Deborah A. Termeie, DDS, is a clinical instructor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology (ABP), and it was her experience preparing for the ABP qualifying exams that inspired her to write this book. Dr Termeie is also an editor and author of Avoiding and Treating Dental Complications: Best Practices in Dentistry (John Wiley & Sons, 2016) and has published on the topics of evidence-based dentistry and implantology. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Excellence in Implantology Research award from the California Society of Periodontics, and has been invited to participate in the American Academy of Periodontics Leadership, Engagement, Action, and Development (LEAD) Program. She maintains a private practice in Beverly Hills, California.
Douglas A. Terry, DDS, holds positions as an adjunct professor in the department of restorative sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and professor emeritus in the department of conservative dentistry and endodontics at the V.S. Dental College & Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India. He has authored several hundred scientific articles and textbooks, including Restoring with Flowables (Quintessence, 2016), Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Material Selection and Technique, Third Edition (2018), and Restoring the Intraradicular Space: Esthetic Post Systems (2021). He has lectured nationally and internationally on various subjects in restorative and esthetic dentistry and is a dental materials clinical research consultant for industry manufacturers. Dr Terry is founder and CEO of the Institute of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry and a member of Oral Design International. He maintains a private practice in Houston, Texas.
Tiziano Testori, MD, DDS, is the head of the Implant Dentistry and Oral Rehabilitation section of the Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Science at the Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute in Milan, Italy. He is also an adjunct clinical associate professor of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine in the School of Dentistry at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He is a past president of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration and serves as section editor for the International Journal of Oral Implantology and on multiple editorial boards. Dr Testori has authored 140 peer-reviewed publications and 4 books on implantology.
Prof. Dr. Daniel Thoma is the Head of Implantology and Regeneration at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland. He was trained in implant dentistry and prosthodontics at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Thoma was the recipient of an ITI scholarship and spent 1 year at the Department of Periodontics, University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA. In 2016, Dr. Thoma was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Periodontology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. Since 2020, Dr. Thoma is an Adjunct Professor and serves as the Head of Implantology and Regeneration.
Maurizio Tonetti graduated in Dentistry from Genoa University and received his masters in periodontology from Harvard University. He is a lecturer in Discipline Odontostomatologiche in Bern, Switzerland and currently a full lecturer and director of the Department of Periodontology and the School of Specialisation in Periodontology at Hong Kong University. He previously performed the same role at University College London and University of Connecticut Health Science Center. Dr Tonetti is also the executive director of the Research Group on Periodontology and Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology. He is an active member and past president of SIdP and a member of the EFP steering committee. He is the author of more than 150 original scientific publications and has been a speaker at many important national and international conventions.
Mahmoud Torabinejad, DMD, MSD, PhD, is currently the President and CEO of the Torabinejad Institute of Surgical Education and Research Venues in Irvine, California. He has teaching positions in endodontics at multiple schools and is the former professor of endodontics at multiple schools and is the former professor of endodontics and Director of Advanced Program in endodontics at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. He lectures internationally and has authored six textbooks and more than 350 publications. He is the #1 cited author in classic literature and regenerative endodontics in the field of endodontics. He is a past president of both the California Association of Endodontics and the American Association of Endodontists and has received numerous awards and accolades in the field of endodontics.
Dr Yahya Tosun DDS PhD, graduated from Istanbul University in 1984. He is a former professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Aegean University, Izmir, Turkey, currently in private practice at Dr Tosun Dental Clinic in Dubai, UAE and lecturer in the University for Digital Technology in Medicine and Dentistry, Luxembourg. He is the author, co-author and editor of four books mainly on “Biomechanics in Orthodontics” "Orthodontics for General Practitioners" and “Modern Concepts in Orthodontics and particularly Interdisciplinary Orthodontics” published in English as well as Turkish languages. He has published several articles in national and international journals. In his private practice he works on "Adult Orthodontics", and on Early Orthodontic Treatments. He has also a special interest in Bruxism. He lectures extensively on Biomechanics in Orthodontics and The Role of the Orthodontist in the Interdisciplinary Team.
Leonardo Trombelli is a full professor and chair of the Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry at the University of Ferrara. He has served as the director of the Research Center for the Study of Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases at the University of Ferrara and the director of the Dental Clinic, University Hospital, Ferrara. He has been the dean of the Dental School at the University of Ferrara since 2013. He also served as the president of the Medical School at the University of Ferrara from 2014 to 2016. Past president of the SIO from 2007 to 2009. Dr Trombelli is an active member of SIdP and an editorial board member for the Journal of Clinical Periodontology.
Jens Christoph Türp, DDS, Dr Med Dent, MSc, MA, is a professor in the Department of Oral Health and Medicine, Division of Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, University of Basel Center for Dental Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.