13th World Congress of Esthetic Dentistry

Prof. Gil Alcoforado has dedicated his life to scientific research in period ontology and implant rehabilitation. His career spanning 35 years has been fulfilled with several lecturing positions at some of the most reputable universities in the dental area in Europe and USA. He has also been actively engaged with an intensive social entrepreneurship and volunteering work in oral care, running oral hygiene instruction campaigns to parents and children in countries where help is paramount. In 1985, Dr. Gil Alcoforado became the first periodontist in Portugal. That same year he joined the Philip Dear Foundation and is today the Chairman of the International College of Dentists – European Section. He was also the founder and former president of the Portugese Periodontal Society as well as former President of the European Federation of Periodontology.

Graduated at Genoa University (Italy). Internship at the Department of Operative and Restorative Dentistry, University of Zurich under the guidance of Prof. F. Lutz; studying adhesive dentistry and its applications in operative and prosthetic dentistry. Teacher at University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy), for the year 2017, in Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry. Direct by Prof F. Mangani. Active Member of the European Academy Esthetic Dentistry (EAED); Active Member of the Italian Academy of Operative AIC (Accademia Italiana di Conservativa) since; Active Member of the Italian Academy Esthetic Dentistry (IAED). He has developed and published in 2015 and 2018 on the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry (IJED), a new and no prep approach to restore worn dentition: The “Index Technique”. Author of articles on adhesive and restorative dentistry and speaker in international courses and congresses. He currently practices at his office in Genoa, with multidisciplinary approach, but focusing on esthetics and restorative dentistry.

Dr. Bahat graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand School of Medicine and Dentistry in South Africa in 1977. He received his specialty degree in Periodontology and his M.S.D from the University of Washington in 1981. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology since 1986. He was the chairman and director of the Post Doctorate Periodontics at the University Of Southern California School Of Dentistry in Los Angeles, California from1983-87. He lectured extensively nationally and internationally on many surgical topics primarily related to surgical reconstruction of bone, soft tissue and implant reconstruction. He has published over 50 scientific articles and has edited multiple chapters in various textbooks. He is on the review board of the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants. He is currently in a private practice limited to surgical reconstruction implant surgery and periodontics in Beverly Hills, California and operates 3 times a year in London U.K. In 2018 Dr. Bahat was the recipient of the Master Clinician Award from the American Academy of Periodontology.

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

Liverpool born Ian qualified from Liverpool University in 1985. He has over 30 years experience in general practice both in the Private sector and with the National Health Service. He runs a Private Practice in the picturesque village of Thornton Hough on the Wirral concentrating on comprehensive reconstructive, aesthetic and implant dentistry. Ian provides continuing education to dental professionals across Europe. He also lectures nationally and internationally on functional and aesthetic dentistry. He spends approximately two-thirds of his time in practice and the other third as an educator. He believes this balance keeps him on the leading edge of both disciplines.

Dr. Cehreli is professor of Pediatric Dentistry at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; where he has been for most of his career. He has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals, has co-authored in several textbook chapters, and his publications have been cited extensively. He is the President-Elect of the International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) and has Chaired the Education Committee of the IADT for 6 years, during which he led the team that developed ToothSOS, the official app of the IADT. He is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, International Academy of Paediatric Dentistry and International Association of Dental Research. Dr. Cehreli has received several national and international awards in research. His clinical and research interests include pediatric endodontics, dental traumatology and pediatric esthetic dentistry, and has lectured extensively on these topics in Europe, Americas and Asia and Africa.

Dr. Vincent Celenza is a prosthodontist in New York, New York. He provides advice on proper dental prosthetics, such as crowns and bridges. It's ideal to visit Dr. Celenza to replace missing teeth or improve jaw structures.

Koray is recognised by his peers as someone who has been at the forefront of high end dentistry for many years. He is known for his thoughtful, knowledgeable and uncompromising multidisciplinary approach to patients requiring complex restorative dental care. His diagnostic and treatment planning process and treatment sequencing is known in the profession as being comprehensive and with rare attention to detail. Patients who have had long standing and very advanced dental problems find  in Koray someone who is able to comprehensively and systematically address all of their requirements for efficient and quality documented dental care that will stand the test of time. Koray qualified in 1989 from Guy’s Dental Hospital, winning the Final Year Prize for overall excellence and the S.J. Kaye Prize in Oral Medicine and Pathology. He remained at Guy’s for two separate House Surgeon appointments in Prosthetic Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial surgery until 1991 when he went into general practice in North London. Between 1991 and 1993 he completed the Master of Science degree in Periodontology from Guy’s Hospital and at the end of 1993 passed examinations to obtain a Restorative Dentistry Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has since been in practice dedicated to quality dental care, having a special interest in multi-disciplinary cases that require detailed planning and co-ordination of several specialist branches of dentistry. Between 1996 and 1999 he provided surgical services in periodontics and implant dentistry to three prestigious practices in the Knightsbridge and South Kensington areas, and established his own practice in the West End of London in 1998. In 2005 he founded The London Centre for Implant and Aesthetic Dentistry (LCIAD Ltd.) in Wimpole Street at the heart of London’s dental and medical community. He expanded LCIAD in October 2010 into new larger premises to establish a strong clinical team with in-depth experience in the management and care of patients with complex dental problems. Koray has undergone and continues to undergo extensive postgraduate education in several countries with world leaders in many fields of dentistry and dental technology as well as being a sought-after lecturer in his own right.

2001: Doctor in Dentistry: vote 110/110. From 2001: Teacher and Tutor Department of Implatology, Head Professor E. Romeo, St. Paul Hospital, Dental Clinic, University of Milan, Italy. From 2003 Scientific Reviewer for Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc. (Chicago, IL). 2004: Post-graduated on “Advanced oral surgery and maxillary reconstructive technics” at University of Paris. 2004: Master in “Innovation technics in oral implantology and prosthetic rehabilitation“ at University of Milan, Italy. From 2006: Teacher and Tutor at Post-graduate Implant Dentistry and Prosthetic Rehabilitation Course, St. Paul Hospital, Dental Clinic, University of Milan, Italy. 2008: Phd on Implant Dentistry and Prosthetic Rehabilitation at University of Milan, Italy. From 2009: Teacher and Tutor at Post-graduate Implant Dentistry and Prosthetic Rehabilitation Course, Dental Clinic, University of Padova, Italy. 2011: Winner of the IIS International Prize for the Best Clinical Research of the 2011. ITI (International Team for Implantology) Fellow Member. SIO Active Member (Italian Society of Ossseointegration). PEERS (Platform for Exchange, Education, Research Science) Active Member. From 2013: Abilitation for Associate Professor for the Italian Ministry of University. From 2015: Tutor and Teacher in Prostohodontics and Implant Dentistry at PKUSS, University of Peking (China), Department of Stomatology. From 2017: Associate Visiting Professor for the Shangai (China) Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine. From 2018: Assistant Professor on Implant Dentistry and Prosthetic Rehabilitation at University of Milan, Italy. From 2017: Associate Adjunct Professor for the Shangdong University Hospital, School of Medicine, Quindao (China). Author of 34 Publications on international peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Magda Mensi is a staff researcher of Oral Surgery and Endodontics at the Faculty of Medicine’s Dental Clinic, University of Brescia, and executive Medical Director of the Dental Clinic at Community Hospital (Spedali Civili), Brescia. She is Adjunct Professor, Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry and Prosthetics, and Adjunct Professor, Surgery and Oral Hygiene, Faculty of Dental Hygiene, both at the University of Brescia. Dr. Mensi has been a member of the Italian Society of Periodontology since 2000. She holds a Ph.D. in Dentistry and Prosthetics (cum laude), and a Masters in Periodontal Surgery and Implantology, with a focus on periodontally compromised patients, under the mentorship of Professor Leonardo Trombelli (2010-2012), University of Ferrara Dental Clinic. Dr. Mensi is the author of numerous national and international publications in the areas of surgery and endodontics, a frequent speaker at conferences and congresses, and a freelance consultant in periodontology and implantology.

Robert qualified at Kings College, London in 1987. After working in an orthodontic practice in Colchester for four years he moved to Newbury, Berkshire. Rob then spent the next 14 years working in a busy private practice where he built a reputation for treating complex cases involving cosmetic, implant and orthodontic treatments. At this time, Rob also became involved in teaching and mentoring and has taught many dentists on all aspects of cosmetic and dental implant therapies. In 2006, Rob moved to Pentangle Dental Transformations – a purpose built centre for dentists to send their patients for implant and complex treatments. Rob now spends his time between treating these referred patients and teaching. Rob is a post graduate tutor for the Thames valley deanery, a mentor and faculty educator for the ADI (Association of Dental Implantology), a fellow and international speaker for the ITI (International team of Implantologists), a Royal College of Surgeons examiner for the implant diploma (RCS Edin) and the Membership in Advanced General Dental Surgery (MAGDS RCS Edin) and was the president of BAAD (British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry) 2018-2020. He presents regularly at scientific meetings and has published several articles on implant therapy.

Dr. Stavros Pelekanos received his undergraduate degree in Dentistry (D.D.S.) from the Univ. of Athens, Greece. In 1993, he obtained his doctoral degree in Prosthodontics (DMD) from the Univ. of Freiburg, Germany. Following his professional training, Dr. Pelekanos established a private practice in Athens, oriented towards prosthodontics, implantology and esthetic dentistry. In 2002, he was appointed full-time Lecturer at the Department of Prosthodontics, Univ. of Athens, Greece, and in 2012 Assistant Professor in the same department. Since 2013 he is an active member of EAED. His professional affiliations include: The Int. Coll. of Prosthodontics (ICP), European Prosth. Association (EPA), Greek Prosth. Association. He is a faculty member of gIDE Institute, Los Angeles and Dental Tribune (CME courses) lecturing internationally and performing hands on courses on implants, aesthetics and restorative procedures.

Dr Jose Manuel Reuss graduated in dentistry from the University Complutense of Madrid, where he also obtained a Master´s Degree of Science. As a postgraduate in surgical implant dentistry at the University of California at Los Angeles, he was a recipient of a grant from the American Academy of Implant Dentistry for preclinical and clinical research. During his postgraduate research, he focused on bone regeneration with growth factor technologies. Dr Jose Manual Reuss’s clinical background both in implant surgery and prosthodontics has led him to develop a facially guided restoration concept. In particular, severe tooth wear or highly dysfunctional cases can benefit from the combination of digital protocols and a more traditional classical workflow. His current clinical and research foci relie on the integration of facial scanners into guided surgery systems, restorative protocols, and clinician-technician communication. As an affiliate member of the European Academy of Esthetics Dentistry, he is an enthusiast of multidisciplinary thinking and is therefore also a member of the Spanish Society of Prosthodontics (SEPES), the Spanish Society of Periodontics (SEPA), the Academy of Osseointegration (AO), and the European Academy of Osseointegration (EAO). Dr Jose Manuel Reuss is a Collaborating Professor in the Postgraduate Prosthodontics Department in the field of implant and restorative dentistry at the University Complutense of Madrid, the University of Leon, and at the Esthetic Dentistry Department at the University San Pablo CEU of Madrid. His current focus of research is digital implant dentistry and severe tooth wear with the aim to optimize diagnostic and treatment phases and engage the working team in research. His goal to simplify the communication between the team members of an integrated multifaceted treatment plan challenges Dr Reuss almost as much as his passion for sports in his personal life.

I am based in the Northwest of England, UK, limiting my clinical work to removable prosthodontics. Together with my highly skilled dental technician, Rowan Garstang, working in the room next door, we provide patients with superbly functioning and life-like dentures – profoundly improving their quality of life. I love teaching dental professionals how to provide state of the art dentures, aiming to ignite enthusiasm and love for removable prosthodontics. I qualified in 1993 and spent 6 years in general practice, during this time I found prosthodontics difficult and unpredictable. This led me to leave general dental practice and gain a further 7 years formal training in prosthodontics and restorative dentistry at Manchester and Liverpool dental hospitals prior to establishing my specialist referral practice in 2007. I concentrate my professional life within three areas of removable prosthodontics, namely, 1. clinical provision for patients, 2. training/lecturing/mentorship for dental professionals, 3. research and development.