The Speakers

Adrian Podoleanu

Professor of Biomedical Optics at the University of Kent, UK.

Investigator of the Biomedical Research Centre at the Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital London

Honorary Professor in the University College London

Doctor Honoris Causa of the “Victor Babes” Medicine and Pharmacy University of Timisoara

Former visiting professor in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Adriana Barylyak

Associated Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Danylo Halytskyy Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine

President of Ukrainian Laser Dental Society

Member of the Board of the World Federation of Laser Dentistry (WFLD-ED)

Akira Aoki

Professor for Photoperiodontics at the Department of Periodontology, Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo).

Alessandro Del Vecchio

Scientific Coordinator of the European Master Degree on Oral Laser Applications (EMDOLA) at Sapienza University of Rome.

Teacher at the Master Courses European Master Degree on Oral Laser Applications (EMDOLA) at the Universities of Parma, Timisoara. Liege and Barcelona

Teacher at Master Courses in Laser Dentistry and Oral Pathology and Medicine at the Universities of Rome Sapienza, Milan Saint Raphael and Foggia

Ahmed Adel Abdel Hakim

• Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University.

• Professor of Prosthodontics, Alexandria University.

• Member of Dental Supreme Board in Higher Council of Universities.

• Member of Higher Scientific Committee for the Egyptian Dental Board.

• Regent for International College of Dentists (ICD), Egypt/Sudan since 2016.

• North Africa Section Chair for Pierre Fauchard Academy (PFA) since 2016.

• Member of International Society of Computerized Dentistry (ISCD) since 2009.

• Member of the Alexandria International Implantology Association since 1997.

• Associate Fellow of the World Class Laser Institute since 2013.

• Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists since 2016.

• Editorial board of Alexandria Dental Journal and Scientific Archives of Dental Sciences.

Ana Paula Tanko De Vasconcellos Balboa

Antoni Espana

Associate Professor at the Dental School of University of Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.

Head of the Laser Service in the Dental University Hospital at the University of Barcelona. Campus Bellvitge.

Professor in charge of Laser in Dentistry as part of Bachelor degree program. Dental School. University of Barcelona.

Arun Darbar

Founder and Director of Smile Creations® Innovations Limited and have been practicing Laser and Aesthetic dentistry in Leighton Buzzard U.K. for over 35 years. He is the forefront of Laser Dentistry - a Master, an educator and founder member of the (WCLI) World Clinical Laser Institute and have served on their advisory board.

An Accredited Member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) and Director of accreditation, a board member and an examiner, serves on the ALD Board of Directors, currently president elect of ALD, previously served as the International Relations Committee Chair, and co-chair the Education and Certification committees and invited member of the Science and Research committee along with being an examiner.

Co-founder of GMA Laser Education, a group aimed to share our laser experience and knowledge with other practitioners so that they can safely and competently deliver laser procedures to their patients.

Bogdan Bâldea

Associate professor of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemițanu", Republic of Moldova.

He was and is a member of interdisciplinary fundamental research projects and has a patent in the field of dental composites reinforced with glass fibers. He is the co-author of 3 specialist books, he has 16 published articles, 8 of which in the ISI system (in foreign journals) and over 150 national and international conferences in the field of biomaterials used in dental medicine, dental prosthetics, prosthetic restorations on implants, dental implantology.

Dr. Bogdan Baldea is the founder of the LearningbyDoing Educational Platform, established in 2014, and dedicated to dentists who want to specialize. Currently, more than 100 doctors access dental medicine courses annually.

Bogdan Crișan

Lecturer, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Haţieganu” of Cluj-Napoca

Faculty Expert for LASER and HEALTH ACADEMY „LA&HA” on domain of laser application in surgery and dentistry

Carmen Todea

Professor, University Clinic of Oral Rehabilitation and Dental Emergencies, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" , Timisoara, Romania

President of Romanian Society of Lasers in Dentistry (SRLS)

Director of the Romanian branch of European Master Degree in Oral Laser Applications (EMDOLA)

Director of World Federation of Lasers in Dentistry- European Division (WFLD-ED)

Cosmin Sinescu

Full professor at the "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara, Faculty of Dentistry, Prostheses Technology and Dental Materials Department.

Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Applied Optics Group at the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.

Denise Zezell

PhD in Physics from UNICAMP, Brazil and postdoc at the ICTP in Trieste, Italy.

Full Professor at the Center for Lasers and Applications- Nuclear and Energy Research Institute (IPEN-CNEN).

She was Coordinator of the Professional Master Program in Lasers in Dentistry at IPEN-University of Sao Paulo (1999-2012), and Coordinator of the Professional Master Program in Radiation Technology in Health Science at IPEN (2019-present)

Coordinator of the National Institute of Science and Technology of Radiation in Health Science (CNPq/INCT).

More that 220 articles published in International Journals , Factor h=44 (Google Scholar with more than 6570 citation) and Factor h=33 ( Web of Science)

Eleftherios-Terry Farmakis

He graduated in 1991 from the Dental School, Athens, Greece (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece - NKUA). In 1993, he completed his Clinical Specialty in Endodontics, along with his MDSc, and in 2005 he completed the requirements for his PhD Thesis, in the same institution. In 2009 he became Faculty in NKUA, evolving ranks through the years. He has numerous publications, invited lectures and serves as Reviewer in Greek and International Journals. Recently he was elected President of the Hellenic Society of Oral Laser Applications – HELSOLA.

Francesco Spadari

• Head of Unit of Oral Pathology and Medicine - Dental and Stomatological Hospital - University of Milan-Head Chairman Prof. Franco Santoro, from October 1999.

• Associated Professor, Official Nomination from the Italian University Ministry Office-Rome: December 1999.

• Head of the Pathology and Oral Medicine Unit. Policlinico Hospital Milan.

• National Habilitation to Full Professor

• Member of ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL MEDICINE AND ORAL PATHOLOGY.

• Member of SILO SOCIETA’ ITALIANA LASER IN ODONTOSTOMATOLOGIA.

• Speaker at national and international congresses.

• Author of scientific publications in national and international journals.

Josep Arnabat

Associate Professor of Oral Surgery. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dental School. University of Barcelona. Spain.

Dental School. Professor of the Master degree program in Oral Surgery and Implantology Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dental School. University of Barcelona. Spain.

Co- Director Master laser in Dentistry EMDOLA (European Master Degree in Oral Laser Applications).University of Barcelona. Spain

Kinga Grzech-Leśniak

Associated Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, UMW, Poland,

Affiliated Associated Professor Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry Virginia, Commonwealth University, VA, USA

WFLD World Federation for Laser Dentistry, Executive Board: Treasurer

Maha Ramzy Taalab

Professor of Periodontology and Chairman of Oral medicine, Periodontology, Diagnosis and Oral Radiology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University.
Program director of Alexandria-Essex Dual Master’s Degree in periodontology. (Alexandria-UK program)

Mariana Miron

Associate Proffessor, Dental Consultant

University Clinic Oral Rehabilitation and Dental Emergencies, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara, Romania

Marina Vitale

Professor in Paediatric Dentistry and Laser Surgery in University of Pavia

Marisa Roncati

Invited Lecturer for Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Continuing Education programs.

Dental Hygiene Teacher in Dental School, Albanian University. European Master Degree on Oral Laser Applications, Parma and Rome University, and Master Degree in Oral Surgery and Pathology, Parma University, Italy.

Marius Leretter

Professor of Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara

Marius Stef

Associate Professor at Faculty of Physics, West University of Timisoara

Vice-dean of the Faculty of Physics, West University of Timisoara (WUT)

Marco Meleti

Meda-Lavinia Negruțiu

Habil. professor at the Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara, Faculty of Dentistry, Prostheses Technology and Dental Materials Department.

Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara

Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Applied Optics Group at the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.

Paolo Vescovi

Full Professor of Oral Medicine and Clinical Stomatology

Director of Master EMDOLA since 2008 and Coordinator of Speciality Degree in Oral Surgery since 2024 in the University of Parma (Italy).

Roeland De Moor

Prof. Roeland De Moor is double qualified with a specialization certificate in endodontics (UGent) & surgical endodontics (ACTA / Academic Center Amsterdam) and a specialization training in Pediatric Dentistry - Traumatology (UGent). His teaching assignment at Ghent University includes Endodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Dento-Alveolar Traumatology and Liability, where he is a full professor. In addition to being responsible for the Endodontics specialization training at the Medical University Of Vienna / Austria.

Ruxandra Luca

Oral surgery consultant doctor & lecturer in Oral rehabilitation and dental emergencies University Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania

Certificate of Therapeutic and Surgical Use of Lasers in Dentistry

Doctor of Sciences, Summa cum laude, in the field of laser photobiomodulation and guided bone regeneration.

She currently works as a primary care physician in dentoalveolar surgery and lecturer in the Oral rehabilitation and dental emergencies University Clinic at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, as well as in the private clinic in Timișoara ( Green Smilehouse ). Her medical activity is focused on surgical and oral rehabilitation cases, along with the use of laser therapy. Her scientific concerns are reflected in the publication, in various collaborations, of over 20 scientific articles in international ISI journals and 4 specialized books. At the same time, she was part of the organizing committee of numerous courses and congresses on lasers in dentistry and is a member of international societies of laser and surgery in dentistry.

Sajee Sattayut

Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgeon

Head of Lasers in Dentistry Research Group, Khon Kaen University

Emeritus Editor, Khon Kaen University Dental Journal

Member of Editorial Board, International Magazine of Laser Dentistry & Laser Therapy

Editor-in-chief, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Journal

Samir Nammour

Director of the post-graduate: Laser Application in Dental Medicine, Dept. of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liege, Belgium

General Director of the European Inter-University Master program: " European Master Degree in Oral Laser Application" (EMDOLA)

Sami El Toum

Associate Professor

Bachelor’s in Dental Surgery

Post Graduated Diploma in Prosthodontics

InterUniversity Diploma of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine

Doctorate in Odontology Sciences

Former Chairperson of the department of Oral Medicine and maxillofacial Radiology

Coordinator of Laser Unit – Faculty of Dental Medicine ‎

Sanda Popescu

Professor at Oral Rehabilitation and Medical and Surgical emergencies, Faculty of Dental Medicine from University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova

Toni Zeinoun

Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeon

WFLD Immediate Past-President

Dean, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University

Former President, Lebanese Dental Association

Umberto Romeo

Associate Professor in Oral Pathology of Sapienza University of Rome.

Specialist in Oral Surgery. Director of European Master Degree on Oral Laser applications (EMDOLA) of Sapienza University of Rome.

VicePresident SIPMO (Italian Society of Oral Pathology and Medicine)

Board Member of WFLD (World Federation Laser in Dentistry)

Virgil Duma

Professor, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Head and founder of the 3OM Research Group

Researcher, Center of Research and Development for Mechatronics (CETTI), National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest (Romania);

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes Univ. of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara (Romania); EMDOLA Master;

Adjunct Professor (PhD Advisor), Polytechnic Univ. of Timisoara (Romania);

Visiting Scientist, ODAlab, The Institute of Optics, Univ. of Rochester, NY (ODAlab)

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