DDS from University of Iceland. Graduated from University of North Carolina (UNC) in 1992, with certificate in endodontics and MS. 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. Dr. Sigurdsson 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. Dr. Sigurdsson has been invited numerous times to lecture in 47 countries all over the world, on the topics of pain, endodontics, dental trauma and/or forensic sciences. He has written or co-written over 85 per-reviewed articles and 23 textbook chapters on same topics. 

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. Ross Kerr is a board-certified Oral Medicine Specialist who received his DDS from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and his MSD and certificate in Oral Medicine at the University of Washington. He is a Clinical Professor and the Director of Oral Medicine in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology & Medicine at New York University College of Dentistry, and the recipient of NYU’s distinguished teaching award. He is a past president of the American Academy of Oral Medicine, secretary of the American Board of Oral Medicine, and steering committee member of the World Workshop on Oral Medicine. His research experience includes the evaluation of current and emerging technologies for the detection and diagnosis of oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders. He has contributed more than 100 publications to the dental and medical literature. 

Dr. Arthi Kumar is a board-certified Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist who completed her training at New York Presbyterian Queens. She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, New York University College of Dentistry. In addition to making diagnoses at the microscope, Dr. Kumar sees patients in the Oral Medicine clinic and teaches undergraduate dental students in didactic and clinical courses at the college.

Dr. Ye Shi is currently the Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Periodontics and Implantology at NYU College of Dentistry and Program Director for the International Summer Practicum Program.

Dr. Ye Shi received her DDS degree from Nanjing Medical University in China, 2011 and then completed a 3-year post-graduate residency with a master’s degree of Prosthodontics in Pecking Union Medical College, China. Afterward, she came to United States for further training. She first completed a three-year Advanced Program for International Dentists in Implant Dentistry at NYU College of Dentistry. Thereupon, she had her 3-year periodontal training in the Advanced Education Program of Periodontics at NYU College of Dentistry. Dr. Shi is a diplomate of American Board of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, as well as a diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

She serves as Chair of Membership Committee of Northeastern Society of Periodontists and Vice Chair of Clinical Innovation Committee of Academy of Osseointegration. She has received numerous awards for her clinical research and published articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters as well. In addition to lecturing nationally and internationally, Dr. Shi lectures for the Advanced Program for Periodontics and International Implant Program.

Dr. Bruder was the founding Chair: Department of Endodontics and Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Endodontics at Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine from 2006 – 2015. In 2012, Dr. Bruder was awarded the prestigious Edward M. Osetek Educator Award from the American Association of Endodontists and is also a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, National Dental Honor Society. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and Fellow of the International College of Dentists. Dr. Bruder serves as CEO/President of TruEndo INC and coinvented both TruShape and TruNatomy Endodontic Instruments with Dr. Ove Peters.

Dr. Krell received his D.D.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Iowa in 1981 and 1983, respectively. He earned his M.A. degree in sociology-anthropology in 1975, from the United States International University in San Diego, Calif. 

Dr. Krell has been an endodontist for over 43 years. He was a full-time educator for 8 years at the University of Iowa and was in private practice in West Des Moines, Iowa for 29 years until he retired December 31, 2017. He is still an adjunct clinical Professor in the Department of Endodontics at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He has lectured nationally and internationally about his research on cracked teeth based on his data base of over 3,000 private practice cases.  His complete data base is over 50,000 cases.

Dr. Krell is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, as well as a past president and past director of the ABE.  He is a past president of AAEF (now the Foundation for Endodontics) and finally is past president of the American Association of Endodontists.

Dr. Krell has been married for over 52 years to Diane and they have five grandchildren. He still has research interests in cracked teeth and vertical root fractures.

Dr. Carlos Aznar Portoles received his BDS from the International University of Catalonia in Spain in 2004. In 2009, he completed an MSc program in endodontics at the same university. In 2014, he completed a postgraduate program in endodontics at the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam in the Netherlands. (ACTA)

Carlos runs a private practice limited to endodontics and endodontic microsurgery in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

He is the author of several endodontic-related articles and lectures regularly at national and international meetings.

Mike oversees all aspects of driving revenue growth for Fluent's dental analytics business solutions in new markets. Mike has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare informatics space and has developed and successfully sold a variety of informatics solutions to all stakeholders in the healthcare marketplace, including payers, providers, suppliers, and consumers. He has worked at informatics companies large and small, public and private, including HCIA, Solucient, Pharmetrics, and IMS Health. Mike has a BA from Syracuse University, an MBA, and an MHA from the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Peter Giannini is an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biology, and Director of Clinical and Translational Research at the Cruzan Center for Dental Research.

Dr. Giannini received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry in 1997. He subsequently trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, earning a Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a Master of Science in Oral Biology in 2000. During that same year, Dr. Giannini joined the faculty of Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia. He became a member of the UNMC College of Dentistry faculty in 2005.

Dr. Giannini is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. In addition to practicing in the Oral Pathology biopsy service, he sees Oral Medicine referral patients at the college's University Dental Associates (UDA) faculty practice clinic. In the UDA Clinic, Dr. Giannini specializes in the diagnosis and management of oral lesions; including but not limited to: lichen planus, mucous membrane pemphigoid, burning mouth syndrome, xerostomia, bone pathology of the jaws, oral manifestations of systemic disease and complications of cancer therapy. In addition, Dr. Giannini also directs the Tobacco Cessation Clinic at the College of Dentistry. His research interests include oral carcinogenesis, the oral manifestations of drug abuse and the management of oral mucosal disease.

Dr. Niemczyk graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, receiving his D.M.D. in 1982 and his postgraduate Endodontic certificate in 1984. Since 1995, Dr. Niemczyk has been the Director of Endodontic Microsurgery at the IB Bender Postdoctoral Endodontic Program at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, and was recently named the Assistant Program Director in 2018. He is the 2020 recipient of the AAE Calvin D. Torneck Part-Time Educator Award, and also serves as a surgical consultant to the Naval Postgraduate Endodontic Program at the Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, and the U. S. Army Endodontic Residency Program in Fort Gordon, GA. 
Dr. Niemczyk has lectured extensively in the U.S., Central America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia on topics ranging from Microsurgery and Intentional Replantation to advances in Non-Surgical Endodontics and Cone-Beam CT. He has authored numerous papers, chapters on Microsurgery in Dental Clinics of North America, Ingle’s Endodontics 7th Edition and CBCT in Non-Surgical Retreatment. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Journal of Endodontics and the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine and Pathology. He is the founder of Endodontic Microsurgical Innovations, dedicated to the development of new treatment techniques and instrumentation. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, and maintains a full-time practice limited to Endodontics in Drexel Hill, PA.

Dr. Garry L. Myers currently serves as the graduate endodontic program director at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia. He completed his dental school education at the University of Texas Health Science Center/ San Antonio in 1985. Six years later he completed his endodontic residency program at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland AFB in San Antonio. He became a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics in 1994. After serving on active duty for 13 years, Dr. Myers left the USAF in 1998 to enter full-time private practice in Olympia, Washington where he practiced for the next 16 years. In the summer of 2014, full time education entered the picture when Dr. Myers accepted a position at VCU where he now works. Dr. Myers has been active in organized dentistry having served as the president of the Washington State Association of Endodontists in 2006-07 and as the President of the American Association of Endodontists in 2017-18. Dr. Myers currently serves as an ABE Director and as the endodontic CODA Commissioner. He has spoken internationally at meetings in Japan, South Korea, San Diego and Guatemala.

Dr. Jae M. Shin is a full time endodontist and an adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. His research interests include oral microbiology and clinical research related to endodontics. Dr. Shin graduated from the University of Michigan with a DDS, MS (Endodontics) and PhD in Oral Health Sciences. Dr. Shin's career goals are to integrate evidence-based research with clinical practice to provide optimal patient care, and continue to dedicate his efforts in providing leadership, teaching, and service to the endodontic community.

Dr. Ronald Ordinola Zapata is an Associate Professor at the Endodontic Division University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. Dr. Zapata completed his Endodontic residency program at the IB Bender Endodontic Division, Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, (2018), and a Certificate in Clinical Research at the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. In 2021 Dr. Zapata achieved the Diplomate status of the American Board of Endodontics. Dr. Zapata enjoys teaching, writing scientific papers, and documenting challenging cases. In his academic career, Dr. Zapata has published more than 100 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and lectured internationally in more than 10 countries. Dr. Zapata also serves as Associate Editor of the International Endodontic Journal (UK) and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of Endodontics (USA).

Dr Floratos received his DMD from the University of Thessaloniki School of Dentistry in Greece in 2001. He received a Certificate in Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2009. Since 2009, he holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor appointment at the Endodontic Department of University of Pennsylvania. He is a retired Commander of the Greek Navy and former Director of the Endodontic Department of the Athens Naval Hospital in Greece. Dr Floratos is the author of three chapters in Professor Kim & Kratchman’s textbook ‘Microsurgery in Endodontics’ published in 2017 and one chapter in Professor Tsesis’ ‘Endodontic – Periodontal Lesions’ textbook published in 2019. He has presented in endodontic meetings in USA and Europe and has published in national and international endodontic journals.

Dr. Alan Law received his Doctor of Dental Surgery and Certificate in Endodontics from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, Iowa. He also completed his PhD, “Mechanisms and Modulation of Orofacial Pain”, with the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Iowa. Dr. Law has published over 40 articles in scientific and clinical journals, and has co-authored chapters on The Non-Odontogenic Toothache and Regenerative Endodontics in Pathways of the Pulp, and has lectured at over 300 local, national and international meetings. Dr. Law is a member the American Dental Association, American Association of Endodontics, and Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society, and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists. He is a Past President of the American Association of Endodontists, Past President of the Minnesota Association of Endodontists, and Past President of the American Board of Endodontics. He is in full –time practice in the Twin Cities, and President of The Dental Specialists, a multi-specialty dental practice with over 35 specialists. He is also a Research Professor in the Division of Endodontics at the University of Minnesota.