Communication Committee

Our vision

To develop and implement a communication strategy for the association that meets the needs of its members, commercial partners and the public, while raising the profile of our activities and promoting our values to a wider audience.

José Manuel Navarro (Spain)

Chair

Dr. José Manuel Navarro received a Certificate in Periodontology and Implant dentistry after completing a 3-year program at New York University College of Dentistry (Chairman Dennis Tarnow). He was also awarded a Master of Science degree in Biomaterials from NYUCD for his research on high strength ceramics (Chairman Van Thompson). Dr. Navarro has received awards for his research from different societies…

Dr. José Manuel Navarro received a Certificate in Periodontology and Implant dentistry after completing a 3-year program at New York University College of Dentistry (Chairman Dennis Tarnow). He was also awarded a Master of Science degree in Biomaterials from NYUCD for his research..

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EAO ADVISORS

Orlando Alvarez (Chile)

Advisor

He graduated as DDS from the University of Chile in 1988. Magíster (MS) in Oral Rehabilitation mention Implants, University Andrés Bello, Chile; Diplomate Implant Prosthesis & Rehabilitation, Clinica Valdivia with patronage by the Brånemark Osseointegration Center; Sweden.
Advanced Diplomate Administration of Health Institutions from the University of Chile.
Advanced Diplomate in Business and Marketing Administration from the Catholic University of
Chile.

He graduated as DDS from the University of Chile in 1988. Magíster (MS) in Oral Rehabilitation mention Implants, University Andrés Bello, Chile; Diplomate Implant Prosthesis & Rehabilitation, Clinica Valdivia with patronage by the Brånemark Osseointegration Center; Sweden.

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Gustavo Avila (Spain)

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Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz obtained a DDS degree and completed a PhD training program at the University of Granada (Spain), before moving to Ann Arbor (USA) where he graduated with a MS degree and a Certificate in Periodontics from the University of Michigan. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a former faculty member at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, where he was the Chair of the Department of Periodontics until 2022. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry.

Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz obtained a DDS degree and completed a PhD training program at the University of Granada (Spain), before moving to Ann Arbor (USA) where he graduated with a MS degree and a Certificate in Periodontics from the University of Michigan.

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Giulia Brunello (Italy)

Advisor

Giulia Brunello works as postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Oral Surgery at the University of Düsseldorf since March 2021. She graduated with honours at the University of Padova in 2011, and completed her doctoral thesis working on donor age-related biological properties of dental pulp stem cells. After a 1-year course in Oral Surgery she joined the 2-year Master of Oral Implantology at the same University.

Giulia Brunello works as research assistant at the Department of Oral Surgery at the University of Düsseldorf since March 2021. She graduated with honours at the University of Padova in 2011, and completed her doctoral thesis working on donor age-related biological properties of dental pulp stem cells.

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Stefan Fickl (Germany)

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Dr. Fickl received his dental degree from Erlangen University, Germany in 2003 and completed his postgraduate training in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry in Munich, Germany in 2007. From 2007 to 2009 he served as a Faculty Member at the Department of Peridontology and Implant Dentistry (Chair: Dr. Dennis Tarnow) at New York University, New York, United States. He then joined Würzburg University, Germany, where he received his PhD in 2011 and since then serves as an Associate Professor for Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.

Dr. Fickl received his dental degree from Erlangen University, Germany in 2003 and completed his postgraduate training in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry in Munich, Germany in 2007. From 2007 to 2009 he served as a Faculty Member at the Department of Peridontology and Implant Dentistry (Chair: Dr. Dennis Tarnow) at New York University, New York, United States.

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Lukas Fürhauser (Austria)

Advisor

He is partner of the Academy of oral Implantology Vienna and has a private practice in Purkersdorf. He is specialized in prosthodontics and digital dentistry and he is doing his PhD in this field of interest. He has won in 2016 the price of the best poster presentation at the EAO Congress in Paris. In 2017 in Madrid and 2020 he has won the price for the best clinical video at the EAO Congresses. He is a speaker at many national and international congresses and training courses and since 2020 he is director of the ITI Studyclub Vienna.

He is partner of the Academy of oral Implantology Vienna and has a private practice in Purkersdorf. He is specialized in prosthodontics and digital dentistry and he is doing his PhD in this field of interest. He has won in 2016 the price of the best poster presentation at the EAO Congress in Paris.

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Alfonso Gil (Spain)

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DDS Degree with highest honors from the University of the Basque Country (2008-2013). Advanced Periodontology Specialization Program and Master of Science from the University of Southern California (USC)(2013-2016). Specialization in Advanced Surgical Implant Dentistry from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (2016-2017). Board Certified and Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology in 2017.

DDS Degree with highest honors from the University of the Basque Country (2008-2013). Advanced Periodontology Specialization Program and Master of Science from the University of Southern California (USC)(2013-2016).

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Nicole Winitsky (Sweden)

Advisor

Dr. Nicole Winitsky received her DDS and PhD from the Karolinska Institute, and is a Board Certified specialist in Prosthodontics. She is a senior prosthodontic consultant and a researcher at the Folktandvården Eastman Dental Institute, and the Karolinska institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Her clinical focus is prosthodontics and implantology in the anterior zone and in patients hereditary defects.

Dr. Nicole Winitsky received her DDS and PhD from the Karolinska Institute, and is a Board Certified specialist in Prosthodontics. She is a senior prosthodontic consultant and a researcher at the Folktandvården Eastman Dental Institute, and the Karolinska institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

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EAO OFFICE

Samya Boufar

Membership and Marketing Manager

s.boufar@eao.org

Ambassador committee

Alfonso Gil
(Switzerland)
He had a DDS Degree with highest honors from the University of the Basque Country (2008-2013). Advanced…

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Orlando Alvarez
(Chile)
He graduated as DDS from the University of Chile in 1988. Magíster (MS) in Oral Rehabilitation mention Implants…

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Brunilda Gashi Cenkoglu
(Albania)
Advisor

Associate Professor
Lecturer at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Albanian University
Graduated in Dentistry…

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Alberto H. Diaz
(Mexico)
Advisor

Alberto H Díaz Nuñez is Professor ex coordinator and founder member of the “Advanced Surgical and Prosthetic Implant Dentistry” program…

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Luis Grisolia
(Guatemala)
Advisor

Luis Grisolia is born in Guatemala city, Guatemala.  He obtained my DDS degree at Universidad Francisco Marroquin 2004…

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Gustavo Giordani
(Brazil)
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Arndt Happe
(Germany)
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Ui-Won Jung
(South Korea)
Advisor

Professor Ui-Won Jung, who is an EAO ambassador for Korea, is working at the department of periodontology, Yonsei University…

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Alejandro Lanis
(Chile)
Advisor

Dr. Lanis serves as Director of Advanced Graduate Education in Implant Dentistry at Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston, USA…

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Takanori Suzuki
(Japan)
Advisor

Dr. Takanori Suzuki received his Bachelor of DDS in 2000. In 2004, Dr. Suzuki obtained his Doctorate PhD of Operative Dentistry also at Nippon Dental…

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Louwrens Swart
(South Africa)
Advisor

Dr Swart received his dental and master’s degree MFOS (Cum Laude) from Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. ..

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Jingwen Yang
(China)
Advisor

Associate Professor.
Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Somatology.
Ambassador of Europe Association for…

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José Manuel Navarro (Spain)

Chair

Dr. José Manuel Navarro received a Certificate in Periodontology and Implant dentistry after completing a 3-year program at New York University College of Dentistry (Chairman Dennis Tarnow). He was also awarded a Master of Science degree in Biomaterials from NYUCD for his research on high strength ceramics (Chairman Van Thompson). Dr. Navarro has received awards for his research from different societies, including the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) best presentation award and the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED) Research Award. He has co- authored several peer- reviewed publications and book chapters and is Co-Editor of the book “High Strength Ceramics”.  Dr. Navarro is Section Editor for Clinical Concepts of the The International Journal of Oral Implantology (IJOI), is on the editorial board of the European Journal of Esthetic Dentistry (EJED) and is Editor-in-Chief of Quintessence International in Spanish. He is past chairman of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) Junior Committee and was elected member of the EAO board of Directors in 2021. Dr. Navarro is a visiting faculty at different universities and maintains a private practice focused on periodontics, prosthodontics and implant dentistry in Las Palmas, Spain and in London.

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Orlando Alvarez (Chile)

Advisor

He graduated as DDS from the University of Chile in 1988. Magíster (MS) in Oral Rehabilitation mention Implants, University Andrés Bello, Chile; Diplomate Implant Prosthesis & Rehabilitation, Clinica Valdivia with patronage by the Brånemark Osseointegration Center; Sweden. Advanced Diplomate Administration of Health Institutions from the University of Chile. Advanced Diplomate in Business and Marketing Administration from the Catholic University of Chile. Adjunct Professor degree given by the Dental School University of Chile. Member of the EAO Ambassador subcommittee for the last 6 years. He served as professional advisor, KOL and official speaker extensible in the industry in companies like NobelBiocare, 3i, AlphaBio, Cortex, 3shape LATAM, dentalXp. Actually he is supporting as speaker & KOL to Biohorizons dental co., SprintRay and SHINNING3D. He is pioneer on Guided Surgery and CAD/CAM dentistry. He has had a private practice in prosthodontics & Implants in Santiago, Chile.

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Gustavo Avila (Spain)

Advisor

Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz obtained a DDS degree and completed a PhD training program at the University of Granada (Spain), before moving to Ann Arbor (USA) where he graduated with a MS degree and a Certificate in Periodontics from the University of Michigan. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a former faculty member at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, where he was the Chair of the Department of Periodontics until 2022. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Avila-Ortiz has authored more than 100 articles published in peer-reviewed journals and numerous book chapters. He is the co-author of the book “TISSUES: Critical Issue in Periodontics and Implant-Related Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery”, which has been critically acclaimed within the profession. Dr. Avila-Ortiz is currently a Visiting Professor at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and a member of Atelier Dental Madrid, a center for dental excellence where he maintains a private practice limited to Periodontics and Implant Dentistry.

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Stefan Fickl (Germany)

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Dr. Fickl received his dental degree from Erlangen University, Germany in 2003 and completed his postgraduate training in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry in Munich, Germany in 2007. From 2007 to 2009 he served as a Faculty Member at the Department of Peridontology and Implant Dentistry (Chair: Dr. Dennis Tarnow) at New York University, New York, United States. He then joined Würzburg University, Germany, where he received his PhD in 2011 and since then serves as an Associate Professor for Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. Dr. Fickl maintains at the same time a private office in Nuremberg-Fuerth, Germany dedicated to periodontics, implant dentistry and esthetics. Dr. Fickl is Fellow of the ITI, international speaker in the field of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry and author of numerous scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.

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Lukas Fürhauser (Austria)

Advisor

He is partner of the Academy of oral Implantology Vienna and has a private practice in Purkersdorf. He is specialized in prosthodontics and digital dentistry and he is doing his PhD in this field of interest. He has won in 2016 the price of the best poster presentation at the EAO Congress in Paris. In 2017 in Madrid and 2020 he has won the price for the best clinical video at the EAO Congresses. He is a speaker at many national and international congresses and training courses and since 2020 he is director of the ITI Studyclub Vienna.

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Alfonso Gil (Spain)

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– DDS Degree with highest honors from the University of the Basque Country (2008-2013).
– Advanced Periodontology Specialization Program and Master of Science from the University of Southern California (USC) (2013-2016).
-Specialization in Advanced Surgical Implant Dentistry from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (2016-2017).
– Board Certified and Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology in 2017.
– Specialization program in Reconstructive Dentistry and Master of Implantology (MAS) at the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry in the University of Zurich: 2 years of Research Assistant and 3 years as an Assistant in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences (2017-2022).
– PhD in the University International of Catalunya 2019 with the doctoral thesis project of VISTA root coverage on teeth.
– Co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry.
– EAO Advisor and Ambassador for Spain; SEPES Board Member; EAED communication committee
– Research focused on periodontology, implantology and prosthodontics: 12 publications in indexed dental journals and 3 books chapters.

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Nicole Winitsky (Sweden)

Advisor

Dr. Nicole Winitsky received her DDS and PhD from the Karolinska Institute, and is a Board Certified specialist in Prosthodontics. She is a senior prosthodontic consultant and a researcher at the Folktandvården Eastman Dental Institute, and the Karolinska institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Her clinical focus is prosthodontics and implantology in the anterior zone and in patients hereditary defects. Her research ”Implants in the anterior maxilla” has been rewarded with “the gold prize” at the Swedish Dental Congress and “the EAO Prize for clinical research in Implant Dentistry” at the European association for Osseointegration congress 2014 and 2021. She works on a regular basis with lecturing and giving courses nationally and internationally. She is the founder and host of the Swedish odontological podcast “Blodad tand” with several episodes in English.

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Nicole Winitsky (Sweden)

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Dr. Nicole Winitsky received her DDS and PhD from the Karolinska Institute, and is a Board Certified specialist in Prosthodontics. She is a senior prosthodontic consultant and a researcher at the Folktandvården Eastman Dental Institute, and the Karolinska institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Her clinical focus is prosthodontics and implantology in the anterior zone and in patients hereditary defects. Her research ”Implants in the anterior maxilla” has been rewarded with “the gold prize” at the Swedish Dental Congress and “the EAO Prize for clinical research in Implant Dentistry” at the European association for Osseointegration congress 2014 and 2021. She works on a regular basis with lecturing and giving courses nationally and internationally. She is the founder and host of the Swedish odontological podcast “Blodad tand” with several episodes in English.

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Nicole Winitsky (Sweden)

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Dr. Nicole Winitsky received her DDS and PhD from the Karolinska Institute, and is a Board Certified specialist in Prosthodontics. She is a senior prosthodontic consultant and a researcher at the Folktandvården Eastman Dental Institute, and the Karolinska institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Her clinical focus is prosthodontics and implantology in the anterior zone and in patients hereditary defects. Her research ”Implants in the anterior maxilla” has been rewarded with “the gold prize” at the Swedish Dental Congress and “the EAO Prize for clinical research in Implant Dentistry” at the European association for Osseointegration congress 2014 and 2021. She works on a regular basis with lecturing and giving courses nationally and internationally. She is the founder and host of the Swedish odontological podcast “Blodad tand” with several episodes in English.

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Luis Grisolia (Guatemala)

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Luis Grisolia is born in Guatemala city, Guatemala.  He obtained my DDS degree at Universidad Francisco Marroquin 2004 after he studied at New York University to obtain his degree in Prosthodontics in 2008. After his academic studies,  he opens a private practice in Guatemala city Denti Vitale www.dentivitale.com, also he works in a private university Universidad Francisco Marroquin as a Vice Dean and Director of Postgraduate program  www.odontologia.ufm.edu

He collaborates with many international organizations as a president for Guatemala and Central America of IACD International Academy of Contemporary Dentistry and he is the regent for Central America of International College of Dentistry

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Gustavo Giordani (Brazil)

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Arndt Happe (Germany)

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Ui-Won Jung (South Korea)

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Professor Ui-Won Jung, who is an EAO ambassador Korea, is working at the department of periodontology, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, South Korea. He is involved with implant and periodontology related academic associations in Korea, and also actively working at the ITI section Korea as an education delegate and at the osteology foundation as an expert council member. He was the vice director at the Yonsei University dental hospital with greater focus on research and education. His field of research comprises clinical and preclinical research in implantology and oral regeneration. He has authored over 200 publications in international peer reviewed journals, and won the Andre Schroeder Research Prize in 2018, 2019 and 2021. He is running CE courses for domestic and foreign dentists on the same topics and is also actively participating in many international symposia as an international speaker.

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Alejandro Lanis (Chile)

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Dr. Lanis serves as Director of Advanced Graduate Education in Implant Dentistry at Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston, USA.  He graduated from University of Valparaiso, Chile in 2008 and completed a three-year residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Implantology at the University of Chile in Santiago. Additionally, he has an advanced diploma in Marketing and Health Administration from University of Chile School of Business and an advanced certification in Medical Education from Catholic University of Chile School of Medicine. In 2013, he moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan to participate as an Implant Scholar in the Periodontics and Oral Medicine Department at University of Michigan School of Dentistry. During his career he has been specially dedicated to the practice of advanced prosthodontics, oral implantology and digital dentistry.
Dr. Lanis is a recognized international lecturer in digital dentistry, oral implantology, esthetics and prosthodontics. He is fellow of the International Team for Implantology where he serves in the Global Education Committee and member of the European Association for Osseointegration, the International College of Prosthodontics and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He has published several scientific articles in specialized journals and books and has collaborated as a scientific advisor with different dental implant companies worldwide.

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Takanori Suzuki (Japan)

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Dr. Takanori Suzuki received his Bachelor of DDS in 2000. In 2004, Dr. Suzuki obtained his Doctorate PhD of Operative Dentistry also at Nippon Dental University. He then taught at the Nippon Dental University in the Department of Operative Dentistry as an Assistant Professor from 2004 to 2008.
In 2009, Dr. Suzuki received a Certificate in Periodontology and Implant dentistry after completing a 2-year program and 1-year fellow ship program at New York University College of Dentistry After his Fellowship program, he became as a Visiting Clinical Instructor in 2012 then Clinical Assistant Professor in 2013 to present. He moved to Tokyo in 2019 then he founded a company and working as implantologist.
Dr. Suzuki has published more than 20 scientific articles in the IJPRD, Implant Dentistry and Compendium. He is an international lecturer at many meetings in various countries. He is currently part-time faculty as a Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University College of Dentistry, Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.

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Louwrens Swart (South Africa)

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Dr Swart received his dental and master’s degree MFOS (Cum Laude) from Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. He has been in private practice in Cape Town since 1995, focusing on advanced dental implant treatments. He serves on the ambassador’s board of the EAO. He is a Senior fellow of the ITI, accepted as a Fellow in 2003 and serves on the faculty of gIDE. He has lectured extensively globally and published both nationally and internationally. He received Merit Awards for his contributions to implantology and dentistry from the South African Society for Dental Implantology in 2008 and 2012 as well as the Special premier award and Special service award by the South African Dental Association in 2022.

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Jingwen Yang
(China)

Advisor

Associate Professor
Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Somatology
Positions in public service
Ambassador of European Association for Osseointegration
Young Committee Member of Subsociety of oral implantology, Chinese Stomatological Association
Committee Member of Society of Digital Dentistry, Beijing Stomatological Association
Director of the Oral Medicine Branch, Bethune Spiritual Research Society
Young Lecturer of Chinese Society of Esthetic Dentistry
Awards:
1st Prize in Top Dentists Top Selection of the 5th Chinese Stomatological Association in 2018.
Clinical Video Session of European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) in 2017.
54th ADA/Dentsply Clinician Research Awards in 2013.
1st Prize in Research Competition hold by Chinese Stomatological Association in 2012.

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Giulia Brunello (Italy)

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Giulia Brunello works as research assistant at the Department of Oral Surgery at the University of Düsseldorf since March 2021. She graduated with honours at the University of Padova in 2011, and completed her doctoral thesis working on donor age-related biological properties of dental pulp stem cells. After a 1-year course in Oral Surgery she joined the 2-year Master of Oral Implantology at the same University. In 2016 she won the scholarship from the International Team for Implantology, which sponsored a 1-year Scholarship at the Queen Mary University of London. In March 2020 she obtained her PhD at the PhD School in Mechatronics and Product Innovation Engineering at the University of Padova. Since 2019 she also teaches at the School of Dentistry of University of Padova.

She is co-editor in chief of the Journal “Clinical and Experimental Dental Research” (Wiley), Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology and of Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, as well as committee member in various international societies including EAO. Her major fields of interest are biomaterials, peri-implantitis, tissue engineering and stem cells in dental implant therapy and bone augmentation procedures.

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Brunilda Gashi Cenkoglu
(Albania)

Advisor

Associate Professor
Lecturer at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Albanian University
Graduated in Dentistry at the University of Marmara in Istanbul in 2004.
Obtained the grade PhD in Oral Implantology in 2009 at Istanbul University.
During the years 2008 and 2010 took place in seminars and clinical cases in Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences, Boston, USA.
In 2010 and 2011 participated in cadaver studies in the Department of Oral Surgery and Radiology, Graz, Austria.
Presented studies in several conferences and published several articles in national and international journals.
Active member in numerous International Societies such as:
European Association for Osseointegration (Ambassador)
Turkish Society of Oral Implantology (Organizing Committee)
Balkans Stomatological Association (Scientific Committee)

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Alberto H. Diaz
(Mexico)

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Alberto H Díaz Nuñez is Professor ex coordinator and founder member of the “Advanced Surgical and Prosthetic Implant Dentistry” program, at the Division of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Odontology, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico, since 1990.
Graduated from Dental School UNAM IN 1983, he continued his postgraduate studies as a Periodontist in 1985 in UNAM where, he also did his Master’s degree in dental science in 1992. He attended the Surgical Advanced course in Lomalinda University, California, USA. • Co Author of the Book “Fundamentos Estéticos para la Rehabilitación de Implantes Oseointegrados.”. Dr Alberto is  speaker at national and international conferences on periodontology and implant dentistry
Active member of the Mexican Council of Periodontology (CMP) Academy of Oseointegration (AO) and EAO , Former Fellow and Master of the ICOI. He runs his private practice in Mexico City dedicated to Periodontics and Implant dentistry.