Dentistry

Dr. Nagy Abdulsamee Abdulhameed was born 27/5/1952 at Menofia Governorate. He got his Bachelor Degree of Dental Sciences from Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, May 1975. He gained his master degree in prosthodontics from Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, December 1980. His doctor of philosophy in Dental Biomaterials has been finished at faculty of dentistry, Alexandria University, April 1985. He worked as Demonstrator, Prosthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansura University, 5/7/1976 – 11/12/1977, demonstrator, Dental Biomaterials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansura University, 12/12/977 – 21/4/1981, Assistant lecturer, Dental Biomaterials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansura University, 22/4/1981 – 16/9/1985, lecturer, Dental Biomaterials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansura University, 17/9/1985- 29/12/1991, assistant professor, Dental Biomaterials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansura University, 30/12/1991 – 6/7/1994. Then he attached as consultant Prosthodontics, Dental Center, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Menawarah, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia, 1/7/1988 –14/8/2000. Then he shifted to work at private university as assistant professor, Dental Biomaterials, College of Oral and Dental Medicine, Misr University for Science & Technology (MUST), Egypt, 16/8/2000 – 11/9/2004. At the same university he became a full professor & head of Dental Biomaterials, 12/9/2004 – 1/6/2014. His current position is vice dean of graduate studies and researches, in this college, 2/6/2014 till now.

Removable and fixed prosthodontics (overdentures, post crown, implantology); Dental Biomaterials (curing denture resins by different methods like pressure cooker, microwave energy, visible light, and laser); Laser applications in dentistry; Evidence based dentistry.

Dr. Karim graduated from Suez Canal University at the top of his class with a unique vision on how dental care should be in Egypt. He acquired the Diploma of Total Quality Management for health care from American University in Cairo. This certificate helped him fulfill part of his dream for a clinic that ensures patient comfort and safety, fallowing his pursuit of excellence; Dr. Karim obtained the highly prestigious membership of Royal College of Edinburgh from United Kingdom being the youngest Middle Eastern to ever get his highly respected degree, then he was appointed the Dental Regional Advisor of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Egypt becoming the youngest person to ever fill this position. He now runs Royal Dentist Center, one of the biggest dental centers in Egypt with his vision and mission being enforced by him and his partner and the 20 other dentists who work for them.

Dentistry Management, Restorative Dentistry

Prof. Dr. Tahrir N. N. Aldelaimi B.D.S., C.D.I., M.Sc., F.I.B.M.S., F.I.H.T.S., F.I.A.O.M.S., D.L.M.F.S. Professor of Maxillofacial Surgery and Laser Surgery Fellow of Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations (IRAQ) Fellow of International Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (USA) Member of IADR, IAOR, IIMA Editor in Chief, Global Academic Research Journals, Medical Sciences

Maxillofacial Surgery and Laser Surgery

Jeff Burgess received his DDS and MSD from the c, in Seattle. He practiced general dentistry for 10 years and returned to the UW to pursue an MSD in Oral Medicine followed by a two year post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University Medical Center. He subsequently served 15 years as a Consultant and Attending at the Medical Center Pain Center and at the same time was a Research and Clinical Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine. He also saw patients in a private Oral Medicine practice for 18 years. He is board certified in Oral Medicine and has been a co-investigator on numerous studies and authored and co-authored multiple chapters in Medical and Dental texts as well as articles in peer-reviewed journals and for Web MD (Reference Section) and Pennwell. He is the Director of Oral Care Research Associates and recently completed studies related to dry mouth.

Oral Medicine

Dr Mardirossian received his dental degree from The Royal London Hospital Medical College, University of London, England in 1991. After 6 years in hospital based dentistry and family based general dental practice in London, he completed his Dental Specialty residency training in Periodontics & Implant Surgery at the University of Southern California in 2000. He further obtained his Master’s degree in Craniofacial Biology from the University of Southern California in 2000. As a Diplomate of the American Board Periodontology since 2004; he maintains membership with the following professional organizations, as he continues to expand his periodontal knowledge and expertise: American Academy Periodontology, American Board of Periodontology, American Academy Osseointegration; Tri-County Dental Society, California Dental Association as well as American Dental Association. Dr Mardirossian has publications in the Journal of Periodontal Research, 2000 and Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2001. Recipient of the California Society Periodontology outstanding research award in 2000; he was part time faculty Assistant Professor at USC, Advanced Periodontology Department 2000 -2004; and at Western University, College Dental Medicine, 2009 – 2015 Dr Mardirossian and his enthused staff maintain a private practice limited to Periodontics and Implant Surgery in Chino valley, CA since 2000.

Periodontics and Implant Surgery

Dr. Cushing has been a practicing dentist for over 34 years. She is a graduate of Boston College and Tufts University Dental School. She is a Fellow in the International College of Dentists and a Master in the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr Cushing practices all phases of dentistry with an emphasis on treating fearful and phobic dental patients.Her most recent book is "Have No Fear of the Dental Chair!" A Guide for Reducing Dental Anxiety".

She is also a Clinical Hypnotherapist and a Master Practitioner of Neuro‐Linguistic Programming, helping others re‐program their own thoughts, actions and behaviors, in order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of their lives.

Dr. Leo E. Rouse serves as Senior Scholar-in-Residence of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), Chair of the ADEAGies Foundation Board of Trustees and Liaison to the ADEA Council of Deans. He is Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Howard University College of Dentistry. He served on the Expert Panel of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) representing ADEA charged with developing the Core Competencies for IPEC. He is a member of the National Advisory Council of the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. In March 2010, he was elected President-Elect of ADEA and on March 17, 2011, was installed as the first African American President of ADEA. His pertinent awards include: the 2009 ADEA Presidential Citation, the 2015 ADEA Chairman of the Board Citation. Other recognitions include the 2015 Alan J. Davis/Student Clinician American Dental Association Achievement Award, the Howard University College of Dentistry Alumni Achievement Award in 1997, the 2011 Sterling V. Mead Award from the District of Columbia Dental Society, the 2011 Legend Award from the National Dental Association. Upon his retirement as Dean, he received the 2015 Trailblazer Ward from the National Dental Association and a 2015 Presidential Citation from the American Dental Association. Dr. Rouse was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters Honorary Degree from the Western University of Health Sciences in May 2014.

Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery etc.

Ron Eliashar is the Chief of The Division of Head-Face-Neck and Reconstructive Surgery and The Chairman of The Department of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery at Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel. He is a Professor of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery at the Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine, and past President of The Israeli Rhinologic Society. He has published over 125 manuscripts in peer reviewed journals. Collaboration with Dentists and Dental Surgeons enlarged the volume of his Rhinology clinic by 30% in the last 5 years, thus enabling vast experience in evaluation and management of dental-related sinus disease.

Head-Face-Neck and Reconstructive Surgery

Professor Mahmoud AL-Omiri is a Professor at University of Jordan; Senior Consultant at Jordan University Hospital; Professor, City of London Dental School, London, UK; Associate fellow at Warwick University, UK; Advisory team member of DoooX Dentistry et all, DooIT GmbH, Germany; President of the Jordanian Society of Prosthodontics; Visiting Professor at Aljouf University, Sakaka, KSA; and member of the executive committee of the Jordanian Council of Implantology. Professor AL-Omiri is on 3 specialist lists of the Jordanian Dental Association and Jordan Medical Council; he is fully registered member of multiple international associations and professional bodies including British General Dental Council, Dental Council of Ireland, BSSPD, IADFE, JDA, and others. He previously served as Head of the Department of Prosthodontics at University of Jordan; Part-time teacher of Head and Neck Dissecting Anatomy, Queen’s University Belfast; President of the International Association for Dental Research-Jordan section; Treasurer of the Jordanian Group of Implantology; and Head of Academic and Student Counseling Unit at Aljouf University-KSA. Prof AL-Omiri has more than 60 published scientific articles in refereed and indexed international journals; he served as Editor for the International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences & the International Journal of Psychology and Counseling; Associate editor for the Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene; Section Editor for the Journal of Jordanian Dental Association; Guest Lead Editor for International Journal of Dentistry; Editorial board member of Journal of Contemporary dental Practice, Archives of Oral and Dental Research, Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry, Journal of Jordanian Dental Association, and others. He serves as Reviewer for International peer reviewed and indexed Journals such as Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (JOMI), Oral Diseases journal, Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Journal of Oral Implantology, Quintessence International journal, Gerodontology journal, Angle Orthodontist journal, Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry journal, Journal of Dental Education, European Journal of Orthodontics, European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, BMC Oral Health journal, Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, and others.

He is involved in several research projects into Implantology, Oral health behaviour and dental attitudes, Satisfaction and personality, Tooth wear, Prosthodontics, Ceramics & Colour Science, Sleep Apnoea, Aesthetic dentistry, Ozone and others.

Dr. Israel Ismaj has been practicing General Dentistry since 1972, and was educated in the UCLA dental program. He is an Active Member of the Academy of Osseointegration, a Member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association and the San Diego Dental Society. Dr. Ismaj first underwent implant dentistry training in 1985 at the University of Washington in Seattle, which was conducted by Professor Branemark. A year later, in December of 1986, Dr. Ismaj was invited by Professor Branemark to present cases that he had done during that year in his original office in Chula Vista, California. Dr. Ismaj also rehabilitated the first ever case with full implants in Chula Vista, in 1986. Since then, he has rebuilt over 5,000 implants for patients, and has given numerous implant seminars. He speaks fluent English and Spanish. He is available to offer patients complimentary consultations in order to create beautiful smiles for you and your family.

Oral Implantology,Teeth Whitening,Treatment,Veneers, Periodontics, Orthodontics,Cosmetics,Endodontics, Invisalign,Sleep Apnea

Dirk Neefs graduated as a dentist in 1987 at Brussels University, specialized in oral rehabilitations with dental implants at Liege University in 1992. He has his dental Office in Antwerp Belgium and Oviedo and Gijon, Spain. He has presented lectures in Belgium, France and Spain

Oral Implants, Oral rehabilitation

Mudher Ali is General Secretary and Board member of the Iraqi Dental Association. He is the Councilor at the IAOR (Iraqi Association of Oral Research) which belongs to the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). He is the Head of the Department of Prosthodontics at the Iraqi University. He was selected as one of the best ten personal fair and honest personalities among the Iraqi community in 2013-2014 which is organized by TEDX (in Iraq).

Prosthodontics, Cosmetic Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry

Hikmet SOLAK has completed his PhD in Ankara University, Faculty of Dentisty in 1985 He became a Research Assistant in the Faculty of Dentistry Department Restorative in the same year. He became an Associate profesor in 1996 and became Professor in 2002. In 2007 he joined Near East University as a Founder of Faculty of Dentistry. He became a head of the faculty in 2007-2015. He became a manager for International Medical and Dental Tourism Department for University in 2015. He currently works as a menager of International Medical and Dental Tourism departmant ans as Professor of Restorative Dentistry Departments in Near East University, Faculty of Dentistry,. He has various published more than 60 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an Chief editorial board member of repute. He is also Chief and member of Turkish Fishing Organisation, and member of Turkish Dental Tourism Organization.

Dental Caries Chemistry, Pulp Capping,Restoration of Endodonticaly Treated Teeth,Dental Caries Management and smiling design

Graduated from the School of Dental Medicine at Tel-Aviv University in 1982, and completed the post graduate program in oral pathology from the School of Dental Medicine at Tel-Aviv University in 1995. Currently, she runs the oral pathology services in two major medical centers (Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Tel-Aviv and Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus in Petah-Tikva, Isreal). She is Clinical Professor of Pathology at the School of Medicine and Clinical Professor of Oral Pathology at the School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University. Combining both basic and clinical research, Prof. Kaplan is the author of more than 70 scientific articles, with a main interest in odontogenic cysts and tumors, oral pre-malignant diseases and oral malignancy.

Pathology and Dental

Dr. Thamer Theeb is a senior boarded dentist, specialized in the field of prosthodontics. He runs Doctor Thamer's Smile Studio,Dental lounge Center in Amman- Jordan and Smile Studios dental center in Bahrain. He has a part time practice in Qatar. He is a consultant for cosmetic procedures and carries out a full spectrum of treatments from facial cosmetics, TMJ problems, cosmetic dentistry, implantology and bone regeneration procedures. Dr. Thamer is the general secretary of the British Academy of Implant and Restorative Dentistry. He lectures extensively in the field of Aesthetic dentistry and is an active member of numerous dental societies. He was a part-time lecturer at the University of Jordan. Dr. Thamer conducts many lectures and media shows dedicated towards public awareness in the field of cosmetic dentistry.

Dental

Specialisations, courses and participation in congresses: USA, Monaco, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Greece, Turkey and more. Member of the Bulgarian Orthodontic Society, European Orthodontic Association, American Orthodontic Association and World Federation of Orthodontists.

Orthodentistry

Dr. Hero Breuning is recognized internationally for his innovation in orthodontic procedures and appliances. He is the “inventor” of the combination of active and passive selfligating brackets. He has lectured internationally on subjects such as efficient use of selflligating brackets, indirect bonding of brackets, efficient use of TAD’s: when to use miniscrews, palatal miniscrews or miniplates? He is assistant professor 3D imaging at the department of Orthodontics Nijmegen, the Netherlands and is involved in projects such as diagnosis using digital dental models, indications for CBCT’s, digital planning of orthodontic treatment advantages of custom orthodontic appliances and intra oral scanning for orthodontic patients. Hero Breuning published many research papers and articles in peer viewed professional journals. He is a reviewer for 7 orthodontic journals. Currently, he prepares a new boek on digital planning in orthodontics, with professor Chung How Kau and professor Orhan Tuncay.

Orthodentistry

Marzieh Alikhasi working as Associate Professor and Director of Post Graduate and International Affair at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. She completed her graduation and masters from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. She was also the winner of president award as the best young researcher in country in the Razi medical festival in 2008. She is the Member of research council of Dental Research Center of Tehran University of Medical sciences, Implant Research Center of Tehran University of Medical sciences and Laser Research Center of Tehran University of Medical sciences

Dentistry