Nobel Biocare

World Tour™

2006Frankfurt March 9–11

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“Welcome to theNobel BiocareWorld Tour™ 2006”

Dear Friends,

Welcome to Frankfurt and thank you so much for coming. I’mdelighted you could join us for Nobel Biocare’s first-ever WorldTour™. This is the most exciting event we’ve ever organized andthere’s never been anything like it for bringing the best of thebest together.

The Nobel Biocare World Tour™ is an exhilarating opportunity tomix with international names, local experts, colleagues and friendsin a non-stop exchange of knowledge and ideas. We’ve never hadso much inspiration under one roof before.

We’ll be sharing all our latest innovations, easier treatment proto-cols and cutting-edge technologies in a truly interactive forum –so everyone benefits from the experience of others. Throughintensive demonstrations, discussions and hands-on sessions,you’ll gain the priceless skills and understanding totake your practice to a whole new level.

Frankfurt is a wonderful city, so I know you’ll have a fantastictime here. As world leaders in esthetic dentistry, we wantedto create a world-class experience for you – three days ofgreat minds, great innovations and great fun.

Enjoy the conference!

Heliane CanepaPresident and CEO

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beautiful teeth now™

Easy Esthetics™

Immediate Function™

Soft Tissue Integration™

Soft TissueIntegration™

• created for maintainingand regaining gingivalcontours

• long-lasting beautiful softtissue esthetics

Nobel Biocare is theonly company thatoffers you a totalsolution so you can do everything from start to finish.As the world leader in esthetic dentistry,we provide threeunique core concepts,allowing you to createBeautiful Teeth Now™.

Easy Esthetics™

• easy procedures

• beautiful and long-lastingresults

ImmediateFunction™

• no healing time requiredprior to functioning

• greater patient comfortand shorter treatmenttime

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our unique total solution delivers

world experts

speakers

The World Tour is hosted by Global Chairman BrienLang, world expert in prosthodontics. He and theScientific Committee for Frankfurt have assembled themost knowledgeable and experienced speakers world-wide to participate in this conference. The understand-ing by these speakers of the concepts of ImmediateFunction™, Soft Tissue Integration™ and Easy Esthetics™

provides them with the ability to address the theme ofBeautiful Teeth Now™ established for the conference. The program is simply amazing:

• 5 live surgeries

• 10 presentations in our general program

• 15 focus sessions

• 6 pre-conference work-shops

• 8 hands-on experiences

Bodo HoffmeisterStefan HolstGünter HübnerStefan HümmekeOlaf van IperenMarko KnaufRalf KohalBrien LangPaulo MalóMilan MichalidesPeter MoyJörg MunackGeorg-Hubertus NentwigManfred NiliusStefan Reinhardt

Dario AdolfiNitzan BichachoRoman CibirkaMick DragooBernhard DrükeSiegmund DöttelmayerAnnette FelderhoffChristian FoitzikHarry FritzIñaki GamborenaHans GeiselhöringerRoland GlauserMelanie GrebeChristian HammächerErnst HegenbarthAndreas Hoffmann

Svenja RoggeKitty RohrlackEric RompenStefan SchergAndré SchmitzPeter SchüpbachTorsten SiepenkothenRuud SipsMilos TomicEric Van DoorenStefanie VoglUlf WikesjöPeter WöhrleMurat YildirimSusann Zülow

local chairmanBodo Hoffmeister

Germany

global chairmanBrien Lang

USA

Christian FoitzikGermany

Roland GlauserSwitzerland

Ernst HegenbarthGermany

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SiegmundDöttelmayer

Austria

hosted by

Focus sessions

Participate in wide ranging dis-

cussions on the topics that matter

most to you. Included in the basic regis-

tration fee.

Pre-conference program

An opportunity to explore top-

ics of specific interest to you in pre-

conference courses, hands-on sessions

and special programs. These are avail-

able at an additional cost. Special pro-

grams are for lecturers, mentors & stu-

dents.

General programs including

the future of C&B&I™

The latest thinking on the very best in

patient solutions and an informed look

at the future of C&B&I™ with the peo-

ple helping to shape it. Essential view-

ing – included in the basic registration

fee.

Any Nobel Biocare event will always be wide-ranging, both in terms of content and people.Frankfurt is no different. In three days you can interact with leading scientists, renowneddental clinicians and incredibly informed lab owners and technicians in programs designedto educate, inspire and exhilarate.

there’s no event like it

Pre-conference program

including pre-conference courses, hands-on sessions

and special programs

lunch

General program

General programGeneral program

- The Future of C&B&I™ -

Focus sessions

Pre-conference March 9 Conference March 10 Conference March 11

lunch

Special offers

• Special pre-packagedoffers will be availablethroughout the confer-ence

• Your fee for pre-confer-ence and hands-on sessions will be reimbursedupon product purchase

Translations

• General program presen-tations in German orEnglish, translations(GB/DE) through FMradio

• One focus session alsotranslated

• Hands-on sessions andpre-conference coursesin local language as indi-cated in the program

Audience response system

• Enjoy the interactionbetween world-classspeakers and audience

• Find out what your col-leagues think aboutNobel Biocare innova-tions

• Vote on hot topics andlet your voice be heard

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innovative science, accessible learning

program and coursesOur exclusive pre-conference courses are chosen to reflect the specific needs and experiencesof dental professionals in Germany. They’re designed for you to spend a day focused on potentialnew directions for your business before the main conference begins.

It’s not too late to register. You can sign up for all the courses and sessions at the onsite reg-istration desk today. Our programs are designed to meet specific needs, so depending on your particular areas of interest, just select your courses from the programs below.

Language of the presentations is indicated by either GB (English) or DE (German) in the pro-gram below.

101 Getting started with implants (GB) Mick Dragoo13:00 – 17:00

102 NobelGuide™: Implant placement made easy (GB) Peter Moy13:00 – 17:00

103 NobelRondo™: Excellent esthetics using the Procera® Ernst HegenbarthSystem and the NobelRondo™ veneering porcelain (DE)09:00 – 16:00

104 Esthetic restorations for teeth and implants (GB) Eric Van Dooren08:00 – 11:00

105 Excellent esthetics in the esthetic zone (DE) Peter Wöhrle13:00 – 17:00

106 Creating value in the Dental Laboratory (GB) Ruud Sips13:00 – 17:00

special program

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In addition to the pre-conference courses and hands-on sessions, our world tour conference in Frankfurtincludes a Special Program. These courses have been designed to meet the needs of specific audiencesand are either by invitation or included in the student registration fee. All sessions are held in German.

SP-1 Program for Lecturers and Mentors13:00 – 17.00 Stefanie Vogl, Günter Hübner, Stefan Scherg, Michael Sachs

SP-2 Young Campus 13.00 – 17.00 Milan Michalides, Olaf van Iperen, Svenja Rogge

SP-3 University-based Implant training program13.00 – 17.00 Roman Cibirka, Brien Lang, Georg-Hubertus Nentwig, Milos Tomic

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hands -on sessionsIntroduce yourself to something new, or refine your technique on solutions you currently use.Following a detailed educational exercise, place products in models yourself under the tutelageof experts. Sessions conclude with a general review and reinforcement of learnings. If you haven’tregistered yet, you can still sign up for any of the following 2 hour sessions at the registration desk.All sessions are held in German.

HO -1 Tapered Implants08:00 – 10:00 or 13:00 – 15:00 Christian Hammächer

• Hands-on with NobelReplace® Tapered

• Immediate Function™ with Immediate Temporary Abutment

HO -2 Parallel-walled Implants10:30 – 12:30 or 15:30 – 17:30 Annette Felderhoff

• Hands-on with NobelSpeedy™ Replace

• Immediate Function™ with Immediate Temporary Abutment

HO -3 NobelEsthetics™

08:00 – 10:00 or 13:00 – 15:00 Hans Geiselhöringer

• Improving Existing Teeth, demo with copings, laminates, bridges & Stefan Holst

• Hands-on Impression on implant level, Procera® Abutment

and Snappy Abutment™

HO -5 NobelGuide™ Computer-Based – For Dentists08:00 – 10:00 or 13:00 – 15:00 Melanie Grebe

• Hands-on Procera® Software

HO -6 NobelGuide™ Computer-Based – For Technicians10:30 – 12:30 or 15:30 – 17:30 Susann Zülow

• Introduction to Procera® System

• Hands-on/Demo models step by step

HO -7 NobelGuide™ Model-Based – For Dentists08:00 – 10:00 or 13:00 – 15:00 André Schmitz

• Demo of Mapping Guide

• Hands-on placing NobelReplace® Tapered Implants

using lab-made surgical template

HO -8 NobelGuide™ Model-Based – For Technicians10:30 – 12:30 or 15:30 – 17:30 Andreas Hoffmann

• Hands-on/demo mapping guide and lab-made surgical template

HO -9 Graftless Solutions08:00 – 10:00 or 13:00 – 15:00 Manfred Nilius

• Introduction to All-on-4, Brånemark System® Zygoma and Shorty implants

• Hands-on All-on-4 with NobelSpeedy™ Groovy

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general programWelcome to a busy, diverse and stimulating day. It’s a carefully balanced mix that aims to give you an overview of the very latest innovations in esthetic dentistry from Nobel Biocare.Sessions will be held in the Congress Center and the program is translated into English or Germanas applicable. Listen to the presentations through your own personal FM radio, included in thewelcome package.

Expert panelRoland Glauser, Manfred Nilius, Peter Wöhrle, Murat YildirimModerator: Bodo Hoffmeister

08:30 – 08:40 Welcome and opening of meetingHeliane Canepa

08:40 – 08:50 Introduction of the Scientific ProgramBodo Hoffmeister

08:50 – 09:50 Live: Implant Solution for the endentulous jaw with All-on-4 and NobelGuide™

Paulo Maló

09:50 – 10:20 Expert Panel Discussion

10:20 – 10:50 Live: Solution for a partial maxilla with NobelDirect® and NobelGuide™

Torsten Siepenkothen

10:50 – 11:30 Expert Panel Discussion

11:30 – 11:55 Immediate Function™ and the TiUnite® biomaterialRoland Glauser & Peter Schüpbach

11:55 – 12:30 Expert Panel Discussion

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

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SEM image showing an osteoblastattached by pseudopodia to the pores ofthe TiUnite® surface. In vivo sample.

SEM image of pseudopodia of anosteoblast anchored in a pore of TiUnite®. In vivo sample.

14:00 – 14:50 Live: NobelGuide™ and Procera® for the partially edentulous jawJörg Munack

14:50 – 15:10 Expert Panel Discussion

15:10 – 15:35 The Procera® System in patient rehabilitationAndré Schmitz

15:35 – 16:35 Live: Solutions for natural teeth and implants using crownsand bridges and implants in therapyDario Adolfi

16:35 – 16:55 Expert Panel Discussion

16:55 – 17:20 Achieving excellent esthetics in relation to hardand soft tissuePeter Wöhrle

17:20 – 17:30 Summary and closing of the dayBodo Hoffmeister

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focus sessionsThese important sessions select areas from the general program and explore them in intensedetail. They offer an unparalleled opportunity to expand your knowledge and enhance bothyour professional and business skills.

The Focus Program offers six different modules (Options 1–6). The complexity and depth of thesubject matters increase in the first three modules as the option numbers increase. The lastthree subjects are for staff and dental technicians.

You can book any of these courses at the onsite registration desk.

option one Starting Out: A great way to kick-start your business by offering customers more optionsModerator: Milan Michalides

F1-A 08:00 – 08:45 Surgical solutions with a Nobel Biocare implant system Stefan Reinhardt

F1-B 09:00 – 09:45 Patient-optimized restorative solutionsusing the Procera® System Melanie Grebe

F1-C 10:00 – 10:45 Provisional solutions for natural teeth and implants Harry Fritz

F1-D 11:00 – 11:45 Optimizing the esthetics Marko Knauf

option two Growing: Building on the experience you already haveModerator: Murat Yildirim

F2-A 08:00 – 08:45 Enriching your practice Harry Fritz

F2-B 09:00 – 09:45 Surgical solutions with a Nobel Biocare implant system Stefan Hümmeke

F2-C 10:00 – 10:45 Achieve predictable Procera® Restorations on naturalteeth and implantsStefan Holst

F2-D 11:00 – 11:45 Enhancing the estheticsMurat Yildirim

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option three Perfecting: Moving into complex but very rewarding areasModerator: Christian Foitzik

F3-A 08:00 – 08:45 Developing a long-term strategy for a C&B&I™ practice Bernhard Drüke

F3-B 09:00 – 09:45 Managing complex surgical situations with Nobel Biocare implant systems Peter Moy

F3-C 10:00 – 10:45 Rehabilitation of the complete dentition using the Procera® System Iñaki Gamborena

F3-D 11:00 – 11:45 Soft and hard tissue management to achieve excellent esthetics Eric Rompen

option four Staff program

F4 08:00 – 11:45 Products, clinical routes and communicationKitty Rohrlack

option five Modern concepts in the dental laboratory

F5 08:00 – 15:00 Procera® today! A unique concept for success for patients, surgeons, doctors and dental techni-

cians. Let us guide you through the world of Procera® including NobelGuide™

“step by step”.

Hans Geiselhöringer, Olaf van Iperen, Annette Felderhoff

option six Dental Technicians

F6 08:00 – 11:45 Creating sensibility and value in the dental laboratory Günter Hübner, Susann Zülow, Andreas Hoffman

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Special offers

• Special pre-packaged offers will be available throughout the conference

• Your fee for pre-conference and hands-on sessions will be reimbursed upon product purchase

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general program

This is the point in the conference where we all come together to share the latest innovationsin our products and techniques across the whole field of esthetic dentistry. You’ll hear howgreater patient satisfaction and enhanced business growth will be achieved in the comingyears. Also, this is your opportunity to contribute to the future of C&B&I™ with the peoplewho are shaping it: all of us. Sessions will be held in the Congress Center and the program istranslated into English or German as applicable. Listen to the presentations through yourown personal FM radio, included in the welcome package.

Expert PanelNitzan Bichacho, Iñaki Gamborena, Ernst Hegenbarth, Ralf Kohal, Eric Rompen, Ulf Wikesjö

13:15 – 13:30 Introduction of the afternoon sessionModerator: Peter Moy

13:30 – 14:20 Live: Teeth-in-an-Hour™ solution for the edentulous patient using NobelGuide™

Paulo Maló

14:20 – 14:40 Expert Panel Discussion

14:40 – 15:00 Introduction of the global university-based dental school implant educational programRoman Cibirka

15:00 – 15:15 New developmentsChairperson Heliane Canepa

15:15 – 15:30 A new abutment designEric Rompen

15:30 – 15:45 Platform switchingIñaki Gamborena

15:45 – 16:00 Procera® Implant Bridge in ZirconiaErnst Hegenbarth

16:00 – 16:15 A new implant system Nitzan Bichacho

16:15 – 16:30 A ceramic implantRalf Kohal

16:30 – 16:45 rhBMP-2Ulf Wikesjö

16:45 – 17:00 Summary and closing of the conferenceHeliane Canepa

the future of C&B&I™

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Three awards programs have been designed for the 2006 Nobel Biocare World Tour™ conference.The accepted entries will be displayed at the conference venue so you can view them throughoutthe meeting. Take the opportunity to check out the amazing results of the Creative Circle awards,the outstanding clinical documentation of the C&B&I™ award competition and the fantasticresearch reports from the poster programs.

Poster Program

For the poster program individuals submit a structured abstract and report of a basic or appliedresearch project, or a detailed explanation of a clinical technique or technology used in patienttherapy. The accepted entries are displayed on large-scale posters where the findings are pre-sented together with high quality photos documenting the project.

C&B&I™ awards

The C&B&I™ competition is divided into three different categories of clinicians. The participantshave submitted documentation of the rehabilitation of a patient using treatment proceduresinvolving crowns and bridges and implants with Nobel Biocare products. The report can besupported by up to eight digital photographs of the therapy.

Creative Circle awards

The Creative Circle competition is designed to demonstrate beauty and esthetics in dentalceramics. Individuals have submitted documentations of their best ceramic rehabilitation usingthe NobelRondo™ veneering porcelain. The patient summary includes a description of thetreatment performed together with up to twelve digital photographs of the restorations.

Award ceremony

The award ceremony honoring the most outstanding entries is held on Saturday afternoon inthe Congress Center. Don’t miss the chance to see if the judges shared your views on thedisplayed posters and award entries.

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awards programs welcome to the world tour™ 2006

party friday march 10

childcare

exhibits

registration

continuing education

Nobel Biocare invites you to join us for our party held in the Congress Center on Friday night.It will be a night of good fun, lovely food, fabulous music and brilliant entertainment. The eveningbegins at 20:00 and, if previous events are anything to go by, we will carry on to the earlyhours. Don’t miss this party – it will be a night to remember. Tickets can be bought at theregistration desk if you still haven’t got one.

Childcare is available on all days and on the evening of the party. You can book this easily at the registration desk.

€40 per day per child€20 per evening per child

Be the first to discover tomorrow’s technologies today and see the latest developments insolutions, products and services specifically related to the field of esthetic dentistry, C&B&I™

and dental implants. These are presented at the exhibition booths located at the CongressCenter foyer and main hall. You can view product demonstrations, talk to specialists and tryout the products yourself.

The registration desk will be open throughout the conference. Friendly staff are on hand to answerany questions and they are always happy to help. You can register for pre-conference coursesand hands-on sessions, as well as buy party tickets and sign up for childcare.

The Nobel Biocare World Tour™ 2006 provides courses and programs for expanding your currentknowledge and keeping you up to date with the latest developments in the field of dentistry.

This conference corresponds to the rules and recommendations of the BZÄK/DGZMK foradvanced education from January 1st, 2006 including the recommendations for credit pointsof the advisory board for advanced education of the BZÄK and DGZMK.

For education credits in other markets, please contact your local Nobel Biocare office.

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frankfurt faculty

The Faculty for the 2006 Nobel Biocare World Tour™ Frankfurt Conferencerepresents both local and global speakers with exceptional credentials. Includedare researchers, dental specialists, general dentists, technicians, hygienists,dental assistants, office staff and colleagues from other areas and disciplinesrelated to dentistry.

Their scientific knowledge, experience in the management of patients, clinical skills involvingimplant placement and prosthetic rehabilitations, and most importantly their ability to teachhave been assembled for this conference. The collective knowledge is outstanding!

The photographs and short biographical sketches of the speakers follow.

Global ChairmanDr Brien R Lang

global chairmanBrien Lang

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meet our

DR. BODO HOFFMEISTER

Prof. Dr. Dr. BodoHoffmeister graduated in1968. He did his medicaland dental Education at theDental School, MedicalSchool Christian-Albrecht-

University Kiel where he received his D.D.S in1975 and his M.D. in 1977. In 1982 he becameSpecialist in Maxillofacial Surgery and in 1986Specialist in Facial Plastic Surgery in theDepartment for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,University Hospital, Christian-Albrechts-UniversityKiel. In 1989 Prof. Hoffmeister became Deputychairman and in 1992 Associated Professor ofthe Department for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,University Hospital, Christian-Albrechts-UniversityKiel. Since 1994 he is Chairman of the Departmentof Maxillofacial Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery,University Hospital, Charité Campus BenjaminFranklin Berlin. Prof. Hoffmeister’s specialties are: treatment offacial deformaties, orthognathic surgery, plasticand reconstructive surgery and implantology.

MR. ERNST A. HEGENBARTH

Mr. Hegenbarth receivedhis master dental technolo-gist degree followingextensive experience as adental technician and

ceramist in Germany. He is the owner of ZenLine Dental, an advanced dental laboratory withan attached post-graduate teaching institutefocusing on Premium dental restorations for inter-national customers. Zen Line Dental is also a con-sultancy for marketing and development of ceram-ic products, education and publishing. He is thedeveloper of the Creative Color System and theconcept for the new NobelRondo™ – Creative Circleceramics for Alumina and Zirconia. As a memberof the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and

the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, hehas lectured at numerous international meetingsand conducts seminars for postgraduate studentsand ceramists around the world. He also serves onthe editorial boards of several journals and haspublished a textbook with Quintessence. CreativeCeramic Color: A Practical System, as well as arti-cles in several dental journals on esthetics, dentalimplants, dental ceramics and CAD/CAMTechnology.

DR. SIEGMUND

DÖTTELMAYER

Siegmund Döttelmayer

studied general medicine in

Graz, Austria, and received

his PhD degree in 1982. He

joined the University

Hospital in Graz and got an education in general

surgery and accident surgery. 1988 he joined

once more the University of Graz for studying

dentistry and received his degree in 1990. He

opened his own office in Bad Aussee in 1990,

with a early specialization in implant surgery.

2002 he became the head of the department of

Implantology at the Emco Privatklinik in Bad

Dürrnberg. Since many years he active in educa-

tion and OP-curses for Nobel Biocare and was

involved at the pre-lunch study for NobelGuide™.

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DR. CHRISTIAN FOITZIK

Dr. Christian Foitzik studieddentistry and medicine atthe Johannes GutenbergUniversity, Mainz andobtained his doctorate withthe title Dr. med. dent. in

1975 and Dr. med. in 1977. In 1975, also inMainz, he started his studies in anthropologyspecializing in biology and completed them in1990 at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universityin Frankfurt/ Main, graduating to Dr. phil. nat.After his specialist training as in oral and facial sur-gery at the University Hospital of Mainz in 1980,he set up his own practice as an oral and facialsurgeon in Darmstadt. He specializes in boneregeneration, implantology and emergency ther-apy. Dr. Christian Foitzik is also a member of scientific associations such as the DGMKG, theFederal Association of Physicians for Oral andFacial Surgery, the DGI and the DGP etc.

DR. ROLAND GLAUSER

Roland Glauser is a graduateof the University of Zürich.Since 1997 Dr. Glauser isassistant professor and seniorlecturer at the Departmentfor Fixed Prosthodontics

and Dental Materials, University of Zürich. Dr.Glauser is president of the scientific board of theSwiss Society of Oral Implantology SSOI and anactive member of the European Association forOsseointegration EAO. He has published numerousarticles and text book chapters on the subject ofrestorative dentistry and osseointegrated implants.He lectured extensively throughout Europe andreceived an Academy Award for his presentationat the annual AO meeting in Los Angeles in 1999.

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DR. DARIO ADOLFI

Dr. Dario Adolfi received his DDS degree from theUniversity of São Paulo in1979. Director of CMceramics – InternationalCeramic Training Center –

Lisbon. Lecturer, practical courses and hands ondemonstration in South America, Europe, UnitedStates, Australia and Asia. Technical Advisor forCeramic’s Company and private clinic in SãoPaulo – Brazil. Author of book «Natural Esthetics»,in Portuguese, English, Spanish and Russian,published by Quintessence International.

DR. NITZAN BICHACHO

Dr. Nitzan Bichacho is pro-fessor of prosthodonticsand head of the Ronald E.Goldstein Center forAesthetic Dentistry,Department of Oral

Rehabilitation at the Hadassah Medical Campus,Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University,Jerusalem, the institution from which he gradu-ated in 1984. He is Past President and an activemember of the prestigious European Academy ofEsthetic Dentistry (EAED), and serves as the sci-entific editor for the professional journal PracticalProcedures & Aesthetic Dentistry. He is the recip-ient of numerous awards conferred by interna-tional institutions for his outstanding professionalachievements and contribution to esthetic den-tistry around the globe. Prof. Bichacho publishesand lectures worldwide before prominent univer-sities and dental academies on and in the fieldsof dental implant therapy, esthetic restorations,fixed prosthodontics, cosmetic dentistry and oninnovative treatment modalities in those fields,for which he has gained widespread recognitioninternationally. His office is listed as a LeadingDental Centers of the World member. In his stateof the art private practice, focused on fixed

prosthodontics and implant therapy in Tel Aviv,he collaborates with multinational colleagues anddental technicians and he is known for providinghis patients with comprehensive dental treatmentsof the utmost in quality.

DR. ROMAN CIBIRKA

Roman M. Cibirka, DDS, MS,received his DDS from theUniversity of Detroit-Mercyin 1988 and Master’s degreein Prosthodontics from theUniversity of Michigan in

1990. Dr. Cibirka maintained a practice limitedto prosthodontics in Michigan and was a facultymember at both the Universities of Michigan andDetroit Schools of Dentistry until 1996. At thattime he joined the faculty at the Medical Collegeof Georgia where he serves as the Associate VicePresident for Academic Affairs for the entire insti-tution and is a tenured Associate Professor in theDepartment of Oral Rehabilitation. Dr. Cibirkamaintains an active intramural clinical practice.His research interests include dental implants, bio-compatibility of dental materials and the recon-struction of complex patients. He is a Fellow inthe Academy of Prosthodontics and a memberof the American College of Prosthodontics,American Dental Association, Omicron KappaUpsilon and is Past-President of the AmericanCollege of Prosthodontics Georgia Chapter. Hehas actively participated on numerous craniofacialreconstruction, forensic and disaster teams inMichigan and Georgia. He has lectured nationallyand internationally on the subjects of dentalimplants, forensics, removable partial denturesand biocompatibility.

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speakers

DR. MICK DRAGOO

Dr. Mick Dragoo has beenactively involved in teach-ing, clinical and histologicalresearch, and in privatepractice in periodontologyand restorative dentistry.

He has lectured extensively for over 25 years inthe United States, Canada, Europe, UnitedKingdom, South Africa and Australia. He haspublished over 40 original articles in DentalJournals as well as published several booksincluding The Regeneration of the PeriodontalAttachment in Humans and Handbook for Scalingand Root Planing with Power Driven Instruments.His research on ultrasonic instruments for subgingi-val instrumentation and glass ionomer compositesclearly define the future for the preservation ofthe dentition. His most recent research on guidedtissue regeneration and guided bone regenerationwill establish new standards of care when appliedto periodontal regeneration and implantology.The results of his research will revolutionize thedelivery of dental services.

DR. BERNHARD DRÜKE

Dr. Bernhard Drüke, born1951, studied dental medi-cine at the WestfälischeWilhelms University, inMünster and acquired theadditional designation, “oral

surgery”, in 1985 after receiving further trainingin oral surgery at the dentosurgical hospitals inBremen and Osnabrück. In 1986, Dr. BernhardDrüke set up his own practice in Münster concen-trating mainly on oral surgery and implantology.Beside the scientific work in prosthetics and sur-gery, he conducts various seminars and practicalcourses and also published a book in 2004(Spitta Verlag).

DR. ANNETTE FELDERHOFF

Dr. Annette Felderhoff, born 1969, studied dentalmedicine at Ruprecht-KarlsUniversity Heidelberg aswell as at the University ofRegensburg and obtained

her doctorate in 1998 as a specialist dentist inoral surgery. After working for several years as adentist in an oral and facial surgery practice, sheset up her own oral-surgery referral practice inMunich in 2001. She is a DGI implantology spe-cialist and a member of the DGI, EAO and DGP.

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DR. HARRY FRITZ

Dr. Harry Fritz studied dentalmedicine at Eberhard KarlsUniversity Tübingen andreceived his license to prac-tice dentistry in 1993. Hehas been on the scientific

staff of the Department of Restorative DentalMedicine at the Freie University of Berlin since1994. He has also been responsible for a prospec-tive clinical study on the long-term stability andmarginal-gap investigation of Procera® AllCeramcrowns since 1997. He has had his own jointpractice in Lübeck since 2001. Dr. Harry Fritz is author of poster presentations and articles inbooks and journals.

DR. INAKI GAMBORENA

Graduated in Dentistry atthe University OdontológicaDominicana, UOD 1989.Certificate in Occlusion andTemporo-MandibularDisorders at the Mexican

Association of Occlusal Reconstruction in MéxicoCity, 1989–90. Certificate in Restorative Dentistryat the Autonoma of Nuevo León University inMonterey, México, 1990–92. Certificate inProsthodontics & Master of Science in Dentistry.University of Washington-Seattle (USA), 1993–96was awarded with the Bolender Contest Awardfor clinical and academic excellence. DiplomeKois/Spear Fondation. Seattle (USA), 1993–96.Certificate in Oral & Craneofacial ImplantFellowship Program. University of Texas, Houston(USA), 1996–97. Affiliate Professor at the Universityof Washington since 2001. Active Member of theEuropean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry since2002. Maintains private practice in San Sebastian,Spain, dedicated to Aesthetics, RestorativeDentistry and Implants.

MR. HANS GEISELHÖRINGER

Mr. Hans Geiselhöringer,born 1968, first trained tobecome a dental technicianin Germany and then com-pleted his training to qualifyas a CDT (Certified Dental

Technician) in Chicago, USA in 1991. This wasfollowed in 1991 to 1992 by further training inNew York, USA focusing mainly on anaplastology/epithetics. He then trained to become a technicalbusiness administrator, completing the course in1994. After this, he took up the posts of businessmanager and laboratory manager concentratingon implantology and ceramics until 1998. Since1998, he has been working on an independentbasis with the company which he founded, DentalX GmbH, a laboratory specializing in implantol-ogy, anaplastology and functional and aestheticreconstructions, in Munich. Hans Geiselhöringerwas managing director of the foundation for mediaculture from 1995 to 2002. He is a member ofthe DGÄZ, DGOI, ICOI, IPS and I.W.C.

DR. MELANIE GREBE

Dr. Melanie Grebe, born1970, studied dental andoral medicine at the FreieUniversity of Berlin andattained her doctorial titleof Dr. med. dent. in 1994.

She then worked as an assistant at the Dres.Gerwinn und Grebe practice in Dortmund. In2004, she set up her own joint practice withDres. Grebe.

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DR. CHRISTIAN HAMMÄCHER

Dr. Christian Hammächergraduated from universityof Aachen in 1997.Following two years ofworking experience in pri-vate practice he became

assistant professor in the department of prostho-dontics at the university of Aachen (Prof. Dr. Dr.Dr. h.c. H. Spiekermann) in 1999. In 2002 boardcertified in prosthodontics (DGZPW) and special-ist qualification in implantology of the BDIZ. In2003 appointment to certified lecturer in implan-tology (following the „KonsensunskonferenzImplantologie“). Affiliation with the “CurriculumImplantologie” of the DGI (supervision).Memberships: DGI, DGZPW, BDIZ. Main fields ofinterest: implant- surgery, perio-prosthodontics,implant-prosthodontics

MR. ANDREAS HOFFMANN

ZTM Andreas Hoffmann,born 1956, completed histraining as a dental techni-cian in 1975 and took thediploma in 1985. From1985, he was a managing

director and partner of several dental laborato-ries until he took up the post of director of theAkademie Umfassende Zahntechnik in 2000 andfounded the 1. Dentale Service Zentrum GmbH& Co KG. in the VUZ Qualitätsverbund derDienstleister für Dentallabore [Association ofComprehensive Dental Technology QualityAssociation of Service Providers for DentalLaboratories].

DR. STEFAN HOLST

Dr. Stefan Holst studieddental medicine at theMedical University ofHanover and completedpostgraduate training in theprosthetic department of

Louisiana State University, New Orleans, USA in2001. Dr. Stefan Holst has been on the scientificstaff of the Health Center for Dental Prosthetics,Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nurembergsince 2001. His areas of specialism include aes-thetic dentistry and implantology and qualitymanagement.The main emphasis of his work isthe implementation of optical measurement forbiomechanics, biomechanics of implant retainedprosthetic superstructures and the relation of peri-implant soft tissue and prosthetic components.

MR. GÜNTER HÜBNER

After his training as anindustrial salesman formechanical engineeringand working for severalyears as an assistant to production management

and the managing director, he founded GünterHübner GmbH – Interims management in 1992.With more than 200 training courses in the areaof communication, as well as, training as a trainerand coach with Professor Samy Molcho, ProfessorPaul Watzlawick and Pater SJ Dr. Albert Ziegleramong others, he has been specializing as a coachsince 1995. Since then, he has conducted morethan 1,000 training courses with over 10,000trainees in all sectors from automotive to dentalpractice. He is also an expert in body languagefor RTL, SAT 1, ORF, Burda Media and AxelSpringer Verlag.

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DR. STEFAN HÜMMEKE

Dr. Stefan Hümmeke, born 1972, studied dentalmedicine at WestfälischeWilhelms UniversityMünster and obtained hisdoctorial title as Dr. med.

dent. in 1998. He received the specialized den-tist oral surgery qualification in 2003 after appro-priate further training lasting several years. From2001, Dr. Stefan Hümmeke was working in theDepartment for Oral and Facial Surgery at theOsnabrück Clinical Center and since January2004, as a senior physician of the ImplantologyCenter of the Clinical Center. The main emphasisof his work is full-ceramic restorations as well asimaging diagnostics and operative implementa-tion of virtual implant planning by navigationsurgery and stereolithographic drilling templatesystems.

MR. OLAF VAN IPEREN

Dipl. ZT Olaf van Iperencompleted his dental tech-nician studies in theNetherlands and has beenworking as a qualified den-tal technician since 1984.

In 1994, he set up his own dental laboratory inWachtberg-Villip and is also active at various uni-versities. From 2002 to 2003, he was editor-in-chiefof the magazine “Zahntechnik International” andhas been adviser for the magazine “Quintessenz”since 2004. He has focused mainly on implantol-ogy and aesthetics. He is a member of the DGÄZ.

DR. MARKO KNAUF

Dr. Marko Knauf, born1975, studied dental medi-cine at the Georg AugustUniversity Göttingen andacquired his doctorate withthe title Dr. med. dent in

2002. From 2001 to 2002, he worked as a train-ing assistant in a dental practice in Hanover. Since2002, he has been on the scientific staff in theDepartment of Dental Prosthetics and MaterialsTechnology at Albert Ludwig University Freiburgand leads study projects on full ceramics(CAD/CAM systems) and implantology. He alsolooks after a study on immediate implantationand immediate care in the front tooth area withfully ceramic abutments and crowns. Since2003, he has been lecturing on advanced train-ing courses at the Meisterschule in Freiburg onthe topic “crown bridge prosthetics”. Apart fromhis freelance occupation as member of staff atthe Dr. Frank Spiegelberg practice in Frankfurtsince 2004, Dr. Marko Knauf has been responsiblefor clinical research as a member of scientific staffin the department for Dental Prosthetics andMaterials Technology at the University ofFreiburg since 2005. In 2005, he passed hisexamination to become a “Prosthetics andMaterials Technology Specialist” of the DGZPW.

DR. RALF KOHAL

Prof. Dr. Ralf Kohal, born in 1961, received his DDS,Dr. med. dent. and PhDdegrees from the Universityof Freiburg, Germany. From 1993–1995 he was

a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Departmentof Stomatology/Division of Periodontics at theUniversity of Texas, USA. Since 1997, he has been Vice Chairman of the Department ofProsthodontics at the Albert Ludwig UniversityFreiburg and graduated as a specialist of the

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German Society of Prosthodontics and Dentalmaterials in 1998. In 2002, he presented hispost-doctoral thesis and has been Associate professor at the University of Freiburg, Germanysince 2005. His research focuses on soft and hardtissue reconstruction and on high-performanceceramics as dental implant material.

DR. PAULO MALÓ

Licensed by the Faculty ofDental Medicine, Universityof Lisbon; Private practice inOral surgery and Prostheticrehabilitation; Member ofthe Executive Board of the

European Association of Osseointegration EAO;Visiting Professor of the «Central European Osseo-integration Centre» in Gdansk, Poland; Directorof Catholic University Dental Clinic Portugal.Scientific consultant of 4 leading internationaldental related companies; CEO and ClinicalDirector of the Maló Clinic – Lisbon, CMCeramics and CM Education.

DR. MILAN MICHALIDES

Dr. Milan Michalides stud-ied dental medicine at theUniversity of Medicine ofHanover. He completed theimplantology curriculum ofthe DGZI in 2000, the

Master Course in implantology in Paris in 2001and the Master Course in Contemporary ImplantDentistry at Boston University, Goldman DentalSchool, Center for Implantology in 2002. In 2002,Dr. Milan Michalides set up a dental practice inStuhr and one year later, the Bremen ImplantCenter. He also set up the Bremen ImplantologyStudy Group (SIB) in 2003. In 2004, he qualifiedas an implantology specialist of the DGZI and setup the private hospital “Center for Implantologyand Aesthetics” in Bratislava (Slovakia).

DR. PETER K. MOY

Dr. Moy received his dentaldegree from the Universityof Pittsburgh, a certificate inGeneral Practice Residencyfrom Queen’s MedicalCenter in Honolulu, Hawaii

and his certificate in Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery from UCLA Hospital and Medical Center.He presently limits his practice to Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery focusing primarily in theareas of Osseointegrated dental implants and thereconstruction of the severely atrophic ridges. Heis currently on staff in the departments of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery, as well as, HospitalDentistry at UCLA. He is also the co-director ofthe UCLA Dental Implant Center. Dr. Moy haswritten numerous articles related to ImplantDentistry and Osseointegration, specifically, onbone grafting and augmentation procedures forthe atrophic ridges. He has lectured nationallyand internationally, most recently at the 98thAnnual Meeting of the American Association ofOral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He establishedand maintains his private practice in the WestCoast Center for Osseointegration located inBrentwood, California.

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DR. JÖRG MUNACK

Dr. Jörg Munack, born1967, studied dental medicine initially at theUniversity of Regensburgand then at the Universityof Medicine of Hanover

where he obtained his doctorate with the titleDr. med. dent. in 1998. From 1998 to 2000, hestudied medicine and jurisprudence while work-ing as a dental assistant at the Health Center forDental Conservation and Periodontology at theUniversity of Medicine of Hanover. From 2000 to 2002, he was a senior physician at the samehealth center. In 2001, he opened a privatepractice in Hanover focusing on aesthetic den-tistry and implantology and in 2003 a dentalpractice concentrating on implantology, aesthet-ics, cranial mandibular dysfunction, pediatric dentistry and periodontics. Dr. Joerg Munackextended this in 2004 by integrating a physicalpractice.

DR. GEORG-H. NENTWIG

Professor Dr. Georg-H.Nentwig started as an assis-tant doctor at the clinic fororal and maxillofacial surgeryat the LMU Munich in 1979.In 1982 he got his qualifica-

tion as an oral surgeon and finished his PhD-Thesisin 1986. In 1988 he accepted a position as a C2professor at the clinic for oral and maxillofacialsurgery in Munich and since 1991 has been direc-tor of the clinic for dental surgery of the ZZMKat the University Frankfurt am Main, which wasrenamed to clinic for dental surgery and implantdentistry in 2002. In 2003 he became a fellow ofThe Royal College of Surgeons, London (Facultyof General Dental Practitioners). His main fieldsof research are oral traumatology, bone substitute

materials and implantology. Developments: 1981:Frialit-Implant “Munich Type” 1985 ff: Ankylos-Implant-System (together with Dr.-Ing. W. Moser)1993: Bone Spreading System.

DR. MANFRED NILIUS

Dr. Manfred Nilius studiedmedicine and dental medi-cine and received his licenseto practice medicine in 1996(medicine) and 1999 (den-tal medicine). After working

as an assistant in the Department of Dental andFacial Surgery at Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg,at the University clinic in Zurich and in theDepartment of Dental and Facial Surgery at theUniversity Clinic of Münster, Osnabrück ClinicalCenter between 1999 and 2003, he set up his ownpractice in 2004 as a dental and facial surgeonin Dortmund.

DR. STEFAN REINHARDT

Dr. Stefan Reinhardt studied dental medicine at Westfälische WilhelmsUniversity at Münster. From 1983 to 1988, he also worked at the

University of Münster – initially as a scientificassistant in the prosthetic department mainly in the areas of implant and adhesive prostheticsand then at the health center of Münster con-centrating on implantology, pre-implantologicaldiagnostics and pre-prosthetic surgery. He receivedthe additional designation of Oral Surgeon in 1991and then set up his own practice in Münster in1992 where he carries out oral-surgical implan-tological work.

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DR. SVENJA ROGGE

Dr. Svenja Rogge, born1972, studied dentistry atAlbert Ludwig University,Freiburg and attained herdoctorate in 2002 with thetitle Dr. med. dent. From

2000 to 2001, she worked as a training assistantin a private practice in Freiburg. Since 2001, shehas been on the scientific staff in the Departmentof Dental Conservation and Periodontology ofCharité University of Medicine, Berlin. Her work ismainly concentrated on periodontology, endodon-tology, and aesthetic dentistry. Dr. Svenja Roggeis also a member of the DGP and the DGZ.

MRS. KITTY ROHRLACK

Kitty Rohrlack, born 1969,completed her training as adental assistant at DresdenMedical Technical College.From 1989 to 1990, sheworked as a stomatological

sister in Dresden Medical Academy and then indental practices in Hamburg until 1995. From1995 to 2004, she worked in the Salesforce/Clinical Support of Nobel Biocare (formerlyNobelpharma), where she has held the positionof Sales Representative, Institutions since 2004.

DR. ERIC ROMPEN

Dr. Eric Rompen is Professorand Head of the Depart-ment of Periodontology/Dental Surgery at the Uni-versity of Liège in Belgium.He is also responsible for

the post-graduate program in Periodontology aswell as the post-graduate program in Implant-ology. Dr. Rompen received his Degree in DentalScience in 1986, and his Post-graduate degree in Oral Rehabilitation in 1989. He completed hisDoctorate in Dental Medicine in1991. His teach-ing responsibilities at the University of Liègeinclude Periodontology, Dental Surgery andImplant Surgery. His research interests includeepidemiology and systemic impact of periodon-tal diseases, surgical management of tissue defi-ciencies, mechanisms of bone regeneration andsoft and hard tissue integration of dental implants,as well as the development of biomaterials fortissue augmentation. He served as the Presidentof the Belgian Society of Periodontology from2001–2004.

MR. STEFAN SCHERG

Mr. Stefan Scherg studieddental medicine at theBayerische Julius-MaximiliansUniversity Würzburg. From1995 to 1997, he worked asa dental assistant at Retzbach

and Thüngen and took over a practice in Thüngenin 1997. He moved the practice to Karlstadt in2002. His work is mainly concentrated on peri-odontology, implantology, endodontology, andaesthetic dentistry with several publications andlectures. Mr. Stefan Scherg is a member of theAssociation of Future Prophylaxis and of the DGPand the DGZI.

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DR. ANDRÉ SCHMITZ

Dr. André Schmitz, born1958, completed his train-ing as a dental technician in the dental laboratory ofCremer at Cologne andworked there as a dental

technician until the start of his dental medicinestudies at Cologne University. In 1992, he obtainedhis doctorate with the title Dr. med. dent. at thesame university. From 1990 to 1992, he was onthe scientific staff in the Materials TechnologyLaboratory at Cologne University. In 1992, he setup his own practice in Hürth mainly concentratingon prosthetics, aesthetic oral and dental medicine,mucogingival surgery, implant surgery and laserZMK. In 1999, he set up ImplaVision GmbH (insti-tute for aesthetic and implant-supported artificialdentures). In 2000, Dr. André Schmitz acquiredthe area designation Implantology with his workconcentrating mainly on implantology and quali-fied as a DGZI implantology specialist in 2003. Heis currently attending further education to obtainhis Master of Science in oral surgery. Among otherthings, he is a member of the BDIZ, the DGZI andChairman of the Working Group Implantology ofthe dental profession in Hürth.

DR. PETER M. SCHÜPBACH

Peter Schüpbach studiednatural sciences at theFederal Technical HighSchool of Switzerland and received his PhDdegree in 1979. He joined

the Dental Institute of the University Zurich in1981 and was head of a histological researchteam. He had combined teaching and researchwhile in Zurich. He received the PD for «OralBiology and Pathophysiology» from the Facultyof Medicine of the University Zurich in 1996. Heis member of several international organizationsand author of over 50 publications in the fields

of implantology, tissue regeneration and oralmicrobiology. He is an international lecturer inimplantology. Today he runs his own servicecenter for microscopic analysis.

DR. TORSTEN SIEPENKOTHEN

Dr. Torsten Siepenkothen,born 1967, studied dentistryat Johann-Wolfgang-GoetheUniversity in Frankfurt/Mainand obtained his doctoratein 1994 with the title Dr.

med. dent. From 1993 to 1995, he first workedas a dental assistant and was then employed as a dentist in an oral-surgical practice in Frankfurt.In 1995, he set up his own practice at Kelkheimim Taunus and has since then been working inimplantology. In 1997, he set up the WorkingGroup for Periodontology and Implantology withDr. Mick Dragoo. Apart from further training forcertification with an emphasis on implantology(LZK Baden-Württemberg 2002 and LZK Hessen2003), he qualified in 2003 for the specialismperiodontology and as an EDA specialist of peri-odontology in the same year. Dr. Torsten Siepenkothen is, among other things,a member of the DGZMK and the DGP.

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DR. RUUD SIPS

Mr. Sips, after a technicaleducation at the M.T.S.Electronics of Breda, stu-died as a dental technicianat the I.V.T. of Utrecht.During this time he opened

his own dental laboratory, TandtechnischLaboratorium Sips BV, in 1977 in Oosterhout.Today, that laboratory employs 20 dental techni-cians, and services other dental laboratories inBelgium and The Netherlands, in addition to itsreferring dentists. Tandtechnisch LaboratoriumSips BV, in an effort to enhance service, hasobtained a NEN-EN0ISO-9001 certificate, result-ing in the development of a software system, Q-Bridge, a workflow tool that includes administra-tion, planning, billing and management informa-tion. Mr. Sips has focused many of his efforts inthe area of gnathology and CAD/ CAM proce-dures and has presented on these subjects atnumerous dental conferences around the world.

DR. MILOS TOMIC

Dr. med. dent. Milos Tomic,born in 1966, studied den-tal medicine at the Universityof Zurich and obtained hisdoctorate with the title Dr.med. dent in 1996. In the

year 1993, he completed the “Pindborg Courseof Oral Pathology” at the University ofCopenhagen with diploma. From 1992 to 1993,he was employed as assistant doctor for oral sur-gery at the University of Zurich. He completed aspecial training as assistant dentist in maxillofa-cial traumatology and jaw surgery in 1994. Afterworking as resident from 1994 to 2000 inSwitzerland, Dr. Tomic was designated clinicalhead of department and research coordinator forthe Clinic for Dental Prosthetics at the UniversityMedical Center Freiburg in 2000. Since the

beginning of 2006, he is the responsible directorof the Dental Center at the private hospital“LACLINIC” in Montreux, Switzerland.

DR. ERIC VAN DOOREN

Dr. Eric Van Dooren attendedthe Katholieke UniversiteitLeuven, Belgium, where hereceived his degree in den-tistry in 1982. After gradu-ating he opened a private

practice in Antwerp, Belgium, which is limited toperiodontics, fixed prosthodontics, and implants.Currently Dr. Van Dooren is a active member ofthe European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Inaddition, he is a member of the editorial staff ofTeamwork (Germany) and a member of theBelgian Dental Society. Dr. Van Dooren lecturesnationally and internationally, mainly on aesthetics,implants and aesthetic periodontal surgery. He haspublished several articles in International Journals(Teamwork 1999: Extrusion zur gesteuerten gin-givamanipulation; PPAD 2000/Volume 12/n°5:Connective tissue grafts for the treatment of dis-colored roots and amalgam tattoos; PPAD 2003Volume15/n°10: Factors influencing marginal tissueremodeling around dental implants; IMPLAN-TOLOGY 2003: Restoring implants with Procera®

technology and optimal tissue management; QDTYearbook 2004: Establishing proper width-lengthproportions in the esthetic zone; Co-author of«The Art of Smile»)

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DR. STEFANIE VOGL

Dr. Stefanie Vogl studieddental medicine at theRhine-Westphalia TechnicalUniversity in Aachen andobtained her doctoratewith the title Dr. med.

dent. in 1999. From 2000 to 2001, she was firston the scientific staff of the Health Center forDental Prosthetics at the Ludwig MaximiliansUniversity in Munich and then completed heroral-surgical training with Dr. mult. ChristianFoitzik in Darmstadt. From 2004, she worked as aspecialist dentist in oral surgery concentrating onimplantology and worked in a joint practice atFriedberg/ Hessen until 2006. She is setting upher own practice in Erzhausen in February 2006.

DR. ULF WIKESJÖ

Dr. Ulf ME Wikesjö received

his DDS from Lund University,

Sweden, and a DMD from

Temple University,

Philadelphia, PA; certification

for advanced training in

Periodontology at Lund University from the National

Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden, and from

Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA; and a Ph.D.

(Odont. Dr.) on Experimental Wound Healing

from Lund University. Dr. Wikesjö currently holds

appointments as Professor of Periodontics, Oral

Biology, and Maxillofacial Pathology, Director,

Laboratory for Applied Periodontal & Craniofacial

Regeneration, Medical College of Georgia School

of Dentistry, Augusta, GA, and Associate Professor

of Periodontology, Malmö University, Centre for Oral

Health Sciences, Malmö, Sweden. He is a Diplomate

of the American Board of Periodontology. He serves

on the Editorial Board of several scientific journals

in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. Prior to

coming to Medical College of Georgia, Dr Wikesjö

served as Professor of Periodontics, Loma Linda

University, Head, Principal Scientist, Preclinical

Research, Oral/Maxillofacial Studies, Bone Biology

& Applications, Genetics Institute, Inc. (Wyeth

Research), Andover, MA, and Professor of

Periodontology and Oral Biology, Temple University.

He is the founding Director of the Laboratory for

Applied Periodontal & Craniofacial Regeneration.

Dr. Wikesjö has developed and characterized unique

discriminating models to evaluate the biologic and

clinical potential of bone biomaterials/ devices, and

biologic factors including bone morphogenetic

proteins (BMPs) for craniofacial tissue engineering

with emphasis on alveolar augmentation, to eval-

uate oral implant/bone interface biology, and for

periodontal wound healing/ regeneration. His

Laboratory for Applied Periodontal & Craniofacial

Regeneration (http://www.odontogenome.com/

LAPCR.htm) collaborates with academic and corpo-

rate centers within the US, Germany, Italy, Norway,

Sweden, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Dr. Wikesjö is a leader in his field and he presents

his research worldwide. He is the author of more

than 150 original articles in scientific journals and

texts, and he has made more than 150 invited

presentations at international scientific workshops

and conferences, academic institutions, and learned

societies.

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DR. PETER S. WÖHRLE

Dr. Peter S. Wöhrle received his DMD degree«cum laude» and a Masterof Medical Sciences in OralBiology from the HarvardSchool of Dental Medicine

(1988). In addition, Dr. Wöhrle completed theAdvanced Education Program in Prosthodonticsand the Advanced Education Program in ImplantDentistry at Harvard, and a four-year certified den-tal technician program in Switzerland. While atHarvard, he worked with his mentor, Dr. PaulSchnitman, on the groundbreaking concept ofimmediate loading of Branemark implants. Oncein private practice in Newport Beach, California,Dr. Wöhrle applied these principles to the conceptof immediate tooth replacement in the aestheticzone. More recently, Dr. Wöhrle developed theNobelPerfect® scalloped margin implant system.Furthermore, Dr. Wöhrle conceived the digitalwide-screen format that many lecturers haveadopted worldwide. He is a member of theAcademy of Osseointegration, The EuropeanAcademy of Osseointegration, the AmericanAcademy of Esthetic Dentistry and the AmericanCollege of Prosthodontists. Dr. Wöhrle is one ofa few dentists worldwide with formal training inthe interrelating areas of implant surgery, implantprosthodontics and implant laboratory technology.

DR. MURAT YILDIRIM

Professor Dr. Murat Yildirimstudied dental medicine inIstanbul and obtained hisdoctorate with the title Dr.med. dent. in 1993. From1989 he was first a dental

assistant at the Hospital for Dental Prosthetics andMaterials Technology of the Rhine-WestphalianTechnical University in Aachen and has been asenior physician of this department since 1996.n2000, he was nominated as specialist with quali-fied education by the „Deutsche Gesellschaft fürProthetik und Werkstoffkunde“ (German Societyof Prosthodontics and Dental Materials). He wasawarded habilitation and venia legendi in dentaland oral medicine in 2002. He is also a certifiedlecturer of the consensus conference on implan-tology. His main areas include implantology andprosthetics with regards to functional andesthetic aspects, controlled tissue regeneration,perioprosthetics, metal-free reconstructions, andexperimental implantology.

MRS. SUSANN ZÜLOW

ZTM Susann Zülow, born1963, completed her trainingas a dental technician andobtained her diploma inHamburg in 1996. Since1997, she has been working

on an independent basis at Protec DentallaborGmbH in Hamburg. Her work is mainly focusedon full ceramics, implantology and aesthetic den-tistry. Mrs Susann Zülow has worked as a lecturersince 2003.

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DR. BRIEN R. LANG

Dr. Brien R. Lang receivedhis DDS degree from theUniversity of Michigan,School of Dentistry in 1961and Master of Science inProsthodontics in 1965. He

joined the Michigan faculty in 1965, and wasappointed Chair of Prosthodontics in 1987. Hehas combined teaching, research and private prac-tice while at Michigan. He became Director ofthe Nobel Biocare/University of Michigan CenterFor Excellence in 1994. He received the «1972Paul Gibbons Award» presented by the dentalSenior Class at Michigan in recognition for hiscontributions to their education. He received the1994-Jerome M and Dorothy Schweitzer ResearchAward from the Greater New York Academy ofProsthodontics, the 1997-Daniel Gordon from theAmerican College of Prosthodontists. He is a pastPresident of the Academy of Prosthodontics, andthe American Board of Prosthodontics. He is cur-rently Chair of the Editorial Council For The Journalof Prosthetic Dentistry.

DR. JONATHAN L. FERENCZ

Dr. Jonathan Ferencz graduated from RensselaerPolytechnic Institute in 1967and New York UniversityCollege of Dentistry in 1971.He joined the faculty at NYU

in 1972 where he has taught pre-clinical, under-graduate clinical and post-doctoral prosthodontics.In 1990, Dr. Ferencz became Clinical Professor ofPost-Graduate Prosthodontics and was certified bythe American Board of Prosthodontics in 1998.Active in dental organizations for many years, Dr.Ferencz became a Fellow of the Greater New YorkAcademy of Prosthodontics in 1984 and served asits President in 1995. He became a Fellow of theNortheastern Gnathological Society in 1988 andits President in 1995 and 1996. He has served inmany leadership positions in the American Collegeof Prosthodontists and was its President in 2003.In addition, Dr. Ferencz is a Fellow of the Academyof Prosthodontics, New York Academy of Dentistryand a member of the American Academy ofRestorative Dentistry and the American Academy ofFixed Prosthodontics. In addition to private practiceand part-time teaching at NYU, Dr. Ferencz hasbeen very active in continuing dental education,having given over 150 courses and programsthroughout the United States and several othercountries.

The Global Scientific Committee has assembled the most knowledgeable and experi-enced speakers worldwide to participate in the Nobel Biocare World Tour™ held in 17 different venues in 15 countries. The understanding by these speakers of the concepts of Immediate Function™, Soft Tissue Integration™, and Easy Esthetics™ providesthem with the ability to address the theme of “Beautiful Teeth Now™” established forthese conferences.

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DR. PATRICK HENRY

Specialist practice prosthodontist, PerthWestern Australia. In 1982 established the Perth OsseointegrationTraining Centre concerned

with Research and Development of the BrånemarkImplant System. Professorial and ResearchFellowship appointments at several universities.Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration.Current research interests include implant surfacetechnology and the immune response, applica-tions of immediate loading, and involvement ininternational collaborative prospective multicen-tre clinical trials. Recipient of the DistinguishedLecturer Awards from the Greater New YorkAcademy of Dentistry 1998 and American Collegeof Prosthodontics in 1999. Editorial board mem-ber of several dental journals, contributor to 7textbooks and author or co-author of over 100publications.

DR. BALDWIN W. MARCHACK

Baldwin Marchack is a 1971graduate of the University ofSouthern California, Schoolof Dentistry. In 1989, hereceived his MBA from theUCLA Graduate School of

Management. Dr Marchack belongs to numer-ous professional organizations including theAmerican Prosthodontic Society, the Academy of Prosthodontics, the Pacific Coast Society forProsthodontics, the International College ofProsthodontists, the Academy of Osseointegration,and the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.He is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists,a Fellow of the International College of Dentists,a Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, and aFellow of the Academy of General Dentistry. Hepresently serves on the Executive Council of the

Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics, theExecutive Council of the American ProsthodonticSociety, the Board of Councilors of the USCSchool of Dentistry, and is Vice-Chair of theEditorial Council for the Journal of ProstheticDentistry. Dr Marchack is the current Presidentof the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistryand maintains a private practice in Pasadena,California.

DR. LIENE MOLLY

Liene Molly graduated as a

dentist at the Catholic

University of Leuven, Belgium,

in 2001. She performed a

combined program of peri-

odontology and PhD training

at the same University under the leadership of Prof.

Daniel van Steenberghe and Prof. Marc Quirynen

and successfully defended her thesis entitled:

'Deviations from the standard osseointegration pro-

tocol in the use of oral implants' in January 2006.

She now works at the department of Periodontology

at the University of Maryland in Baltimore with

Dean Prof. Mark Reynolds. She is member of the

editorial board of the American journal of Dentistry

and the board for meetings and lectures of Nobel

Biocare. She published several peer reviewed articles

and lectured in many different countries.

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DR. STEVE PAREL

Dr. Parel is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, theAmerican and InternationalCollege of Dentists, and is amember of many profession-

al organizations, including the American DentalAssociation, the Academy of Prosthodontics, andthe American College of Prosthodontics. His litera-ture contributions include over 45 scientific articlesas principal author, and multiple textbook contri-butions. He was editor and co-author of Estheticsand Osseointegration, a landmark reference sourcefor implant dentistry. He authored his second book,The SmiLine System in 1991, and recently com-pleted a third book, Esthetic Implant Restorations.He is past president of both the American Academyof Maxillofacial Prosthetics and the Academy ofOsseointegration. Dr. Parel is currently a profes-sor at Baylor College of Dentistry – Texas A&MUniversity System Health Science Center anddirector of the Center of Oral MaxillofacialProsthodontics in the Department of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery/ Pharmacology.

DR. JÖRG R. STRUB

Prof. Dr. J. R. Strub, born in1948, received his DDS, Dr. Med. Dent., and PhDdegrees from the Universityof Zurich, Switzerland. Hewas a Visiting Professor of

Biomaterials at Louisiana State University and wasformerly Associate Professor and co-director ofthe Graduate Program in Periodontal Prostheticsat the University of Zurich. Since 1988 Dr. Strubhas been Professor and Chair of the Departmentof Prosthodontics at the Albert-Ludwigs Universityin Freiburg, Germany. Dr. Strub is married andhas one child.

MR. ERNST A. HEGENBARTH

Mr. Hegenbarth receivedhis master dental technolo-gist degree following exten-sive experience as a dentaltechnician and ceramist inGermany. He is the owner

of Zen Line Dental, an advanced dental laborato-ry with an attached post-graduate teaching insti-tute focusing on Premium dental restorations forinternational customers. Zen Line Dental is also aconsultancy for marketing and development ofceramic products, education and publishing. Heis the developer of the Creative Color Systemand the concept for the new NobelRondo™ –Creative Circle ceramics for Alumina and Zirconia.As a member of the European Academy ofEsthetic Dentistry and the American Academy ofEsthetic Dentistry, he has lectured at numerousinternational meetings and conducts seminars forpostgraduate students and ceramists around theworld. He also serves on the editorial boards ofseveral journals and has published a textbook withQuintessence. Creative Ceramic Color: A PracticalSystem, as well as articles in several dental jour-nals on esthetics, dental implants, dental ceramicsand CAD/CAM Technology.

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DR. CAROL A. LEFEBVRE

Dr. Carol A. Lefebvrereceived her DDS in 1983and MS in Prosthodonticsin 1986 from the Universityof Michigan. Dr. Lefebvre isa Professor in the Depart-

ments of Oral Rehabilitation and Oral Biology atthe Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistryand the School of Graduate Studies and isSection Director of Removable Prosthodontics inthe Department of Oral Rehabilitation. She is arecipient of the School of Dentistries Excellencein Teaching and Outstanding Faculty Awards. Dr.Lefebvre is a Diplomate of the American Boardof Prosthodontics, a Fellow in the Academy ofProsthodontics and the American College ofProsthodontists, and a member of the AmericanDental Education Association, American Associationof Dental Research and the InternationalAssociation of Dental Research. She is the Editorof The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Dr. Lefebvrewas recently selected as a 2005–2006 fellow inthe ELAM (Executive Leadership in AcademicMedicine) program.

DR. REGINA MERICSKE-STERN

Regina Mericske-Stern iscurrently the Director andChairman of the Departmentof Prosthodontics, Universityof Bern. She completed hergraduate training inRestorative Dentistry and in

Prosthodontics in Bern and Toronto, and in OralSurgery in Basle. She received her Ph.D in Bern.She is still a frequent guest professor of theUniversity of Toronto. She is a Specialist inProsthodontics (SSRD) and in Implantology (SGI)and frequently lectures at international meetingson these topics.

Her teaching obligations are tooth- and implant-supported prostheses and geriatric dentistry. Thestudents elected her «Teacher of the Year». Sheis a member of various national and internationalsocieties, board member and president elect ofthe International College of Prosthodontics (ICP)the President of the Scientific Committee of theSwiss Society for Reconstructive Dentistry (SSRD)and President Elect of the Swiss Society of OralImplantology (SSOI). Her activities, both in clini-cal practice and clinical research, cover the fieldof oral implantology/implant prosthodontics andgeriatric dentistry. These are represented in vari-ous publications, abstracts and book chapters.

DR. PETER K. MOY

Dr. Moy received his dentaldegree from the Universityof Pittsburgh, a certificate inGeneral Practice Residencyfrom Queen’s Medical Centerin Honolulu, Hawaii and his

certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery fromUCLA Hospital and Medical Center .He presentlylimits his practice to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeryfocusing primarily in the areas of Osseointegrateddental implants and the reconstruction of theseverely atrophic ridges. He is currently on staff inthe departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeryas well as Hospital Dentistry at UCLA. He is alsothe Co-director of the UCLA Dental Implant Center.Dr.Moy has written numerous articles related toImplant Dentistry and Osseointegration, specifically,on bone grafting and augmentation proceduresfor the atrophic ridges. He has lectured nationallyand internationally, most recently at the 98thAnnual Meeting of the American Association ofOral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He establishedand maintains his private practice in theWestCoast Center for Osseointegration located inBrentwood, California.

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DR. MASSIMO SIMION

Professor Massimo Simion is Chairman of the Department ofPeriodontology andImplant Restoration at the Dental School of the

University of Milan. He is a founder of the ItalianSociety of Osseontegration and one of the firstexperts in implant surgery in Italy. Actually, he isan Active Member and Vice-President of the ItalianSociety of Periodontology (SidP) for the years2003– 2005. He is Member of the Board of theEuropean Association for Osseointegration (EAO)since 1998 and he has been President of the sameAssociation from the years 2001 to 2003. As areferee of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology,Professor Simion evaluate papers related to thetopic Osseointegration. He published several papersand is considered one of the most quoted inter-national lecturer about the topic Periodontology,Osseointegration and bone regeneration.

DR. MASAO YAMAZAKI

Dr. Masao Yamazakireceived his DDS degreefrom Tokyo Dental Collegein 1970. He is the Founderand current Director of theSociety of Japan Clinical

Dentistry. Dr. Yamazaki is the author of The EstheticRestorative Treatment – The Management ForThe Complex Prosthesis – Quintessence PublishingCo. Dr. Yamazaki maintains a full-time privatepractice in Tokyo focusing on esthetic restorativedentistry and Implant dentistry.

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