Dr Van Dooren attended the Katholieke University in Leuven, Belgium, where he received his degree in dentistry in 1982. After graduation, he opened a private practice in periodontics, fixed prosthodontics, and implants in Antwerp, Belgium. 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.

I’m a Prosthodontist and dental technician as well. It’s something uncommon but very important if you want to understand how it all works. Sitting behind a bench was one of the most important and relevant aspects of my professional life. After 21 years at the uni I decided to make a PhD. It was the right step. It gave me critical sense in order to develop a line of research. My interest is in digital dentistry.

Dr Debora R. Vilaboa graduated from the Complutense University Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in Madrid. The same year, she was accepted at the Seville School of Dentistry, where she obtained her dental degree. Later on she chose to attend the Advanced Pediactric Dentistry Program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After establishing the Vilaboa Clinic in 1987, she found that some cases could not be explained by caries nor periodontal disease and began gathering data. She lectured on tooth wear as early as 1992, both in Spain and the United States. Understanding how to approach the treatment of young children helped Dr Deborah Vilaboa in her work with tooth wear patients, many of whom had a fear of dentistry. As a pioneer in the field of porcelain laminate veneers, she treated such cases with a novel adhesive concept. Dr Debora Vilaboa soon became a member of the Spanish Society of Stomatological Prosthetics (SEPES) and the Spanish Society of Periodontology (SEPA). Her passion for treating patients and continuing education was rewarded in becoming an active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED). She was then able to pursue her restorative and prosthodontic interests, thanks to a truly collaborative and generous exchange of knowledge among the active members that is still a driving force for the team at Vilaboa Clinic. She is also an active member of the Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (IAED). Dr Debora Vilaboa was invited by the San Pablo CEU University to create an undergraduate Esthetic Dentistry Department that she co-directs with her sister, Dr Beatriz Vilaboa. She lectures worldwide in esthetic dentistry, with a focus on tooth wear. She was a contributor to Esthetics in Dentistry (Quintessence, 2016). Given her medical background, Dr Deboarh Vilaboa is devoted to understanding and treating conditions arising from medical and oral imbalances, and through her research, she has obtained several patents related to her work. She is an active member of the American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM), a fellow member of the International College of Dentists (ICD), and an academic at the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

Marin Vodanovic, born 1975 in Bochum (Germany) studied dental medicine at the School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia and received his dental degree in 1999. In 2005 he obtained his Master of Science degree, and 2008 his PhD degree. He specialized in endodontics and dental pathology. He is appointed as associate professor and scientific adviser with tenure at School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb, where he serves as vice dean from 2015. He is employed as specialist of dental pathology and endodontics at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb. His main areas of research expertise are in paleodontology, forensic dentistry, bioarcheology, dental anthropology, endodontics, occupational diseases and dental terminology. He served as project leader and researcher at several projects granted by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Croatia, Croatian science foundation and University of Zagreb. His current research activities are focused on anthropological aspects of teeth and mouth for age and sex estimation in forensic dentistry and bioarcheology. He is author or coauthor of more than 200 publications, including: 29 full text papers published in journals indexed in Current Contents, 8 author's books, 3 editor's books, and several book chapters. He is editor in chief of the Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology and Newsletter of the International Organization for Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, member of editorial board of Acta stomatologica Croatica, Stomatološki vjesnik Bosne i Hercegovine, and Croatian Dental Herald (2006 - 2008). In 2015 he served as a guest editor in Annals of anatomy (Q2 journal). He is a founder and president of the International Association for Paleodontology, secretary of the Croatian Association of Forensic Stomatologists, member of the executive board of International Organization for Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, member of the International Association for Dental Research, European Society of Endodontology, Croatian Endodontic Association, Croatian Dental Society, Croatian Medical Association, Croatian Catholic Medical Society and Croatian Dental Chamber. He is a president of the Sectoral council for health of the Republic of Croatia. He served as reviewer for many journals including: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, PLOS ONE, Archives of Oral Biology, Journal of Archaeological Science, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Journal of Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Journal of Dental Education, Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences etc. In 2006 he was awarded with Republic of Croatia National Science Award.