Prof Dr Bjarni Pjetursson received his DDS from the University of Iceland in 1990. From 1990 to 2000 he worked as a general dentist in his private clinic in Iceland. In 2000 he started his postgraduate training in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at the University of Bern, Switzerland. He received his specialist certificate (EFP & SSP) and Masters of Advanced Studies in Periodontology and Doctorate in Dentistry from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern. From 2003 to 2005 he did his postgraduate training in Prosthodontics at the University of Bern. From 2005 he was Assistant Professor and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Periodontology and Fixed Prosthodontics, University of Bern, and from 2009 to 2014 the Dean of the Faculty of Odontology, University of Iceland. Presently he is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Iceland, and a Titular Professor at the Division of Fixed Prosthodontics and Biomaterials at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Prof Dr Pjetursson is a board member of EAO, an ITI Fellow, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Prosthodontics, and member of the editorial board of Clinical Oral Implants Research. He has published extensively in and given over 700 lectures in 50 countries around the world. His research interests are clinical studies in implant dentistry and evidenced-based evaluation of different treatment modalities in implant and prosthetic dentistry.

Obtaining his Master’s Degree in Dental Technology in 1996, Udo Plaster is continuously on the search for a more holistic and accurate way of applying his expertise and experience with the patient as the focus. As an international lecturer and author of numerous publications, innovator of dental technologies, Plaster shares his knowledge, contributes to the improvement of interdisciplinary communication between the dentist and the dental technician and is committed to the well-being of the patients. Good communication between all 3; the patient, the dentist, the technician are essential elements for obtaining successful results.

Dr. Waldemar D. Polido is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, with a MS and PhD from the PUCRS School of Dentistry in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He completed a residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Polido is an engaged ITI Fellow, and has contributed as an author and co-author to the ITI Online Academy, Treatment Guides, Consensus Conferences and Forum Implantologicum, as well as lectured in several ITI national and international events. Dr. Polido co-authored the recently launched book SAC 2nd Edition - Risk Assessment in Implant Dentistry. His main professional interests are in advanced and complex implant surgeries, orthognathic surgery and digital technology. He is currently a Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Co-Director of the Center for Implant, Esthetic and Innovative Dentistry, at the Indiana University School of Dentistry, in Indianapolis, USA.

Dr Massimiliano Politi, DMD, is an attending physician at the Orthognatodontics Unit of the Dental Clinic of the IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi in Milan, Italy and is completing a PhD in orthodontics from the University of Milan. Dr Politi devotes most of his time to research in the field of 3D diagnostics and maintains a private practice limited to orthodontics.

Prof Alessandro Pozzi, he received his dental Degree Summa cum Laude in 1997. Since 1997, he has been practicing in his International center for Oral rehabilitation in Rome, Italy. Currently entitled as Full Professor in oral Sciences by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR) and he is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Goldstein Center for Esthetics and Implant Dentistry of Augusta University, USA. Guest Lecturer in the Continuing Education in Implant Dentistry at the UCLA University, Los Angeles. Specialized cum Laude in Orthodontics, Gnatology and TMJ dysfunction and formally trained in the inter-related areas Oral surgery and Prosthodontics. He is considered a global expert and authority in Implant Dentistry and advanced technologies as computer assisted guided surgery and prosthetics, dynamic navigation surgery and robotics. Researcher and scientist, widely published, he has been carrying on clinical researches on the cutting edges technologies to integrate the digital workflow in the clinical practice. As a researcher, he has been selected to receive the 2013 Judson C. Hickey Scientific Writing Award in the Clinical Report Category. Recently, he has received the prestigious accolade of Fellow of the American Academy of Osseointegration (AO). Active member of the Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Co-Author with PK Moy and John Beumer of the textbook Fundamental of Implant Dentistry, Quintessence Publishing, adopted by several universities worldwide to train their students and doctors in Implant dentistry. Member of the Editorial Board of the Clinical Implant dentistry and Related Research Journal and of the International Journal Oral Implantology. He has been lecturing in the most prestigious congresses and academies since 2010. He holds international training courses on digital implant dentistry and esthetics in his International Center for Oral Rehabilitation based in Rome Italy.