Dr. Fernando Marques received his Doctoral of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), Certificate of Endodontics, Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Brazil, where he developed a solid Endodontic career as a clinician, presenter, faculty and researcher.
After 20 years as a private practice owner, he moved to the US, where he joined the University of Pennsylvania and earned his second Certificate of Endodontics.
Dr. Marques is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Texas A&M School of Dentistry.

Dr. Dennis grew up in Washington, DC. He received his undergraduate degree from Howard University.  He earned his D.D.S. degree from Howard University College of Dentistry in 2010. He completed his Endodontic residency program at University of Pittsburgh in 2012. Shorty after, he moved to Houston, TX and has been practicing Endodontics in the Greater Houston Metropolitan area. Dr Dennis in the process of completing the ABE certification.  Dr. Dennis is a member of the AAE, TDA, GHDS, and NDA. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, culinary arts, brewing, exercise, and is an avid runner.

Nikhil Malhan, born and raised in Richland WA, attended dental school at Boston University. He then completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry with NYU Langone, located in Santa Baraba CA. After a year of private practive, he completed his Masters degree and Endodontics/Microsurgery training at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco. Now, currently in the process of becoming ABE certified, he works as an associated Endodontist at a private practice in Bellingham, WA. 

Outside of work and business, Nikhil is very active and enjoys a plethors of activities such as; traveling, exploring local restaurants, swimming, tennis, golf, snowboarding, and water sports. 

Dr. Laurel Martinez, a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, earned her DMD and Master's of Biological Sciences in Dental Medicine from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She then completed her Endodontics residency at UCLA in 2022. Dr. Martinez received honors and awards during her DMD and postgraduate training, such as, Research Achievement Award for Quintessence (2020) and UCLA School of Dentistry Research Day award in 2022. She has also been very involved with multiple community outreach organizations and mentorship programs during the DMD and residency training period, and participated in the ADEA Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program at Harvard. 

Dr. Laurel Martinez currently works as an Endodontist in private practice in Los Angeles County and at a Federally Qualified Health Center providing endodontic treatments to underserved patients. She is also a part-time clinical instructor and lecturer at UCLA School of Dentistry for pre-doctoral and post-graduate endodontics.

Dr. Cyrous Ardalan grew up in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, attended Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and completed a GPR at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Dr. Ardalan was a National Health Service Corps Loan Recipient and spent most of his early dental career treating patients while serving as a Dental Director of a federally qualified health center. He completed his Endodontic residency at Virginia Commonwealth University while serving as Chief Resident.
He opened Crescent City Endodontics in 2018. Dr. Ardalan is a member of the AAE, NODA, LDA, and ADA. He is an assistant clinical professor at LSU School of Dentistry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics.

Dr. Ardalan lives in New Orleans with his wife Layla, an artist whose work is on display in the office, and three wonderful children. He enjoys traveling, playing the guitar, and spending quality time with his family.

Dr. Fouad obtained his DDS, Certificate of Endodontics and MS at the University of Iowa.

He served on the faculty and in various administrative roles at University of Connecticut Health Center, the University of Maryland, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently Professor and Chair, Department of Endodontics, and Director, Advanced Endodontics Program, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr. Fouad has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 24 textbook chapters, and 140 abstracts. He edited and co-authored the textbooks: Endodontic Microbiology, as well as the fifth and sixth editions of Endodontics: Principles and Practice. He is a Diplomate and Past President of the American Board of Endodontics, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Endodontics and Dental Traumatology. He received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group of the International Association of Dental Research.

Dr. Lorel Burns is a clinician-investigator and assistant professor at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. Dr. Burns earned her DDS degree at NYU College of Dentistry, completed her specialty training in Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and was awarded her master’s degree in Clinical Investigation by NYU School of Medicine. In 2019, she was selected as the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) Foundation’s Endodontic Educator Fellow. In 2022, she recognized with the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Junior Faculty Award. Dr. Burns’ research interests include endodontic treatment outcomes, access to dental care, clinician decision-making, and dental education. Her research has been funded by the National
Institutes of Health (NIH)/ National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the American Dental Education Association, ADEAGies Foundation. Her work has been published in peer- reviewed journals including the Journal of Endodontics (JOE), the International Endodontic Journal (IEJ), the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), and the Journal of Dental Education (JDE). Dr. Burns maintains part-time private practice limited to Endodontics in New York, USA.

Professor. Dr. Michael Hülsmann, DDS, PHD 1980: Graduation in Dentistry from the University of Göttingen, Germany. 1982-2021 Senior Lecturer, Department of Operative Dentistry, University of Göttingen, Germany 1988: Doctoral degree 1998: PhD degree (Dr. med. dent. habil.). 2004: Promotion to Professor 2009 - 2013 Head of Dept. of Operative Dentistry, University of Göttingen 1993: Hans Genet Award from the European Society of Endodontology and the Netherlands Society of Endodontology. Since 2021: Working in a Private Practice and Guestprofessorship at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) Member of the German Society of Endodontology and Dental Traumatology (DGET), European Society of Endodontology (ESE) and the American Association of Endodontics (AAE). Chief Editor of the German journal Endodontie, and Associate Editor of the International Endodontic Journal., Co-editor of the textbook Problems in Endodontics: Prevention, Identification and Management (2nd ed. in 2019) More than 300 publications and more than 700 lectures and hands-on-courses.

Dr. Domenico Ricucci received his degree in General Medicine from “La Sapienza” University of Rome in 1982, and his DDS from the same University in 1985. Since then on he has maintained private dental practices limited to endodontics. He achieved the National Scientific qualification as full professor in the Italian higher education system in 2018. Dr. Ricucci’s primary research interest relates to pulpal and periapical tissue reactions to caries and treatment procedures, biofilms in endodontic infections, etiology of RTC treatment failure, pulp regeneration/revascularization. Since 1998 he has run his own histology laboratory and has developed considerable skills in hard tissue preparations for light microscopy.

Dr Ricucci has published 113 papers and has lectured both nationally and internationally. He has authored the Textbook and Atlas “Patologia e Clinica Endodontica”, the textbook and atlas “Endodontology. An integrated biological and clinical view”, also translated into Chinese, Russian, Japanese. He has also authored or co-authored 22 book chapters. He is recipient of the Louis I. Grossman International Award by the French Society of Endodontics in 2017, and the Louis I. Grossman Award by the American Association of Endodontists in 2023.

Dr. Buchanan graduated first in his dental school class from The University of the Pacific in 1978. He received his specialty certificate from the Temple University Post-Graduate Endodontic Program in 1980. In 1986, he became a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics.

Dr. Buchanan has practiced endodontics since 1980. In 1989, Dr. Buchanan was the first to reconstruct micro-CT scans of endodontic anatomy. He invented the Continuous Wave of Obturation technique in 1990, the first variably-tapered shaping technique in 1991, the first rotary negotiation technique in 2016, and the closed system negative pressure irrigation and filling technique in 2019. His instrument and device designs include: System-B; EOU; Elements Free obturation heat sources; Buchanan Heat and Hand Pluggers; GT, GTX, and Traverse Rotary Negotiation Files; Buc ultrasonic tips; LAX guided access burs; TrueTooth and TrueJaw 3D-printed procedural training replicas; and most recently, the PulpSucker multi-canular negative pressure irrigation device.

For over 30 years, Dr. Buchanan has shared his clinical competency by teaching procedural endodontics at worldwide events and at DEL, a teaching institute in Santa Barbara, California founded by Dr. Buchanan.

Dr. Bettina Basrani is Tenured Associate Professor and Director, MSc Program in Endodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada since 2015. Dr Basrani received her DDS degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a Specialty Diploma in Endodontics and PhD from Maimonides University in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A long-time educator and researcher, she began her teaching career at the University of Buenos Aires. In 2000, she moved to Canada to serve as Chair of the Endodontic Program at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 2004, she moved to Toronto, where she has continued her academic and clinical work. Internationally recognized as a leading authority in endodontics and as an excellent lecturer, effectively combining clinical and scientific information, Dr Basrani has received many awards throughout her career, such as the Louis Grossman Award by the French Society of Endodontics and has international courses and lectures, over 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications, three textbooks and several textbook chapters, and abstracts to her credit.