Received his DDS from Gazi University, Turkey in 1998 and accomplished his PhD in periodontology in Cumhuriyet University, Turkey in 2004. Started his post-doctoral training in University of Helsinki, Finland and National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland in 2005. In 2009, appointed as university teacher at the Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland. Received his associate professorship at the same university in 2010  promoted to professor in 2023. Serving as the past-president of Scandinavian Society of Periodontology (http://www.scsp.info) and the secretary general of the Scandinavian Division (NOF) of the International Association for Dental Research (http://www.iadr-nof.com/).

Undergraduate Endodontics Lead
MSc in Minimally Invasive Dentistry Programme Director
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Equality Diversity Inclusion Lead
Institute of Dentistry Equality and Diversity Inclusion Lead and Athena SWAN Chair
Specialist in Endodontics and Prosthodontics

I completed my dental undergraduate degree at Hacettepe University School of Medicine and Dentistry, Ankara Turkey. As an undergraduate student, I was always interested in preventing dental decay, especially in an ageing population. My career pathway began with postgraduate academic and clinical training in dentistry in the UK almost 22 years ago. I came to the UK to study an MSc in gerodontology (funded). I was then funded to do a clinical PhD to study the management of root decay either using ozone or high fluoride at QMUL, and became one of the patent holders to use ozone on root decays. In 2002, I started working as a full-time academic member of staff at Birmingham Dental School and continued working on the antimicrobial management of root caries.

I then had the opportunity to develop my research, teaching, clinical and leadership skills further at Kings College London taking the Royal College of Surgeons’ Dental Membership exams and completing my PGCAP (Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice) before moving back to QMUL to do further clinical training as an NHIR (National Institute for Health Research) trainee. Recently, I obtained the Senior Fellowship status at the Higher Education Academy. This gave me the opportunity to reflect my leadership roles as an educator and also to develop further within my roles at the Dental School.

Short Bio: Imad About
Imad About is Professor of Oral Biology at Aix-Marseille University and responsible of the research Laboratory at the school of dental medicine, Marseille, France.
He is Associate Editor of Clinical Oral Investigations, President of the Pan European Region, Vice-President of Bone Biomaterials and Beyond Academy, Past-President of both the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group and the Continental European Division of the International Association for Dental Research.
The research group of Prof. About is involved in investigating the tissue regeneration and the effects of materials on the initial steps of inflammation and regeneration.
Professor About is actively involved in developing new dental materials for tissue regeneration and he is one of the main academic members involved in Biodentine development.
Imad About is renowned speaker and frequently invited to major international conferences. He is a well-recognized expert in pulp tissue regeneration. He published more than 220 peer reviewed papers, abstracts and book chapters. He also edited a book on Biodentine in 2022.
Imad About was the winner of the European Society of Endodontology annual research grant in 2012. In recognition of his investigations in pulp biology, he has been awarded the “Distinguished scientist award” of the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group in 2018. He was also the winner of the Journal of Endodontics Awards in the category of Basic Research: Biology in 2022.

Prof. Ivana Miletić
Professor Ivana Miletić, DMD, PhD was born in 1971. in Zagreb. She graduated at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb in 1995. She worked off traineeship at Dental polyclinic of Zagreb. She has been working at the Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb since 1995. She got her master degree in 1998., and PhD in 2000. In 2004., she passed the specialist exam in endodontics and dental pathology. She became an assistant professor in 2001., an associate professor in 2005., and in 2008. full professor. During 2007., she stayed at the Medical University in Graz in Austria. She participates actively in clinic and preclinical education at the School of Dental Medicine in Zagreb. She is a head of postgraduate and PhD courses at the School of Dental Medicine, and lectures on continuous educational courses for doctors of dental medicine. She is an author and co-author of more than 100 scientific, review, educative and specialized articles in extenso. She participated in writing, preparation and translation of four course books, which are teaching readings. She has been participating on many inland, European and world congresses, and has held many inland and international lectures. She speaks and writes English fluently. She is a member of Croatian Chamber of Dental Medicine, Croatian Medical Association, International Association for Dental Research. She was a secretary of Croatian Endodontic Society, and a country representative of Croatian Endodontic Society at European Endodontic Society from 2006 to 2014. She is founder and president of Croatian Society for Minimum Intervention Dentistry from 2016.

1993 yılında Selçuk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi'nden mezun oldu ve 1998 yılında 'Doktora' ünvanını aldı. Halen Selçuk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Restoratif Diş Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı'nda 'Profesör Dr' olarak çalışmaktadır. 1998 yılında 3 ay için Glasgow Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi'nde misafir araştırmacı olarak bulundu. CED IADR üyesidir. 2021 yılından bu yana Türk Restoratif Diş Hekimliği Derneği'nin yönetim kurulu üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır. Birçok ulusal ve uluslararası kongrenin bilimsel kurullarında yer almıştır. Çürük, Adeziv diş hekimliği ve dental materyaller konusunda çok sayıda ulusal ve uluslararası bilimsel yayını bulunmaktadır.