Organizing Committee
Biography
Dr. Malerman is a 1968 honors graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry. He practiced General Dentistry in the US Air Force form 1968-1970. He received his specialty certification from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1972, and joined Penn’s faculty the next year. Dr. Malerman currently practices Orthodontics in Glenside, PA, directly north of Philadelphia, and serves as a Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at Penn. He has authored numerous papers and has had the opportunity and privilege to lecture widely.
Research Interest
Orthodontics, Restorative Dentistry
Biography
Samuel Nogueira Lima is a Specialist in Endodontics, Specialist in Orthodontics, Postgraduate in Dental Prothesis and holds a master's degree in Endodontics from São Leopoldo Mandic School of Dentistry in São Paulo - Brazil. He has 16 years of private practice in Endodontics in his private practice, was a Brazilian Air Force Endodontist for 6 years. He works in the public service of Endodontics of the unique service of health of Brazil and is professor of Endodontics in the Faculty Alagona of Technology. He participated in several conferences and endodontic meetings. He was an outstanding student of his postdoctoral program in Endodontics, Founding Partner of Advanced Endodontic Training: Endoninjas.
Research Interest
Endodontics, Prosthodontics, Dental Prosthesis
Biography
Dr. Richard Miron is currently an Adjunct Visiting Faculty in the department of Periodontology in Bern, Switzerland where he completed his PhD studies since 2009. He has currently published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and lectures internationally on many topics relating to growth factors, bone biomaterials and guided bone regeneration. He has recently been awarded many recent international prizes in dentistry and is widely considered as one of the top contributors to implant dentistry having won the ITI Andre Schroeder Prize in 2016, the IADR Young Investigator of the Year in the field of Implant Dentistry in 2015, and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) Young Investigator grant award in 2014. He and Dr. Joseph Choukroun have recently edited the first textbook on PRF titled: “Platelet Rich Fibrin in Regenerative Dentistry: From Biological Background to Clinical Indications".
Research Interest
Periodontology, Growth Factors, Bone Biomaterials, and Guided Bone Regeneration.
Biography
Mohannad El Akabawi has completed his MSc from Cairo University. He is a Member of the German Board in Implants, Fellowships from Genova University in Italy in Laser and Esthetic Dentistry. He is the youngest Certified Dentist in Africa and Middle-East from Pinhole Academy of Implant Dentistry. He is the Founder and CEO of Smile Care Center in Cairo. He is also the youngest Egyptian International Speaker in Laser Technology.
Research Interest
Laser Dentistry
Biography
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.
Research Interest
Oral Epidemiology, Preventive Dentistry
Biography
Roshchin Evgeny Mihailovich graduated from the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry in the year 2004. He went on to do higher studies and became a prosthodontist, orthodontist dentist. In 2011 he was awarded the academic degree-PhD. Since 2010, he has been engaged in their own research. He has been the Author of 15 patents. In 2013, he became the Director of Prosystom. The company is engaged in the development and manufacture of equipment for functional diagnostics, as well as the development of software allowing patients to carry out a comprehensive analysis on the previously obtained axiography data, computed tomography and electromyography. In 2016, the company has developed a new sensor that allows people to record the presence of bruxism in patients during sleep.
Research Interest
Dental Sleep, Computed Tomography
Biography
John C. Comisi, DDS, MAGD, is a 1983 graduate of Northwestern University Dental School. He began his career in the dental profession that same year in Ithaca, N.Y., as an associate dentist, ultimately becoming a solo practitioner. Dr. Comisi successfully operated that way until November 1989, when he was diagnosed with cancer and was unable to practice for six months. During that time, a group of fellow dentists in his area kept his practice viable until he could return to work. Dr. Comisi has been cancer-free since May 1990, and his practice continues to flourish. Dr. Comisi has been involved with the AGD in numerous ways since September 1990. He previously held many positions with the New York State AGD, including president. He has served as a delegate and alternate to the AGD House of Delegates since 1991, and was a member of the AGD Group Benefits Council, chairman of the Internet Task Force—which was responsible for the development and implementation of the AGD website—and chairman of the subsequent AGD Internet Council. He recently received the New York State AGD’s Meritorious Service Award for his “dedication and service to (his) peers and his patients by setting high standards in dentistry.†Dr. Comisi was first elected Region 2 trustee in 2007 and is currently in his second term, which will end in 2013. He is a member of the Budget & Finance Committee and the IT Oversight Task Force, and previously served as board liaison to the former AGD Technology and Web Use Council and the Annual Meetings Council. Dr. Comisi also has served as chair or member of many other AGD Board committees during his tenure, and currently he is an AGD spokesperson. Dr. Comisi is a fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International, the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He is a member of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network, a research group sponsored by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. He is also a member of the American Association for Dental Research, the International Association for Dental Research, and the American Institute of Parliamentarians. Dr. Comisi is a member of The Catapult Group, a consortium of respected and influential key opinion leaders in dentistry, including leading clinicians, researchers, and educators who speak on many cutting-edge techniques and topics making headlines in dentistry. In his role as a key opinion leader, Dr. Comisi investigates the practical applications of current dental products and services available and helps his dental audience gain a better perspective on what works and what needs further improvement in the field of dentistry. During the last 10 years, he has lectured both nationally and internationally and contributed to dental literature in such publications as General Dentistry, Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, Dental Product Shopper, Dental Economics, Mentor Magazine, Dental Products Report, Oral Health Journal, and Inside Dentistry.
Research Interest
Restorative Dentistry
Biography
In 2005 Dr Sirma Angelova graduated her higher education at the University of Economics in Varna, Bulgaria and gained a Master degree of International Financial Affairs. In 2011 Angelova graduated her higher education and gained a Master Degree of Dental Medicine at the Medical University-Varna. Angelova gained a Certificate of Specialization of Pediatric Dentistry in 2015. In 2017 Angelova gained a postgraduate degree, PhD, after accomplishment of an independent research on the topic of “Caries Risk Assessment and Prevention in Children Suffering from Some Renal Disordersâ€. In 2018 Dr Angelova gained an academic degree of Chief-Assistant at the Medical University-Varna.
Research Interest
Pediatric Dental Medicine