2nd European Congress Ceramic Implant Dentistry

Owen Addison is currently Professor of Oral Rehabilitation at KCL and an Honorary NHS Consultant in Restorative Dentistry. He qualified as a dentist from the University of Birmingham in 2001, gained his PhD in Biomaterials in 2007 from the same institution, and completed the 5-year specialist clinical in 2012. Appointed as a Lecturer at the University of Birmingham in 2007, he became Senior Lecturer and honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry 2012, and in 2015 was promoted to Chair in Applied Biomaterials. In 2016 he took up the position as the ADA&C Endowed Chair in Oral Health Translational Research at the University of Alberta in Canada where he spent 3 years, before returning to the UK to join KCL in 2019.

Professor Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Bilal Al-Nawas is Chairman of the Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery at the J. Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. He has been Adjunctive Associate Professor at Kyung Hee University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea since 2009. Professor Al-Nawas’ major clinical and scientific focus in dental implantology is on clinical studies and basic research. His clinical field of work is compromised patients with risk factors or local bone deficiency, as well as tumor and cleft reconstructions. He has published over 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He sits on the ITI Board of Directors and the ITI Research Committee, is an ITI Fellow and ITI Education Delegate of the ITI Section Germany. He was twice awarded “Best Teacher at the Medical Faculty”. He is Past President of the International Federation of Dental Anesthesiology Societies (IFDAS) and Secretary General of the German Society of Implantology (DGI).

Michael Bornstein has been appointed in 2016 as Clinical Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. He is also Visiting Professor at the OMFS-IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, University of Leuven, Belgium. He obtained his dental degree (1998) and thesis (Dr. med. dent., 2001) at the University of Basel. He continued with a specialisation in oral surgery and stomatology in Basel (1998–1999, Prof. Dr. Dr. J. Th. Lambrecht) and Bern (2000–2002, Prof. Dr. D. Buser). In 2004, he was visiting assistant professor at the Department of Periodontics (Prof. Dr. D. Cochran) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA, with a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation. From 2007–2014 he was head of the Section of Dental Radiology and Stomatology, University of Bern. In 2009, he obtained the Habilitation (Privatdozent / PhD) and in 2014 he became Asscociate Professor in the field of "Oral Surgery and Stomatology". His fields of research include cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in clinical dental practice, stomatology/oral medicine, GBR procedures with bioresorbable membranes and dental implants. He has published over 100 original articles, and is the author / co-author of numerous case reports, review articles, and book chapters.

Pr. Jérôme chevalier works at both the I2B and the CERA groups of the MATEIS laboratory. He is the head of the MATEIS laboratory and a member of the prestigious "Institut Universitaire de France" (IUF). The research activities of Pr. Chevalier are shared between fabrication and testing of modern ceramics useful for biomedical application. His worldwide reknown for experience zirconia-based ceramics and composites. Current responsabilities: Member of the CNU section 28, Member of the administration council of the french society of metals and materials (SF2M) and head of the biomaterials section, Member of the council of the competitiveness pole Viaméca, editor of the  European Ceramic Society journal, member of the JECS Trust council, coordinator of the FP7 LONGLIFE european project, WP leader european project FP7 Biobone, member of the management commottee and WG leader of the COST NEWGEN euorpean project.

Dr Joseph Choukroun completed his degree in medicine in 1979 at the University of Montpellier, France. He specialised in General Surgery & Anesthesiology in 1981 than continued his studies in Pain Management at the University of Strasbourg, France. Dr Choukroun is the owner of Private Pain Clinic in Nice, France. He is the President of SYFAC, International Symposium on Growth Factors and author of several scientific papers.

Prof Shahram Ghanaati is a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery with a triple doctorate in medicine, dentistry, and science (MD, DMD, PhD) from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and Frankfurt. Today he leads the Head and Neck Oncology section at the University Cancer Center at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt and is an associate professor in the Clinic of Oral, Cranio-Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery there. In 2009, he founded the FORM-Lab (Frankfurt Orofacial Regenerative Medicine), a research laboratory that performs basic science and clinical studies focusing on understanding the biomaterial-based regeneration process. In his research, Prof Ghanaati has participated in the development of over 10 biomaterials from the bench to the clinic. He has worked with Dr Joseph Choukroun, the inventor of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), to develop advanced preparation protocols, and in 2016 he and his team established the so-called LSCC (low-speed centrifugation concept) for PRF-derived blood concentrates. Furthermore, he has presented more than 150 lectures at national and international congresses and has given more than 200 courses and workshops on GTR and GBR in implantology as well as on regenerative concepts and blood concentrates. Prof Ghanaati has published more than 170 peer-reviewed publications in the field of regenerative and reconstructive medicine and is a Fellow of the European Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Ronald Jung is trained in oral surgery, prosthodontics and implant therapy. He is currently Head Division of Implantology at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zürich. In 2006 he worked as Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Periodontics at the University of Texas Heath Science Center at San Antonio, USA (Chairman: Prof. Dr. D. Cochran). 2008 he finalized his "Habilitation" (venia legendi) in dental medicine and was appointed at the University of Zürich. In 2011 he became his PhD doctorate degree of the University of Amsterdam, ACTA dental school, The Netherlands. In 2013 he worked as Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences at Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston, USA. In 2015 he has been promoted to full Professorship for Implantology at the University of Zurich. He is an accomplished and internationally renowned lecturer and researcher, best known for his work in the field of hard and soft tissue management and his research on new technologies in implant dentistry. He is currently Treasurer of the EAO, Past President of the Swiss Society of Reconstructive Dentistry, member of the Board of Directors of the Osteology Foundation and active Member of the EAED.

Prof. Dr. R. J. Kohal, born in 1961, studied dentistry at the University of Freiburg, Germany from 1984 to 1989 and received his Dr. med. dent. from the same university in 1991. From 1990 to 1993, he worked as an assistant in the Prosthetic Department of the University Dental Clinic in Freiburg. From 1993 to 1995, he was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Texas in Houston, USA. Since 1995, he has been a senior physician at the Department of Dental Prosthetics at Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg, Germany, and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Texas in Houston, USA. In 1996, he was appointed as an academic councilor, in 1998 as an academic senior councilor, and in 2001 as an academic director and deputy medical director. In 1998, he qualified as a "specialist" of the German Society for Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomaterials e.V. In 2002, he received his habilitation and was appointed as a private lecturer. In the same year, he was certified as a focus area implantologist by the Implantology Consensus Conference. In 2003, he was certified as a speaker in the focus area implantology by the Implantology Consensus Conference. In 2005, he was awarded the title of "Extraordinary Professor" by the University of Freiburg.

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kühl is a specialist in Oral Surgery. He is Vice Clinical Director of the Department of Oral Surgery, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel UZB, Switzerland. Since 2018, he has been Founder and Head of the Competence Center for Implantology at the UZB, and President of the Swiss Society for Oral Surgery and Stomatology (SSOS).

Since 2016: Deputy Head of the Clinical Department for Oral Surgery and Orthodontics at the University Clinic for Dentistry and Oral Health at the Medical University of Graz. Since 2014: Associate Professorship at the Clinical Department for Oral Surgery and Orthodontics at the University Clinic for Dentistry and Oral Health at the Medical University of Graz. 2013: Research stay at the Clinic for Crown and Bridge Prosthetics and Material Science at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. 2012: Visiting Professor at the Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Dept. Implant Dentistry & Oral Rehabilitation, University of Hong Kong. 2011: Research stay at the Clinic for Oral Surgery at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf. Since 04/2010: Private lecturer at the Clinical Department for Oral Surgery and Orthodontics at the University Clinic for Dentistry and Oral Health at the Medical University of Graz. 2009: DGI-APW Implantology Curriculum (Germany). 2005-2010: Assistant at the Clinical Department for Oral Surgery and Orthodontics at the University Clinic for Dentistry and Oral Health at the Medical University of Graz. 2003-2006: Doctoral studies in Medical Sciences at MedUni Graz. 2004-2005: Postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Center for Molecular Medicine, MedUni Graz. Since 2004: Private practice in Graz. 1998-2004: Diploma studies in Dentistry, Medical University of Graz. 2000: Research stay at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pittsburgh (UPMC), USA. 1994-2000: Diploma studies in Human Medicine, Karl-Franzens University, Graz.

Prof Marc Quirynen graduated as a dentist in 1980 from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, where he went on to complete training in periodontology and obtain his PhD. In 1990, he was appointed as a professor at Catholic University and is currently Chairman of the Department of Periodontology. His research focuses on simplification and optimization of periodontal therapy, and over the past decade, he has explored platelet concentrates in soft and hard tissue regeneration. Prof Quirynen has published over 450 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and serves on several editorial boards, including for the Journal of Clinical Periodontology and Clinical Oral implants Research. His most inspiring lectures deal with the clinical benefits of L-PRF and the prevention of peri-implantitis.

Dr Roehling received his dental degree from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany 2009. Between 2007 and 2009, he worked for AO Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland. Currently, he is leading a private practice in Munich, Germany, and working at the University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Röhling is a speaker for the International Team for Implantology, and since 2006, he has been involved in many experimental and clinical studies dealing with zirconia dental implants. As first and co-author, he has published many journal articles dealing with ceramic implants, and he is also the first author of a book chapter dealing with dental implant surfaces.