Pikos Symposium 2024

With a diverse educational background, having grown up in South America and Europe before moving to Budapest, Hungary, at a young age, she laid the foundation for a distinguished career in dentistry. She completed her high school education in Budapest and proceeded to earn her doctorate degree from Semmelweis University. Her professional journey commenced at the Hospital "La Salpetriere" in Paris, France, in the Maxillo Facial Unit, alongside initiating a post-graduate program in periodontology. This was quickly followed by the establishment of her private practice.

In 1996, she solidified her expertise by obtaining a degree in Periodontology and Implantology from the University Paris VII, Paris, France, marking the start of her exclusive practice in these fields. Her commitment to advancing dental science extended beyond her practice, as she engaged in clinical research, teaching, and lecturing internationally.

Her academic achievements include earning a PhD from the University of Szeged, Hungary, in 2011, where she was also honored with an honorary professorship in 2012. Her vision for fostering education and research in dentistry materialized in 2018 with the co-creation of a Continuing Education and Clinical Research Center in Paris, France. Recognition of her contributions to the field continued with her election to the Osteology expert council in 2019, highlighting her as a leading figure in periodontology and implantology.

Department Director of Periodontal Oral Hygiene and Prevention Hospital, San Raffaele, Milan Prof. Massimo De Sanctis, is currently the Department Director of Periodontal Oral Hygiene and Prevention Hospital at San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. He is chairman of the program in Periodontology at the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan.He obtained his doctorate in Medicine with honors from the university of Florence on July 12, 1978. Also from the University of Florence he received his Doctorate in Odontostomatology with honors. In 1982, graduated in Periodontology at Boston University, from the same University he obtained a Master of Science degree in Periodontology for an experimental study which he conducted between 1982 and 1983. During this time he was a member of the research program for Boston University’s Department of Periodontology. In 1987, he was appointed professor of Periodontology at the II University of Rome where he taught until 1989. From 1989 to 1999, he held various teaching positions at the University of Bologna. From 2000 to 2014, he was Professor of Periodontology at the University of Siena. He was President of The Congress Europerio 2 in Florence and a Member of the Organizing Committee of the Congress Europerio 5 in Madrid.He is a member of the Congress Organisation Committee of the European Federation of Periodontology and is Fellow of the International College of Dentistry. Prof. Massimo De Sanctis is a Member of the American Academy of Periodontology.He was also past president of the Italian Society of Periodontology and the past president of the Italian Coordinating Committee for the Scientific Societies.

Dr. Ramon Gómez Meda received his degree in Dentistry from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He was the recipient of the Thesis Award from the Autonomous Community of Galicia for Academic Excellence. He performed his postgraduate training in Periodontics and Implantology in Madrid, Occlusion and Temporomandibular Dysfunction in Valencia and Orthodontics in Santiago de Compostela. Dr. Gómez Meda is an international speaker on Periodontics, Esthetic Dentistry and Multidisciplinary Treatments. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Department of Prosthodontics at LSUHSC School of Dentistry (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA). He is the Founder of MEDA Training Center, in Ponferrada with an additional branch location in La Coruña, Spain.

Dr. Joseph Kan completed his specialty training in Prosthodontics as well as the Master degree from the Implant Surgery from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (LLUSD) in 1997. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and the research coordinator for the Implant Dentistry Program in LLUSD. He also maintains a private practice limited to Prosthodontics and Implant Surgery. In 1997, Dr. Kan was the recipient of the Best Research Award in the 12^th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration. He also received the Judson C. Hinckey Scientific Award from the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry in 2003 and the Robert James Achievement Award in 2005. Dr. Kan is on the Periodontology/Implantology Editorial Board of the Practical Periodontics & Aesthetic Dentistry. He is a member of the American Dental Association, Academy of Osseointegration, American College of Prosthodontists, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and an associate member of the Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontists. Dr. Kan is one of few clinicians worldwide that had been trained in both the surgical and restorative discipline of implant dentistry. Besides lecturing both nationally and internationally, he has published over 40 articles in reference journals and chapters in textbooks.

Dr. Kern graduated from the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), one of the most prestigious universities in Brazil. He obtained a Postgraduate degree in Periodontology in 2003 and a Master’s Degree in Oral Rehabilitation from the Univesidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa in 2007. Firmly entrenched within the high aesthetic requirements of Brazilian dentistry, Dr. Ricardo Kern focuses his work on the demanding disciplines of soft tissue design and reconstruction. He has vast experience in immediate implant placement with temporization, from single tooth cases to full arch rehabilitations. He has presented both didactic programs and hands-on workshops on soft tissue design, preservation and reconstruction at numerous seminars and congresses.

Dr. George Kotsakis received his DDS from the University of Athens and after graduation he practiced in Athens, Greece for several years prior to coming to the US. He then completed his residency in Periodontics and MS in Science at the University of Minnesota when he first got involved in Peri-implantitis research. Following his training, he became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. In 2018, he moved to UT Health at San Antonio where he is currently an Associate Professor of Periodontics, UTHSCA, San Antonio, TX and Director of the ITI Scholarship Center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and he holds the Roland Meffert Endowed Professorship in Implant Dentistry. He is a clinical researcher focusing on bone regeneration procedures in Implant surgery and Peri-implantitis Therapy. At UT Health San Antonio, he directs the NIH-funded Translational Periodontal Research Lab conducting research on the biological mechanisms underlying peri-implant bone loss and developing novel treatments for dental and biomedical implants. Dr. Kotsakis has published over 80 peer-reviewed scientific articles and textbook chapters with more than 13,000 citations of his work. He is one of the few Dental researchers to have been published in prestigious medical publications, such as the Lancet and PNAS. He has been the recipient of multiple career and research awards from the American Academy of Periodontology, the Academy of Periodontology Foundation and other organizations. Additionally, he serves as an Associate Editor and as an Editorial review board member for multiple prestigious Dental journals. Dr. Kotsakis practices Periodontics in the UTHealth San Antonio intramural clinics with a focus on treating implant complications and peri-implantitis. He lectures frequently both nationally and internationally on implant surgical techniques, alveolar bone regeneration and peri-implantitis therapy.

Richard J. Miron, DDS, MSc, PhD is currently the lead educator and researcher at Advanced PRF Education and is Adjunct Visiting Faculty in the Department of Periodontology at the University of Bern, Switzerland, where he completed his PhD studies. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and lectures internationally on many topics relating to growth factors, bone biomaterials, and guided bone regeneration. Widely considered to be one of the top contributors to research in dentistry, Dr Miron was recognized as the top-ranked researcher on PRF therapy in 2020 according to Expertscape independent review. He also recently won the ITI André Schroeder Prize, the IADR Young Investigator of the Year in the field of implant dentistry, as well as the IADR Socransky Research Award in the field of periodontology. Dr Miron has written five textbooks on regenerative dentistry, and he’s just getting started.

Michael A. Pikos, DDS, is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Ohio State University College of Dentistry and Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine and a clinical associate professor at the Department of Periodontology and the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. He is the author of Bone Augmentation in Implant Dentistry (Quintessence, 2019), serves on the editorial boards of several journals, and has lectured extensively on dental implants in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Dr Pikos is the founder and CEO of the Pikos Institute and maintains a private practice limited to implant surgery in Trinity, Florida.

Anton Sculean is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Periodontology and currently the Head of the Dental Research Center (DRC) of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland. Prof. Sculean has authored more than 470 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 35 chapters in periodontal textbooks and has delivered more than 600 lectures at national and international meetings. He is Past President of the Periodontal Research Group of the IADR, of the Swiss Society of Periodontology, of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and of the International Academy of Periodontology (IAP). Professor Sculean is currently listed as the top-rated expert in Periodontics in the world https://www.expertscape.com/ex/periodontics.His research interests focus on periodontal wound healing and regeneration, regenerative and plastic-esthetic periodontal surgery, use of antibiotics, antiseptics and novel approaches such as lasers and photodynamic therapy in the treatment of periodontal and peri-implant infections.

Istvan Urban, DMD, MD, PhD, teaches implant dentistry in the graduate program at Loma Linda University in California and is also an adjunct clinical associate professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan. He has published widely on bone regeneration and soft tissue reconstructive surgery around dental implants and is the author of the textbooks Vertical and Horizontal Ridge Augmentation: New Perspectives (Quintessence, 2017) and Vertical 2: The Next Level of Hard and Soft Tissue Augmentation (2022). Dr Urban is licensed in the state of California and maintains a private practice in Budapest, Hungary.