Dr. Nicolás Ferraro Saldías is an endodontist and professor. He graduated as the top student in his class from Universidad Mayor, Chile, in 2006, where he received his DDS degree and later completed his specialty training in Endodontics (2009). He also earned a Master's degree in Education from the same institution.Dr. Ferraro is the current President of the Chilean Endodontic Society (2025-2026) and a member of the American Association of Endodontists. He notably served as President of the 13th IFEA World Endodontic Congress, held in Santiago, Chile, in 2022.He is an Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Endodontics Program at Universidad Finis Terrae and Universidad del Desarrollo, where he also coordinates the undergraduate Endodontics course. In addition, he is a visiting professor in the Endodontics specialization programs at Universidad de la Frontera and Universidad de Talca.Recognized as "Best Professor of Dentistry" at Universidad del Desarrollo in 2020, Dr. Ferraro has an extensive record of publications and research in endodontics. He has lectured nationally and internationally on topics including root resorption, endodontic access, management of separated instruments, and clinical tips in endodontics, presenting in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, the United States, Spain, France, Italy, and Austria.Since 2007, Dr. Ferraro has maintained a private practice limited to endodontics, incorporating advanced microscopic techniques into clinical care.

Athina-Maria Mavridou - Professional Experience 1999-2004 - Graduated from the Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 2005-2008 - Completed postgraduate program in Endodontics, Ghent University, Belgium 2010-2021 - PhD and postdoctoral researcher, KU Leuven, Belgium 2010-2021 - Endodontist, Proclin Rotterdam, Netherlands 2021-2023 - Visiting Professor, Ghent University, Belgium 2022-present - Assistant Professor of Endodontics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 2022-present - Coordinator, Endodontic Laboratory (Undergraduate Program), NKUA Private Practice – EndoToday Clinic, Rhodes, Greece 2025–present – Country Representative (Greece), Hellenic Society of Endodontists, European Society of Endodontology (ESE)

Dr. Abusteit was born and raised in Egypt where he earned his dental degree from Cairo University and practiced general dentistry for a few years before moving to the USA to pursue postgraduate studies in endodontics. He received fellowships in Endodontics from UCLA School of Dentistry and Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine. Later, he completed his endodontic specialty training and earned a Master of Science in Dentistry from the Medical University of South Carolina where he also served as the chief endodontic resident. Dr. Abusteit is a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, and he is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Division of Endodontics at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and he maintains a private practice limited to endodontics in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Abusteit served on the continuing education committee of the American Association of Endodontists and as a distance learning representative of the AAE. He has published several papers and acts as a reviewer for international endodontic journals. Dr. Abusteit has also lectured on various endodontic topics in conferences, meetings, workshops, and study clubs nationally and internationally.

Dr. Hossein Moosavi is a board-certified endodontist with over a decade of experience in general dentistry, having practiced in multiple states including New Jersey and Colorado and New York. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the Colorado School of Dental Medicine. To deepen his expertise in implant dentistry and enhance treatment planning, he completed a year-long preceptorship and research program at the UCLA Dental School Implant Center. Driven by a strong interest in preserving the natural dentition, Dr. Moosavi pursued specialty training in endodontics at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, where he earned a Master's in Dental Science and a Certificate in Endodontics. While at Rutgers, he also completed a comprehensive implant training program through the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, focusing on the management of compromised and cracked teeth. Dr. Moosavi's research has been recognized nationally. He received the AAE/Dentsply Residents Award for his study on the time interval between endodontic treatment and final restoration, which he presented at the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) annual meeting in New Orleans. In addition to private practice, Dr. Moosavi serves as a part-time faculty member at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, where he mentors and educates future dentists and endodontists in addtion He has served on the AAE membership services committee. As a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, he is committed to delivering the highest standard of care. He is also passionate about promoting the field of endodontics and making the profession more visible and recognized within the broader dental and healthcare communities.

Dr. Su-Min Lee is a board certified Endodontist and currently an Assistant professor in the Department of Endodontics, and a Endodontic clinic director at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn SDM). She obtained her dental degree from Chosun University College of Dentistry, South Korea in 2003. Following this, she pursued postgraduate training at the Department of Conservative Dentistry at Chosun University College of Dentistry, where she earned her Master of Science in Dentistry in 2006. Dr. Lee subsequently operated a private practice in South Korea for four years before joining Penn SDM. In 2012, Dr. Lee completed her certificate program at Penn, and in 2015, she obtained Doctor of Science in Dentistry from the same institution.Since 2016, Dr. Lee has served as a full-time faculty member at Penn SDM. In addition to her academic role, she has provided specialized care to patients with special needs and pediatric patients under general anesthesia. Her research interests include the biology of the dental stem cells, regeneration of the dental pulp, and biomaterials in Endodontics.

Dr. Dwornicka earned her D.D.S. degree from the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, in 2016. From 2017 to 2021, she practiced general dentistry and endodontics in a private clinic in Ruda Śląska, Poland. In 2021, she shifted her focus to academic research, and in 2023, she obtained an M.S. degree in Cellular Biology from the University Paris Cité in France, concentrating her research on root resorptions. From 2023 to 2025, Dr. Dwornicka completed her specialty training in Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. She is currently a full-time faculty member in the Department of Endodontics at the University.

Paul Abbott is Emeritus Professor of Dentistry at The University of Western Australia. He is a Specialist Endodontist with over 46 years of clinical practice experience. Prior to taking a full-time University position in 2002, he spent 17 years in private specialist endodontic practice and he also held part-time academic positions at The University of Western Australia and the University of Melbourne. He was Dean and Head of the School of Dentistry at The University of Western Australia and Director of the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia from 2003-2009. He has presented over 1800 lectures and courses in 55 countries. He has over 440 publications with 278 articles in refereed journals, 25 textbook chapters and 51 Newsletter articles. From 2015-2022, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Dental Traumatology. Prof. Abbott's main research and clinical interests revolve around dental traumatology, tooth resorption, and the diagnosis and management of pulp, root canal and peri-radicular conditions, with particular emphasis on pain control and disinfection of the root canal system. He has won numerous awards for his teaching and service to the dental profession, including the Jens O. Andreasen Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dental Traumatology from the International Association of Dental Traumatology (2024) and the Louis I. Grossman Award (2025) from the American Association of Endodontists for cumulative publications of significant research studies that have made an extraordinary contribution to endodontology. Prof. Abbott was also appointed by the Governor-General of Australia as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2015. In 2024, he was appointed as Chair of an IADT/DTG Committee to develop a new comprehensive classification of Tooth Resorption.

Dr. Fayad received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the College of Dentistry, Cairo University in 1985. He received his Masters in Oral Sciences in 1994 and his PhD in 1996 from the University of Buffalo at New York. He had two years of Advanced Education in General Dentistry at Eastman Dental Center, University of Rochester at New York, and received his certificate of Specialty in Endodontics at the University of Illinois. Currently he is the director of Endodontic research, and a clinical associate Professor in the Endodontic department at College of Dentistry at UIC, dividing his time between teaching, research, intra-and extra-mural continuing education and private practice. He currently serves on the Scientific Advisory and Manuscript Review Panels of the Journal of Endodontics, and Evidence Based Endodontics Journal. He served on the AAE Research and Scientific Affairs Committee and co-chaired AAE/AAOMR committee drafting the joint position statement on CBCT (2015). He has numerous publications and chapters in peer reviewed journals and textbooks (Pathways of the pulp) and (Contemporary surgical Endodontics). He is the co-editor of the CBCT text book (3-D Imaging in Endodontics: A new Era in diagnosis and treatment) by Springer (2016).He is a recipient of the Calvin D. Torneck Part-Time Educator Award for 2022 by the American Association of Endodontists.He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and gave numerous presentations nationally and internationally.

Dr. Barnett received his DMD degree in 1978 and Certificate in Endodontics in 1981, both from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. He received his Board Certification in Endodontics in 1988, was the Director of Postdoctoral Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently the Chairman and Program Director of the IB Bender Endodontic Program at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Dr. Barnett has written numerous scientific and clinical papers and has lectured nationally and internationally on the Treatment of Endodontic Infections, Revascularization, Dental Trauma, Root Resorption, Lasers and Contemporary Endodontic Treatment. Dr. Barnett is a Fellow of the International Association of Dental Traumatology, International College of Dentists and American College of Dentists. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Dental Traumatology Journal and is a Director of the International Association of Dental Traumatology. Dr. Barnett had been in private practice in Endodontics from 1981-2011. Dr. Barnett received the Edward M. Osetek Educator Award in 2017 and will receive the I.B. Bender Lifetime Educator Award at this meeting.

Asgeir received his DDS from University of Iceland and after two years in private dental practice moved to University of North Carolina (UNC) and graduated in 1992 with certificate in endodontics and MS with emphasis on pain and pain modulation.

Full time faculty at UNC 1992-2004, was the Graduate Program Director of Endodontics 1997 to 2004. From 2004 to 2012 in a private endodontic practice in Reykjavik, Iceland and London, UK and Honorary Clinical Teacher in Endodontology, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK. 

In 2012 he became the Chairman and tenured Professor at NYU Dentistry, Department of Endodontics. Additionally, he is an adjunct Professor at UNC. 

Asgeir is past President of the International Association for Dental Traumatology and 2014 he was appointed as a Director of the American Board of Endodontics and served as the President of the Board 2019-20.  He is currently on the editorial board of Dental Traumatology.

He has been invited numerous times to lecture in 49 countries all over the World, on the topics of pain, endodontics, dental trauma and/or forensic sciences. He has written or co-written over 90 per-reviewed articles and 23 textbook chapters on same topics.

Dr. Yuhong Lin is a second year Endodontics resident at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. She received her dental degree from UTHealth Houston School Dentistry. 

Vivek Thumbigere Math, BDS, PhD, is a board-certified periodontist and Assistant Professor in the Division of Periodontics at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. He is nationally an internationally recognized for his leadership in periodontology, combining excellence in clinical care, education, and translational research to improve oral and systemic health outcomes. Dr. Math earned his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) in India, followed by a PhD and residency training in Periodontology at the University of Minnesota. He subsequently completed a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the mentorship of Dr. Martha Somerman (former director of NIDCR). At the University of Maryland, Dr. Math provides advanced periodontal and implant care with a strong emphasis on evidence-based, patient-centered treatment. As a passionate educator, Dr. Math mentors dental students and periodontology residents while actively contributing to curriculum development and innovation. His research focuses on periodontal disease pathogenesis, osteoimmunology, and the intersection between oral and systemic diseases. His research program has been continuously supported by competitive NIH funding. He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications in leading scientific journals and is a frequently invited speaker at national and international conferences. Dr. Math serves on multiple NIH study sections and editorial boards, and is currently Associate Editor of Frontiers in Dental Medicine.  

Dr. Anil Kishen is the Dean, Zwingenberger Decanal Chair, and Professor of Endodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto. He also holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Oral Health Nanomedicine.

Dr. Kishen has received numerous honors, including the 2020 Louis I. Grossman Award from the American Association of Endodontists, the 2023 National Dental Research Award (CADR/ACFD), the W. W. Wood Award for excellence in dental education, and the Enterprise Challenge Innovator Award in Singapore.

He has published over 300 journal articles, 24 book chapters, and three books, and holds 12 patents. He has delivered more than 200 invited lectures globally and serves as Associate Editor for several leading journals, including the Journal of Endodontics.

His research, funded by federal and foundation grants, focuses on wound healing, nanoparticle-guided tissue engineering, and microbe–host cell interactions.

Dr. Jianing (Jenny) He received her dental degree from West China University of Medical Sciences in 1996, and a certificate in Endodontics and a PhD in Oral Biology from the University of Connecticut Health Center in 2003. 

Dr. He has been actively involved in endodontic education, research, and clinical practice. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, and a fellow of American College of Dentists. She has published over 50 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored chapters in 4 textbooks including Pathways of the Pulp. Dr. He served on the Regenerative Endodontics committee, Research and Scientific Affairs committee for the AAE, and she is currently an Associate Editor of the Journal of Endodontics. 

Dr. He is an Adjunct Professor at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, and maintains a full-time private practice limited to Endodontics in McKinney and Flower Mound, Texas.