Dr. rer. nat. Dr. med. Klaus-Peter Valerius Studium der Biologie mit Schwerpunkt Anthropologie und Wirbeltiermorphologie in Berlin und Göttingen, Studium der Humanmedizin in Gießen; seit 1990 Tätigkeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie der Universität Gießen; Mitarbeit in den Lehrveranstaltungen im vorklinischen und klinischen Studium der Humanmedizin in den Fächern Anatomie und Biologie.

Die Lehrerfahrungen von Frans van den Berg in der Manuellen und Manipulativen Therapie reichen bis ins Jahr 1981 zurück – als Lehrteammitglied von Freddy Kaltenborn (N) und Olaf Evjenth (N). Neben diesen beiden Lehrern kann er noch auf weitere Lehrer, wie Dr. med. Walter Hinsen (D), David Lamb (Can), sowie Dr. med. James Cyriax (GB) im Bereich der Orthopädischen Medizin zurückblicken. Bei Prof. Mariano Rocabado hat er sich die manualtherapeutische Untersuchung und Behandlung des Kiefergelenks angeeignet und unterrichtete diese Thematik seit 1994.

Neben oben erwähnter Unterrichtstätigkeiten hat er viele Jahre als Organisator und Dozent im Ausbildungsbereich der Orthopädischen Manuellen Therapie (OMT) nach IFOMPT-Standard fungiert. Im Jahr 2003 gründete er die Kursreihe KPM – Klinisches Patientenmanagement® und ist seither als Dozent tätig. Seine berufspezifischen Erfahrungen basieren auf seiner praktischen Tätigkeit an Patienten in seinen Praxen: Gouda (NL, 1980–1990), Mainz (D, 2000–2005) und Zell am Moos (A, 2005–2017), sowie als Freier Mitarbeiter in der Praxis von William Kuster in Grünstadt (D, 1996–2000). Frans van den Berg ist Autor und Herausgeber zahlreicher Bücher und Artikel in Fachzeitschriften im In- und Ausland. Als Vortragender auf inter-/nationalen Kongressen und Tagungen gibt er sein Wissen und seine Erfahrungen weiter.

Dr Frans P. G. M. van der Linden is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Orthodontics at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. From 1962 until 1995, he held the position of Professor and Chairman of Orthodontics at the Radboud University Nijmegen. Dr Van der Linden has devoted his professional life to in incorporating basic and clinical research results into the theory and practice of orthodontics, and his long-lasting activities in research and teaching have been widely recognized. He is an internationally recognized lecturer and has published more than 200 papers and a number of books. His main contribution is a series of six textbooks on orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics.

Dr. Eric Van Dooren attended the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, where he received his degree in dentistry in 1982. After graduating he opened a private practice in Antwerp, Belgium, which is limited to periodontics, fixed prosthodontics, and implants. Currently Dr. Van Dooren is a Visiting Professor at University of Liege ( Belgium) and University of Marseille. 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.

Stefan Vandeweghe completed his studies in dentistry at Ghent University in 2006 and subsequently specialized in oral implantology. In 2010, he obtained his PhD with his thesis “Factors affecting bone remodeling around surface-modified Southern Implants”. From 2010 to 2011, Dr. Vandeweghe was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Malmö, Sweden, before he returned to Belgium, where he started his private practice. In addition, he continued his research at Ghent University, where he became Professor and Head of the department of Reconstructive Dentistry in 2017.

Dr Piero Venezia graduated with honours in 1989 from the University of Bari, Italy with a degree in Dentistry.

In 2003, he specialized in Prosthetics at the University of Siena, Italy and in Prosthodontics at the University of Bari, Italy, where he has also lectured.

He is Lecturer of postgraduate programmes at the Universities of Siena, Genoa, Naples, Bari, Foggia, Catania and Rome, and Contract Professor in Dental Prosthodontics at the School of Dentistry of the University of Catania.

He is an active member of the AIOP (Accademia Italiana di Odontoiatria Protesica), IADDM (International Academy for Digital Dental Medicine), Digital Dental Society, DI&RA (Digital Implant & Restorative Academy), and Fellow of the ITI (International Team for Implantology).

Venezia has authored several scientific papers on national and international journals.

He currently works as a freelance professional in Bari, where he focuses his clinical and scientific activities on Prosthetics, Removable Prosthetics, and Implant Prosthetics.

Tomaso Vercellotti, MD, DDS is the inventor of Piezosurgery and the developer of several piezoelectric surgical protocols, which have been published in numerous prestigious publications. Dr Vercellotti is Founder and International Chairman of the International Piezoelectric Bone Surgery Academy (IPA), Honorary Professor and Faculty at the University College of London Eastman Dental Institute, and Honorary Member of the Schluger-Ammons Study Club. He is an active member of numerous professional associations and the 2005 recipient of the Andi Award from the Italian Dental Association (AIO) for scientific and cultural merit. He has authored some of the most important scientific and clinical studies on piezoelectric bone surgery as well as the book Essentials in Piezosurgery: Clinical Advantages in Dentistry (Quintessence, 2009). Dr Vercellotti has dedicated over 30 years to the rehabilitation of complex cases and currently maintains a private practice specializing in periodontology and implantology in Genoa, Italy.

Dr. Stijn Vervaeke received his dentistry degree from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 2007, continued his specialist education in Periodontology and Oral Implantology at Ghent University and finished his PhD in 2014. Dr. Vervaeke combines a private practice with a position as Associate Professor in the bachelor-master program in dentistry and the specialist program periodontology and oral implantology at Ghent University. His research focuses on alveolar ridge preservation, soft tissue management and prevention of periimplantitis. He is published in international peer-reviewed journals, lectures at national and international conferences and is President of the Flemish Accreditation Committee Periodontology.