• “Diplôme Inter Universitaire” Prosthodontics & Dental Implants (DIU), Claude Bernard Lyon I University, Lyon, France.
• “Attestation d’Etudes Universitaires” in Implantology (AEU), Claude Bernard Lyon I University, Lyon, France.

Doctor in Dental Surgery (DDS) Appreciation: Very Good Faculty of Dentistry, Ajman University of Sciences and Technology, United Arab Emirates (1999-2004)

Professional Licenses:
2012 – Dubai Health Authority license (Specialist Dentist Prosthodontist)
2007 – Ministry Of Health license (Consultant Prosthodontist) United Arab Emirates.

Dr Fok has expertise in stress and structural analysis. His research activities cover a range of topics in the biomechanics of dental restorations. These include probabilistic failure analysis, micro-structural modeling of composite materials, shrinkage stress and strain, design of mechanical tests, nondestructive examination and shape optimization of dental restorations. A principal aim of his research is to instill more rigorous engineering principles into the design and assessment of dental restorations and treatments so as to improve their reliability.

Dr Fok has been the Director of the Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics (MDRCBB) since 2007. Established as an industrial-academic collaboration, with the 3M Foundation and 3M Dental Products Division providing the founding funds, the MDRCBB works with industry on the development of new dental biomaterials and technologies. New materials are evaluated using the many techniques unique to the MDRCBB to determine their applicability and chances for clinical success in the oral cavity. The MDRCBB has been continuously funded since 1991.

Dr. Fernandes is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (ad. Hominem), as well as many other surgical and medical associations in the USA. He is an honorary fellow of the Spanish Society of OMS, the Mexican Association of OMS, Pakistan Association of OMS, and the Costa Rican Society of OMS.

He has lectured extensively nationally and internationally and has authored numerous manuscripts in the areas of head and neck oncology and reconstructive surgery as well a single author textbook Atlas of Local & Regional Flaps in Head and Neck Surgery and is co-editor of the recently published textbook Oral, Head Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery.

Jeff has a special interest in rotary NiTi instruments and the use of operative microscopes in endodontics, which he has used since 2000. Jeff is also actively involved in several dental and endodontic groups and he has served on the Australian Dental Association (Vic Branch) Oral Health Education Committee and the Australian Society of Endodontology (Vic Branch) committee. Jeff has also recently served as the Secretary/Treasurer and also the President of the Australian Society of Endodontology (Vic Branch).

• Consultant Prosthodontist, Health Authority Abu Dhabi, UAE (2015-Present)
• Consultant Prosthodontist, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE (2012-Present)
• Dental Director and Prosthodontist, Sultan Al Okama Medical Center, Dubai, UAE (2012-Present)
• Assistant Professor and Chair, Postdoctoral Prosthodontics, Boston University Institute for Dental Research & Education, Dubai, UAE (2010-2012)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences and Biomaterials, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA (2010-2012)
• Obtained Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Prosthodontics (2006-2009) in Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
• Obtained Masters of Science in Dentistry in Prosthodontics (research related to Biomaterials Science) in Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (2006-2009)
• Post-doctoral Prosthodontic Residency Program in Beirut Lebanon (2004-2006)
• Engaged in several research projects and  lecturer during scientific and attended several continuing education courses locally and internationally (2010- Present)
• Member of various educational committees, Dubai, UAE (2010-Present)
• Published several researches and articles in leading international journals
• Granted several awards and citations for scientific presentations and lectures
• Member of several professional organizations i.e. International Association for Dental Research (IADR), American Dental Association, American College of Prosthodontists & Lebanese Dental Association
• Participated in outreach community service program

Dr. Ercoli is a diplomate of the American Boards of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, an ITI Fellow and holds memberships in several dental organizations including the American Academy of Periodontology, the American College of Prosthodontists, Academy of Osseointegration, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics and American Prosthodontic Society. He is a Past President of the American Prosthodontic Society, Executive Council Member of the Academy of Prosthodontics, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and a Honorary Member of the Italian Academy of Prosthodontics.

He maintains a faculty practice limited to Prosthodontics and Periodontics. He has lectured nationally and internationally on several topics related to clinical prosthodontics and implant dentistry.

Dr. El Chaar completed his Doctorate of Dental Surgery, his post-graduate education in Advanced Periodontics and Dental Implants, and received a Master in Oral Biology all from New York University. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. Member and Fellow of Implant Team of Implantology (ITI) and serves on the education committee, and Member of American academy of Periodontology and Academy of Osseointegration.

After earning his dental degree from Istanbul University School of Dental Medicine in 1993, Dr. Karabucak completed his endodontic postgraduate training at the Department of Endodontics at Penn, where he also received his Masters in Oral Biology in 1988. He later earned his DMD degree from Penn Dental Medicine in 2002. His research interests include the cellular mechanisms of vasodilation and the inflammatory mediators in the dental pulp, outcome assessment of endodontic treatments and the effects of dental materials on endodontic success.

Dr. Karabucak lectures at national international conferences and has published in peer-reviewed journals. He serves on the editorial advisory board of several international peer-reviewed dental journals. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. Dr. Karabucak has been the attending Endodontist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia since 2005.

Dr. Azim earned his BDS from Cairo University, where he also did his endodontic training. He practiced as an Endodontist in Cairo for a few years in several private practices and his own clinic. He then joined the Endodontic Post-Doctoral program at Columbia University, where he was first a resident and then a part-time faculty. Dr. Azim later joined the Endodontic Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center where he worked as an Assistant Professor.

Dr. Azim is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He has lectured all over the world and has been awarded several times for his research work including the 1st prize in the American Association of Endodontics research Award Competition (Boston 2012) and 1st prize in the Pan Arab Endodontic Conference (Dubai 2012). He has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of Endodontics. He is also a reviewer for multiple other Endodontic journals such as International Endodontic Journal and Journal of Dental Traumatology.

Her research funding has been mainly for Phase III randomised controlled clinical trials from NIHR and the Scottish Chief Scientist office. She and is co-director of CEDACORE (Children Experiencing Dental Anxiety Collaboration on Research and Education), an international collaboration spanning Brazil and the Middle East. She authored the UK and European national guidelines on paediatric dental sedation. She has contributed to six dental and medical textbooks and is editor of four. She has examined at all levels both at home and abroad.

Lectures and gives hands-on courses on implant related as well as periodontal plastic surgery subjects since 2007. A strong focus on digital treatment planning aided by all means of digital support systems as intra-oral scanning, cbct-scanning, and implant planning software. Recently integrated into the clinical protocol calibrated smile design procedures for planning and patient communication. Prosthodontic finalizing of (implant) treatment is ever more shifting to CAD-CAM procedures that perfectly combine with and follow up into digital planning.
Member of the Dutch Society for Periodontology.

Author of clinical follow-up studies on tapered and narrow implants. Currently doing research regarding the accuracy of different methods and components for intra-oral scanning.