I'll Show You a Train Wreck: Part I & II

Dr. Ove A. Peters is the discipline lead and a professor of endodontics at the University of Queensland School of Dentistry. Previously he held faculty positions in Heidelberg, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland, as well as at the University of California and the University of the Pacific, both in San Francisco, CA, USA. He received his postgraduate education in endodontics at the University of Zurich and at UCSF and is certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He was the founding director of the postgraduate endodontic program at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, a professor with tenure and the Chair of the Department of Endodontics at that school. Dr. Peters has wide-ranging research expertise and has published more than 175 manuscripts related to endodontic technology and biology. He has authored two books, contributed to several leading textbooks and is an associate editor for the International Endodontic Journal, an academic editor for PLOS One and serves on the review panels of multiple other journals. Dr. Peters has received, among other awards, the Hans Genet Award of the European Society of Endodontology and more recently the Louis I. Grossman Award of the American Association of Endodontists. He is a member of OKU as well as a Fellow of the International and American Colleges of Dentistry.

Dr. Christine Peters is Senior Lecturer in Endodontics at the University of Queensland School of Dentistry. Dr. Peters received her degree in dentistry from the University of Heidelberg, Germany in 1992 and held a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry from 1992 till 1996. From 1997 till 2004, Dr. Peters worked as Assistant Professor in the Division of Endodontics at University of Zurich, Dental school, where she completed her postgraduate endodontic training in 2001. Starting in 2001, Christine worked at the University of the Pacific Dental School in San Francisco, from 2012 on as Professor of Endodontology. In 2020, Christine moved to Brisbane, Australia, and accepted a position as Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland School of Dentistry. Christine Peters teaches and lectures in the undergraduate and postgraduate endodontic field, provides continuing education courses and maintains her registration to practice as endodontic specialist. Her research includes dental materials testing in the field of endodontics, treatment outcomes and clinical studies on treatment methodologies in endodontics. Dr. Peters has published in textbooks and peer-reviewed journals and lectured both nationally and internationally. She serves on the review panel of several endodontic journals, including the Journal of Endodontics and the International Endodontic Journal. Christine is a member of OKU, past president of the Northern California Academy of Endodontics and secretary of the Queensland branch of the Australian Society of Endodontology.