Prof. Dr. med. Uwe Paasch beschäftigt sich seit 20 Jahren mit der Anwendung von Laserlicht in der Dermatologie. Die Erforschung etablierter und experimenteller Laserwirkungen auf histologischer Ebene ist Gegenstand zahlreicher aktueller Studien seines Teams. Er leitet das Ausbildungszentrum für Laser in der Ästhetik der Dermatologie der Universität Leipzig.

Dr. Patrick Palacci graduated at the University of Marseille in 1975. He continued his postgraduate education in periodontology at Boston University (USA), where he received the title of Post-graduate. He was appointed Consultant Professor at Boston University in 1982.

In 2004 he received the title of Associate Professor at the University of Santiago de Chile and the University of Buenos Aires in 2006. He maintains a private practice in Marseille. His centre is one of 12 Brånemark Osseointegration centres in the world, working closely with Professor PI Brånemark.

Dr. Palacci has developed many surgical techniques in relation to optimal implant positioning, plastic surgery techniques and papillae regeneration.

He is the author of numerous scientific articles written over the last twenty years in international journals. He is also the author of two books dealing with the aesthetic and implant treatment. These books have been written in English and published in nine different languages.

A third book in conjunction with the technique NobelGuide was written in 2008 jointly with Prof. Peter K. Moy (Los Angeles) and Ingvar Ericsson (Sweden), also translated into Japanese.

He wrote at the request of Professor PI Brånemark, a chapter on aesthetics and soft tissue management in the book “From calvanium to calcaneum” considered the bible of implantology.

He received the Nobelpharma Award in 1995 on the most important advances in surgery over the past 30 years.

Dr. Palacci currently provides many courses in his clinic in Marseille, advanced courses for experienced practitioners. Groups from many countries (Sweden, Denmark, Chile, Italy, USA, Japan, Australia New Zealand…) could receive his teaching. He was invited, and continues to give numerous lectures around the world.

Nearchos C. Panayi, DDS, DOrth, MOrth, is an orthodontist based in Limassol, Cyprus, and is currently a PhD candidate in the Experimental Surgery Department at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School (Greece). He studied dentistry at Athens Dental School (1992-1997) and orthodontics at Tel Aviv University (1998-2001) before building his private practice, which has grown into two fully digital orthodontic offices in Limassol and Larnaca, Cyprus. His passion for digital technology encouraged him to use it in orthodontics, and as a huge fan of the in-house 3D designing and printing concept in orthodontics, Dr Panayi has helped develop concepts, ideas, and methods that will transform traditional orthodontics to customized-centered digital orthodontics. He is the inventor of the orthodontic CAD software UBrackets for in-house designing of customized fixed orthodontic appliances, and he introduced the use of general-purpose CAD software in orthodontics for orthodontic appliance design. Dr Panayi is also researcher for direct aligner printing. He is married and has six children.

Hans Pancherz erhielt seine zahnärztliche und kieferorthopädische Ausbildung an der Fakultät für Zahnmedizin der Universität Lund in Malmö, Schweden. Er wurde 1974 zum Fachzahnarzt für Kieferorthopädie ernannt. Von 1975 bis 1985 war er außerordentlicher Professor an der kieferorthopädischen Abteilung der Universität Lund. Im Jahr 1985 wurde er zum Lehrstuhlinhaber an der Universität Gießen, Deutschland, ernannt, wo er von 1985 bis 2005 tätig war. Professor Pancherz hat 180 wissenschaftliche Artikel veröffentlicht, von denen sich 101 mit der Herbst-Apparatur befassen. Er wurde als Referent zu mehr als 200 nationalen und internationalen Konferenzen auf der ganzen Welt eingeladen und hat zahlreiche Preise und Auszeichnungen erhalten.

Dozent für konservierende Zahnmedizin an der Universität "Vita-Salute San Raffaele", Mailand. Aktives Mitglied der italienischen Akademie für konservierende Zahnmedizin AIC (Accademia Italiana di Odontoiatria Conservativa e Restaurativa), 2018–2019 Leiter des wissenschaftlichen Sekretariats der AIC, Mitglied des Kulturausschusses der AIC für die Jahre 2020–2021. Aktives Mitglied der IAED (Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry). Aktives Mitglied der italienischen Akademie für mikroskopische Zahnheilkunde AIOM (Accademia Italiana di Odontoiatria Microscopica). Dozent im Masterstudiengang Esthetics and Restorative Dentistry an der Universität Bologna. Visiting lecturer bei "Diplôme d'Odontologie Esthétique et Restauratrice", Universität Montpellier, Frankreich. Gründer des Projekts WeRestoreit (www.werestore.it). Niedergelassener Zahnarzt in Rom. Autor und Co-Autor von Publikationen in italienischen und internationalen Fachzeitschriften. Vortragstätigkeit bei italienischen und internationalen Kursen und Kongressen. Autor und Co-Autor von Kapiteln in den von Quintessence Publishing veröffentlichten Büchern EndoProsthodontics und Dentale Ästhetik: Workflow von A bis Z.

Seine klinische Tätigkeit und der Forschungsschwerpunkt liegen auf dem Gebiet der Endodontologie.

Jacinthe M. Paquette, DDS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, and past president of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and the Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontics. She has authored numerous research and clinical articles and coauthored several textbook chapters. Dr Paquette is co-executive director of the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute, a nonprofit international teaching facility for dentists and dental technicians located in Newport Beach, California.

Dr. Pariente earned his DDS degree from the University of Paris René Descartes in 2009. He enrolled at New York University College of Dentistry in the advanced program for international dentists in implant dentistry, graduating in 2012). After returning to Paris, his private practice is limited to implantology and periodontology. He is also a part-time faculty member in the implant department at the University Paris V. He coauthored several international and national publications on implant dentistry and is currently involved in several research projects at the University of Paris René Descartes on immediate implant placement and sinus lift procedures.

Stefano Parma-Benfenati, MD, DDS, MScD, is a visiting professor in postgraduate periodontology at the University of Turin and a professor in postgraduate oral surgery and pathology at the University of Parma. Dr Parma-Benfenati has been an active member of the Italian Society of Periodontology since 1987 and maintains a private practice limited to periodontology and implantology in Ferrara, Italy.

2001 – 2006 Studium der Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde an der Universität Witten-Herdecke,
Externship University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. 2007 Promotion zum Thema: Penetrationstiefe eines Bondingmaterials in Dentin nach unterschiedlicher Kariesexcavationsmethodik und Totalätztechnik - Eine fluoreszenzmikroskopische Analyse. 2007 – 2008 2 Jahre Vorbereitungsassistentin in freier Praxis, Weiterbildung zur Hypnosezahnärztin der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Zahnärztliche Hypnose. 2008 – 2012 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Abteilung für zahnärztliche Prothetik und Werkstoffkunde am Universitätsklinikum Freiburg. 2011 Ernennung zur qualifiziert fortgebildeten Spezialistin der Deutschen Gesellschaft für prothetische Zahnmedizin und Biomaterialien, Abschluss des Curriculums Implantologie der DGI. 2012 – März 2015 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Abteilung für zahnärztliche Prothetik, Propädeutik und Werkstoffkunde am Universitätsklinikum Kiel. April 2015 Oberärztin in der Abteilung für zahnärztliche Prothetik, Propädeutik und Werkstoffkunde am Universitätsklinikum Kiel. Seit 2021 Direktorin der Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche Prothetik des Universitätsklinikums Carl Gustav Carus Dresden.

Consultant/Honorary Senior Lecturer in Endodontics
Shanon divides his time between specialist practice in central London, and teaching in the Endodontic Postgraduate Unit at King's College London. His primary research interests include the factors influencing tooth survival, management of root resorption, dental trauma, and the applications of CBCT in Endodontics. He has supervised over 35 Masters and PhD students. His expertise in endodontic imaging led to him being the lead author of the European Society of Endodontology's position statement on CBCT in Endodontics. Shanon is regularly invited to lecture nationally and internationally on a variety of endodontic themes. He has published over 60 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, (co-)authored 15 book chapters, and co-edited three endodontic textbooks.