Speakers

Michael Bergler, MDT, is internationally recognized in the area of esthetic ceramic restorations and CAD/CAM-technology. Furthermore he is co founder of the CAD/CAM-Ceramic-Center at University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. He has published and lectured extensively on restorative materials and dental technology. In July 2013 he received a faculty position in the Department of Restorative & Preventive Sciences. He trained in Germany at the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Department of Prosthodontics, and earned his Certificate of Master Dental Technician (MDT) at the Masterschool of Freiburg, Germany. In addition to holding numerous appointments within the Department of Prosthodontics at the School of Dentistry, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany, he served as a Master Dental Technician with Dental Laboratory Rainer Semsch, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. His dental laboratory training has included study under Kazunobu Yamada, CUSP Dental Laboratory, Nagoya City, Japan; Hitoshi Aoshima, Pearl Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan; and Dr. Gerad Chiche, Chairman of the Prosthodontic Department, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans, La.

1998-2003: Studies and dental degree at University Erlangen, Germany. 2004: Doctor Thesis. 2004-2007: Postgraduate Education in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at the Institute of Periodontology and Implantology (IPI), Munich, Germany. Since 2007: Specialist in Periodontologiy (German Association of Periodontology (DGP)). Since 2007: Activity Emphasis on Dental Implantology (German Association of Implantology). 2007-2009: Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (Chair: Dr. Dennis Tarnow) at New York University, New York, United States. 2008: NYU International Fellowship Award (BIOMET 3i). 2008: Research Award Implantology (DGP). 2009-2017: Associate Professor in the Department of Periodontology, University of Wuerzburg, Germany.

Dr. Gallucci is the Chair of the department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences and the Head of the Division of Regenerative and Implant Sciences at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He obtained his Doctorate in Dental Medicine at the department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Gallucci actively participates in clinical research related to implant-prosthodontics and Digital Dentistry. His work has been published in International peer reviewed journals and is member of the editorial board for several scientific dental journals. Dr. Gallucci participates as invited lecturer in international and national conferences and congresses. He is fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI), Switzerland, and active member of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) - USA, European Academy of Osseointegration (EAO), Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, (GNYAP) and International Academy of Dental Research (IADR).

Dr. Ueli Grunder received his DMD degree from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, in 1982. His post-graduate education in advanced fixed prosthodontics also came from the University of Zurich, where he is senior lecturer since 1987. He is a certified specialist for reconstructive dentistry. He maintains a private practice together with Thomas Gaberthüel since 1989 in Zollikon-Zurich and has published numerous papers and extensively lectured nationally and internationally on the surgical and prosthetic aspects of implant dentistry. Dr. Grunder is Past-President of the Swiss Society of Oral Implantology (SSOI) and Past-President of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED).

Doctor in Dentistry Professor of Periodontology Bologna University PHD in Medical Biotechnology applied to Dentistry Active member of Italian Society of Periodontology and European Federation of Periodontology Member of the Editorial Bord of the European Journal of Aesthetic Dentistry and International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry Member of the International Committee of Regenartion (ICR) Winner of scientific prizes for the research in periodontology in Italy, USA and Europe Authors of more than 100 scientific publications in the fields of Periodontology Co-author of an atlas text book on soft tissue plastic surgery (Ed. Martina) and of the chapter "Mucogingival therapy - periodontal plastic surgery" in the Jan Lindhe text-book "Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry", 5th edition - (Ed. Wiley-Blackwell) Author of a book on esthetic mucogingival surgery (Ed. Quintessence).