Moderators

 

Clinical Advisory Board

 

 


 

 

Freddy Belliard DDS MSD    (SPAIN)

Dr. Belliard is a Clinical Fellow Teacher in the Masters Program in WARWICK University – UK and owns a private practice limited to Micro-endodontics in Guadalajara, Spain.


He graduated in 1997 from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in the Dominican Republic. He received his
 Masters Degree from Dr. Yury Kuttler’s institution in México City in 1999. 

He has served as a teacher in several schools in Europe and the Dominican Republic.

 

Dr. Belliard is an active lecturer and trainer of hand-on courses at dental conferences and universities in North / South America, Europe and the Middle East. He currently moderates two endodontic forums on social media, ROOTS and Endoloatinos. 
Over his professional career, he has performed more than 15,000 endodontic treatments following the highest standards in Endodontic care.

 

 

Frédéric Bukiet DDS MSc PhD    (France)

Prof. Dr. Bukiet was born in Hyères les Palmiers (France). He graduated from Aix-Marseille University in 1998. After serving as a resident at the University of Paris V for three years, he returned to his dental school as a University Hospital Assistant. Meanwhile, he obtained his Master's Degree and started a private practice limited to Endodontics. Dr. Bukiet was appointed senior lecturer (Part time) in 2004 while maintaining his daily endodontic practice. Since 2010, he is full time teacher-researcher-Hospital clinician.

 

Frédéric Bukiet has been appointed Full Professor in 2017 and is the head of department of Endodontics at Aix-Marseille University. He is also co-director of the Postgraduate Endodontic Program (with Dr Ludovic Pommel). His research activity allowed him to earn his PhD in 2014 and his accreditation to supervise research (HDR) in 2016. He has published numerous papers in several national and international journals such as the Journal of Endodontics, International Endodontic Journal, Dental Materials, Australian Dental Journal... He has also lectured on several endodontic topics.

 

Prof. Dr. Bukiet is a guest member of the European Society of Endodontology (ESE). He is also the secretary of the French College of Teachers in Conservative Dentistry (CNEOC) . He served as a peer reviewer for different journals and is also Associate Editor of the European Endodontic Journal.

 

 

Cecilia Bourguignon  DDS      (France)

Dr. Bourguignon is an Endodontist and additionally specialized in dental traumatology. She maintains a private practice in Paris France.

 

Dr. Bourguignon earned her DDS from the University of São Paulo - Brazil and her Certificate in Endodontics from the University of Pennsylvania - USA. She served as "Councilor" of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) for 7 years and was the Editor of the IADT's Newsletter from its inception until 2011. During this time, Dr.Bourguignon was an active member of the IADT's scientific committee in charge of updating the "IADT Guidelines for the treatment of traumatized teeth". She co-authored revisions published both in 2007 and in 2012. She was later elected President of the endodontic study club CPEA (Cercle Parisien d'Endodontologie Appliquée).

 

Dr. Bourguignon has lectured nationally and internationally at several major endodontic meetings such as the AAE, ESE, IADT, and many other international events. She has been actively involved in campaigns aiming to improve the emergency care of traumatized teeth. Dr.Bourguignon has co-authored 2 chapters in the book "A Clinical Guide to Dental Traumatology". She is the author of the chapter " Preventive Strategies for Traumatic Dental Injuries", in the October 2009 issue of "Dental Clinics of North America" and the dental traumatology chapter in the French book "Endodontie". She is also a reviewer for the journals "Dental Traumatology" and "Acta Odontologica Scandinavica".   

 


 

Frank Cervone DMD      (USA)

Dr. Cervone maintains a private practice limited to endodontics in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.


He received his D.M.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine.  After practicing general dentistry for 5 years, he enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania Graduate Endodontic program and received his Certificate in Endodontics.  He served as the Co-Director of Postdoctoral Endodontics at PENN until 1990.


Dr. Cervone has written scientific and clinical papers and has lectured nationally and internationally on Endodontic Infections, Dental Trauma and Contemporary Endodontic Treatment. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics.


 

 

Gianluca Gambarini MD, DDS        (ITALY)

Dr. Gamarini is a Full-time Professor and Head of the Endodontic Department of Endodontics at the University of Rome , La Sapienza.


Dr Gambarini is an international lecturer and researcher. He has published more than 450 scientific articles, three books and chapters in other books. He has lectured all over the world (more than 350 presentations) and has been invited as a main speaker in the most important international (AAE, IFEA, ESE), national endodontic congresses and in many Universities worldwide.


During his academic career he gained many awards and recognition, and was responsible of many scientific projects with national and international grants. He has focused his interests on endodontic materials and clinical endodontics. He is actively cooperating as a consultant with many manufacturers all over the world to develop new technologies, operative procedures  and materials for root canal treatment.


Dr. Gambirini is an Official member of ANSI/ADA and ISO Commitees for Endodontic Materials. Active member of IADR, Italian Society of Endodontists (SIE) and European Society of Endodontology (ESE), Associate member of AAE. Former Scientific editor of the Italian Journal of Endodontics (G.It. Endo) , official Journal of Italian Society of Endodontists (SIE), and Country Representative for Italy in the ESE, he is now chair of the Clinical Practice Committee of ESE. Member of the scientific committee and/or reviewer of the most important international endodontic and dental journals.


 

 

Nicola M Grande DDS, PhD          (ITALY)

Dr. Grande is a Professor of Endodontics in the School of Dental Hygiene, Researcher in the Department of Endodontics at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and works in private practice limited to endodontic and microsurgery in Rome.


He received his DDS from the Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy in 1999 with a degree thesis on the fracture of NiTi rotary instruments. He completed his PhD program at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart, with a thesis on an innovative technique for the restoration of the endodontically treated teeth, which he has invented.


Dr. Grande has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals and lectures both nationally and internationally. His main scientific interests are the preparation of root canals with Nickel-Titanium rotary instruments, the study of anatomy and preparation of endodontic anatomy by micro-computed tomography techniques and the restoration of the endodontically treated teeth with new conservative approach. He contributed in the development of different instrument systems and new techniques.


Dr. Grande is a certified member of the European Society of Endodontology (ESE), of the American Association of Endodontics (AAE) and active member of the Italian Society of Conservative Dentistry (SIDOC).


 

 

Ahmed Abdel Rahman Hashem BDS, MSc, PhD    (EGYPT)

Dr. Hashem is a Professor of Endodontics at Ain Shams University, the founder and director of the dental microscope center in Future University and holds a practice limited to Micro-Endodontics and Endodontic microsurgery in Cairo.


He Graduated in 1990 from Cairo University where he also recieved his Masters degree. In 2001 he completed his PhD from Ain Shams University where he currently works. He has published several articles in peer reviewed journals and has been Lecturing nationally and internationally on different endodontic topics. He also participated in numerous basic, advanced and surgical micro-endodontic courses.


Dr. Hashem is one of the founders and active member of the Egyptian Association of Endodontists. He is an International member of American Association of Endodontists, member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of Endodontics and a reviewer for several national and international peer reviewed journal. He is also a visiting lecturer in Metrohealth in Cleveland and Sharjah University in the UAE


 

 

Richard Herman DDS        (USA)

Dr. Herman is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Post-Graduate Endodontics at Nova Southeastern and has been in Endodontic practice for 40 years.


He received his DDS degree from New York University and his Certificate in Endodontics from Kings brook Jewish Medical Center. He served as Chief of Endodontics at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY for 35 years. He also served as an Attending in Endodontics at Long Island Jewish Hospital in the GPR program for 38 years.


Dr. Herman is a Diplomate of The American Board of Endodontics. He is a member of the College of Diplomates of the AAE and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists.


As a member of Real World Endodontics Board of Advisors, Dr. Herman is Certified to conduct Lectures and Seminars on Precision Based Endodontics.



 

 

Pr Pierre Machtou DDS, MS, PhD, FICD          (FRANCE)

Dr. Machtou is a full professor at the Paris 7-Denis Diderot since 1997 and has maintained a practice limited to endodontics since 1978.


He graduated in 1967 from the Paris 7-Denis Diderot University where he also completed his Masters and PhD. He is the past scientific director and general secretary of the French Endodontic society. He is a member of numerous national and international endodontic and dental societies, such as AAE, ESE, Pierre Fauchard Academy, and is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists. In 2006, he was the recipient of the Pierre Fauchard’s Elmer S Best Memorial Award.


Dr. Machtou serves as the associate Editor of Endodontic Practice and was scientific advisor of the IFEA World Congress in Paris 1992. He lectured and held seminars extensively in many countries worldwide. He is the author of two books and co-editor of one endodontic textbook. He wrote 11 book chapters  and 70 articles in peer review journals. His research interests are in endodontic irrigation dynamics and endodontic instrumentation. He has limited his practice to Endodontics since 1978.



 

 

C. John Munce DDS, FICD          (USA)

Dr. Munce is an Assistant Professor of Graduate Endodontics at both Loma Linda University and the University of Southern California, and he has maintained a private endodontic practice in both Santa Barbara and Solvang, California since 1988.


He received both his training in Endodontics and his dental degree from Loma Linda University. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, Fellow of the International College of Dentists and past President of the California State Association of Endodontists. 


Clinical concepts and techniques originated by Dr. Munce have been published in a number of primary endodontic textbooks, most recently in the 6th edition of Ingle’s Endodontics and the 9th edition of Pathways of the Pulp. He co-authored a chapter on MTA repair of post perforations in the prosthodontics textbook, "Contemporary Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth" released in 2012. Dr. Munce has lectured worldwide on management of endodontic complexities. 


 

 

 

Allen Ali Nasseh DDS, MMSc          (USA) 

Dr. Nasseh is the President and Chief Executive Officer for Real World Endo and Micro-Surgical Educational Institute. He also maintains a Private practice in down town Boston.


He Received his DDS from Northwestern University in 1994. He completed his Post-Doctoral training at Harvard where he also received his Masters in Medical Sciences. He has been a clinical instructor and lecturer in the Post-Doctoral Program in Harvard since 1997 and the Alumni editor of Harvard Dental Bulletin


Dr. Nasseh has published numerous articles and lectured extensively in national and international meetings on surgical and non-surgical endodontic topics.

 

 

 

 

Terrell Pannkuk DDS, MSc         (USA)

Dr. Pannkuk maintains a private practice in Santa Barbara, California.

 

 

He received his DDS from Georgetown Dental School and finished his endodontic training and Masters from Boston University. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics.

 

Dr Pannkuk is the former editor and publisher of “The Endodontic Report”, former president of the Boston University Endodontic Alumni Association, current reviewer for the Journal of Endodontics, Immediate Past President of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry, President of the Schilder Institute for the Advancement of Endodontics, Editor and Publisher of PDL (Pure Dental Learning), and international lecturer-author of topics relating to clinical endodontics.

 

 

 

 

Gianluca Plotino DDS, PhD         (ITALY)

Dr. Plotino works in a private practice limited to endodontics and restorative dentistry in Rome, Italy.


He graduated from the Catholic University of Rome in 2002. He obtained his PhD in 2009. He worked in the Department of Endodontics at the Sapienza University of Rome as Senior Lecturer. He has published several articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals and has contributed with 4 chapters in textbooks. He also given several lectures and courses worldwide. 

 

 

 

 

 

Yoshitsugu Terauchi DDS, PhD        (JAPAN)

Dr. Terauchi is a part-time lecturer at Tokyo Medical & Dental University and maintains a private practice limited to endodontics since 1998.


He earned his DDS in 1993 and completed his residency at Tokyo Medical & Dental University in 1995, where he also received his PhD from the Department of Endodontics. He has published several articles in peer- reviewed journals nationally and internationally. He also authored in several chapters in textbooks including 11th edition of “ Pathways of the Pulp”. He has lectured nationally and internationally and was exposed twice on National TV, for modern endodontics.

 

Dr.Terauchi received the Presidential Award in 2001 and the Wakai Award in 2009 from the Japanese Endodontic Association. He has been working on instrument removal system for ten years and the products for this purpose was finally placed on the market by American Eagle Instruments in April, 2013

 

 

 

Dr. Eric Bramy DDS        (USA)

Dr. Bramy grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He completed his BS in biology at the University of Cincinnati in 1992. He went on to the Ohio State University dental school where he graduated with a DDS degree in 1996.


He earned his MS in endodontics in 1998, also from the Ohio State University under the training of Drs. Al Reader and Robert Nist. Dr. Bramy is married with 4 children. He has been practicing endodontics in Mason, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, since completing his Endodontics training. He enjoys all aspects of the specialty but has a passion for profound anesthesia techniques and retreatments.