Sponsorship Committee
Our vision
“to build sustainable links with industry partners that recognise the vital role their research and development plays in our field, in order to showcase their innovations during the EAO Congress, while maintaining the association’s scientific independence.“
Luca Cordaro (Italy)
Chair
Luca Cordaro was appointed Head of the Department of Periodontology and Prosthodontics at the Eastman Dental Hospital in Rome in 2002. He also runs a busy family private practice founded in 1957. He is author or co- author of more than 70 papers published in peer reviewed journals and of several book chapters. He is coauthor of the Book “The SAC classification in Implant Dentistry” and “ITI Treatment Guide 7: Staged alveolar bone augmentation” both published by Quintessence.
Luca Cordaro was appointed Head of the Department of Periodontology and Prosthodontics at the Eastman Dental Hospital in Rome in 2002. He also runs a busy family private practice founded in 1957.
EAO ADVISORS
Óscar González Martín (Spain)
Advisor
Dr. González Martín received the DDS degree from University of Seville in 1999 and he was appointed as an assistant professor at the same university from 1999 to 2005, while combining to private practice. In 2005, he moves to Philadelphia to obtain the MS degree in Graduate Periodontics and Periodontal-Prosthesis in 2009 from University of Pennsylvania. He received the Arnold Weisgold ́s Director ́s Award. He joined the UPenn faculty as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in 2009 and he currently keeps the position.
Dr. González Martín received the DDS degree from University of Seville in 1999 and he was appointed as an assistant professor at the same university from 1999 to 2005, while combining to private practice. In 2005, he moves to Philadelphia to obtain the MS degree in Graduate Periodontics and Periodontal-Prosthesis in 2009 from University of Pennsylvania.
Norbert Jakse (Austria)
Advisor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with a focus in Oral Surgery. Full-Professor for Oral Surgery, Medical University Graz.
Head of the Division of Oral Surgery, Oral Radiology and Orthodontics, Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University of Graz.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with a focus in Oral Surgery. Full-Professor for Oral Surgery, Medical University Graz.
Head of the Division of Oral Surgery, Oral Radiology and Orthodontics, Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University of Graz.
Ann Wennerberg (Sweden)
Advisor
Ann Wennerberg received her dental degree at the Dental Faculty, Gothenburg University, in 1979. She became Doctor of Medicine in 1996 at the department of Handicap Research and specialist in Oral Prosthodontics in 1997 at the Dental faculty of Gothenburg University. In 2002 she became Professor at the same university. Between 2008 and 2017 she held a position as Professor and chairman at the department of Prosthodontic, Malmö University.
Ann Wennerberg received her dental degree at the Dental Faculty, Gothenburg University, in 1979. She became Doctor of Medicine in 1996 at the department of Handicap Research and specialist in Oral Prosthodontics in 1997 at the Dental faculty of Gothenburg University.
Stefan Wolfart (Germany)
Advisor
Prof. Dr. med. dent. Stefan Wolfart is Director of the Clinic for Prosthodontics and Biomaterials of the University Hospital RWTH Aachen, and holder of the eponymous Chair of the Faculty of Medicine at the RWTH Aachen University.
After his graduation from the Philipps University of Marburg (degree in Dental Medicine 1995, Dr. med. dent. 1998), he joined an independent practice near Cologne (1997).
Prof. Dr. med. dent. Stefan Wolfart is Director of the Clinic for Prosthodontics and Biomaterials of the University Hospital RWTH Aachen, and holder of the eponymous Chair of the Faculty of Medicine at the RWTH Aachen University.
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Luca Cordaro (Italy)
Chair
Luca Cordaro was appointed Head of the Department of Periodontology and Prosthodontics at the Eastman Dental Hospital in Rome in 2002. He also runs a busy family private practice founded in 1957.
He is author or co- author of more than 70 papers published in peer reviewed journals and of several book chapters. He is coauthor of the Book “The SAC classification in Implant Dentistry” and “ITI Treatment Guide 7: Staged alveolar bone augmentation” both published by Quintessence.He took part to several International Consensus Conferences for the ITI, EAO, EFP, ADEE.
Dr Cordaro has lectured extensively in Europe, Asia, North and South America and Africa on different topics in implant dentistry. He has given courses and seminars in more than 30 Universities all other the world.
He is currently President of the board of the Oral Reconstruction Foundation and past president of EAO. He is also honorary fellow of ITI and associate fellow of the Academy of Prosthodontics
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Óscar González Martín (Spain)
Advisor
Dr. González Martín received the DDS degree from University of Seville in 1999 and he was appointed as an assistant professor at the same university from 1999 to 2005, while combining to private practice. In 2005, he moves to Philadelphia to obtain the MS degree in Graduate Periodontics and Periodontal-Prosthesis in 2009 from University of Pennsylvania. He received the Arnold Weisgold ́s Director ́s Award. He joined the UPenn faculty as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in 2009 and he currently keeps the position. He became a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontics in 2009. In 2010, he received an scholarship to join to the Fixed Prosthodontic and Occlusion Department at the University of Geneva School of Dental Medicine. In 2015, he obtained an International PhD at the University of Seville. Currently, he serves as Editor-in-Chief for the IntJ Periodontics Restorative Dent. At the present moment, he teaches in the graduated program of Periodontology at University Complutense of Madrid, Part-time in Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences Harvard School of Dental Medicine while combines to a private practice exclusively in Periodontics, Prosthesis and Implants in Gonzalez + Solano Atelier Dental Madrid.
- D.D.S. degree. University of Seville
- Periodontal and Perio-Prosthesis Program. University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (2005-09)
- Arnold Weisgold’s Director’s Award. University of Pennsylvania.
- ITI Scholar Department of Fixed Prosthodontic. Université de Genéve (2009-10)
- Diplomate Certified American Board of Periodontology
- International PhD (University of Seville, 2015)
- Adjunct Assistant Professor. Periodontal and Perio-Prosthesis Department. University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
- Lecture, Part-time in Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences Harvard School of Dental Medicine
- Clinical Professor and lecturer. Postgraduated Program in Periodontology. University Complutense of Madrid
- Editor-in-Chief, Int Journal Periodontics Restorative Dent
- Private practice exclusively in Periodontic, Prosthesis & Implants in Madrid (Atelier Dental Madrid)
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Norbert Jakse (Austria)
Advisor
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with a focus in Oral Surgery. Full-Professor for Oral Surgery, Medical University Graz.
Head of the Division of Oral Surgery, Oral Radiology and Orthodontics, Department of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, Medical University of Graz.
Clinical / scientific work:
– implantology / augmentive surgery
– oral medicine
– oral surgery
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Ann Wennerberg (Sweden)
Advisor
Ann Wennerberg received her dental degree at the Dental Faculty, Gothenburg University, in 1979. She became Doctor of Medicine in 1996 at the department of Handicap Research and specialist in Oral Prosthodontics in 1997 at the Dental faculty of Gothenburg University. In 2002 she became Professor at the same university. Between 2008 and 2017 she held a position as Professor and chairman at the department of Prosthodontic, Malmö University. Her research has had a clear focus towards implant treatment and in particular studies of the importance of surface roughness for osseointegration. So far she has more than 300 publications in international, peer reviewed scientific journals and she has supervised more than 40 PhD students to dissertation. She has received numerous national and international awards for her research.
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Stefan Wolfart (Germany)
Advisor
Prof. Dr. med. dent. Stefan Wolfart is Director of the Clinic for Prosthodontics and Biomaterials of the University Hospital RWTH Aachen, and holder of the eponymous Chair of the Faculty of Medicine at the RWTH Aachen University.
After his graduation from the Philipps University of Marburg (degree in Dental Medicine 1995, Dr. med. dent. 1998), he joined an independent practice near Cologne (1997). He then worked as a research assistant at the Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials at the Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Campus Kiel (1998–2008), where he was appointed senior resident in 2000. In 2001, he was certified as a “Specialist in Prosthodontics” by the German Society for Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomaterials. In May 2006, he gained his postdoctoral teaching qualification (“Habilitation”), and in October 2008 was appointed to the tenured Professorship in Prosthodontics and Biomaterials at the Faculty of Medicine at the RWTH Aachen University. Dental implantology and implant prosthodontics have been his primary areas of clinical activity for many years. Prof. Wolfart’s main areas of research, apart from implantology and implant prosthodontics, include dental esthetics, the clinical performance of new all-ceramic materials, and their associated improvement in quality of life.