Nasib Balut, DDS, MS, attended dental school at Universidad Tecnologica de México in Mexico City prior to receiving his postgraduate orthodontic training and master’s in oral biology from Loyola University in Chicago. He is board certified by the Mexican Board of Orthodontists and was its president from 2009 to 2012. Dr Balut is also a reviewer for the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics and author of Mini Implantes como anclaje en Ortodoncia (Editorial Ripano, 2012). Since 2009, he has been a certified educator for the Damon System. Dr Balut is a member of several professional organizations and maintains a private practice in Mexico City, Mexico.

Certificate  in  Periodontics;  MS  and  PhD  in  Operative  Dentistry,  University  of  Bauru,  SP,  Brazil;  Postdoctoral  Degree  in  Operative Dentistry, University of Sheffield, UK; Professor, Head, and Chair of the Department of Operative Dentistry and Coordinator  of  the  Graduate  Program  in  Operative  Dentistry,  School  of  Dentistry,  Federal  University  of  Santa  Catarina,  Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

Craig Barrington, DDS, graduated summa cum laude in 1996 from the School of Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Microscopes and histology have always been an interest of his, but the first time he looked at a transparent human tooth, he knew that this would be a lifelong focus of his research. To this end, Dr Barrington has made it his mission to understand every diaphanization method that he has come across. Dr Barrington holds a patent in histology and multiple copyrights. He maintains a private practice in Waxahachie, Texas.

Qualified in dentistry from Guy’s Hospital in 1985 and as a Specialist in Oral Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England, in 2000. Dr Barter has 37 years’ experience in oral surgery with 30 years involvement in clinical and academic implant dentistry in both private hospital practice and as part of a multidisciplinary team in a private clinic. Dr Barter has previously assisted in the running of the MClinDent in Periodontology at the Eastman Dental Institute London, for over ten years, and the DClinDent Programme at Queen Mary’s University, London for over five years. He is a Fellow of the ITI, a past Chairman of the UK and Ireland Section and has served on ITI international committees and consensus conferences. Dr Barter has published in refereed scientific journals and the dental press and has written several book chapters, is the co-author of ITI Treatment Guide 9 – Implant Therapy in the Geriatric Patient (Quintessence Publishing) and has been an editor of the ITI Treatment Guide series since TG11. He has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally.

Diplom Ökotrophologin Vera Bausch arbeitet als selbstständige Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaftlerin in Erkelenz. Nach ihrer Ausbildung als Arzthelferin studierte sie Ökotrophologie an der Fachhochschule in Mönchengladbach. Seit 2013 hat sie vermehrt auch einen Schwerpunkt auf Redaktions- und Autorentätigkeiten gelegt. Sie verfasst Fachinformationen und wissenschaftliche Texte, vor allem zu ernährungswissenschaftlichen Themen.