Dental and Oral Health

Dania Wail Islam did the DDS.MS.Diplomat in the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and she is a consultant in pediatric dentistry & early orthodontics. She is the assistant professor at university of Malaya in Saudi Arabia and she is married and a mother of a wonderful daughter

Younes Alipanah has completed his general dentistry at the age of 23 years from Shiraz University and Master of science in endodontics from Shahid Beheshti Dental School, Tehran, Iran at the age of 30. Recently, Younes has received the second MSc in Endodontic from King’s College in London. He is the clinical instructor at Copenhagen dental school, and work as endodontist and referral dentist in two Private clinics.

Péter Csiki DDS, MSc was graduated in 1994 at the Semmelweis Medical University of Budapest Faculty of Dentistry. He took his orthodontic specialty in 2000. From 1994 to 2002 he worked at the Semmelweis Medical University of Budapest Department of Orthodontics and Pedodontics as professor’s assistant. He practices in Budapest (Hungary) and in Milan (Italy). In 2004 he started to work with passive self ligation, he’s been teaching as PSL speaker since 2008. He’s also an expert in TAD, lingual braces and aligner treatment. He is an honorary associate professor at the University of Szeged Faculty of Dentistry. He is an Ortho Evolve and Ortho Classic instructor, member of the Pitts Progressive Study Group and took his Master degree in 2014 after taking part in the Pitts Masters Continuum program.

Abdel-Rahman Nassim received his BD in 2009 from October 6 University and his orthodontic MD in 2016 from Cairo University. From 2016 till now he carried the burden of educating patients about the importance of orthodontic treatment and training dentists to orthodontic basics that every dentist should know in orthodontics. In 2020, Nassim was the first dentist who began studying the sterilization process and comparing between class B, Class N and high-pressure steam sterilizer autoclave 

Aamna Rahat is a pediatric dental surgeon, working as a Assistant Professor in the Department of Dentistry at SRMS Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, India. She has completed her “Master of Dental Surgery” in the subject of Pedodontics And Preventive Dentistry from Bareilly International University. She is University Gold Medalist for M.D.S and done her B.D.S from Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, India. She has Received Medal for her B.D.S Program too. She has several paper publications and international E-book publications.

Viorel Matei graduated in Dentistry from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and has a Master of Science - Implantology from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. His master thesis focused on “The effect of gingival biotype on crestal bone stability around dental implants”. In 2014, Matei won the Leo Heslin Memorial Medal awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and during his undergraduate studies he won the best prosthodontics case presentation. Throughout his professional career, he has attended numerous world-class courses and conferences to keep abreast of new techniques and technologies in dentistry. He possesses a wide range of dental experiences, particularly in the field of implant fixed and removable prostheses. Matei is a member of several dental societies, including in Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Romania, as well as the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.

Alisa Vladimirovna Blinova, PhD, a post-graduate student of Tver State Medical University (Russia). She graduated from Tver State Medical University in 2020 with a degree in Dentistry. She has over 40 publications and 5 patents that have been cited over 30 times (the publication H-index is 3). Her research interests include modern conceptions of endodontic treatment, the control of oral biofilms and using nanotechnologies in dentistry. The method of passive nano-impregnation developed by her has a high therapeutic and commercial potential.

Daghrery is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Restorative Dental Sciences at Jazan University. Before joining Jazan University, she was an adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. She received her Bachelor of Dental Medicine and Surgery (BDS) degree from King Abdulaziz University (KSA), Advanced clinical training and master's degree in Restorative Dentistry from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry (Ann Arbor, MI. USA), and her Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Oral Health Sciences track of Tissue Engineering, Biofabrication and Materials Science from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.

Gaurav Vishal is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (M.D.S), Fellow in Oral Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery. He completed M.D.S- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly International University, Bareilly, India in 2020 and Fellowship in Oral Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery from Rohilkhand Medical College and hospital, Bareilly, India in 2021 under the guidance of Dr. Arjun Agarwal (Surgical Oncologist) and Dr. Anurag Yadav (Oral, Onco & Reconstructive Surgeon).

Sergei Aizikovich, PhD, Head of Laboratory for Functionally Graded and Composite Materials of Don State Technical University, has over 110 publications in Scopus database (the publication H-index is 16), completed his habilitation (doctoral thesis) entitled “Contact problems of elasticity for non-homogeneous media” in 2003. The main research interests of  Aizikovich include biocompatible coatings, functionally-graded materials, composites, nanoindentation, mathematical modelling, contact problems, biomechanics of oral cavity. The team lead by Aizikovich is currently conducting research projects on biomechanics of the tissues of oral cavity and eyeball and optimized biocompatible materials for implantation.

Evgenii Sadyrin, M.S., Junior Researcher of the Laboratory for Mechanics of Biomaterials, Don State Technical University, is the author of 40 publications in Scopus database (the publication H-index is 8). The main research interests of  Sadyrin include biomechanics of tooth tissues, nanoindentation, microtomography, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, biocompatible coatings, mathematical modelling. Sadyrin is currently involved in research projects on biomechanics of the tissues of oral cavity and eyeball and optimized biocompatible materials for implantation.

Savitha Siddappa received her DMD degree from Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston MA followed by an AEGD from Lutheran Medical Center, New York, MS in Orofacial Pain and Oral medicine from University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Currently practicing as a orofacial pain specialist in greater Los Angeles area. In the last 2 decades of being in dental field, she has invested a lot of time into learning the latest advances in various aspects of managing different dental diseases. She enjoys learning new technologies in the field of dentistry and have implemented it in her practice throughout her career. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, travelling and spend time with her family.
She is a Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain Fellow; American Board of Orofacial Pain Fellow; American Academy of Oral medicine; Member of mentorship committee of AAOP

Shigemi Ishikawa Nagai is an associate professor of oral medicine, infection and immunity at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Throughout her career, Dr. Nagai has been dedicated to teaching prosthodontics and mentoring students’ research. Nagai has received numerous awards recognizing her teaching and research. HSDM. She has more than 90 peer-reviewed publications (https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/1111). Currently, she holds the Nagai-Kim-Chen Lab, which is comprised of clinician-scientists focused on translational research that combines clinical and developmental research with basic science.

Zuzanna Grzech-Leśniak is a young passionate scientist that is specially interested in innovative new approaches to dental treatment. Her special field of interest is laser therapy. She is author of international and national publications. She is associated with the Wroclaw Medical University that is at the forefront of Polish medical universities that are present in the prestige international academic rankings, such as Shanghai List or Best Global Universities.