Dr. Ronald Wigler is a specialist in endodontics, a lecturer, researcher, and Director of the Endodontic Residency Program at Tel Aviv University. Dr. Wigler completed his training in endodontics and dental traumatology at Rambam Health Care Campus and is a board-certified specialist recognized by the Israeli Ministry of Health. In recognition of his professional excellence, Dr. Wigler has been named to the Forbes and Dun & Bradstreet lists of Israel's leading doctors and dentists.

Dr. Amir Azarpazhooh (pronounced “Azar pa joo”) earned his DDS (Iran, 2001) and completed graduate training in Dental Public Health (2007), Endodontics (2010), and a PhD (2011) at the University of Toronto. He is a tenured Full Professor of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, specializing in Dental Public Health and Endodontics, and a Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. He is also an investigator with the Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative and leads the Divisions of Endodontics and Research at Mount Sinai Hospital. He has secured $1.5 million in research funding, supervised forty-five MSc and PhD trainees, edited an evidence-based dentistry textbook, authored seven book chapters, and published three hundred papers. His work has been cited over seven thousand times and is reflected in an H-index of forty-four and an I10-index of ninety-nine. He has delivered more than ninety presentations at national and international meetings and has received honours from Cochrane Canada, the Canadian Academy of Endodontics, the American Association of Endodontists, the WW Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education, and multiple Journal of Endodontics Publication Awards (2020–2024). He also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Endodontics. He is a Board-Certified Diplomate and Director of the American Board of Endodontics (2025–2028), and a fellow, examiner and a member of Board of Directors of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. He practices part-time in a multi-specialty setting in Toronto and provides endodontic care to medically compromised patients at Mount Sinai Hospital.

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. Varun Singh is a specialist in endodontics practicing at The Dental Specialists in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. He earned his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the Army College of Dental Sciences before completing Advanced Training in Clinical Endodontics at the UCLA School of Dentistry. Dr. Singh subsequently earned a Master of Science in Dentistry in Endodontics and a Certificate in Advanced Graduate Studies in Endodontics from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.

An active member of the American Association of Endodontists, Dr. Singh has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications spanning dental and oral health research. In his clinical practice, he enjoys the intricate anatomical challenges of endodontics. Because every tooth features a unique structure and root canal configuration, he carefully designs a customized treatment plan for each patient, striving to provide exceptional care with the ultimate goal of retaining their natural teeth.

Outside of the clinic, Dr. Singh is an avid skier, enjoys aerial videography, and loves taking scenic road trips with his wife to explore new locations. Whether he is planning his next winter trip to the mountains or relaxing at home, he is always game for a spirited discussion about basketball.

Dr. Andrew J. Miller completed his dental degree, Advanced Education in General Dentistry program, and postgraduate endodontic training at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, where he serves as Clinical Associate Professor and previously served as Director of Predoctoral Endodontics. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. A coauthor of the AAE Trauma Guidelines, Dr. Miller served on the AAE Special Committee to Update the Trauma Guidelines and the Public and Professional Relations Committee. He currently chairs the AAE Practice Affairs Committee.

Dr. Brooke Blicher received her BA in Chemistry from Colgate University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, her DMD from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine where she graduated with honors in research, and her certificate in Endodontics from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Blicher is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, and a Fellow in both the American College of Dentistry and the International College of Dentistry.  She continues to be involved with teaching, research and mentorship, holding faculty appointments at both Harvard and Tufts Schools of Dental Medicine. Dr. Blicher has been involved in organized dentistry as a member of several committees for the American Association of Endodontists, and her local and state dental societies. 

While providing state of the art specialty care in her private practice in White River Junction, Vermont, Dr. Blicher continues to pursue her academic interests.  She authored the chapter “Diagnosis and Treatment Planning” in the 6th edition of Endodontics: Principles and Practice, as well as the textbooks  Endodontics: A Review, now in its second edition, and the newly published Clinical Endodontics, available in March.  She has published extensively, including in the Journal of Dental Research, General Dentistry, Inside Dentistry, and Compendium. Dr. Blicher has lectured both locally and internationally on endodontic diagnosis, non-odontogenic pain, fractures, trauma, resorption, treatment of immature teeth, and CBCTs in endodontics as well as on ideal restorative care following endodontic treatment.

Dr. Fabricio Teixeira is Professor and Chair of the Department of Endodontics at the University of Iowa. He is also the current holder of the Richard E. Walton Professorship. Before coming to Iowa, he served as Director of the Advanced Education Program in Endodontics at the University of Texas Health at San Antonio. He obtained his certificate in endodontics from the UT San Antonio and was the first recipient of the Endowment Carlos E. del Rio Distinguished Professorship in Endodontics. Before moving to Texas, he served as Associate Professor in the Department of Endodontics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he still maintains an appointment as adjunct faculty. Dr. Teixeira is Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and currently serves as Director of the ABE. He holds a position as endodontic consultant of the American Dental Association for the Commission on Dental Accreditation. He is member of the OKU National Dental Honor Society and Fellow of the International College of Dentists. He is former Associate Editor of Endodontic Topics, current editor Evidence-Based Endodontics and Visual Endodontics. He holds a position on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of Endodontics and serves as peer reviewer on many other international journals. He is actively involved in clinical research and has lectured nationally and internationally on several topics. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and textbook chapters. He also maintains a private practice limited to endodontics in Iowa City.

Education: B.A. University of Nebraska, 1985 D.D.S. University of Nebraska Medical Center, 1988 Certificate, General Practice Residency, University of Nebraska Medical Center 1989 Specialty Certificate, Endodontics, University of Iowa 2003 M.S. Oral Science, University of Iowa 2004 Boards: Diplomate, American Board of Endodontics Brief Professional Resume: Dr. Williamson joined the faculty at the University of Iowa in 2003. Prior to her specialty training, she was a private practicing general dentist in Nebraska for 13 years. From 2006 to the present, Dr. Williamson has served as the Director of Advanced Education in Endodontics at the University of Iowa. National Appointments and Activities: Dr. Williamson was elected to the AAE Foundation Board of Trustees in 2008 and served as Secretary from 2010-2012. From 2004-2006. Dr. Williamson was the 2008 Edward M. She was a recent Educator Fellow of the American Association of Endodontists Foundation. More recently, she was Chair of the Annual Session Planning Committee for the AAE. Dr. Williamson currently sits as a Director on the American Board of Endodontics. She is a member of the American Association of Endodontists, International College of Dentists, the American Dental Association, Iowa Dental Association, University District Dental Association, and the American Dental Education Association.

Dr. Bourguignon practices endodontics and dental traumatology in her private office in Paris, France, after having earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Endodontics from the University of Pennsylvania. She was named a Foundation Fellow of the International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT), where she served as director and officer for more than 12 years. She is a contributor to the Dental Trauma Guide (DTG). Trilingual, she advances dental trauma education worldwide, with a particular focus on French- and Portuguese-speaking countries.

She co-authored the internationally recognized “IADT Guidelines for the Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries,” published in 2007, 2012, and 2020. As lead author of the 2020 section on Fractures and Luxations, she contributed to an article that ranked among Dental Traumatology’s ten most downloaded during its first year of publication and helped significantly increase the journal’s impact factor.

The ESE Board (European Society of Endodontology) invited her to serve as a scientific contributor to the development of its S3 Guidelines. Published in 2023, they are the first S3-level clinical practice guidelines in endodontics.

Her other publications include two chapters in Elsevier’s “A Clinical Guide to Dental Traumatology”, translated into Spanish and Japanese; the dental trauma chapter in the French textbook “Endodontie”; and the chapter “Endodontic Aspects of Traumatic Injuries” in the UK textbook Harty’s Endodontics. She was also the lead author of the dental trauma chapter in Springer’s Pediatric Dentistry, published in 2022.

She also co-authored the AAE’s “Recommended Guidelines for the Treatment of Traumatic Dental Injuries”, published in 2026, making substantial contributions that gave them a distinct AAE perspective, an “AAE touch”.

Dr. Bourguignon has lectured as an invited speaker across France and also internationally in countries such as Australia, India, United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Qatar, Poland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Germany, and Switzerland, as well as at congresses organized by the IADT, EAPD (European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry), AAE (American Association of Endodontists), and ESE.

İpek Eraslan Akyüz graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Endodontics at Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry. Her research interests include regenerative endodontics, root canal irrigation, endodontic biomaterials, and artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis.

Beyza Ezgi Kıvırcık graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Dentistry. She is currently a research assistant in the Department of Endodontics at Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry. Her research interests include artificial intelligence applications in endodontics, radiographic diagnosis, and working length determination.

Tuğrul Aslan graduated from Ege University Faculty of Dentistry and completed his PhD in Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics at Erciyes University. He is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Endodontics at Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry. His research interests include endodontic biomaterials and treatment outcomes, biomechanical analysis of endodontically treated teeth, and emerging diagnostic technologies in endodontics.

Dr. Domenico Ricucci received his Degree in Medicine in 1982 and his Degree in Dentistry in 1985 from “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy. Since then, he has maintained a private practice limited to endodontics, while also directing a personal histopathology research laboratory focused on pulpal and periapical tissue responses to disease and treatment.

His main research interests include tissue reactions to caries, vital pulp therapy, biofilms in endodontic infections, causes of root canal treatment failure, pulp regeneration, and dental trauma.

Dr. Ricucci has authored 122 scientific papers and 24 book chapters, and is the author of the following textbooks/atlases: Patologia e Clinica Endodontica (2009); Endodontology: An Integrated Biological and Clinical View (2013), translated into Russian (2015), Japanese (2017), and Chinese (2019); and the recent Vital Pulp Therapy & Clinical Endodontics: A Biological Approach (2026).
His contributions to endodontic science have been recognized with the Grossman International Award from the French Society of Endodontics (2017) and the Louis I. Grossman Award from the American Association of Endodontists (2023).

Dr. Rôças is Professor at the Postgraduate Program in Dentistry and Head of the Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Grande Rio University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. She is also Chairman and Professor at the Dental Research Group, Iguaçu University, Nova Iguaçu, RJ, Brazil. She received her DDS from State University of Rio de Janeiro, in 1992, and her certificate of endodontic specialist in Gama Filho University in 1996. In 2002, Dr. Rôças received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Bacteriology from State University of Rio de Janeiro. She concluded her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology in 2004 at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Rôças has co-authored the book “Treatment of Endodontic Infections” and contributed several chapters for leading international endodontic textbooks. She has published more than 220 scientific articles. Dr. Rôças has served as a reviewer for many international journals and is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Frontiers in Dental Medicine journal.

Dr Siqueira is Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Grande Rio University, Rio de Janeiro, and Professor and Chairman of the Dental Research Group, Iguaçu University, Nova Iguaçu, RJ, Brazil. He has authored 11 books on endodontics, microbiology, and immunology and also several chapters for leading international endodontic textbooks. Dr Siqueira published more than 430 scientific papers. He is the recipient of the 2014 Louis I. Grossman award from the American Association of Endodontists and the 2012 Louis I. Grossman award from the French Society of Endodontics. He currently serves as a member of the editorial board of several international journals for which he is also a reviewer. Dr Siqueira actively lectures on the subject of endodontics worldwide.

Dr. João Brochado Martins earned his dental degree from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 2013. After relocating to the Netherlands in 2016, he completed a postgraduate Master’s Program in Oral Health Sciences, specializing in Endodontology, at the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) from 2019 to 2022. He is currently a faculty member at ACTA, where he teaches undergraduate dental students and contributes to the postgraduate endodontics program.
In addition to his academic role, Dr. Brochado Martins maintains a referral-based clinical practice limited to endodontics. He is pursuing his PhD and has published in several international peer-reviewed journals. He also serves as a reviewer for leading journals and is a member of the Editorial Board of the European Endodontic Journal. 
Dr. Brochado Martins is an active member of multiple professional organizations, including the Dutch Society of Endodontics (NVvE and TEN), the European Society of Endodontology (ESE), the Portuguese Society of Endodontics (SPE), and the American Association of Endodontists (AAE).

Martin J. Rogers, DDS, is a full-time endodontist in private practice at Best Endodontics of Glenview and is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Endodontics at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). He earned his DDS from UIC in 1992, completed a General Practice Residency at Illinois Masonic Medical Center-serving as chief resident the following year-and received his Certificate in Endodontics from UIC in 1996.Dr. Rogers has held a part-time faculty appointment at UIC since graduation and currently serves as course director for Endodontic Microsurgery in the postgraduate program. His academic interests include local anesthesia and pain control, microsurgical techniques, and rotary instrumentation. He has authored peer-reviewed publications and lectures frequently to professional audiences.He is a past president of both the Illinois Association of Endodontists and the Edgar D. Coolidge Endodontic Study Club. He has served the American Association of Endodontists on multiple committees, including Dental Benefits, Membership Services, Clinical Practice, and Public and Professional Affairs.

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 the University of Connecticut, the University of Maryland, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently Professor and Chair, Department of Endodontics, Director, Advanced Endodontics Program, and Interim Director, Health Information and Business Systems (HIBS) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 

Dr. Fouad has published over 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 62 editorials and invited manuscripts, 25 textbook chapters, and over 150 abstracts. He edited and co-authored several editions of the textbooks: Endodontic Microbiology and Endodontics: Principles and Practice. He served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Endodontics for 15 years and is currently Associate Editor of Dental Traumatology and the Endodontics Section of Frontiers of Dental Medicine. He is a Diplomate and Past President of the American Board of Endodontics. He received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group of the IADR in 2017, the AAE President's Award in 2022, and the International Grossman's Award in 2023.

Dr. Purnima Kumar is the William and Mary K. Najjar Endowed professor of Dentistry and Chair of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan. She received her dental degree from Annamalai University in India, and her Masters in Periodontology and PhD in Molecular Microbiology from The Ohio State University. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement for the Sciences (AAAS), Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists, the Pierre Fouchard Académie and the AADOCR. She has authored over 100 papers and book chapters and is the Associate Editor of Periodontology 2000 and Senior Editor of Microbiome. She is an active researcher, clinician, teacher, and administrator, has mentored several pre-dental, dental, master's, doctoral and post-doctoral students and junior faculty, and has served on several grant review panels for the NIH. She serves on the budget committee and science strategy committee of the AAP. She completed her term as the Chair of the Continuing Education Oversight Committee for the AAP and as the Chair of the Council of Scientific Affairs of the ADA in 2024 and is their official spokesperson on e-cigarettes and vaping. Dr. Kumar has served on various committees of IADR and is presently the Past-President of the Periodontal Research Group. She is a member of the board of directors of the Osteology Foundation and the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation. She also serves on several taskforces for women in science, women in surgery and women in STEM and volunteers for groups that empower women locally and nationally.

Dingming Huang, D.D.S., Ph.D. Professor of West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University. Associate Editor of Molecular Oral Microbiology, and editorial board member of International Endodontic Journal. He has been engaged in researches on the prevention and clinical treatment of endodontic disease. He has presided over 10 national and provincial-level scientific research projects and has published more than 140 papers as the first author or corresponding author. He was awarded the 2024 AAE "Honorable Mention Award".

Xuelian Tan, D.D.S., Ph.D. Associate professor of West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University. She has been engaged in researches on the prevention and clinical treatment of endodontic disease, and has published over 20 papers as the first author or corresponding author. She was awarded the 2024 AAE "Honorable Mention Award".