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DR. ALICE ARROYO

DR. EMILIO MATEO

DR. mario elías podesta

Specialist in pediatric dentistry. Master in Research and University Teaching. Doctor of Education Specialization in hospital pediatric dentistry and Baby Clinic. Professor of the Faculty of Stomatology Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Visiting Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, Workshops and related courses at the following Universities: - National University of San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia. - University of Aquino, UDABOL, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. - Catholic University Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. - University of Talca, Talca, Chile. - Cooperative University of Colombia, Medellin, Colombia Co-author of the book "Manual caries risk". Lima: EditGrünenthal-COL; 1995. Author of the book: "Pediatric dentistry and prevention in oral health". Lima: Editorial of the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University; 2005. Co-author of the book "Dentistry for Babies, theoretical and practical foundations for the clinician". Founder and First President of the Peruvian Association of Dentistry for babies. President of the II International Congress and VI Peruvian Meeting of Dentistry for Babies, Lima 2010.

DR. STEPHEN N. ABEL

Dr. Abel currently serves as the Associate Dean for Students, Community and Professional Initiatives and Associate Professor of Periodontics and Endodontics at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. He serves as the Oral Health Director of the Northeast Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center. Dr. Abel currently serves as a consultant to HRSA and is a member of the New York State Dental Standards of Care Committee. Dr. Abel has been involved with research associated with oral health and HIV for over twenty years. Specific areas of research and publications are associated with dentists’ attitudes on managing HIV+ patients and chairside medical screening in the dental setting. He has collaborated on a number of training efforts associated with the management of patients with infectious diseases, substance use and victims of domestic violence. Dr. Abel has served as the principal investigator on multiple Federal grants.

DR. ANDREA GONZÁLEZ CARBONELL

Dr. Andrea González Carbonell obtained the degree of pediatric dentist and orthodontist from the University of Puerto Rico between 2012 and 2017, where she is currently an assistant professor. She is a member of the Society of Pediatric Dentists, Society of Orthodontic Specialists, Omicron Kappa Upsilon and the American Association of Orthodontists among others. Among her courses and seminars are those related to special orthodontic care for patients with craniofacial anomalies, ethical dilemmas in dentistry, Laser in dentistry and dental implants in HIV patients. Her vast knowledge in the area of dentistry, especially in orthodontics, will help us to take a look at the orthodontist's mind.

DR. ANDRÉS CORDERO

DR. RENATTO MIOTTO

DR. YOLY GONZÁLEZ

Program Director of TMD and Orofacial Pain Certificate Program and an Associate Professor in the Department Central de Venezuela and the University at Buffalo, and her graduate degrees from the University at Buffalo. In 1993, she established a TMD clinic to care for disadvantaged populations within the predoctoral curriculum, which has evolved to form the clinical platform for TMD and Orofacial Pain graduate program. She maintained a private practice as a general dentist in Venezuela and is now dedicated to the research and education of orofacial pain in Buffalo. Dr. Gonzalez has lectured extensively in the US and abroad and has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles, abstracts and book chapters in her field of expertise. During the last 15 years she has also been involved in clinical research. As co-investigator and principal investigator, she has been involved in NIH-sponsored landmark projects in the field of TMD and Orofacial Pain that include the Validation Study, DC-TMD, OPPERA and TMJ Biomechanics. Dr. Gonzalez-Stucker is not associated with, employed by, nor consults for, any manufacturer, supplier, or retailer of dental instruments or materials.

DR. MARITZA MORELL

Obtained her doctorate degree in dental medicine from the University of Puerto Rico, a master's degrees in pediatric dentistry and public health from the universities of Michigan and Harvard respectively. Pediatric Dentist of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and one of the examiners of the board of examiners of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She was the director of Pediatric Dentistry at Harvard School for 9 years, and belongs to the faculty of pediatric dentistry at Harvard University for the past 21 years. She is part of the Harvard University admissions committee for bachelor’s, master's, doctoral and postdoctoral students. In addition to her academic efforts, Dr. Morell has 2 private pediatric dentistry and orthodontics offices in Andover and Lawrence in Massachusetts. Professionally, Dr. Morell was president of the Hispanic Dental Association (HDA) of the United States in 2013, is an active member of the College of Dental Surgeons of Puerto Rico since 1993, and also belongs to the executive board of directors of the Foundations of the American Dental Association (ADA) and the Hispanic Dental Association Foundation (HDAF). Dr. Morell is a trustee of the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) and she is a delegate of the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) and the ADA. Dr. Morell graduated from the ADA Diversity Leadership Institute and is now one of the members of the "Diversity and Inclusion" committee of the ADA Board of Trustees.

DR. JUAN ENRIQUE BAZAÉN

Dean of the Dental College of Peru (management 2004 2005). President of the Council of Deans of the 23 Professional Associations of Peru 2005. Chairman of Peruvian Chapter of the Academy of Dentistry International (2005). Fellow of the International Academy of Dental and Facial Esthetics. Member of the American Academy of Dental Cosmetics. Founding Member of the Peruvian Academy of Cosmetic and Aesthetic Dentistry. Founding member and Executive Director of the Peruvian Society of Digital Dentistry. Founding member and Executive Director of the Peruvian Ozone Academy in Stomatology. Speaker of Courses and Conferences National level. Author of publications in journals of the specialty. Business consultant developing new products. Research advisor.

DR. JULIO LALAMA MONSERRATE

Graduate of Doctor of Dentistry, Facultad Piloto de Odontología de la Universidad de Guayaquil. Specialist Degree in Orthodontics, granted by the Society of Orthodontics of the Argentine Republic (S.O.R.A.) Diploma in Low Friction and Technical Orthodontics SWLF (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) Certification in incognito lingual system. Courses in lingual straight arch Spbw. Simplified 2D lingual orthodontics and evolution system. Lecturer of Courses and Conferences in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Italy and France. Publication of specialty articles in different national and international journals.

DR. MELANIA GONZÁLEZ RIVAS

Graduated from the University of Buenos Aires and then continued Interdisciplinary Master's Degree in Community Oral Health UBA Teaching specialist in virtual environments. President of the International Training Dental Network (R.O.C.A. International). Teacher training courses for health professionals, courses and conferences in congresses organized in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica, Cuba, Barcelona (Spain), London (United Kingdom), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Sydney (Australia). Director of the Community Dentists Program sponsored by the United Nations Program. Author of the book “Planificación en Odontología Comunitaria, familiar y social”, from Editorial Ripano, Madrid 2013.

DR. SILVIA RUBIO

Dentist, former Director of Dental Assistants Course, School of Dentistry, UBA. Dental Coordinator of Ituzaingó Hospital-Municipality of Ituzaingó, Pcia de Bs As. Member of the School Health Team of Ituzaingó Hospital, Municipality of Ituzangó-Pcia. of Bs. As.

DR. YATNEE ENCARNACÍON

DR. LILLIAN CAPERILA

Lil Caperila has spent close to 40 years in the profession of dental hygiene as a periodontal co-therapist, educator, international lecturer and manager of continuing education. She completed her bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene education from Thomas Jefferson University and later achieved her master’s degree in education specifically as an instructional designer and corporate trainer from Penn State University. In 2000, while serving as President of the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association, Lil accepted a position as Manager of Professional Education and Corporate Trainer with Premier Dental Products Company in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Her role as an international lecturer has afforded her the opportunity to deliver well over 500 seminars throughout the United States and among her international colleagues. In January of 2016, Lil was a contributing author for the chapter on Dentinal Hypersensitivity in a new dental hygiene textbook entitled: “Dental Hygiene: Applications to Clinical Practice.”

DR. JOSÉ CARLOS IMPARATO

DR. MARIO ABDENNOUR

Dr. Abdennour received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 1989 from the Washington University School of Dental Medicine. Following his dental degree, he attended a postgraduate general practice residency at a U.S.C. affiliated hospital in California. In 2000 he received his specialty certificate in endodontics, as well as a Master in Medical Sciences in Oral Biology from the Advanced Graduate Endodontic Program at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Abdennour currently holds a faculty appointment as a clinical instructor at the Advanced Graduate Endodontic Program at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he teaches on a part-time basis micro-surgical and non-surgical endodontics. During his specialty program he also trained in surgical endodontics at the Karl Franz University Hospital in Austria. Upon graduation from Harvard, he was the class recipient of the Krakow Award for Clinical Proficiency in Endodontics. In addition, Dr. Abdennour has conducted endodontic research at the Forsyth Dental Institute in Boston contributing in the patent of a therapeutic endodontic agent. He has also lectured nationally and internationally at dental meetings, conventions, dental schools and endodontic programs demonstrating live endodontic surgery. Dr. Abdennour has been the President and Chairman of two component Dental Societies in New England. From 2016 to 2018 Dr. Abdennour was the President of the Massachusetts Association of Endodontists and currently continues to serve the board as Immediate Past-President. As a member of Real World Endo's Board of Advisors, Dr. Abdennour is certified to conduct lectures and seminars on Precision-Based Endodontics.

DR. MUDIT KRISHNA

Dr. Yadav is a graduate of Manipal University, India and completed the rigorous 2-year Advanced Clinical Training Program at UCLA under Dr. Stevenson in 2018. He is an expert in dental photography and is the chief faculty of the waxing courses held at Stevenson Dental Solutions(SDS), CA. He has been teaching courses alongside Dr. Stevenson for two years at UOP Dental School, and at the SDS Learning Center. He was voted as the best tutor by students last year and has a calm and down to earth teaching style. His clinical interests include advanced prosthodontics, esthetic dentistry and cast and direct gold restorations. He has been invited to lecture in India, presented table clinics at the Academy of Operative Dentistry meeting in Chicago and continues to teach at SDS on the weekends and evenings. He currently practices as a general practitioner in Porterville, CA.

DR. ROSANA HANKE

Dr. Rosana Hanke Herrero is a graduate of Dentistry from the University of Puerto Rico class 1998. In 1998-99 she was a GPR resident at the UPR-RCM. Later in 1999 he began as a resident of the Pediatric Dentistry Program finishing his specialty. In addition, Dr. Hanke has a master's degree in Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Hanke is "Board Certified" by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Since 2001 she is a professor at the UPR School of Dental Medicine and is currently the director of the Postgraduate Program in Pediatric Dentistry. In the chair she participates as a mentor of the investigations of the residents. Dr. Hanke has lectured at nationally and internationally recognized congresses such as ALOP, Greater New York, SDPPR and CCDPR.