Head of the Clinical Research Unit in Periodontology and Periodontal Medicine and Director of the full-time Master Program in Periodontology at the University of Florence, Florence, Italy. He is active member and treasurer of the Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP). Winner of some prestigious international awards in Periodontology, including the H. Goldman prize from SIdP, the Jaccard prize by the European Federation of Periodontology and R. Earl Robinson Periodontal Regeneration Award by the American Academy of Periodontology.  Primary author of several original publications and referee of the main scientific journals in the field of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.

Master’s degree and Doctor in Dental Prosthesis (FOUSP); Specialist in Dental Prosthesis (CFO). Visiting Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Florida School of Dentistry (USA). Former Adjunct Professor of Dental Prosthesis at the Universities Braz Cubas (Mogi das Cruzes-SP) and Guarulhos (Guarulhos-SP). Former President of the Brazilian Society of Esthetic Dentistry (SBOE) and of the Brazilian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (ABOE). Member of the scientific editorial board of the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, in addition to the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry and International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry (Portuguese editions). Clinical practices with a focus on restorative dentistry since 1988.

Associate Professor A. Burak Çankaya, DDS, graduated from Kadıköy Anatolian High School in 1995, and from Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, in 2000. He worked as a visiting lecturer at Klinikum Osnabrück GmbH – Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer-, Gesichtschirurgie in 2006 and 2007. He acquired his PhD in 2007 and became Associate Professor in 2012. His professional areas of interest include impacted tooth surgery, dental traumatology, dental implants, and bone regeneration. He is a member of the Turkish Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

2009—2016 Graduation from the Faculty of Dentistry, Charite University of Berlin. 2016 Postdoctoral research in sleep medicine, Charite University of Berlin. 2016—2018 Assistant doctor in private practice. 2017 CEO and Founder of the Marketing Agency "BeDental Marketing". Since 2017 CEO and Founder of WOD Academy World of Dentistry with 326.000 Follower on Facebook and 60.000 on Instagram.

Luigi Canullo, DDS, PhD, is visiting professor at the University of Berna in Switzerland, active member of the Italian Academy for Osseointegration and the European Academy of Osseointegration, and reviewer for several journals in implant dentistry. He is the recipient of numerous awards and is author of more than 100 publications. Dr Canullo lectures nationally and internationally and maintains a private practice in Rome limited to surgery and implant-supported prosthetic rehabilitation.

Graduated with honors in Dental Medicine from the Univ. of Bologna in 1996. In 2001 earned the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Periodontology after a 3-year program at Boston Univ. Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. In 2002 passed the exams of the American Board of Periodontology becoming a Diplomate. He is an active member of the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIdP), an active member of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO) and an Active Member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED). He has published several articles in the fields of periodontology and implantology in international journals and lectures extensively both nationally and internationally. Author of the chapter titled “Soft Tissue Management Around Dental Implants” in Practical Periodontal Plastic Surgery edited by Blackwell Munksgaard. He currently practices as a Periodontist in Bologna.

Daniele Cardaropoli, DDS, is adjunct professor in periodontology at the University of Catania, scientific director of ProEd Institute for Professional Education in Dentistry in Torino, Italy, and president of the Giuseppe Cardaropoli Foundation for Research and Care in Periodontology. He is an active member of several organizations and recipient of several awards, including the Henry M. Goldman Award for the Clinical Research. Dr Cardaropoli is the author of more than 30 articles published in peer-reviewed international journals and coeditor of the textbook Soft Tissues and Pink Esthetics in Implant Therapy (Quintessence, 2019). He maintains a private practice in Torino, Italy.

Dr Carnevale graduated from the University of Rome, Italy, with a degree in Medicine and Surgery and completed postgraduate specialization in Dentistry and Prosthodontics (1970). He earned an MSc with a certificate in Advanced Graduate Studies in Periodontology from the Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry in 1976. Dr Carnevale has held positions with various professional dental societies and committees: Italian Society of Periodontology: founding member, Vice President (1981–1983), Membership Acceptance Committee Coordinator (1983–1989, 1997–2000, and 2007–2009), President-elect (1989–1991), President (1991–1993), Scientific Committee Coordinator (1993–1997), member of the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee (2005–2009 and 2013–2017), Bologna Provincial Medical Board Dentistry Roll council member and committee member (1994–2000), Former president of the European Federation of Periodontology (2000), Italian Committee for Coordination of Scientific Dental Societies (CIC): Former president and member of the Italian Ministry of Health Dental Technical Board (2016–2019), Honorary member of Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry (AIOP), Honorary member of Neue Gruppe, Recipient of the 2015 Eminence in Periodontology Award (European Federation of Periodontology). Teaching positions held by Dr Carnevale include Lecturer in Periodontology at the University of Rome Postgraduate Faculty of Dentistry and Prosthodontics (1980–1983), Visiting Professor of Periodontal Surgery at the University of Bologna Faculty of Odontostomatology (1983–1986), and Visiting Professor of Osseous Surgery at the University of Turin Postgraduate School of Periodontology (2008–2018).

Dr Carrassi is a professor of dentistry and stomatology, head of the Operative Unit of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology at the San Paolo Hospital in Milan and dean pro tempore of the Medical Faculty of the University of Milan. He has a degree in medicine and surgery and is specialized in stomatology and in general pathology. Dr Carrassi has served in several scientific societies and he has been a past president of the Association for Dental Education in Europe, the European Association of Oral Medicine and the SIdP.

Steve Carstensen, DDS, started treating sleep problems in 1998 and maintains a private practice in Bellevue, Washington. He has completed a Mini-Residency in Sleep at the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. He lectures internationally, directs sleep education at the Pankey Institute, and is a guest lecturer at Spear Education, University of the Pacific, and Louisiana State University Dental Schools. Since 2014, he has been editor-in-chief of Dental Sleep Practice Medicine.

Domenico Cascione obtained his primary education in Bari (Italy), where he was also certified as a Dental Technologist (CDT) in 1985. From 1991 to 2004 he carried out metallurgy research becoming a specialist in dental metallurgy. From 1986 to 2004 he was the owner and director of Dental Laboratory in Bari (Italy). He is a Master Ceramist and also is specialized in metallurgy, implant work and complex esthetic rehabilitation. In 2005 he  holds a Bachelor of Science of the Dental Technology degree from the University of Southerh Illinois. From 2005 to 2008 he was Research Associate and Program Director, Advanced Training for Dental Technology at the Center for Dental Technology, the University Of Southern California Herman Ostrow School Of Dentistry. From 2009  to 2016 was a Clinical Assistant Professor and Course Director for the Advanced Dental Morphology for the Operative Dentistry Program at the University Of Southern California Ostrow School Of Dentistry. He Is a Lead Faculty Department of Restorative Dentistry – Dental Laboratory Technology Program-Division of Health Sciences at Pasadena City College. He is a Faculty/Lecturer UCLA School of Dentistry Division of Advanced Prosthodontics. He is a winner of award 2007 Judson C. Hichey in the research category in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. He is an Editor in Chief of the Spectrum Dialogue magazine. He is the President of OPERART LLC dental laboratory in Santa Monica California. He is author and co-author of several articles in the literature. He is the author of the Book Symbiosis: Art & Technique.

Paolo Casentini teaches postgraduate courses in oral implantology and oral surgery at the University of Milan in Italy. He is fellow and chairman of the Italian section of the ITI, an active member of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO) and a member of SIdP. Paolo Casentini is author or coauthor of several scientific papers about implantology and regenerative surgery published on peer-reviewed international journals. He has contributed as author or coauthor to 10 textbooks about implantology, pre-implant surgery and oral surgery; some of which have been translated in several other languages. He is also coauthor of the ITI Treatment Guide volume 4, which has been translated into 9 languages. His main fields of interest are the surgical and prosthetic aspects of implantology and periodontology in advanced and esthetically demanding cases. He has extensively lectured on these topics during international congresses and courses in 35 different countries.

Barbara Lesley Chadwick is Professor of Paediatric Dentistry and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, Cardiff University. She qualified from the London Hospital Medical College in 1983 and then took up an appointment at the University of Wales, where she completed MScD (1990) and PhD (1997) degrees.