Prof. Keiichi Hosaka (JPN)

Prof. Keiichi Hosaka is a distinguished expert with a consistent background in directly bonded restorations based on adhesive dentistry. He currently serves as Professor and Chair at the Department of Regenerative Dental Medicine, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan. In 2023, he has been appointed a Concurrent Professor at the Division of Interdisciplinary Research for Medicine and Photonics, Tokushima University, Japan. Since 2023, he holds the position of CTO in a university-startup, "Amidex Inc.,".

Prof. Hosaka's career is passionately dedicated to advancements in adhesive and restorative dentistry, contributing significantly to both academic and applied realms of dental science, focusing on innovations in bonded restorations and adhesive techniques. 

Dr. Joseph Kunkela (CZ)

Dr. Joseph Kunkela, graduated in Dentistry from the First Medical Faculty of Charles University, Prague in 1993. He achieved his First Degree Specialization in General Dentistry and his Second Degree Specialization in Prosthodontics. Internationally recognized as a Certified CEREC Trainer, he founded the KUNKELA Campus in 2012 and became a CEREC Beta Tester.

Joining the SKYN Concept Team and the International Digital Smile Design Master Team in 2014, Dr. Kunkela also served as an Ambassador of the Academy of Digital Dentistry and a member of the MicroVision Group. In 2018, he achieved a postgraduate doctoral degree from the University of Economics Prague, focusing on Dental Office Management and Marketing.

Prof. dr. Bas Loomans (NL)

Bas Loomans obtained his PhD-degree in the topic of restorative dentistry in 2007. He is involved in research, undergraduate and postgraduate education. His main research interests are the management and treatment of severe tooth wear, diagnostic criteria, development of smart dental materials, translational research, intra-oral censoring of gastric acid, and decision-making processes using artificial intelligence. He has become a nationally and internationally recognized expert in adhesive and restorative dentistry and is the project leader of the ‘Radboud Tooth Wear Project’.

Additionally, in 2019 he received the international Steve Bayne Mid-Career Award of the Dental Materials Group of the International Association of Dental Research..

Prof. Amélie Mainjot (BE)

Amélie Mainjot graduated from the University of Liège (Belgium), got a Master of Science in Dental Materials Technology from Paris Descartes University (France) and a PhD degree from the University of Paris 13 and the University of Liège. In 2014, she became a Professor in Dental Biomaterials at the University of Liège.

She is the co-founder and the Head of the Dental Biomaterials Research Unit (d-BRU). Her research interests include ceramics and composites (particularly CAD-CAM materials), and new treatment strategies development (notably for tooth wear). Her clinical activity as Head of Clinic in the department of Fixed Prosthodontics at the University Hospital of Liège is focused on esthetic and minimally-invasive dentistry, as well as multidisciplinary management of complex cases on teeth and implants.

Prof. Carlo Monaco (IT)

Carlo Monaco is Associate Professor of Prosthodontics and Director of the Master program in Prostheses and implant prostheses with advanced technologies at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Bologna, and obtained the PhD in Dental Materials at University of Siena and a second PhD in Material Engineering at Faculty of Engineering at University of Bologna.

He has held numerous continuing education courses in Italy and Europe and received several national and international awards. In the last twenty years he developed with Prof. Giovanni Zucchelli new approaches regarding the relationship between Prostheses, new dental materials and periodontics and implant dentistry above all in the esthetic area.

Dr. José Zorzin (DE)

Priv.-Doz. Dr. José Ignacio Zorzin is a senior physician, researcher, and lecturer at the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology at the University Hospital of Erlangen. His research topics include the adhesive bonding of indirect restorative materials, dental ceramics, and composites. His clinical focus is minimally invasive aesthetic restorations, endodontics, and dental photography.

Dr. Zorzin passed his state examination with distinction in 2009, obtained his doctorate in 2011 on the subject of dental adhesives, and received his venia legendi in 2019 on the subject of "Dental materials in modern dentistry". He publishes regularly in scientific journals and is a speaker at conferences and training courses.

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Prof. Nicola Scotti (IT)

Nicola Scotti is an Associate Professor in Restorative Dentistry at the University of Torino, Italy, PhD in Nanotechnology. Professor and Director of the post-graduate course in Restorative Dentistry and Aesthetics, University of Torino. He is a Collaborator professor of the discipline “Preventive and minimally invasive procedures” for post-graduate courses at UNESP, San Paolo, Brasil and a Tutor and Teacher in the PhD program in Bioengineering and Medico-Surgical Disciplines, University of Torino. Besides that, he is an Active member of the Italian Academy of Restorative Dentistry and a member of several international dental federations. As an book author he focused on Restorative Dentistry and Dental Materials. He is known as an invited speaker in numerous national and international congresses.