Dentistry and Craniofacial Research

Angelina Vlahova, DMD, Ph.D. works in the department of Prosthetic Dentistry, faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She was an Assistant Professor in the department of Prosthetic Dentistry from 2007 and finished her Prosthodontics specialization in 2010. She wrote one monograph in English and another one in Bulgarian, three student text books – one in bulgarian and two in English, morethan 100 full text publications and has more than 90 oral and poster presentations, the oretical and practical educational courses. She has lecture course “CAD/CAM Technologies in Dentistry” for 5th course students in English and in Bulgarian. She owns has her own privatedental practice in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

He helps Dentists and their Clinic/Office teams to reach new heights. Revenue, Job Satisfaction and Practice Growth are all interrelated. He learn about the Practice’s “DNA” to help implement systems and services that make sense for the patients while giving the team better job satisfaction. He work with dental teams that want to increase patient flow, practice revenue and job satisfaction. I have worked with small single office practices grossing less than 600k up to large DSO practices in excess of 500 offices. Finally, He worked with insurance companies.

Sergei Aizikovich, PhD, Head of Laboratory for Functionally Graded and Composite Materials of Don State Technical University, has over 110 publications in Scopus database (the publication H-index is 16), completed his habilitation (doctoral thesis) entitled “Contact problems of elasticity for non-homogeneous media” in 2003. The main research interests of  Aizikovich include biocompatible coatings, functionally-graded materials, composites, nanoindentation, mathematical modelling, contact problems, biomechanics of oral cavity. The team lead by Aizikovich is currently conducting research projects on biomechanics of the tissues of oral cavity and eyeball and optimized biocompatible materials for implantation.

Evgenii Sadyrin, M.S., Junior Researcher of the Laboratory for Mechanics of Biomaterials, Don State Technical University, is the author of 40 publications in Scopus database (the publication H-index is 8). The main research interests of  Sadyrin include biomechanics of tooth tissues, nanoindentation, microtomography, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, biocompatible coatings, mathematical modelling. Sadyrin is currently involved in research projects on biomechanics of the tissues of oral cavity and eyeball and optimized biocompatible materials for implantation.

Shigemi Ishikawa Nagai is an associate professor of oral medicine, infection and immunity at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Throughout her career, Dr. Nagai has been dedicated to teaching prosthodontics and mentoring students’ research. Nagai has received numerous awards recognizing her teaching and research. HSDM. She has more than 90 peer-reviewed publications. Currently, she holds the Nagai-Kim-Chen Lab, which is comprised of clinician-scientists focused on translational research that combines clinical and developmental research with basic science.

Anna Ewa Kuc graduated from medical studies in 2004 year. She completed the specialization with a highly passed exam. Thus, she obtained the title of a specialist in prosthetics. Then she started education in the field of orthodontics and completed the 3-year postgraduate studies in orthodontics at the University of Austria in Krems, obtaining the title of Master of Science in Orthodontics. She participated in many specialist courses and trainings in the field of occlusion and orthodontics as well as treatment biomechanics with world-class lecturers. She did a specialization in orthodontics at the Specialist Dental Clinic of the Medical University of Bialystok.  She connected scientifically with Wroclaw Medical University.

Marcel Donnet is a Powder & Fluid Research Expert at EMS Electro Medical Systems SA (Switzerland). He is a chemical engineer with a PhD in Powder Technology. He has been carrying out academic as well as applied research for more than 20 years in interdisciplinary domains, including powders, fluids, chemical, medical and dental technologies. Over the 18 last years, his research passion was mainly directed to dental technologies and especially dental prophylaxis to offer best clinical option for both user and patient. He is instrumental in all powder related device development at EMS, from the initial powder up to the final clinical application.

Péter Csiki DDS, MSc was graduated in 1994 at the Semmelweis Medical University of Budapest Faculty of Dentistry. He took his orthodontic specialty in 2000. From 1994 to 2002 he worked at the Semmelweis Medical University of Budapest Department of Orthodontics and Pedodontics as professor’s assistant. He practices in Budapest (Hungary) and in Milan (Italy).  In 2004 he started to work with passive self ligation, he’s been teaching as PSL speaker since 2008. He’s also an expert in TAD, lingual braces and aligner treatment. He is an honorary associate professor at the University of Szeged Faculty of Dentistry.

Ruxandra-Ilinca Matei PhD, DDS, MaSc graduated in 1998 at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest – Romania, Faculty of Dentistry. From 2000 she activates in the Department of Dental Medicine (disciplines of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea – Romania, and also in her private practice office in Oradea. In 2019, after a two years national course, she was certified in Homeopathy and Gemmotherapy, and since that time she has focused on phytotherapic/gemmotherapic (vegetal) extracts implications in oral complex treatments.

Gaurav Vishal is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (M.D.S), Fellowship in Oral Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery. He completed M.D.S- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, India in 2020 and Fellowship in Oral Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery from Rohilkhand Medical College and hospital, Bareilly, India in 2021. He has received the Emerging Oral Onco Surgeon Award by HPP Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, with collaboration of Indian Medical Association, Lucknow, India. He has participated in various International conferences as a Speaker and Moderator. He is an expert in the field of Facial Trauma, Surgical Pathology, Basal Implantology, Oral Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery. He has several International and National Publications to his credit.

Nasser Al-Alami did the Postgraduate degree in Master of Science in Oral & Maxillofacial surgery from Baghdad University- College of Dentistry (2003) and He is the Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in UAE and has experience from Nov. 2010 till the present time as Performing surgical extractions, dental implants, gingival and bone grafting, cyst enucleation and marsupialization, Maxillofacial Fracture Management. He is the AOCMF fellowship at University Clinic for Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Innsbruck, Austria and A Dental Surgeon at Gulf  Dental Center in Qatar from January 2008 till Sept 2010.  Nasser Al-Alami is the senior house officer in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department of AL-Karkh General Hospital (2000-2003).

Zuzanna Grzech-Leśniak is a young passionate scientist that is specially interested in innovative new approaches to dental treatment. Her special field of interest is laser therapy. She is author of international and national publications. She is associated with the Wroclaw Medical University that is at the forefront of Polish medical universities that are present in the prestige international academic rankings, such as Shanghai List or Best Global Universities.

Aamna Rahat is a pediatric dental surgeon, working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dentistry at SRMS Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, India. She has completed her “Master of Dental Surgery” in the subject of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Bareilly International University. She is University Gold Medalist for M.D.S and done her B.D.S from Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, India. She has Received Medal for her B.D.S Program too. She has several paper publications and national & International E-book publications.