Invited Speakers

Karel Allegaert is a paediatrician (1999), neonatologist (2000) and clinical pharmacologist (2003), and is currently appointed at KU Leuven, departments of Development and Regeneration, and Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences as full professor, with an additional appointment as senior consultant (10%) at Erasmus MC, Rotterdam (Hospital Pharmacy). His research has its focus perinatal and pediatric clinical pharmacology and its co-variates (maturational, non-maturational, pharmacogenetics, disease-related). He coordinates the clinical pharmacology for the bachelor in dentistry at KU Leuven

Kristofer Andersson, DDS, PhD, is a specialist in pediatric dentistry. He works at the Clinic of Pedodontics, Public Dental Service, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden and has a position as adjunct senior lecturer at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Kristofer is also affiliated with the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and Mun-H-Center - National Orofacial Resource Centre for Rare Disorders in Gothenburg. His areas of special interest are genetics and oral health in rare diseases, tooth developmental disturbances and management of dental fear and anxiety.

Avijit is Professor of Cariology & Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences (FoDOCS), King’s College London, UK and Hon. Consultant, Restorative Dentistry, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals Foundation Trust, London, UK. He currently holds three international honorary chairs as well as being a member of the Board of Trustees of the UK Oral & Dental Research Trust (ODRT).

He holds the following senior national executive professional positions in the UK:

• Honorary Consultant Advisor, Office of the Chief Dental Officer, England (2020-),
• President, British Society of Oral & Dental Research (BSODR; 2025 – 2027),
• Chair, Faculty of Dentists, College of General Dentistry (CGDent; 2024 - 27),
• NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) Oral & Dental Speciality Deputy National Lead, National Industry Lead, South London RRDN Lead (2021 - ).
• Editor-in-Chief, British Dental Journal Portfolio (BDA & Springer Nature, 2024 - )

In 2022, he was awarded the prestigious William H Bowen Caries Research Distinguished Scientist Award from the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) in recognition of his global scientific and clinical research impact in cariology & minimally invasive operative dentistry over the last 25 yrs.

In 2024, the UK British Dental Association bestowed upon him the John Tomes Medal, one of its most esteemed professional accolades, to honour his clinical academic and scientific services and achievements to the profession and the BDA.

In his discipline of cariology & operative dentistry (minimum intervention oral care (MIOC) & minimally invasive dentistry (MID), biomaterials science, clinical trials and national / global policy), he has authored 5 internationally acclaimed textbooks (including “Pickard’s Guide” and now its successor, “A Clinical Guide to Advanced Minimum Intervention Restorative Dentistry”, Elsevier 2024), 13 book chapters, >180 peer-reviewed papers (H index 56, citations: 11,325 to date) and has supervised 50 doctorates & masters’ students.

Janet has been a Clinical Reader/Hon Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London/Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust since 2015 having completed her clinical specialist training and PhD there. She was previously a locum consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, London. She is the Course Director for the EAPD accredited DClin Dent in Paediatric Dentistry at QMUL and Deputy Director of Postgraduate Taught courses. She has recently been appointed as the chair of the new Dental Specialty Fellowship Examination board for Paediatric Dentistry having been an examiner and board member of the MPaed Dent examination since 2018. Her research interests include family-based caries prevention strategies, dental development, oral surgery and periodontal disease in children.

Dominique Declerck is emerita full professor at the KU Leuven Department of Oral Health Sciences (Belgium) where she was responsible for the postgraduate training in Pediatric dentistry & Special needs between 2011 and 2025.
Her clinical expertise includes comprehensive dental care delivery in pediatric patients and patients with special needs. Research activities focus on the epidemiology of oral diseases and implementation of oral health promotion interventions.
She is (co)author of more than 170 peer-reviewed international papers.
She is Past-President and founding member of the Belgian Academy of Paediatric dentistry (BAPD) and Past-President of EAPD (2024-2026).

Michalis Diomataris received his DDS in 2009 from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Dental School, Greece. In 2017 he received his Master specialty from the postgraduate program of Operative Dentistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and in 2021 his Diploma in Reconstructive Surgery of periodontal and peri-implant tissues of Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan.
From 2011 since 2017 he was Teaching Assistant of the undergraduate dental students, in the contemporary principles of aesthetic and restorative dentistry in the same university, and from 2020 since 2021 he was a Teaching Assistant in the postgraduate program of Aesthetic & Restorative Dentistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
In 2013 he receives the first award of a national competition between the postgraduate students of Operative Dentistry of the national Dental Schools, presenting a case with the topic of “class IV restoration of a maxillary central incisor”.
He has studied in vitro the marginal fit of CAD/CAM ceramic onlays with digital impression, composite onlays manufactured on gypsum casts and composite onlays on PVS casts with analog impression.
From 2014-2019 he was privately practicing in ’Athena Smile’ dental clinic, in Athens, Greece, in the fields of Aesthetic and Restorative dentistry and Prosthodontics.
From 2021 he is business owner of the Dental clinic ’Odontomorphosis’, in Athens, Greece.
He’s member of the Bio-Emulation Group and the Hellenic Society of Medicine and Dental Technology.
Since 2016, he is giving lectures and hands-on seminars in Greece and international, in the field of Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics.

Professor Brett Duane is Associate Professor in Dental Public Health at Trinity College Dublin. A leading researcher in sustainable healthcare, he has published extensively on life cycle assessment, healthcare waste, procurement, and carbon footprinting. Already known internationally for his work in understanding the sustainability of dental care, he is also Principal Investigator of KitNewCare (Horizon Europe, €6M), developing tools to deliver environmentally and socially sustainable kidney care. Brett also leads educational innovation, embedding sustainability into healthcare curricula and institutional strategy. His work supports the EU Green Deal and WHO climate-resilient health goals, advancing prevention-focused, low-carbon, socially just healthcare systems.

-1993: Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.)
-1999: Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons (F.D.S R.C.S.)
-2006: Masters in Clinical Dentistry in subject of Endodontics (MClin.Dent.)
-2006: Membership in Restorative Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.D R.C.S.)
-2017: Doctorate in Oral Biology (P.h.D.)
-2018: Specialist Fellowship for Services to Endodontics - Ad Eundem (F.F.D R.C.S.I.)
-2024: Fellow of Trinity College Dublin (F.T.C.D)
-Published >180 international peer-reviewed scientific articles,18 book chapters and 3 textbooks
-Current Editor-in-Chief International Endodontic Journal
-Past-president ESE, PBRG IADR

1993 Dr. med. dent. (Erlangen)
2000 Priv.-Doz. (PhD, Erlangen)
2009 Professor and Chair (Marburg)

Sotiria Gizani obtained her Dental Degree from the University of Thessaloniki and then completed her 6-year postgraduate studies in Paediatric Dentistry at the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium), including the degrees of Master in dental sciences and Doctorate (PhD). Since 1998, she has been working at the Department of Paediatric Dentistry in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), where she is Professor and Chair of the Department as well as Director of the Postgraduate program, one of the eight EAPD accredited postgraduate programs in Europe. Dr Gizani is currently the Vice Dean of the School of Dentistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has been General Secretary of EAPD from 2018-2024 while recently she shas been elected as President Elect.  Moreover, she has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and received international awards while she is member of the Editorial Board of the Journal ‘European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry’, Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry and ‘Oralprophylaxe & Kinderzahnheilkunde’ (Springer). Her research interests focus mainly on clinical trials regarding prevention and management of caries in young children and orthodontic patients, oral health care of patients with special needs and vulnerable children as well as communication and behavior management in the dental setting

Thomas Göen studied chemistry at the University of Paderborn (Germany). He finished his doctoral thesis on the development and testing of molecular catalysts for enantioselective reactions at the Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry of the University of Paderborn in 1991. He went for a six-years post-doctoral term to the Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, in which he researched on the performance of biomonitoring parameters and on quality assurance systems. In 1998 he moved to the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH) as head of the analytical and toxicological laboratory at the Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine. In 2005, he returned to the Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where he is heading the analytical and toxicological laboratory. Thomas Göen habilitated in 2005 and pursues his venia legendi as a university lecturer on occupational-medical toxicology at the Aachen University of Technology. In 2012 he was appointed as extraordinary professor (APL professor) by the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. His scientific interest is focused on the development of biomarkers for hazardous chemicals and the metabolism of such substances in human. Thomas Göen is member of the Senate Commission for the Investigation of Hazardous Compounds in the Work Area of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and chairman of the working group ’Analysis of Hazardous Substances in Biological Materials’. He is also a member of the Human Biomonitoring Commission of the German Federal Environmental Agency and member of the organizing committee of the German External Quality Assessment Scheme for biomonitoring parameters (G-EQUAS).

Dr Jenny Harris BDS, MSc, FDSRCS(Eng), FDS(Paed Dent), PhD qualified at Guy’s Hospital, London in 1987, was appointed Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry in 2000 and Consultant in 2012.

For two decades, Jenny has held leadership roles in safeguarding vulnerable children, including developing UK national guidance Child Protection and the Dental Team (2006) and BSPD’s policy document on dental neglect (2009/2024). In recognition, in 2018 she was awarded Honorary Membership of Council by children’s charity the NSPCC. She is Past President of BSPD (2022/3) and, in 2025, was awarded a PhD for her thesis entitled ‘Equipping the dental workforce to safeguard children and manage dental neglect.’

Claudia Heggie is a specialist Paediatric Dentist currently taking time out of her consultant training to complete an NIHR funded PhD at the University of Leeds. Her research focuses on the use of photobiomodulation (a red light or laser treatment) for oral mucositis prevention in children and young people receiving cancer and stem cell transplant treatments. Specifically, she is exploring the implementation of this treatment as part of standard care in the United Kingdom in the SPOT-LITE study (www.leedsPBM.com). Alongside this, she treats children with complex medical needs at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.

She works closely with children and families affected by cancer to deliver her research, as part of the Candlelighters Supportive Care Research Centre, and is passionate about improving child oral health and quality of life during treatment and beyond.

Professor Fadi Jarad is a Professor of Restorative Dentistry and the Director of Postgraduate Programmes at the University of Liverpool. His research focuses on vital pulp therapy, dental trauma, and managing young permanent molars with irreversible pulpitis. He has co-led NIHR-funded clinical trials on pulpotomy in teeth with irreversible pulpitis and co-authored key publications on pulpotomy, calcium silicate materials, and dental trauma. His lecture, “Management of Young Permanent Molars with Irreversible Pulp Inflammation,” will examine evidence-based strategies based on his translational research. He also oversees Sandstone and Sunlight Dental Practices, providing specialised care in the Wirral.

George Kanavakis is an Assistant Professor of Orthodontics in the School of Dentistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a full member of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists.

Dr. Kanavakis is a graduate of the School of Dentistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He holds a postgraduate certificate in Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, a Master of Science, and a postgraduate certificate in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics from Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA. He also holds a doctorate degree from the University of Bern, Switzerland and a PhD from the University of Oulu in Finland.

Dr. Kanavakis has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed orthodontic journals and has co-authored three book chapters. He is currently Associate Editor of the AJODO and a reviewer for more than 20 scientific journals. His main research interests focus on Factors affecting the Perception of Facial Appearance, Three-Dimensional Facial Analysis, 3D Imaging, as well as the use of skeletal anchorage in orthodontic clinical practice.

Studied dentistry and molecular medicine at the University of Regensburg, doctorate in both subjects with the grade "summa cum laude", studied health economics (MHBA) at the FAU University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
2017Specialist dentist for orthodontics
2017Habilitation and Venia legendi for dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Regensburg

2018  Senior Physician, Department of Orthodontics, University Hospital Regensburg
2018Teaching Award “Good Teaching” of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Regensburg
2019       Deputy Director and Senior Consultant, Department of Orthodontics, University Hospital Regensburg

2020Specialization in “Craniomandibular Dysfunctions” (University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein)
2021Second place Chair of Orthodontics at the University of Geneva, Switzerland
2022    First Chairman of the Working Group for Basic Research (AfG) of the German Society for Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (DGZMK)

2023Specialization in “Dental Sleep Medicine” (German Society for Dental Sleep Medicine)

2023Appointment to the Chair of Orthodontics at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm-University Bonn (successor to Prof. Dr. Andreas Jäger)
since 10/2023Director of the Department of Orthodontics at the University Hospital Bonn

Scientific focuses and awards

•over 200 scientific publications and author of numerous book chapters
•Author of the short textbook “DENTICS Orthodontics” (Elsevier Publishing)
•genetic-epidemiological research on craniofacial phenotypes
•immunological-molecular basic research on orthodontic tooth movement
•clinical and epidemiological research on various topics
•Section editor of the scientific journals "Clinical Oral Investigations", "Annals of Anatomy", "Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics" and "Korean Journal of Orthodontics"
•Awards (selection): German Miller Award of the DGZMK (2019), Arnold Biber Prize of the DGKFO (2014 and 2023), Erwin Reichenbach Prize (2015), EOS Best Poster Award (2015 and 2016), FEO Best Paper Award (2015)

Prof. Krämer obtained his PhD from the University of Erlangen in 1997. Between 2006 and 2009 he was the chair of the Department of Paediatric Dentistry in Dresden.

In 2009 he was appointed to the Director of the Departement of Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Gießen. He was elected in different positions (2000-2004 President of the German Society of Paediatric Dentistry [GSPD], 2010–2012 President of the EAPD, 2015-2019 again President of the GSPD, 2017-2020 member of the Board of Directors of the IAPD, 2024 Board Member of the GSPD). Since 2016 he is chair of the Future Congress and Seminar Committee of the EAPD. He is in the Editorial Board of several peer-reviewed journals. He has published ca. 200 research papers/books/articles.

Dr Therese Kvist is a Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry at the UWA Dental School. She earned her PhD from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2016, where she also completed her specialist training in paediatric dentistry in 2017. Dr Kvist’s academic and research interests span child protection, family and domestic violence, child health and welfare, forensic odontology, and paediatric oral health.  She has a strong commitment to curriculum development in dental education and brings experience in designing and delivering educational programs on child protection and family violence for dental students, as well as for medical and dental professionals. Her work is grounded in a multidisciplinary and trauma-informed approach, aiming to enhance professional competence and improve outcomes for vulnerable populations.

David has spent nearly 40 years in private practice and academia and is currently a Professor of Paediatric Dentistry at the UMCG, University of Groningen and a visiting professor at ACTA in Amsterdam. He previously convened the specialist training program in paediatric dentistry at the University of Melbourne, and was chair of the postgraduate education and research committee. David is involved in several collaborative and postgraduate research projects in both paediatric dentistry and orthodontics. Graduated BDSc (Melb) in 1984 and worked in general practice until 1991 when he undertook an MDSc in Paediatric Dentistry and then completed his PhD in 2010. He was dental advisor to the Australian Federal Government from 1994 – 1996 and won the KG Sutherland Prize of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in 2007. David was a member of the advisory board of ORCA for 9 years. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry and an associate editor of Caries Research. David is a past president of the IADR paediatric oral health research group.

Tim Newton is a Psychologist working in the field of dentistry with the goal of ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of good oral and dental health. He is particularly interested in how to support people to ensure that they look after their mouth and teeth to the best of their ability, and how to encourage dental healthcare professionals to work with patients to develop healthy behaviours.

Tim is delighted and proud to be a Trustee of the Alliance for a Cavity Free Future.

Bob is a Professor of Paediatrics and Evidence Synthesis at the Centre for Reviews and Disseminiation at the University of York and Hull/York Medical School, and an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric / Teenage-Young Adult Oncology at Leeds Children's Hospital.

He is also the Director of Candlelighters Supportive Care Research Centre, where his main areas of work are in the development of supportive care for children with cancer, individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis, and the development of skills in appraisal and translation of clinical research into practice.

Maria Cadenas is Assistant Professor at the section of Orthodontics of the Department of Oral Health Sciences of KU Leuven University, Belgium, where she is involved in postgraduate training and is responsible of the orthodontic research output. Her research interests are Biology of Tooth Movement, Root resorption, Tooth Transplantation and Cleft Lip and Palate. She has worked as a clinical orthodontist since 2012, mainly on patients with Cleft lip and Palate, Craniofacial syndromes, multiple congenitally missing teeth, enamel and dentin abnormalities and dental trauma.
She also coordinates the international relations of the school of Dentistry of KU Leuven and is Councillor of the Orthodontic Research Group (ORG) of the International Association of Dental Research (IADR), member of European Orthodontic Society (EOS) and the Digital Taskforce of the Network of Erasmus Based European Orthodontic Programs (NEBEOP), where she leads the development of the NEBEOP Web Academy, and online platform for postgraduate teaching in orthodontics.

I am a professor of paediatric dentistry at the School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, UK. My research is very much driven by my clinical encounters and primarily focuses on the impact of dental conditions and related treatment on children’s psychosocial status.  Much of this research has involved children with molar incisor hypomineralisation or amelogenesis imperfecta. A further area of ongoing research relates to the management of child dental anxiety using a novel CBT intervention. I am currently involved in two NIHR-funded clinical trials within primary dental care and an international study exploring associations between MIH and other dental anomalies. A recent career highlight was being awarded a national honour (MBE) for my services to young people and the national health service. I keep ‘grounded’ by fell running, cycle touring and yoga.

Jonathan Sandoe (JS) is Associate Clinical Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Leeds and Honorary Consultant Microbiologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK. JS was appointed as a consultant in Leeds in 2006 when he set up the Leeds endocarditis service and the improving antimicrobial prescribing groups in 2006.
He has a specialist interest in antimicrobial stewardship and complex device/cardiac infections. JS’s research interests all relate to improving the use of antibiotics, including development and evaluation of new diagnostic tests for infection and antibiotic monitoring. Recent studies include: co-chief investigator for the ALABAMA (Allergies antibiotics and microbial resistance) programme, which included a randomised clinical trial of penicillin allergy assessment looking at its impact on antibiotic prescribing and patient health outcomes.
JS was a member of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence infective endocarditis prophylaxis guideline group in 2008 and 2015. He is currently a member of the UK Department of Health advisory group on Antimicrobial Prescribing Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection.

Julie is a nurse scientist specialising in child maltreatment and has extensive research experience with vulnerable populations using a wide range of qualitative and participative methods. Her research programme is concentrated at the interface between health and social care and is largely underpinned by the discourse of cumulative harm and the exponential effects of living with multiple adversities (domestic abuse, parental mental ill health, substance misuse, disabilities etc.). In particular her work has concentrated on child neglect. Professor Taylor has given evidence at a number of inquiries and parliamentary groups and has served frequently on both funding and editorial boards.

Dr. Nitesh Tewari has been active in Dental-Trauma related clinical-care and research, and Evidence-Based-Medicine with 180 publications and seven test-book contributions. He has lectured in over 170 events in 20 countries. His works have been awarded by IADT, IAPD, Craniofacial Research Foundation, IADR, Japan Dental Association, International Federation of Endodontic Associations, and Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow. He is a fellow of six societies and serves as Communication Officer of IADT, General Secretary of Indian Society of Dental Traumatology, and Additional Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Dr. Georgios Tsilingaridis graduated at the Karolinska Institute in 1997. In 2004, he completed his pediatric dentistry specialisation at the Eastman Institute in Stockholm, and in 2013 he defended his doctoral dissertation at the Karolinska Institute.
He is currently associate professor, head of the division of Pediatric Dentistry and vice dean at the department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet. He is also director of studies for all post-graduate education in the Region of Stockholm.
He is the past-president of the Swedish Society of Pediatric Dentistry and the past-president of the Swedish national group of directors for studies for postgraduate education.
His research is clinically focused, with a strong emphasis on prevention, trauma, and oral health in children with special needs. His work spans over several key areas in pediatric dentistry and aims to improve diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care for children at high risk for poor oral health.
One primary research area is traumatic injuries in the young permanent dentition, where Tsilingaridis investigates regenerative treatment methods and apexification in cases of necrotic pulp. The goal is to preserve tooth function and structure during growth, which is crucial for long-term dental health in children.
Another research line concerns caries prevention in socioeconomically disadvantaged children. Early interventions and collaboration between healthcare providers are studied to reduce inequalities in oral health.
His research also includes oral health in children with chronic diseases, such as Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Down syndrome, and childhood cancer survivors. By identifying long-term effects of disease and treatment on oral mucosa and tooth development, the research aims to improve care routines and preventive strategies for these patient groups.
His work has strong international ties through involvement in organizations such as the International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT), where he has contributed to the development of global guidelines for dental trauma treatment in children and the European Association of Paediatric Dentistry where he works in different committees.

Svante Twetman is professor emeritus (Cariology) at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and specialist in pediatric dentistry. The research covers the role of the oral biofilm in health and disease, risk assessment and caries prevention with fluorides among children and young adults. More recently, the research has focused on pre- and probiotic supplements for the prevention and maintenance of oral health through clinical trials and explorative laboratory studies. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers and contributed in several textbooks. Among several international awards, he received the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in 2010 and 2011.

Chris is Head of School and Professor of Oral Health Services at the School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University. His research focusses on application of health economics in oral health, including valuation of health, economic evaluations and priority setting for oral health resources.
Chris currently practises as a consultant in paediatric dentistry at Newcastle Dental Hospital and has teaching responsibilities across the oral health related programmes at Newcastle University. He has positions with the World Dental Federation, British Society of Paediatric Dentistry, and the Alliance for a Cavity Free Future and the Oral and Dental Research Trust.

Graduated in 1991 from Carol Davila University, Romania, got post-graduate degrees in PD, general dentistry, implantology; PhD (2005). Authored a book on prosthetic restorations in children (2005); co-authored a book on the role of fluoride in caries prevention (2022); published over 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals; presented over 70 works in international/national meetings.
Current work: international post-graduate education projects for dentists (O.S.C.A.R., PaFein+); member of the Education Committee of the IAPD; coordinates volunteer programs providing dental treatment to children with special needs (since 2005); president of the Romanian National Association of Paediatric Dentistry (ANSPR).

Prof. Dr. Matthias Widbiller began his academic career in 2013 after completing his dental studies at the University of Regensburg. He then worked both as a dentist and as a research assistant at the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology at the University Hospital of Regensburg, where he obtained his doctorate in 2015. Matthias Widbiller is a lecturer in conservative dentistry and a certified university teacher. His interest in research and continuing education led him to the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), USA, as a postdoctoral fellow from 2017 to 2018. During this time, he joined the renowned research laboratory of Dr. Kenneth M. Hargreaves and Dr. Anibal Diogenes. He worked intensively on tissue engineering of dental pulp, bioactive materials and bioactive proteins of the dentin matrix. As a clinical expert, Dr. Widbiller has particular expertise in dental traumatology, vital pulp therapy and regenerative endodontic procedures. Since 2016, he has coordinated the Centre for Dental Traumatology at the University Hospital of Regensburg, and since 2021, he has been the head of the research department. In 2023, Dr Widbiller was appointed by the university as full professor of endodontics.