Dental and Oral Health

Ann Progulske-Fox,Ph.D is a Professor at the University of Florida College of Dentistry and the Director of the University's Center for Molecular Microbiology. she is a Co-founder of iviGene and a Co-inventor of IVIAT and of the A.a. and P.g. technology. Dr. Progulske-Fox is a leading researcher in oral infectious diseases, a member of the International Board of Editors of the scientific journals FEMS Microbiology Letters, Methods in Cell Science, and Oral Diseases. She is active in numerous scientific associations and has published many scientific papers on the moleicular biology of microbial diseases. Dr. Progulske-Fox is a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at GeneEx, Inc. She received her B.S. from South Dakota State University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Massachusetts.

research program is focused on the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis of Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), a bacterium, Oral Biology

Dr. Leslie Will is a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison and received her DMD from Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She completed her specialty training in orthodontics at the University of Washington. Dr. Will is board certified in orthodontics. she is currently the Anthony A. Gianelly Professor and Chair, Department of Orthodontics, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine.

Orthodontics; Cranio-facial abnormalities; normal and abnormal growth and anomalies; imaging

Dr.Errol Lobo is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at UCSF. He received his undergraduate education at the University of San Francisco and his Doctorate in Medicine at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. Dr.Lobo also holds a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Lobo is a former University of California President\'s Fellow and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow. Dr. Lobo\'s anesthesia practice is focused primarily on obstetrical anesthesia and on anesthesia for vascular surgery.

Dr. Lobo\'s research interests include the regulation of calcium signaling pathways in cells stimulated by proteins that cause blood vessels to constrict. The protein he is primarily interested in is endothelin. Endothelin is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of hypertension. In the fetus, endothelin is intimately involved in renal development.

Dr. Di Fiore, a native of New York, received his DDS degree from New York University, College of Dentistry, his MS degree in Oral Biology from George Washington University andhis Certificate in Endodontics from the United States Army Institute of Dental Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Madigan Army Medical Center. He retired from the United States Army Dental Corps after 20 years of active duty service and has held faculty positions at the University of Alabama, University of Tennessee, University of Kentucky, Northwestern University, University of New Jersey and New York University. He is a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a fellow of the American College of Dentists and a life member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon.Dr. Di Fiore, a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, teaches and practices at the University of Texas, School of Dentistry in Houston Texas

Endodontics-Endodontology, Diagnosis, Microbiology, Materials

Dr. Velazquez has completed his Ph.D at Paulista State University from Sao Paolo Brazil. He is professor researcher in Orthodontics at the Authonomus University of Aguascalientes in Mexico. He has published papers in local and Brazilian journals Dr. Velazquez has made research projects involving the rapid palatal expansion in normal and fissure patients, later he focused in the field of dental adhesive materials (Universal systems adhesives) and he made a study of Prevalence of the third molar impacted in dental school students, lately he worked developing new radiographic surgical guides to place self drilling orthodontic minicrews with safe and endodontic ring miniguides to localize radicular resorption and for apicectomy and microsurgical procedures. Dr. Velazquez belongs to a number of professional organizations, including the Brazilian Orthodontics Association, Ibero American Dental Federation. So he has belonged to a number a committees (Member of the Commission (Dental Health Care) of Oregon – Mexico Health Professional Exchange 2002-2004

Zdenek Broukal completed his Ph.D in Dentistry in 1979. He is Professor (2004-present) and Chair in the Department of Oral Epidemiology and Preventive Dentistry in the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Dental Medicine (Charles University). He is the member of Czech Dental Society, ORCA, European Association for Dental Public Health, He has conducted a number of symposia and workshops in many national scientific congresses. He is the author/co-author of 3 monographs and around 156 papers in journals.

Oral epidemiology, health care systems science in dentistry, oral health behavior

Ahmed Halim Ayoub BDS, DDS President of the Egyptian Society of Oral Implantology, President of The International Group of oral Rehabilitation, France President of The Scientific Committee Egyptian Dental Syndicate. Director of Dental Smile Training and Educational Centre, Fellow of Seville University, Spain, Private practice limited to dental implants, Clinical advisor of Dooox German Dental Academy •Board member of International Group of Oral Rehabilitation, France • Editor in International Journal of Oral Care & Research

Implantology

Dr. Arthur Goren is Clinical Professor, Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, NYU College of Dentistry; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Digital Technology, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology and Pathology, School of Dental Medicine SUNY Stony Brook. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral And Maxillofacial Radiology. Dr. Goren is a past director of the Division of Radiology, School of Dental Medicine SUNY Stony Brook. He also has over 60 articles published in peer reviewed journals and over 75 published abstracts. He has lectured nationally and internationally on Radiology, plus being a reviewer in Radiology for many dental journals. Dr. Goren also has chaired several committees in the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. He also has had several research grants.

Dr. Isabel Rambob received her doctor of dental surgery degree from the State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil in 1997. She completed a one-year Program in Advanced Education in Comprehensive Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry in 2007. She then pursued and completed a one-year Residency Program in Advanced Education in General Dentistry at Howard University College of Dentistry in 2008.She was the dental director at National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center from 2009-2010. She was a HIV/AIDS & oral health preceptor at Howard University College of Medicine from 2009-2010. She was the dental director at Health Care for the Homeless Maryland from 2010-2011. Currently Dr. Rambob is an assistant professor at University of Maryland School of Dentistryin the Department of General Dentistry; the course director of treatment planning II, the director of the Domestic Violence Survivors clerkship; a member of the committee on dental recruitment and admissions. She is also a guest lecturer at New York University College of Dentistry, Howard University College of Dentistry and VA Medical Center Baltimore. Dr. Rambob has been lecturing nationally and internationally, and has been extensively engaged in numerous community-based activities. She has been practicing as a general dentist for over 15 years. Her main interests in Dentistry are: oral health in vulnerable populations, cosmetic dentistry, cultural factors in patient management, emotional intelligence and patient satisfaction, and dental photography.

Graduated as a Medicine 1982 School of Medicine at the University of Valencia , 1986 Dentistry . In 1992, he defended his PhD thesis Univ. of Murcia Spain Employed at the Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Univ. of Murcia Spain since 1989. sHe is Professor, Consultant and Oral Medicine , School of Medicine and Dentistry, Murcia University. She was Director of the Stomatology Department (Murcia University.). Co-authored 140 papers indexed JCR her research focuses on oral medicine, special dental care, auto-immune diseases, Pia Lopez has (co)authored more than 170 peer-reviewed scientific publications and many books.

Dr.Abou-Rabii has extensive experience in Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Implant Dentistry,he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1991 and his postgraduate Diploma in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1993. He obtained his Master of Research in Biology and Medicine from Joseph Fourier University in France in 1998 and his PhD in Dental Pharmacology from Auvergne University (France) in 2004. Dr Abou-Rabii has practiced implant dentistry and oral surgery for more than 15 years before joining the teaching staff as an Academic Course Director of the MSc of Implant Dentistry of the University of Warwick. Iyad Abou-Rabii is has a long experience in clinical and non-clinical multidisciplinary dentistry teaching and practicing, leading multiple researches in both biological and educational fields. He is a fellow of The Academy for Dental Facial Esthetics (IADFE) and the Immediate Past President of the PTT group in the International Association of Dental Research (IADR).

Dr. Bollen studied dentistry at the Catholic University in Leuven (Belgium). He graduated in 1992 (DDS). Afterwards he started immediately with his PhD research and his MSc-specialisation in periodontology at the same university. In 1996 he received his PhD (“Full-mouth disinfection and hard surface smoothening reduce the subgingival microbial load”). In 1997 he finished his MSc in periodontology (dep. Prof. Dr. D. van Steenberghe). From 1998 on, Curd Bollen combined his private clinic (limited to periodontology, halitosis and implantology) with part-time jobs at different universities in Europe. He was consultant at the universities of Leuven and Liège (Belgium), Nijmegen (The Netherlands) and Bonn (Germany). From 2010 till 2012, he was clinical assistant professor at the university of Düsseldorf (Germany). Dr. Bollen published more than 25 articles in peer-reviewed international dental journals. He is editor of 2 online dental journals. For the moment Curd Bollen has his private clinic, limited to several dental specializations, in the Netherlands. He is consultant for the Foundation for Oral Rehabilitation and for the French implant company Anthogyr. His actual research interests are: halitosis, short/wide and thin/long implants and peri-implantitis

Professor Carina Mehanna Zogheib graduated as a DDS from Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon. She obtained a specialty degree in Operative Dentistry and a PhD degree. She is former head of department and currently director of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry Postgraduate Program at the Saint Joseph University and President of the Continuing Education Committee in the Lebanese Dental Association. She is a researcher, is involved in the undergraduate and postgraduate student programs. She has extensive experience in organizing training programs. She is an examiner for the Lebanese Ministry of Education, an OPL for many dental societies and gives lectures locally and abroad. She has national and international publications and is a reviewer and an editorial board member of dental journals.

Dr. Alex Iñiguez is PhD from Valencia University.He worked during 10 years in the Pharmaceutical Industry (Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals), in the Commercial and Medical Departments (Medical Advisor, MSL, European Medical Advisor), and during 5 years as Scientific Manager in the Oral-B Iberia Professional Team (P&G). His expertise covers Oral Health,Hypertension, Osteoporosis and Female Sexual Dysfunction fields.As of 2014 he is the CEO & Founder of SMILE International Consulting (www.smileic.com).

Mark Bowes spent 20 years in private practice in London focusing mainly on Aesthetic and Complex Restorative Dentistry. He was a member of the British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry and have been a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists from 1997. Since 2005 he have been in Private Practice in Cape Town where his practice is limited to Aesthetic Dentistry. In 2010 he founded the South African Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry for which he is now President. He is the Congress President for the World International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry ( IFED ) to be held in Cape Town 2015. He is also on the Scientific committee. He is the member and registered speaker for the ITI. He lecture extensively in Southern Africa on all aspects of Aesthetic Dentistry and run Restorative courses with the respected Implant Aesthetic Academy in both Johannesburg and Cape Town.