Dr. Marie M. Tolarova received her Medical Degree in 1965 from the Charles University School of Medicine in Prague. She completed a Ph.D. in 1970 with a thesis on Microforms of Orofacial Clefts from the Human Genetics Program at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in Prague. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Medical Genetics by the Czechoslovak Medical Board of Pediatrics and Czechoslovak Board of Medical Genetics. Dr. Tolarova completed a D.Sc. Degree in 1986 from the Medical Genetics Research Program at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. Her thesis was Cleft Lip and Palate in Man: Epidemiology, Genetics and Prevention. Dr. Tolarova started her medical career in 1965 as a pediatrician in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Charles University School of Medicine. She had developed a deep interest in genetics during her medical studies and in 1970, founded the Division of Birth Defects to take responsibility for genetic evaluations, counseling, and follow-up of all individuals with congenital anomalies, children as well as adults, who came to the Department of Plastic Surgery for surgical treatment. Since beginning of her professional career she was interested in understanding causes of cleft lip and palate and especially in prevention of clefts and other congenital anomalies. She established a population-based registry of orofacial clefts in the Czech Republic, containing detailed data on over 10,000 cases; the largest collected sample to date of children with clefts. Over half of these cases had complete genetic evaluations in her Department, including physical examinations of the affected children, both parents, and all siblings; she performed the majority of physical examinations. Since coming to the U.S., she also researched analyzed and published data on the largest population-based sample of orofacial clefts in USA - over 4,000 cases from California. Dr. Tolarova was involved in orofacial cleft prevention studies in the late 1960’s under the direction of Dr. Francis Burian, head of the Department of Plastic Surgery. She started her own research with periconceptional supplementation by high dose folic acid and multivitamins in the 1970s. The first data showing preventive efficacy of supplementation was published in the Lancet in 1982 and got enormous attention from professionals. The final analysis of her studies, which represent the largest human prospective trial to investigate the recurrence of orofacial clefts after periconceptional supplementation with high dose folic acid and multivitamins, was published in 1995 in Teratology, and showed that the recurrence risk for having another child with a cleft decreased by 65% if “at risk” mothers took multivitamins with a high dose of folic acid. Dr. Tolarova has over 450 scientific publications and presentations, has been the keynote and featured speaker at numerous scientific meetings, and has held over 20 visiting professorships worldwide. She has 47 years of clinical experience with cleft and craniofacial anomalies patients, thirty years of teaching experience of medical, dental and graduate students. She is Director of Genetic Research and Prevention of the ROTAPLAST Intl., Inc.; project being carried out in South America, India, Asia, and Africa. She participated as a pediatrician and medical geneticist in 50 Rotaplast medical missions all over the world. She is a founding member of the Society of Birth Defects in the Czech Republic and holds memberships in 15 professional organizations. She has received numerous awards, including the 1975 Award of the Medical Research Council, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 1985 Award of the Czechoslovak Literature Council, 2005 Award of the Imperial Gift Foundation (Boshi, Aiiku Kai) Japan, 2007 Rotaplast Distinguish Service Award, 2010 Pierre Fauchard Academy Award, and 2011 Henry Schein Humanitarian Award. In 1992 Dr. Tolarova relocated to United States joining her husband MirekTolar, MD, PhD, who was appointed at UCSF in San Francisco. She joined the Center for Craniofacial Anomalies at UCSF School of Dentistry, held an appointment as a Professor and founded directed the Program for Prevention of Cleft Lip and Palate/Craniofacial Anomalies at the UCSF School of Dentistry UCSF. She also worked for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation/California Birth Defects Monitoring Program. In March 1996 she organized the first workshop with international participation focused on cleft prevention “Approach to the prevention of orofacial clefts”. Since July 1999, she is with the University of the Pacific as tenure Professor of Orthodontics and leads the Pacific Craniofacial Team and Cleft Prevention Program. She established there a strong molecular genetics research toward finding causes on cleft in different populations and continues her effort to develop and established the efficient approach to prevent cleft lip and palate anomalies. In 2011 she organized and presided the 3rd ICPF International workshop CLEFT2011 held in San Francisco that was attended by over 250 participants from 30 countries. Dr. Tolarova has been honored with the International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation (ICPF) Award of Merit which recognizes her extensive research on prevention of clefts. Tolarova received the award on May 9 during the 7th Biennial World Cleft Lip and Palate Congress hosted by ICPF and held in Mahe, Seychelles.

Causes and primary prevention of cleft lip and palate and of other congenital anomalies; molecular genetic studies of genes involved in etiology of orofacial clefts, craniofacial anomalies, and dental anomalies; studies of environmental and nutritional factors involved in etiology of nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate anomalies; gene-environmental interactions in etiology of craniofacial anomalies, especially in etiology of cleft lip and palate; etiology and epidemiology of birth defects with special interest in cleft lip and palate, craniofacial anomalies, and syndromes; dysmorphology; population genetics; multifactorial inheritance; monitoring of birth defects and genetic registries; genetic education and counseling.

James L. Ratcliff is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Rowpar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, maker of the ClōSYS brands of oral care products. In 2017 and 2018, Rowpar was cited by Corporate Livewire as innovative leader in oral care for North America. In 2014, Rowpar received the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Exporter of the Year Award. From 1989 to 2000, Dr. Ratcliff served as senior research scientist, professor and director, Center for the Study of Higher Education at the Pennsylvania State University. From 1979 to 1989, Dr. Ratcliff was professor and program head for higher education at Iowa State University. Dr. Ratcliff is author of 120 articles, books, book chapters, is co-inventor on over 24 patents and patents pending. He is active member of the Arizona Biotechnology Assn., American Academy of Oral and Systemic Health, American Education Research Assn., and the International Association for Dental Research. He holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Washington State University, a M.A. in History from Washington State University, and a B.A. from Utah State University

Dental Research

Dr. Alex Giannini has founded and served as CEO of several dental groups and DSOs. With over 29 years of experience in the clinical, administration and management of dental practices including its related businesses, as well as real estate development/management, Dr. Giannini has doubled and quadrupled dental practice revenue and profitability within a year while creating a platform and national prominence. Dr. Giannini was the founder of Comfortable Care Dental Group’s initial office in 1989 and part of the Heartland Dental team and growth at the turn of century. He later founded Dynamic Dental Partners Group (DDPG) in 2008. In 2014, DDPG was listed at #14 on the Inc. 5000 list for the fastest-growing private companies in America. Dr. Giannini practiced high-end fee for service dentistry in Florida for 9 years, after which time he co-owned and managed dental practices in Florida, Arizona, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. In addition, Dr. Giannini has been featured as a guest speaker at many Practice Management conferences throughout the nation. Dr. Giannini has worked with Institutional, Private Equity and Family-Office Investors. He has turned around 100’s of practice including distressed Dental Groups and DSO’s. His role is strategic and includes shaping the philosophy and delivery of quality dental care along with implementing Clinical and Operational Policies, Structure and Protocols for his Management Team to deliver productive and profitable dental offices. He is also involved in Doctor recruitment, complete business development, marketing, strategic planning as a business analyst to oversee the financial operations including the dental systems, forecasting, budgeting, and goal setting of each individual affiliated office and company. Dr. Giannini is currently President of the AAGDP (American Academy of Dental Group Practice www.aadgp.org) and part of the ADSO too

The clinical, Administration and Management of dental practices including its related businesses

Dr. Svoboda obtained a Bachelor of Science at the University of Toronto & then proceeded to earn a PhD and a Licence to Practice Dentistry from the Faculty of Dentistry at the same University. In 1982 he began his private Practice in Brampton as a General Dentist. Dr. Svoboda provided a wide range of services for his patients including tooth repair, removal & replacement with fixed bridges and dentures. In 1990 Dr. Svoboda started to include Dental Implants in his treatments. Today, Dr. Svoboda devotes much of his time, providing treatment involving dental Implants for his Patients and Patients referred to him by other professionals. Implant treatment involves Special Diagnostic, Surgical & Prosthetic components. Dr. Svoboda usually provides all Phases of Implant Treatment for his patients in his office. Dr. Svoboda is a longstanding member of many local dental organizations, including the Canadian Dental Association, Ontario Dental Association and Halton-Peel Dental Association.

Dental Implants

Dr. Michael Waldmeier received his DMD degree from the Southern Illinois University in 1979. He obtained his PhD in Biological Materials from the Northwestern University. A dentist with over 2 decades of professional experience Dr. Waldmeier has served as an Assistant professor in the University of Connecticut. He has held several key positions in organizations like Procter & Gamble.

Dental

William J Dunn is a graduate of the University of Texas Dental School at Houston, Texas. He completed a Residency in Comprehensive Dentistry at Keesler Medical Center in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1994. He completed a Fellowship in Dental Biomaterials at the University Florida in 2000. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of General Dentistry, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Dental Materials. He served as Military Consultant to the Surgeon General for dental research, medical ethics, materials, devices and investigations. He has published more than 46 papers and has spoken extensively at national and international conferences.

Dental Research, Medical Ethics, Materials, Devices and Investigations

Jaana Sippus has received her Master of Science in Lasers in Dentistry from Aachen University, Germany 2014. She has also received European Master’s Degree in Oral Laser Applications (EMDOLA) in Barcelona 2015. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD in University of Turku, Finland. She has had private dental clinic since 1981 in Vaasa. She is the owner of Laser Edu Ltd. and representative for AALZ GmbH in Finland and AALZ Academic Co-worker, 2015. She has been speaker in several Laser Congresses since 2014 and is Board Member of WFLD-ED and LIDS (Journal Lasers in Dental Science) Advisory Board Member.

Lasers in Dental Science

Dr Aseem Prakash Tikku is currently the Head of the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India and has more than 30 years of post-graduate teaching experience. He has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals. He is former Dean Faculty of Dental Sciences; King George’s Medical University and is the Member of Dental Council of India. He is also the Vice President of Indian Society of Dental Research and Past President Indian Endodontic Society. He has been a Guest Speaker at national conferences and various other scientific programs at state conferences

Dental Research

Margaret Cox is Professor of Information Technology in Education in both the Department for Education and Professional Studies and The Dental Institute at King's College London, University of London and Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne. For more than 40 years Margaret Cox has developed educational software, researched the impact of IT on teaching, learning and assessment in all education sectors, and pioneered the use of the Internet for sharing scientific data in the early 1980s. In the last 10 years she has pioneered the development and evaluation of haptic technologies in dentistry, medicine and other healthcare professions in Higher Education for which her hapTEL project has been awarded 4 separate prizes for outstanding contributions to new technologies in education.She is the current President of the National Conference of University Professors, past President of the Association for IT Teachers in Schools (ACITT which merged with NAACE in 2002) and founder member of the international Edu summits which advise governments world wide on IT in Education.

Dental Education,Information Technology in education, Digital Dentistry.

Dr. McAllister graduated from Universidad de Guadalajara in 1988 and has been practicing dentistry in the Los Angeles for over 20 years. Dr. McAllister is an instructor for the Institute of Advanced Laser Dentistry where he teaches dentists and Periodontists the LANAP and LAPIP treatment protocols.. He is a member in good standing with the Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy of Periodontology, and The Downey Dental Academy, which he is currently the acting Program Director.

Periodontal therapy,Laser Dentistry,LANAP and LAPIP treatment protocols

Dr Ron Goodlin is an accredited member and past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the Toronto Academy of Cosmetic dentistry and was a founder of the Canadian academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He has published many articles and books on Cosmetic Dentistry and Dental Photography, and lectures all over the world. A graduate of the University of Toronto in 1980, he has dedicated his career to the advancement of Cosmetic Dentistry and Dental Photography.

Leonard B. Goldstein, DDS, PhD, serves as A.T. Still University’s Assistant Vice President for Clinical Education Development, Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at the ATSU School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (SOMA), and Professor of Dentistry at the ATSU Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ASDOH). Dr. Goldstein earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Case-Western Reserve University and his PhD from the City University of Los Angeles. Immediately following graduation from dental school, Dr. Goldstein served in the U.S. Army as a Captain in the Dental Corps during the Viet Nam Conflict. Prior to joining ATSU, Dr. Goldstein was Director of Clinical Education and associate Professor of Family Medicine at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2005-2014. He has published over seventy (70) peer-reviewed articles, and has spoken at national and international medical and dental education conferences.

Dr. Kerdani received his dental degree from Cairo University in Egypt in 1985, where he also had one year of internship followed by Certificate of Restorative Dentistry in 1989. In 1991 he entered the prosthodontics specialty program at Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) in the US and received his certificate of Specialty in Prosthodontics in 1994, followed by Masters of Science in Dentistry (MSD, Prosthodontics) in 1996. Dr. Kerdani fulfilled the requirement for dental licensing in the US in 1995 and practiced in the state of Michigan, in addition to part time teaching at University of Detroit Mercy. In the year 2000 he was board certified by the American board of prosthodontics, and then maintained a private practice and part time teaching assignments. In 2010 Dr. Kerdani accepted a position as a full time clinical associate professor of prosthodontics at University of Florida Collage of Dentistry (UFCD), and is currently the director of fixed prosthodontics II in addition to clinical teaching and faculty practice. In 2014 he received a Faculty enhancement opportunity (FEO) grant to introduce CAD/CAM digital dentistry to the preclinical curriculum. In 2015 he introduced the first preclinical course in CAD/CAM digital dentistry for fixed prosthodontics, and has one CAD CAM article published in the Journal of prosthetic dentistry and other CAD/CAM publications currently in review process.

Dr. Oswaldo Villa, male, Oral Implantology, graduated from UNAM University National Autonomus of Mexico, 2007. He worked for Westhill University 2010 and, ISO (instituto Study Odontoiatrici). He obtain the Master Degree in ULA (Latin-American University), is member of ITI (International Team For implantology since 2008), Member, ADA, world member of Leading implants centers, He was selected as an speaker of Manohay Mexico (straumman/Neodent) since 2014, he was guest speaker in a several Universities, in programs of oral implantology, He has participated in conferences in Mexico , Colombia and Venezuela.

Oral Implantology

Igor Bastos Barbosa is concluding his PhD from Fluminense Federal University, RJ, Brazil. Professor in the Post-graduation Endodontics Courses since 2007. Member of the Cariocas’s Endodontic Team. Researcher in the Alpha Omega Group - Fluminense Federal University, RJ, Brazil, since 2013.

Dr. Singleton is a full-time associate professor at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry, where she has taught for sixteen years, currently serving as Director of the Dental Hygiene Program and teaching Dental Hygiene Theory and Statistics and Research Design. She graduated from the University of Louisville with a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Promotion and a Master of Education with a concentration in Occupational Training and Development. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Health Science. Her research focus is clinical research and tobacco cessation treatment education.

Dr. Cerutis holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences and is Associate Professor of Oral Biology and Pharmacology. Her laboratory and clinical collaborators initiated studies on the biology of the endogenous lipid lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in the context of oral homeostasis and periodontal disease. She presented the early findings as an invited speaker at the first Technology Transfer Conference sponsored by the NIH/NIDCR (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, USA) in 2005. Her laboratory’s body of work has brought to the fore the emerging evidence for LPA as a key mediator for oral wound-healing and the pathophysiology of periodontal disease.

Augusto Shoji Kato has completed his PhD from São Leopoldo Mandic Center for Dental Research, SP, Brazil. Assistent Professor in the Post-graduation Endodontics Courses since 1995. Member of the Campina’s Endodontic Team. Researcher in the Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan (2001)

She has authored more than 250 scientific and clinical articles in peer-reviewed journals, has given over 400 presentations at international scientific meetings, is a frequent lecturer at scientific meetings, receiver of several international awards and has held numerous continuing education courses in Europe. She serves also for the editorial boards of several scientific journals. Her clinical expertise is on reconstructive dentistry. She has also Visiting Professor positions at various universities including São Paolo State University (Brazil), Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil), University of Brno (Czech Republic), University of Madrid (Spain) and University of Florida (USA).

Biomaterials

Dr. Jones received his DMD from the University of Louisville (1978) and completed a Residency in Pediatric Dentistry from Indiana University (1980). He obtained a Certificate in Dental Health Services Research (1989: Harvard University), EdD in Higher Education (1993: Indiana University) and PhD in Biological Sciences (2003: Empresarial University). He completed a United States Congressional Fellowship in 2000, with Senior Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, Washington, DC. He was Dean of the School of Health Sciences, Indiana-Purdue University (1993-2005) and is presently Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, IU School of Dentistry and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine. He has published over 95 articles, book chapters and research abstracts in the dental, medical and education literature and obtained over 6.4 million dollars in educational, service, training and research grants. He has presented over 140 courses in the United States, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East on a variety of topics related to higher education. He is Editor-in-Chief, Americas, Journal of Oral Health and Dental Management.

(1) Dentofacial Trauma, (2) Dental Management of Cleft lip and Palate newborns, (3) Emerging Demand in Pediatric Dentistry for Office-Based General Anesthesia by Dentist Anesthesiologists. (4) Issues in International Dental Education.

Graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1987 cum laude and a Ph.D. at the University of Padua in Orthodontics in 1990, only exercises orthodontics and gnathology since 1991 in Albenga. Chairman of ICNOG, International College of Neuromuscular Orthodontics and Gnathology, and a member of the AAO, American Association of Orthodontics. And \'member of numerous associations and advisor of several international orthodontic conferences on \"Neuromuscular Orthodontics.\"

Dr. Ziad N. Al-Dwairi works as an Associate Professor of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry at Jordan University of Science and Technology, holds PhD in Prosthodontics, Queens University/Belfast, UK in 2001 and Fellowship of The International Academy of Dento Facial Esthetics (FIADFE) in 2012. He is the President of Jordanian Section of International Association for Dental Research. He is Jordan’s Representative at OSAP (Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures). He worked as vice president of the Restorative Dentistry Committee/ Jordan Medical Council and currently Member of the National Committee for contentious medical education/Jordan Medical Council and member of the advisory team of Dooox. He is a former member of University Council/Jordan University of Science and Technology and worked as Chairman of the Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry/Jordan University of Science and Technology and a Former Dean Assistant/ Faculty of Dentistry/ Jordan University of Science and Technology. He holds several International prizes as follows 1. The senior prize The Elida Gibbs Travel Award 2000 from the Irish Division of International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2. The Procter and Gamble Research award 2000. Oral and Dental Research Trust, London 3. (BSSPD research Prize 2001). British Society for the study of Prosthetic Dentistry First Research Prize 4. Certificate of recognition from IADR and AADR 2002, Get a member Campaign 5. Member of the Advisory Group For Dental Ethics Manual, FDI 6. Executive Committee of African and Middle East Federation of IADR 7. Oral presenter at the 3rd Asian Family Health Research Award, Iran-Tehran 2007 8. The first research prize in Prosthodontics from Society of Arab Dental Faculties (SARDF) 2010 9. Fellowship of the International Academy for Dento-Facial Esthetics FIADFE/2012 He is currently involved in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in all field of Prosthodontics in addition to involvement in advanced programs for MFDS Trainees, High specialty trainees and advanced clinical trainees in Prosthodontics He supervised several MSc students as a main and a co advisor and as an examiner for more than 25 theses in all disciplines of Prosthodontics In addition he works as a reviewer for 12 local and International Peer reviewed Journals and on editorial board of 4 Journals: Journal of Oral Hygiene and Health, Journal of Investigative Dental Sciences, Archives of Oral and Dental Research and Journal of Dental Health, Oral Disorders and Therapy. He was a Member of the advisory group formed by FDI for publishing the Dental Ethics Manual in 2007 and carried out its translation into Arabic Language to be available to all Arabic natives. He is preparing for His Full Professorship in Prosthodontics.

Raman Bedi is Professor of Transcultural Oral Health at King's College London and was the Chief Dental Officer of England from 2002 to 2005. He is chairman of World Federation of Public Health Associations oral health group. He is also an Expert panel member – Alliance for Cavity Free Future & Chairman of the Global Child Dental Fund, having established the Global Child Dental Health Taskforce, and continues to practice.

Mohamed Awad, BDS (Egy), MSc (Egy), PhD (Eng) is an associate professor, Fixed Prosthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Egypt and King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. His work was concentrated on Fixed Prosthodontics researches. Dr. Awad is the president of Egyptian Association of Dental research section of international association for dental research since July 2010. Dr. Awad finished his Bachelor (1983) and Master degrees (1989) from Tanta University, Egypt and PhD degree from University Dental hospital of Manchester, United Kingdom in 1996. He was head of Fixed prosthodontics Department in King Abdulaziz University from Sept. 2003 for one year. Also he was course director for fixed prosthodontics for preclinical and clinical courses for several years. He presented researches in several international conferences including: Miami, San Diego, Seattle (USA), Singapore, Manchester & Bristol (England), Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah (Saudi Arabia) and Egypt. Dr. Awad was awarded several awards including distinction in scientific research in King Abdulaziz University, 2008. Also he held several grants for conducting researches from different associations. He is also reviewer for several international journals.

Dental materials and fixed prosthodontics including: Dental ceramics and Zirconium post and cores, fiber-reiforced composite restorations and post/cores, Color & Dental esthetics, Base metal alloys, Wear and abrasion in dental ceramics, Optical properties of natural teeth and dental ceramics, Finite element analysis, Dental implant materials, Dental cements, Periodontal problems related to fixed prosthodontics.

Anas H. Al-Mulla graduated from King Saud University Dental School, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2003. He obtained his Specialty in Orthodontics and his Masters in Cariology in 2009 from University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. His Ph.D. degree in Cariology was obtained from the same university in 2010. Dr. Al-Mulla has devoted his time for research and applying modern orthodontics, caries risk and prevention in orthodontic patients has been his major concern. He is a reviewer in few orthodontic journals, such as Angle Orthodontics, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Orthodontics - The art and practice of dentofacial enhancement (formerly World Journal of rthodontics) and Journal of Orthodontics.

Dr. Mohamed Jaber’s qualifications include BDS, MSc (Bristol), FDSRCS (Edinburgh), FDSRCS (England), PhD (London), FADI (Ohio). He was the head of Surgical Sciences Department at the Ajman University of Science and Technology. He was also the Director of Quality Assurance and Institutional effectiveness Unit of Ajman University of Science and Technology, Head of Central Training Committee, Head of Ajman University’s Research Council, Co-Director of MFDS program, Head of FOD Assessment Committee, Member of University Curricular and Study Plan Committee and member of the FOD accreditation Committee. His clinical work includes management of patients with oral mucosal diseases, salivary gland diseases, TMJ diseases and trigeminal neuralgia. Management and follow-up of patients with oral premalignant lesions including carry-out of biopsy and management of patients with oral epithelial dysplasia and running of the epithelial dysplasia clinics. Management of chronic facial pain patient, and performing minor oral surgery under both local with or without sedation (IV) and general anaesthesia. Suturing facial laceration under local and general anaesthesia etc. Teaching experience includes demonstration of surgical procedures and supervision of undergraduate students, and lectures and tutorials to undergraduate students. Lectures and tutorials to MSc students particularly in oral cancer and pre-cancer courses. Assisting MSc students with their research projects and carrying out of statistical analysis. Giving seminars and tutorials to the member of the staff at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department weekly, including Journal club and clinico-pathological conferences. He was heavily involved in preparation and evaluation of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Dr. Jaber has over 30 publications in peer reviewed journals. His research interest include Oral epithelial dysplasia, Oral pre-cancer, Facial trauma and dental education. Dr. Jaber also received numerous awards including Selected as Fellow by the Academy of Dentistry International Ohio, USA. This is in recognition for the outstanding achievement in the field of dentistry and for the services to the profession. Certificate of appreciation from Dean, faculty of Dentistry and President of Ajman University for contribution in the accreditation process of the faculty.

Dr. Athanasios E. Athanasiou is Professor and Director of Orthodontics at the Dubai School of Dental Medicine, United Arab Emirates and Professor of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He was President, Vice-President and Executive Committee Member of the World Federation of Orthodontists; President and Secretary-General of the European Federation of Orthodontics; President of the Greek Orthodontic Society; Dean and Vice-Dean of the School of Dentistry and Chairman of the Department of Orthodontics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was also President of the Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center of the Greek Ministry of Education. He received his Dental Degree and Ph.D. from the University of Athens, Greece in 1979 and 1991, respectively, and his Certificate in Orthodontics and Master of Dental Sciences in 1985 from Temple University, USA. Dr. Athanasiou served as Associate Professor and Coordinator of Postgraduate Orthodontic Education at Aarhus University, Denmark. He is Honorary Member of the British Orthodontic Society, Cyprus Orthodontic Society, Lebanese Orthodontic Society and South African Orthodontic Society; Honorary President of the Greek Orthodontic Society and Honorary Editor of the Hellenic Orthodontic Review. He serves as referee in many scientific journals including the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Angle Orthodontist, European Journal of Orthodontics, Journal of Dental Research, Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Journal of Orthodontics, Journal of the American Dental Association, European Journal of Oral Sciences, and International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. Professor Athanasiou has served as external examiner or referee at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong, the King Abdulaziz University, the University of Hong Kong, the University of Pretoria, the University of Limpopo, the Arab American University, and the Council for the Order of Australia. He chaired the Task Force of the World Federation of Orthodontists on Guidelines for Postgraduate Orthodontic Education. He has published more than 150 scientific articles, chapters and books, has supervised more than 50 Ph.D. and Master’s dissertations, and has presented more than 390 lectures, papers and seminars in 46 countries. He has received many distinctions and awards including the Edward Cherkas Memorial Award by Temple University, the Zendium Prize by Aarhus University, the Louise Ada Jarabak Memorial Award by the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation, and the 2012 Best Scientific Paper of the European Federation of Orthodontics. Professor Athanasiou maintains in Athens, Greece, a private practice limited to orthodontics.

Prof. Letic-Gavrilovic Anka, DDS, PhD, duringlong scientific career collaborated with Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Histochemistry Department, London; Fukuoka Dental College, Department of Biochemistry, Fukuoka, Japan. Now works as Assoc.Prof. of Physiology and Biochemistry at RAKCODS, Dental College, United Arabic Emirates. Researching inoral biochemistry, immunology and basic clinical mechanism of dental implantology, Dr Anka expressed particular scientific interest in Biomaterials for bone reconstruction. Most of the work was dedicated to the regulatory role of growth factors in morphogenesis and postnatal development of the immune system and salivary glands. Recently, Dr Ankais very active in field of brain neurophysiology and practical applications. Neuromarketing is an academic approach to better understand how information leads to changes in attention, emotional responses, preference formation, choices and learning. Dr Letic’s present interest remains beautiful mystery of brain function. While there’s general agreement that attention and emotional engagement of brain, can be tracked, identifying specific emotions with confidence has been elusive. Therefore, data from neuromarketing are still best used when triangulated with more traditional data such as interviews, questionnaires, and historical data.

Dr. Hani T. Fadel obtained his clinical certificate in Periodontology and his Ph.D from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. He is currently Assistant Professor of Periodontology at the Taibah University College of Dentistry in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, where he serves as Assistant Vice Dean for Academic Affairs alongside other administrative appointments. Dr. Fadel published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. He currently serves as Editor for the American Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene and Journal of the Indian Society of Periodontology. He is also an External Reviewer for a number of journals, including Journal of Periodontology, European Journal of Oral Sciences and Oral Diseases.

Dr. Marie M. Tolarova received her Medical Degree in 1965 from the Charles University School of Medicine in Prague. She completed a Ph.D. in 1970 with a thesis on Microforms of Orofacial Clefts from the Human Genetics Program at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in Prague. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Medical Genetics by the Czechoslovak Medical Board of Pediatrics and Czechoslovak Board of Medical Genetics. Dr. Tolarova completed a D.Sc. Degree in 1986 from the Medical Genetics Research Program at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. Her thesis was Cleft Lip and Palate in Man: Epidemiology, Genetics and Prevention. Dr. Tolarova started her medical career in 1965 as a pediatrician in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Charles University School of Medicine. She had developed a deep interest in genetics during her medical studies and in 1970, founded the Division of Birth Defects to take responsibility for genetic evaluations, counseling, and follow-up of all individuals with congenital anomalies, children as well as adults, who came to the Department of Plastic Surgery for surgical treatment. Since beginning of her professional career she was interested in understanding causes of cleft lip and palate and especially in prevention of clefts and other congenital anomalies. She established a population-based registry of orofacial clefts in the Czech Republic, containing detailed data on over 10,000 cases; the largest collected sample to date of children with clefts. Over half of these cases had complete genetic evaluations in her Department, including physical examinations of the affected children, both parents, and all siblings; she performed the majority of physical examinations. Since coming to the U.S., she also researched analyzed and published data on the largest population-based sample of orofacial clefts in USA - over 4,000 cases from California. Dr. Tolarova was involved in orofacial cleft prevention studies in the late 1960’s under the direction of Dr. Francis Burian, head of the Department of Plastic Surgery. She started her own research with periconceptional supplementation by high dose folic acid and multivitamins in the 1970s. The first data showing preventive efficacy of supplementation was published in the Lancet in 1982 and got enormous attention from professionals. The final analysis of her studies, which represent the largest human prospective trial to investigate the recurrence of orofacial clefts after periconceptional supplementation with high dose folic acid and multivitamins, was published in 1995 in Teratology, and showed that the recurrence risk for having another child with a cleft decreased by 65% if “at risk” mothers took multivitamins with a high dose of folic acid. Dr. Tolarova has over 450 scientific publications and presentations, has been the keynote and featured speaker at numerous scientific meetings, and has held over 20 visiting professorships worldwide. She has 47 years of clinical experience with cleft and craniofacial anomalies patients, thirty years of teaching experience of medical, dental and graduate students. She is Director of Genetic Research and Prevention of the ROTAPLAST Intl., Inc.; project being carried out in South America, India, Asia, and Africa. She participated as a pediatrician and medical geneticist in 50 Rotaplast medical missions all over the world. She is a founding member of the Society of Birth Defects in the Czech Republic and holds memberships in 15 professional organizations. She has received numerous awards, including the 1975 Award of the Medical Research Council, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 1985 Award of the Czechoslovak Literature Council, 2005 Award of the Imperial Gift Foundation (Boshi, Aiiku Kai) Japan, 2007 Rotaplast Distinguish Service Award, 2010 Pierre Fauchard Academy Award, and 2011 Henry Schein Humanitarian Award. In 1992 Dr. Tolarova relocated to United States joining her husband MirekTolar, MD, PhD, who was appointed at UCSF in San Francisco. She joined the Center for Craniofacial Anomalies at UCSF School of Dentistry, held an appointment as a Professor and founded directed the Program for Prevention of Cleft Lip and Palate/Craniofacial Anomalies at the UCSF School of Dentistry UCSF. She also worked for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation/California Birth Defects Monitoring Program. In March 1996 she organized the first workshop with international participation focused on cleft prevention “Approach to the prevention of orofacial clefts”. Since July 1999, she is with the University of the Pacific as tenure Professor of Orthodontics and leads the Pacific Craniofacial Team and Cleft Prevention Program. She established there a strong molecular genetics research toward finding causes on cleft in different populations and continues her effort to develop and established the efficient approach to prevent cleft lip and palate anomalies. In 2011 she organized and presided the 3rd ICPF International workshop CLEFT2011 held in San Francisco that was attended by over 250 participants from 30 countries. Dr. Tolarova has been honored with the International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation (ICPF) Award of Merit which recognizes her extensive research on prevention of clefts. Tolarova received the award on May 9 during the 7th Biennial World Cleft Lip and Palate Congress hosted by ICPF and held in Mahe, Seychelles.

Causes and primary prevention of cleft lip and palate and of other congenital anomalies; molecular genetic studies of genes involved in etiology of orofacial clefts, craniofacial anomalies, and dental anomalies; studies of environmental and nutritional factors involved in etiology of nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate anomalies; gene-environmental interactions in etiology of craniofacial anomalies, especially in etiology of cleft lip and palate; etiology and epidemiology of birth defects with special interest in cleft lip and palate, craniofacial anomalies, and syndromes; dysmorphology; population genetics; multifactorial inheritance; monitoring of birth defects and genetic registries; genetic education and counseling.

Dr. Kamis Gaballah is currently Associate Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Ajman University, UAE. Since graduation on 1993 Dr. Gaballah showed a great interest in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for which he was extensively trained and practiced in many countries including Libya, Egypt, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway and UAE. During his surgical training he was awarded with the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in both England and Ireland. Dr. Gaballah was also formally trained in Oral Medicine at the Trinity College Dublin of the Ireland. Up on his completion of the professional surgical training and practicing for several years in the field, he has joined the University of London for intensive and novel research on the cancer gene therapy. His research work focused on the use of the tissue engineering, virus-mediated gene therapy for head and neck cancer and oral potentially malignant lesions and also the inhibition of angiogenesis to prevent the recurrence of head and neck cancer in surgically treated patients. He has published his novel research outcome in highly-ranked journals and his papers were cited by significant number of authors all over the world. His academic interest was expanded to include the higher education teaching and learning for which he was formally trained at the University of London and warded with membership of the UK council of higher education before joining the King’s College London as a Clinical Lecturer in Oral Surgery.

Professor Mahmoud AL-Omiri is a Professor at University of Jordan; Senior Consultant at Jordan University Hospital; Associate fellow at Warwick University, UK; Advisory team member of DoooX Dentistry et all, DooIT GmbH, Germany; President of the Jordanian Society of Prosthodontics; member of the University Council at University of Jordan; member of the executive committee of the Jordanian Council of Implantology; past Head of the Department of Prosthodontics at University of Jordan; past part-time teacher of Head and Neck Dissecting Anatomy, Queen’s University Belfast; past President of the International Association for Dental Research-Jordan section; past Treasurer of the Jordanian Group of Implantology; past Head of Academic and Student Counseling Unit at Aljouf University-KSA. Professor AL-Omiri is on 3 specialist lists of the Jordanian Dental Association and Jordan Medical Council; he is Fully registered member of multiple international associations and professional bodies such as British General Dental Council, Dental Council of Ireland, BSSPD, IADFE, JDA, and others. Prof AL-Omiri has more than 50 published scientific articles in refereed and indexed international journals; he served as Editor for the International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences & the International Journal of Psychology and Counseling; Associate editor for the Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene; Section Editor for the Journal of Jordanian Dental Association; Guest Lead Editor for International Journal of Dentistry; Editorial board member of Journal of Contemporary dental Practice, Pan Arab Medical Journal, Journal of Jordanian Dental Association, and Dirasat: Pure science Journal. He is Reviewer for International peer reviewed and indexed Journals such as Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (JOMI), Oral Diseases journal, Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Journal of Oral Implantology, Quintessence International journal, Gerodontology journal, Angle Orthodontist journal, Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry journal, Journal of Dental Education, European Journal of Orthodontics, European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, BMC Oral Health journal, Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, and others. He is involved in several research projects into Implantology, Oral health behaviour and dental attitudes, Satisfaction and personality, Tooth wear, Prosthodontics, Ceramics &Colour Science, Sleep Apnoea, Aesthetic dentistry, and others. Prof AL-Omiri is an invited speaker to a number of national and international conferences and scientific meetings. He has presented seminars, lectures, continuing education programmes and courses in Implantology, Prosthodontics, and Esthetic Dentistry.

Sammy Noumbissi obtained his Doctorate in Dental Surgery from Howard University in Washington DC. He then attended Loma Linda University where he received three years of formal training in Implant Dentistry which culminated with a certifi cate and a Master of Science degree in Implant Dentistry. He has published abstracts and articles in peer reviewed dental journals namely the Journal of Dental Research, the Journal of Oral Implantology and the Journal of Implant and Clinical Dentistry. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Implant and Advanced Clinical Dentistry, the Dentistry and Medical Online Journal, a reviewer for the Journal of Oral Implantology and the current president for the International Academy of Ceramic Implantology. Dr. Noumbissi is the founder, current owner and president of Miles of Smiles Institute for Implant Dentistry LLC, a holistic dental implantology practice that delivers advanced education and patient care in state of the art metal-free dental implantology. He practices in Silver Spring, Maryland USA.

Dr. Fouad Hussain M H Al-Bayaty obtained his PhD in Periodontics in 1984 from France. He is currently Professor of Periodontology at Universiti Teknologi MARA-UiTM, Malaysia. Dr. Fouad published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. He published a number of research papers in National and International Journals. He is also an External Reviewer for a number of journals, including Journal of Natural Product Research, Journal of African Biotechnology and African journal of Food Science. He has 2 patents on his name. Dr. Fouad is an invited speaker to a number of national and international conferences and scientific meetings. He has presented seminars, lectures, continuing education programs and courses in Periodontology and Oral Diseases.

AnilSukumaran obtained his PhD in Periodontics /Oral Microbiology from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He is currently Professor of Periodontology and Community Dentistry at the King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Anil published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. He currently serves as Editor for the 15 National and International Journals. He is also an External Reviewer for a number of journals, including Saudi Dental Journal and Saudi Dental Journal. Dr. Anil is an invited speaker to a number of national and international conferences and scientific meetings. He has presented seminars, lectures, continuing education programs and courses in Periodontology, Prosthodontics, and Oral Microbiology.

Immunology of Periodontal Disease, Oral manifestations of HIV Infection, Periodontal Disease and Systemic Conditions and diabetes Mellitus and Periodontal Disease.

M.Ömer Görduysus (DDS, PhD, Professor) was born in Istanbul. Graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Dentistry with the degree of DDS, completed his Post-graduate Program in Endodontics in the United States at the University of Southern California with the scholarship of Turkish Goverment and received the title of "Specialist in Endodontics, later received his PhD degree in Endodontics from Hacettepe University, Ankara-Turkey, and went to ACTA of Amsterdam with the scholarship of the Goverment of the Netherlands (given by NUFFIC), in the same year became invited professor and clinical instructor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics in Canada .Worked in the field of research and has many publications in SCI covered, and in some other local and international journals.Actual position is Professor at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Dentistry Department of Endodontics,Convener of graduate Endo and giving national and international lectures,editorship,editorial board memberships in international and national scientific journals,formerly vice president of experimental animals research and ethics committe of Hacettepe University At the same time besides Hacettepe University professorship ,after August 2014 University of Sharjah,Collage of Dental Medicine as Professor,Sharjah,United Arab Emirates.Member of IADR,FDI,Turkish Endodontic Association,ESE.

Dr. Tengku Fazrina Tengku Mohd Ariff completed her Master of Clinical Dentistry in 2010. She obtained her Specialty in prosthetic Dentistry. Dr. Tengku Fazrina Tengku Mohd Ariff has devoted her time for research and applying modern Restorative Dentistry. Dr. TengkuF azrina Tengku Mohd Ariff published several articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Jeff Burgess received his DDS and MSD from the c, in Seattle. He practiced general dentistry for 10 years and returned to the UW to pursue an MSD in Oral Medicine followed by a two year post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University Medical Center. He subsequently served 15 years as a Consultant and Attending at the Medical Center Pain Center and at the same time was a Research and Clinical Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine. He also saw patients in a private Oral Medicine practice for 18 years. He is board certified in Oral Medicine and has been a co-investigator on numerous studies and authored and co-authored multiple chapters in Medical and Dental texts as well as articles in peer-reviewed journals and for Web MD (Reference Section) and Pennwell. He is the Director of Oral Care Research Associates and recently completed studies related to dry mouth.

Oral Medicine

Dr Mardirossian received his dental degree from The Royal London Hospital Medical College, University of London, England in 1991. After 6 years in hospital based dentistry and family based general dental practice in London, he completed his Dental Specialty residency training in Periodontics & Implant Surgery at the University of Southern California in 2000. He further obtained his Master’s degree in Craniofacial Biology from the University of Southern California in 2000. As a Diplomate of the American Board Periodontology since 2004; he maintains membership with the following professional organizations, as he continues to expand his periodontal knowledge and expertise: American Academy Periodontology, American Board of Periodontology, American Academy Osseointegration; Tri-County Dental Society, California Dental Association as well as American Dental Association. Dr Mardirossian has publications in the Journal of Periodontal Research, 2000 and Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2001. Recipient of the California Society Periodontology outstanding research award in 2000; he was part time faculty Assistant Professor at USC, Advanced Periodontology Department 2000 -2004; and at Western University, College Dental Medicine, 2009 – 2015 Dr Mardirossian and his enthused staff maintain a private practice limited to Periodontics and Implant Surgery in Chino valley, CA since 2000.

Periodontics and Implant Surgery

Dr. Cushing has been a practicing dentist for over 34 years. She is a graduate of Boston College and Tufts University Dental School. She is a Fellow in the International College of Dentists and a Master in the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr Cushing practices all phases of dentistry with an emphasis on treating fearful and phobic dental patients.Her most recent book is "Have No Fear of the Dental Chair!" A Guide for Reducing Dental Anxiety".

She is also a Clinical Hypnotherapist and a Master Practitioner of Neuro‐Linguistic Programming, helping others re‐program their own thoughts, actions and behaviors, in order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of their lives.

Dr. Leo E. Rouse serves as Senior Scholar-in-Residence of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), Chair of the ADEAGies Foundation Board of Trustees and Liaison to the ADEA Council of Deans. He is Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Howard University College of Dentistry. He served on the Expert Panel of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) representing ADEA charged with developing the Core Competencies for IPEC. He is a member of the National Advisory Council of the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. In March 2010, he was elected President-Elect of ADEA and on March 17, 2011, was installed as the first African American President of ADEA. His pertinent awards include: the 2009 ADEA Presidential Citation, the 2015 ADEA Chairman of the Board Citation. Other recognitions include the 2015 Alan J. Davis/Student Clinician American Dental Association Achievement Award, the Howard University College of Dentistry Alumni Achievement Award in 1997, the 2011 Sterling V. Mead Award from the District of Columbia Dental Society, the 2011 Legend Award from the National Dental Association. Upon his retirement as Dean, he received the 2015 Trailblazer Ward from the National Dental Association and a 2015 Presidential Citation from the American Dental Association. Dr. Rouse was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters Honorary Degree from the Western University of Health Sciences in May 2014.

Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery etc.

Ron Eliashar is the Chief of The Division of Head-Face-Neck and Reconstructive Surgery and The Chairman of The Department of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery at Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel. He is a Professor of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery at the Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, and past President of The Israeli Rhinologic Society. He has published over 125 manuscripts in peer reviewed journals. Collaboration with Dentists and Dental Surgeons enlarged the volume of his Rhinology clinic by 30% in the last 5 years, thus enabling vast experience in evaluation and management of dental-related sinus disease.

Head-Face-Neck and Reconstructive Surgery

Professor Mahmoud AL-Omiri is a Professor at University of Jordan; Senior Consultant at Jordan University Hospital; Professor, City of London Dental School, London, UK; Associate fellow at Warwick University, UK; Advisory team member of DoooX Dentistry et all, DooIT GmbH, Germany; President of the Jordanian Society of Prosthodontics; Visiting Professor at Aljouf University, Sakaka, KSA; and member of the executive committee of the Jordanian Council of Implantology. Professor AL-Omiri is on 3 specialist lists of the Jordanian Dental Association and Jordan Medical Council; he is fully registered member of multiple international associations and professional bodies including British General Dental Council, Dental Council of Ireland, BSSPD, IADFE, JDA, and others. He previously served as Head of the Department of Prosthodontics at University of Jordan; Part-time teacher of Head and Neck Dissecting Anatomy, Queen’s University Belfast; President of the International Association for Dental Research-Jordan section; Treasurer of the Jordanian Group of Implantology; and Head of Academic and Student Counseling Unit at Aljouf University-KSA. Prof AL-Omiri has more than 60 published scientific articles in refereed and indexed international journals; he served as Editor for the International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences & the International Journal of Psychology and Counseling; Associate editor for the Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene; Section Editor for the Journal of Jordanian Dental Association; Guest Lead Editor for International Journal of Dentistry; Editorial board member of Journal of Contemporary dental Practice, Archives of Oral and Dental Research, Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry, Journal of Jordanian Dental Association, and others. He serves as Reviewer for International peer reviewed and indexed Journals such as Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (JOMI), Oral Diseases journal, Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Journal of Oral Implantology, Quintessence International journal, Gerodontology journal, Angle Orthodontist journal, Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry journal, Journal of Dental Education, European Journal of Orthodontics, European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, BMC Oral Health journal, Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, and others.

He is involved in several research projects into Implantology, Oral health behaviour and dental attitudes, Satisfaction and personality, Tooth wear, Prosthodontics, Ceramics & Colour Science, Sleep Apnoea, Aesthetic dentistry, Ozone and others.

Dr. Israel Ismaj has been practicing General Dentistry since 1972, and was educated in the UCLA dental program. He is an Active Member of the Academy of Osseointegration, a Member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association and the San Diego Dental Society. Dr. Ismaj first underwent implant dentistry training in 1985 at the University of Washington in Seattle, which was conducted by Professor Branemark. A year later, in December of 1986, Dr. Ismaj was invited by Professor Branemark to present cases that he had done during that year in his original office in Chula Vista, California. Dr. Ismaj also rehabilitated the first ever case with full implants in Chula Vista, in 1986. Since then, he has rebuilt over 5,000 implants for patients, and has given numerous implant seminars. He speaks fluent English and Spanish. He is available to offer patients complimentary consultations in order to create beautiful smiles for you and your family.

Oral Implantology,Teeth Whitening,Treatment,Veneers, Periodontics, Orthodontics,Cosmetics,Endodontics, Invisalign,Sleep Apnea

Dr. Kenneth B. Chance is the Dean of the School of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University, in NYC and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Case Western Reserve University, School of Dental Medicine (CWRU). He received postgraduate training at the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, General Practice Residency Program, in NYC, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) – New Jersey School in Endodontics. Dr. Chance remained at the UMDNJ-New Jersey School for seventeen years as a faculty member and administrator. His appointments included: Head of the Department of Endodontics, Assistant Dean for External Affairs, and University Federal Relations Advisor. He was Chief of Endodontics at the Kings County Medical Center in NYC for ten years. Dr. Chance was Director for the Health Policy Program at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the Health Policy Aide to United States Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), both in Washington, DC. Dr. Chance served as Dean and Professor at the Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry, in Nashville, Tennessee before arriving to the University of Kentucky five years ago. He has served on major committees including: the Institute of Medicine Committee on National Institutes of Health Research Priority Setting Process, Chairman of the American Dental Education Association Section on Minority Affairs, and Chairman of the Governor’s Oral Health Policy 2000 Advisory Committee for New Jersey. He was elected Member-At-Large of the Administrative Board of the Council of Deans of the American Dental Education Association in 1999.

Dentistry-Endodontics

Dr. Salwa Atwan teaches didactic and clinical courses in Pediatric Dentistry. Additional responsibilities including chair or member of many standing committees. Published scientific articles and presents continual education courses. A member of numerous national and international professional organizations and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Atwan is a consultant at the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, and an attending staff at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Her research interest focused in the medicament of the pulp and prevention. Dr. Atwan received her D.D.S. from the University of Detroit Mercy, her M.S. and a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from the University Of Nebraska Medical Center and a Certificate of Dentistry for the Disabled from the University of Washington/Seattle

Tooth Care for Babies and Toddlers.

Hance Clarke MD PhD FRCPC is an anesthesiologist and hyperbaric physician who received a B.Sc (Honours) in Physiology and Psychology from the University of Western Ontario, and a MSc. in Neuroscience from the University of Toronto. After his medical doctor (MD) and anesthesia subspecialty training in Toronto he received his PhD from the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto.

His areas of interest include the transition from acute to chronic pain and hyperbaric medicine.

Dr.Emtenan AlMajid has completed her BDS at King Saud University , worked in Armed Forces Hospital for 3 years then Joined Saudi Board Training Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for 5 years , certified with SSBOMFS .She is the Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department in Prince Sultan Medical and Military City ( PSMMC) in Riyadh , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , A Member of the Admin board of Saudi society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Residency Training Program director for Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in PMMC. She has published several articles in reputed journals supervising master thesis as an acting program director for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Master Degree in Riyadh College of Dentistry .

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Mehmet Ömer Görduysus (DDS, PhD, Professor, Endodontist) was born in Istanbul. Graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Dentistry with the degree of DDS, completed his Post-graduate Program in Endodontics in the United States at the University of Southern California with the scholarship of Turkish Goverment and received the title of "Specialist in Endodontics. Later he received his PhD degree in Endodontics from Hacettepe University, Ankara-Turkey and went to ACTA of Amsterdam with the scholarship of the Goverment of the Netherlands (given by NUFFIC), after that became invited professor and lecturer, clinical instructor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics in Canada two academic years. Following his return to Turkey he became tenured professor in Hacettepe University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics in Ankara and Convener of Graduate Endo. Studied in the field of research and has many publications in SCI covered besides the some local and international journals, vice president of Animal Research Ethics Committee Hacettepe University and giving national and international lectures and courses, convener of graduate endo clinic, editorships (Former Editor in Chief of Clinical Dentistry and Research) also translating and authorship for book chapters. As actual position professor in University of Sharjah, College of Dentistry in United Arab Emirates, besides his position in Hacettepe University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Endodontics,Ankara-Turkey giving lectures, working in the field of research, pre-clinical and clinical, graduate teaching, supervising and instructorship since August 31,2014 in UAE.

Endodontics, Microscopic endodontics, Microbiology, Regenerative endodontics.

Dr. Fouad Hussain M H Al-Bayaty obtained his PhD in Periodontics in 1984 from France. He is currently Professor of Periodontology at Universiti Teknologi MARA-UiTM, Malaysia. Dr. Fouad published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. He published a number of research papers in National and International Journals. He is also an External Reviewer for a number of journals, including Journal of Natural Product Research, Journal of African Biotechnology and African journal of Food Science. He has 2 patents on his name. Dr. Fouad is an invited speaker to a number of national and international conferences and scientific meetings. He has presented seminars, lectures, continuing education programs and courses in Periodontology and Oral Diseases.

Oral Health,Oral Diseases.

Professor Mahmoud AL-Omiri has completed his PhD in 2002 from Queen’s University Belfast, UK. He is a Professor at University of Jordan; Senior Consultant at Jordan University Hospital; Professor, City of London Dental School, London, UK; Associate fellow at Warwick University, UK; Advisory team member of DoooX Dentistry et all, DooIT GmbH, Germany; President of the Jordanian Society of Prosthodontics; Visiting Professor at Aljouf University, KSA; and member of the executive committee of the Jordanian Council of Implantology. He has published more than 60 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editor, editorial board member and reviewer for many scientific journals.

Implantology, Oral health behaviour and dental attitudes, Satisfaction and personality, Tooth wear, Prosthodontics, Ceramics & Colour Science, Sleep Apnoea, Aesthetic dentistry

He is the president of the Egyptian Association of Dental Students NUB (EADS) & General supervisor of the Medical and Dental convoys in EADS NUB. Representative at the Quality Assurance Committee board of the Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, NUB. Assembled the faculty's participating team at the 2017's National Dental Olympics; the team took 1st place on all participating Egyptian universities. Coordinator of training Dental Courses including Workshops and Live Shows at the faculty. Chairperson of the volunteering dental projects made by EADS and the university.

Dentistry.

President/Founder of Dental Specialties Institute, Inc. and have been serving in the dental profession for over 30 years. She is a certified instructor for both the American Red Cross and the American Health and Safety Institute. DSI is an approved national training site of American Health and Safety Institute. Her courses are approved by the Dental Board of California as well as DANB for providing continuing educational services.

Oral Health.

Dr. Kenneth B. Chance is the Dean of the School of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University, in NYC and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Case Western Reserve University, School of Dental Medicine (CWRU). He received postgraduate training at the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, General Practice Residency Program, in NYC, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) – New Jersey School in Endodontics. Dr. Chance remained at the UMDNJ-New Jersey School for seventeen years as a faculty member and administrator. His appointments included: Head of the Department of Endodontics, Assistant Dean for External Affairs, and University Federal Relations Advisor. He was Chief of Endodontics at the Kings County Medical Center in NYC for ten years. Dr. Chance was Director for the Health Policy Program at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the Health Policy Aide to United States Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), both in Washington, DC. Dr. Chance served as Dean and Professor at the Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry, in Nashville, Tennessee before arriving to the University of Kentucky five years ago. He has served on major committees including: the Institute of Medicine Committee on National Institutes of Health Research Priority Setting Process, Chairman of the American Dental Education Association Section on Minority Affairs, and Chairman of the Governor’s Oral Health Policy 2000 Advisory Committee for New Jersey. He was elected Member-At-Large of the Administrative Board of the Council of Deans of the American Dental Education Association in 1999.

Dentistry-Endodontics

Mehmet Sarikaya (Prof. in Oral Health Sciences) is known for his pioneering efforts and ideas in Molecular Biomimetics. By merging recent advances in molecular biology and genetics with state-of-the-art engineering and nanocharacterization from the physical sciences, his and his collaborators’ goal is to shift the biomimetic materials science paradigm from imitating Nature to designing materials to perform artificial nanofunctions. It is the intent to combine Nature’s proven molecular tools, such as proteins, with synthetic nanoscale constructs to make molecular biomimetics a full-fledged methodology. To this end, at the Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center, an NSF-MRSEC, Sarikaya is directing a multidisciplinary team with diverse expertise to genetically select inorganic-binding short polypeptides, tailoring them via molecular manipulation and bioinformatics to make heterofunctional molecular constructs and using them as synthesizers, assemblers, and molecular erectors in materials science and medicine.

Oral Health Sciences

Dr. Fouad Hussain M H Al-Bayaty obtained his PhD in Periodontics in 1984 from France. He is currently Professor of Periodontology at Universiti Teknologi MARA-UiTM, Malaysia. Dr. Fouad published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. He published a number of research papers in National and International Journals. He is also an External Reviewer for a number of journals, including Journal of Natural Product Research, Journal of African Biotechnology and African journal of Food Science. He has 2 patents on his name. Dr. Fouad is an invited speaker to a number of national and international conferences and scientific meetings. He has presented seminars, lectures, continuing education programs and courses in Periodontology and Oral Diseases.

Oral Health,Oral Diseases.

Dr. Cary Ganz graduated from N.Y.U. College of Dentistry in 1970 and received his Prosthodontic credentials from Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in 1973. Until recently he was Co-Chief of Implant Dentistry and the Implant Fellowship Program at North Shore University Hospital – Long Island Jewish Medical Center. From 1998 - 2001 Dr. Ganz was an owner and Vice President of DEXIS Digital Radiography and has been involved in this technology for over 15 years. Dr. Ganz is the author of “I Love My Dentist” The Secret to Providing an Exceptional Patient Experience as well as numerous articles on a variety of topics including implant prosthodontics, lasers, practice management, advanced dental technologies and the Internet. He has lectured nationally and internationally and is on the advisory board and consultant to several dental manufacturers. He was also the Vice President of PlanetDDS, the creator and distributor of Denticon Practice Management Systems and DentiGramtm, a new patient communication program. Currently Dr. Ganz is the President of DentalAssets, an online portal for dentists and dental staff.Dr. Ganz also maintains an active private Prosthodontic practice specializing in Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry in Garden City, N.Y.

Dentistry

Anderson de Oliveira Paulo performed his PhD at the Paulista State University (UNESP). He is Endodontics Professor of the Faculty of Sciences of Tocantins (FACIT). He is a visiting Professor at the University of Brasilia (UNB). He has published several papers in journals. He is co-author of a book and autor of five chapters in five books. He was in 2016 the president of the 8th. International Congress of the Brazilian Society of Endodontics (SBENDO).

Endodontics.

Mohannad El Akabawi has completed his M.Sc. at the age of 30 years from Cairo University.German board in implants, Fellowships from Genova university in Italy in laser and esthetic dentistry.He is the youngest certified dentist in Africa and Middle East from Pinhole Academy of implant dentistry.He is the founder and CEO of Smile Care Center in Cairo.He is also the youngest Egyptian international speaker in laser technology

Laser Dentistry

.In 2004 graduated from the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry. In 2011 awarded the academic degree - PhD. Since 2010, he engaged in their own research. Author of 13 patents. The main area of research is devoted to functional diagnostics in dentistry and analysis of the parameters involved in the articulation of the lower jaw. He is the primary developer of the new optical axiograph Dentograf, which may be used for the articulation of research n / h, even during childhood. The main developer of the first electronic articulator, allowing full play any trajectory n / h using plaster models, on a pre-recorded trajectories. Author of new diagnostic algorithms for patients with TMJ dysfunction. In 2013. Director Prosystom. The company is engaged in the development and manufacture of equipment for functional diagnostics, as well as the development of software allowing patients to carry out a comprehensive analysis on the previously obtained axiography data, computed tomography and electromyography. In 2016. our company has developed a new sensor that allows you to record the presence of bruxism patients during sleep.

Functional diagnostics

Dr. Patel received his dental degree from the University of Tennessee in 1994. After graduation he completed a one-year residency in Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD). In 2011 he completed a Masters in Science from Tufts University in the area of Craniofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine. Besides being a diplomat in the American Board of Sleep Medicine he is the 2nd dentist that has fulfilled the necessary requirements and is a registered polysomnographic technologist. Presently he serves as a board member with American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. Since 2003, Dr. Patel has limited his practice to the treatment of TMJ Disorders, Headaches, Facial Pain and Sleep Apnea. Additional contributions have been published textbook chapters, consumer book on treatment options for sleep apnea and various professional and consumer articles.

Orofacial Pain & Dental Sleep Medicine

M.A Krystyna Kurylo-Mazurkiewicz is a dental technician with more than five decades of professional experience. Her contribution to the Polish dental scenario is unparalleled as she is not only the founder of the Polish Dental Technicians association but also the the founder & director of. Private Medical College of Dental Technique KM Dental in Wrocław. In 1995 she obtained the certificate Licentiateship of City and Guilds of London Institute. In 2001 she finished Postgraduate College of Management in the field of education management. She took part in training covering the newest technologies in dental technique in Germany and England.

Dental Technique

Dr. Ahmed Halim Ayoub. DDS. MSc. Visiting Lecturer in BPP University Faculty of Dentistry, London, England. His Diploma and Master Degrees is from Seville University, Spain. He developed expertise in bone augmentation and sinus elevation. He has a special interest in bone healing, role of growth factors and bone morphogenetic proteins in bone growth. Dr Halim is also highly interested in Dental implant Education and developed his pioneer modules using Live training throughout directing dental implant post graduate training in Egyptian society of oral implantology , London oral restorative academy ,and London dental education services. Prof Halim is a distinguished speaker; he presents in international conferences and teaches in the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

Bone healing, role of growth factors and bone morphogenetic proteins in bone growth.

Dr Dunia Wadeea Sabea earned her Ph.D from the University of Baghdad in 2003. She currently serves as the Dean of Faculty of Dentistry, Iraqia University. She has also served as the Dean of Faculty of dentistry in Anbar University in the past. Her research interest includes oral squamous cell carcinoma, its early detection and herbal therapy and also experimental methods of cancer researches.

Oral & Maxillofacial surgery