Speakers

Dr. Alhumaidan graduated from King Faisal University with Bachelors in Dental Surgery in 2009. He, then obtained Certificate of Advanced Clinical Training in Periodontics from Loma Linda University, California, USA in 2015. On the same year, he completed his Master of Science in Dentistry degree. In 2016, completed Implant Fellowship Training at Loma Linda University, CA, USA and became a Diplomate of American Board of Periodontology and an Associate Fellow of American Academy of Implant Dentistry. Dr. Alhumaidan currently works as full time Assistant Professor in Department of Periodontology at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam and part time Consultant at Dental House Private Clinics.

Abdurahman H. Alwadei is an Assistant Professor at the Division of Orthodontics, King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia, and an American Board-certified Consultant Orthodontist, where he maintains a part-time private practice. He received his dental degree from KSU. Then, he obtained a Master’s degree in Health Professions Education from Loma Linda University, U.S. He also received his Certificate in Orthodontics/Master of Science degree in Oral Sciences, and a PhD degree in Curriculum and Instruction, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, U.S. Some of his research and clinical interests include clinical reasoning, interprofessional education, technologyassisted instruction, artificial intelligence in education and orthodontics, multidisciplinary approach to esthetics, temporary anchorage devices, and 3-D CBCT imaging

Dr. Alqahtani graduated in 2009 with the degree of Bachelor in Dental Surgery from King Khalid University, College of Dentistry in Abha, Saudi Arabia. He obtained Clinical Certificate in Comprehensive Dentistry in New York University, New York, USA and Clinical Certificate in Restorative Dentistry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. He passed the American Board of Operative Dentist. Currently, Dr. Alqahtani is Assistant Professor of Restorative and Implant Dentistry and Vice- Dean of Postgraduate Study, Scientific Research and Quality at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, College of Dentistry in Al-Kharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ali Alhaizaey is a graduate of King Khalid University, Faculty of Dentistry where he obtained his Bachelor Degree of Dental Surgery. He then joined the Ministry of Health, Aseer Central Hospital in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and work for one year as a Resident. He obtained a certificate in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic from the Saudi commission for Health Specialties. He joined the King Faisal Medical City, Abha as a Consultant in the Department of Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedic and work in cooperation with King Khalid University for teaching undergraduate as well as residents in Saudi Board in Orthodontics. Dr. Alhaizaey was awarded 3 achievements, Excellence Clinical Awards of Saudi Orthodontic Society for both 2016 and 2017 as well as the postgraduate competition prize. Currently, Dr. Alhaizaey is a faculty member and the Supervisor of the Saudi board in Orthodontics in King Khalid University in Saudi Arabia and Consultant in the Department of Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedic at King Faisal Medical City, Abha Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Alqahtani graduated from King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (currently known as IAU), with BDS degree in 2009. He completed his clinical training in Orthodontics and gained his MS degree from State University of New York at Buffalo in 2016. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and also a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics in 2016. Currently, Dr. Alqahtani works as a Consultant Orthodontist at King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, and participates in the Saudi Board of Orthodontics and Maxillofacial Orthopedics Literature Review Seminar in the Eastern province.

Dr. Daniela Rodrigues Silva is originally from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Earned her D.D.S. degree at the Federal University of Goiás in 1986. She completed her first residency in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Castelo Branco, São Paulo, Brazil in 1989. Dr. Silva owned a pediatric dentistry private practice in Goiânia, Brazil, from 1987 to 2000 and had a part-time faculty position in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the School of Dentistry of Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil from 1990-2000, where she was awarded the “Teacher of the Year” for 3 consecutive years. In 2000 she moved to US and completed a Certificate and Master Degree in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Michigan. Dr. Silva joined the University of Florida College of Dentistry in August 2004 and was the Residency Program Director of the Gainesville and the Naples programs until July 2011; when she joined the UCLA School of Dentistry as an Associate Clinical Professor, Chair and Residency Program Director in the Section of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Silva practices at UCLA Faculty Practice Dental Group and loves her moments with her pediatric patients. Dr. Silva has taught innumerous CE courses in Pediatric Dentistry and those courses always receive superb evaluations. Dr. Silva is the Course Director for the CMEInfo/Oakstone Foundations in Pediatric Dentistry: Evidence-Based Decision in Everyday Practice. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and serve as Sub-Committee Leader and Consultant for the ABPD Oral Clinical Examination. She was recently inducted as Fellow of the American College of Dentists.

Hans S. Malmström, DDS, is the Professor and Chair of the Department of General Dentistry, director, of the two-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Program, and director of Continuing Dental Education at the University of Rochester Eastman Institute for Oral Health. He received his dental training at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1981 and completed a two-year General Practice Residency Program at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine in 1984. Dr. Malmström was appointed program director of the Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s one- and two-year AEGD Program in 1992. He has published more than 110 articles in peer reviewed journals and has over 75 abstracts. He is a member of the International Association of Dental Research, the Academy of Osseo-Integration, the American Association of Dental Research, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry(AACD), and the American Dental Association. He is presently the president of the Academy of Osseo-Integration Foundation Board and a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry University Relation Committee.

Dr. José L Mompell was born in Cádiz and raised in Madrid (Spain). He graduated in 2008, obtaining his DDS from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He expended 9 years in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department of the Hospital of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) first as a resident then as professor. Currently, his practice is exclusively dedicated to Oral Implantology and Bone augmentation, including soft tissue management. Part of his practice is also dedicated to training advanced techniques in Reconstructive Surgery in lectures, talks and courses in different universities, countries and scientific societies

Dr. Juan Lara Chao was born and raised in Madrid (Spain). He graduated in 2007, obtaining his DDS from the European University of Madrid. He expended 8 years in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department of the Hospital of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) first as a resident then as clinical professor. Currently, his practice is exclusively dedicated to Oral Implantology and Bone reconstruction, including soft tissue management. Also, part of his practice is dedicated to training advanced techniques in Reconstructive Surgery in lectures, talks and courses in different universities, countries and scientific societies.

Juan F. Yepes is a Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Indiana University School of Dentistry and an attending at Riley Children Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Juan F. is a dentist (DDS) and a physician (MD) from Javeriana University at Bogotá, Colombia. In 1999, Juan F. moved to the USA and attended the University of Iowa and the University of Pennsylvania where he completed a fellowship and residency in Radiology and Oral Medicine respectively in 2002 and 2004. In 2006, Juan F. completed a Master in Public Health (MPH), and in 2011 a Doctoral Degree in Public Health (DrPH) both with emphasis in Epidemiology at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. In 2008, Juan F. completed a residency program in Dental Public Health at University of Texas, Baylor College of Dentistry. Finally, Juan F. completed a residency program and a master in pediatric dentistry at the University of Kentucky in 2012. Juan F. is board-certified by the American Boards of Pediatric Dentistry, Oral Medicine, and Dental Public Health. He is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Oral Medicine, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Indiana Dental Association, and American Dental Association. Juan F. is a fellow in dental surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh. He is a member of the editorial board of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, and Oral Radiology. He has many years of experience in medicine, medically compromised children and dental protocols, diagnosis and radiology in children and shares these experiences in outstanding lectures.

Dr. da Fonseca received his dental degree in Brazil in 1987. He went on to the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, for his Master of Science degree and certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, followed by a fellowship at the Denver Children’s Hospital. In 1994-95, he did an Oral Medicine fellowship at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle working exclusively with hematopoietic stem cell transplant children. He was a clinical assistant professor and director of undergraduate pediatric dentistry at the University of California, San Francisco (1995-97). At the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1997 to 2005), he was director of the pediatric dental service at the University Medical Center. He was director of inpatient dental care at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a clinical professor at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry (2005-2010). He was the Law-Lewis Professor and director of the pediatric dental graduate program at the University of Washington Center for Pediatric Dentistry and Seattle Children’s Hospital until June 2013. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Dentistry for Children, a publication of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He co-edited the book “Clinical Cases in Pediatric Dentistry.” Dr. da Fonseca is currently Chicago Dental Society Foundation Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Master Candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences, Physical therapy orthopedic program. Physiotherapist working with musculoskeletal and sport injury. I practice an evidence-based, patient-centered approach to treatment. I have done preseason tests for more than 100 professional football players. I have taken advanced courses in manual therapy, sport injury and therapeutic techniques.

Mohammed Al-Muharraqi is a United Kingdom (UK) doubly qualified Maxillofacial, and Head & Neck Surgeon currently working as a Senior Consultant Surgeon at the Royal Medical Services of the Bahrain Defence Force (RMS-BDF). He is also a Section (Associate) Editor at the British Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery (BJOMS published by Elsevier©) since 2015 and Senior Lecturer in Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB). A University of Dundee (Scotland, UK) alumnus for both his Medical (MBChB, Dundee) and Dental (BDS, Dundee) degrees; he pursued a Clinical Master’s Degree in Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery (MDSc, Dundee) during his internship at the same university. He then completed the Membership exam from the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MFDS RCS, England) and followed that with the exit specialty Fellowship exams of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in both Oral Surgery (FFD RCS OS, Ireland) and then in Oral Medicine (FFD RCS OM, Ireland). Following completion of a Surgical Training Rotation in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at one of the most active NHS Trust rotations in the United Kingdom, NHS Tayside, he passed his surgical membership exam (MRCS, Glasgow) in 2008. In 2020 he was honored with the fellowships without examination ad eundem via college council nomination and assessment by the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in England (FDS RCS, England), followed by Edinburgh (FDS RCS, Edinburgh), and then Glasgow (FDS RCPS, Glasgow.) for his contribution to the field of oral surgery. Clinically he has a keen interest in facial trauma and pan-facial fractures, temporomandibular (TMJ) arthroscopic and open joint surgery (total joint replacement), orthognathic surgery, oral medicine, and oral/facial oncology. Outside his clinical work, he has a vast interest in medical and dental education, research, and evidence-based healthcare which includes being a Cochrane library contributor.

Prasanna Neelakantan graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, India, and a Master of Dental Surgery in Conservative dentistry and Endodontics from India. He subsequently received his PhD from the University of Amsterdam. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Dentistry. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed publications and has presented over 40 invited lectures worldwide. He is a recipient of many awards and honors including the Indian Society for Dental Research (Indian Division of the IADR) Fellowship in 2012, Young Achiever’s award from Saveetha University in 2012, International Association for Dental Research Innovation in Oral Care Award, and Joseph Lister Award in 2018. He serves as a Reviews Editor for Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. He also serves on the editorial board of the International Endodontic Journal. He is a peer reviewer for several international journals including the International Endodontic Journal and Journal of Endodontics. At the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Dentistry, Prasanna is involved with the undergraduate/graduate teaching and is the Assistant Dean (Research and Innovation). The main focus of his research group are biofilm biology, quorum-sensing, and novel nanoparticulate biofilm-inhibitory methods.

Dr. Robert Convissar is a pioneer with 32 years of experience with CO2, Diode, Erbium, and Nd.YAG lasers. The author of fifteen peer-reviewed papers and 7 textbooks, he is an international lecturer, teaching in over 15 countries delivering 400 Laser Certification and Laser Tongue Tie courses. He practices laser dentistry in New York and is the only dentist in the world to be awarded: • Diplomate - American Board of Laser Surgery • Fellow - American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery • Master - Academy of Laser Dentistry His textbook Principles and Practice of Laser Dentistry is the standard textbook on laser dentistry.