therapists, midwives, and myofunctional therapists has always been a key aspect of her professional approach, the idea for this book was born of both a personal and professional passion. Dr. Uhlmann is an active member of the Leipzig Tongue Tie Network and works as an author and speaker alongside her work in practice.

1989 – 1995 Studium der Zahnheilkunde (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz). 1995 Approbation als Zahnarzt. 1998 Promotion zum Dr. med. dent. 2000 Fachzahnarzt für Oralchirurgie. 2001 Gründung des fachzahnärztlichen zentrums hochheim. 2002 Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt Implantologie (Konsensuskonferenz Implantologie DGI, BDO, DGMKG, DGZI, BDIZ). 2005 Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt Parodontologie (LZK Hessen). 2010 – 2014 postgraduiertes Studium zum „Master of Science Implantology“ (EFMZ DGMKG). 2021 – 2022 Studium Bachelor of Science Humanmedizin (Danube Private University). 2023 Management-Lehrgang „Betriebswirt der Zahnmedizin“. Referententätigkeit: Fortbildungsreferent für den Berufsverband Deutscher Oralchirurgen (BDO); Fortbildungsreferent für CAMLOG®. Verbände & Mitgliedschaften: 1. Bundesvorsitzender Berufsverband Deutscher Oralchirurgen (BDO); Berater des Beschwerdeausschusses KZV Hessen und der Krankenkassen; Vertreter in der Vertreterversammlung der KZV Hessen; Delegierter in der Delegiertenversammlung der Landeszahnärztekammer Hessen; Vorsitzender des Weiterbildungsausschusses Oralchirurgie der LZKH; Mitglied im Weiterbildungsausschuss BZÄK; Delegierter in der Delegiertenversammlung der BZÄK; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde (DGZMK); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Implantologie (DGI); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Parodontologie (DGParo); Zahnärztliche Gesellschaft in Hessen e.V. (ZGH).

Istvan Urban, DMD, MD, PhD, teaches implant dentistry in the graduate program at Loma Linda University in California and is also an adjunct clinical associate professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan. He has published widely on bone regeneration and soft tissue reconstructive surgery around dental implants and is the author of the textbooks Vertical and Horizontal Ridge Augmentation: New Perspectives (Quintessence, 2017) and Vertical 2: The Next Level of Hard and Soft Tissue Augmentation (2022). Dr Urban is licensed in the state of California and maintains a private practice in Budapest, Hungary.

Dr Van Dooren attended the Katholieke University in Leuven, Belgium, where he received his degree in dentistry in 1982. After graduation, he opened a private practice in periodontics, fixed prosthodontics, and implants in Antwerp, Belgium. He is an active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Dr Van Dooren lectures nationally and internationally mainly on esthetics, implants, and esthetic periodontal surgery.

Dr. Ioannis Vergoullis graduated from the Dental School of the Kapodestrian University of Athens, Greece in 1999. He received his Certificate in Periodontics and Masters degree in Oral Biology from the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans, USA in 2005. Since 2006, Dr Vergoullis is the leading Periodontist at the Vergoullis Dental Clinic in Rhodes, Greece and in 2010 he became a Visiting Assistant Professor of the Periodontics Department at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans, USA. Dr. Vergoullis is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow and Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI). He is also an International member of the American Academy of Periodontology and the ICOI and an honorary member of the Aesthetic Academies of Greece, Lithuania and Bulgaria. Dr. Vergoullis has been an invited keynote speaker in several international meetings in Greece, Spain, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Netherlands, USA and Germany and his main topic of interest is laser assisted periodontal treatment and implantology. Dr. Vergoullis is the co-inventor of the Cervico System by VPI and currently holds seven patents in the field of Dental Implantology.