24^th International Conference on Dental Education March 18-19, 2019 HOLIDAY INN PARIS - PORTE DE CLICHY, Paris, France

A leading Atlanta dentist, Dr. Heavenly Kimes is an author, inspirational speaker, business powerhouse, and relationship expert. Affectionately known as Dr. Heavenly, she has become one of the most sought after dentist in the nation. Specializing in cosmetic dentistry, veneers, implants, Invisalign and more, Dr. Heavenly is the founder and CEO of her own successful practice, Smiles By Dr. Heavenly, in Metro Atlanta. A member of the American Academy of General Dentistry, National Dentistry Association, and the Georgia Dental Society, Dr. Heavenly graduated at the top of her class with a Doctorate of Dental Surgery from Meharry Medical College, and earned a Bachelor's in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Military Science from Florida A&M University; Dr. Heavenly is a true leader in the dental industry. In addition to establishing Smiles By Dr. Heavenly as a leading dental practice, she has also owned a multi-million dollar corporation with over 9 dental practices, seven of which she has sold. Dr. Heavenly is a co-author of the best-selling series Wake Up...Live the Life You Love, and released the informative Dr. Heavenly’s Business Prescriptions, a motivating advice guide that breaks down complex business concepts to their simplest forms and offers personal insight and strategies for building a successful business. Through her straight-talk style, strategic expertise, and proven credentials, Dr. Heavenly continues to assist other business owners in thriving within their perspective industries. Dr. Heavenly has been happily married to Dr. Damon Kimes for nearly 20 years and has three kids and three dogs. She is currently preparing to share her dentistry and business expertise through worldwide seminars and conferences.

Cosmetic Dentistry,Dental Implant

Dr Ali Nankali is a clinical Lecturer in Oral Adult Health in the Barts and the London Medical and Dental School. In 1998, he took a keen interest in restorative dentistry which led him to commence his extensive research on application of post and cores. Following his research, he proposed to the scientific board of the Orthopaedic and Implant department of the NMU a number of novel inventions including Nankali Post System, Nankali bur as well as new classifications for Post/Core and Masticatory force. Dr Nankali was awarded his PhD in 2004 by National Medical University (NMU) in Kiev, Ukraine where he registered as a specialist / consultant in Prosthodontics. Furthermore, his engineering background in addition to his prosthetics and Maxillofacial clinical experiences helped him in achieving ground-breaking outcomes on his researches related to distribution of masticatory force and mechanical strength of teeth's hard tissues that brought him to the attention of the scientific community. At his current position, Dr Nankali is involved with undergraduate, postgraduate students as well as regularly running CPD and other courses.

Prosthodontics

Dr. Michael Ellis, a retired Colonel who served 26 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, is a dual-trained prosthodontist and oral and maxillofacial surgeon with extensive experience in both private practice and as an educator. Dr. Ellis is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as a diplomat and served ABOMS in roles of examiner for the oral qualifying examination and content expert for dental implants. He enjoys fellowship status in multiple international, national, and loco-regional organizations. He served as program director in multiple advanced education programs in oral and maxillofacial surgery, including the Texas A&M College of Dentistry from 2008-2012, before joining a private practice in Maui. Dr. Ellis returned to Dallas in 2017 to be closer to his family and to his alma mater to teach the next generation of oral and maxillofacial surgeons.

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Birthe Melsen was born in Aabenraa, Denmark in 1939. She received her Dental Degree in 1964 from Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark. Melsen specialized in orthodontics in the year of 1971 and received her orthodontic certificate in 1974 from Royal Dental College. She became Head of Department of Orthodontics at the same college in 1975 and is currently serving at that position. Melsen also works as part time at a private practice in Lübeck, Germany. She has published a textbook called Adult Orthodontics in 2012.She was the past President of European Orthodontic Society in 2004 and has made significant contributions in the field of orthodontics with her research, publishing about 350 papers in scientific journals on topics related to Anchorage (orthodontics) and adult orthodontics 1976 - President, Scandinavian Orthodontic Society 1984 - President, Nordic Orthodontic Society 1988 - President, Danish Orthodontic Society 1989 - President, Third International Symposium on Dentofacial Development, Aarhus, Denmark. 1990 Vice-president, European Orthodontic Society Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1993-96 Vice-president of International Symposium on ComprehensiveManagement of Craniofacial Anomalies. 1994-97 President of the Danish Orthodontic Society 1994- Associate Editor of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research 2004 President, European Orthodontic Society.

Orthodontics

Dirk Neefs graduated as a dentist in 1987 at Brussels University, specialized in oral rehabilitations with dental implants at Liege University in 1992. He has his dental Office in Antwerp Belgium and Oviedo and Gijon, Spain. He has presented lectures in Belgium, France and Spain

Oral Implants, Oral rehabilitation

Dr. Di Fiore, a native of New York, received his DDS degree from New York University, College of Dentistry, his MS degree in Oral Biology from George Washington University andhis Certificate in Endodontics from the United States Army Institute of Dental Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Madigan Army Medical Center. He retired from the United States Army Dental Corps after 20 years of active duty service and has held faculty positions at the University of Alabama, University of Tennessee, University of Kentucky, Northwestern University, University of New Jersey and New York University. He is a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a fellow of the American College of Dentists and a life member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon.Dr. Di Fiore, a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, teaches and practices at the University of Texas, School of Dentistry in Houston Texas

Endodontics-Endodontology, Diagnosis, Microbiology, Materials

Zdenek Broukal completed his Ph.D in Dentistry in 1979. He is Professor (2004-present) and Chair in the Department of Oral Epidemiology and Preventive Dentistry in the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Dental Medicine (Charles University). He is the member of Czech Dental Society, ORCA, European Association for Dental Public Health, He has conducted a number of symposia and workshops in many national scientific congresses. He is the author/co-author of 3 monographs and around 156 papers in journals.

Oral epidemiology, health care systems science in dentistry, oral health behavior