The Masterminds vol. II

Daniel Edelhoff
GERMANY

Daniel Edelhoff granted his Certified Dental Technician degree from the Dental technician school in Düsseldorf, Germany. He graduated from Dental School in 1991 and earned his Doctor of Medical Dentistry degree from the University of Aachen, Germany in 1994. He served as Visiting Professor at the Dental Clinical Research Center of the Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon from 1999 to 2001.

He granted his Ph.D. in June 2003 at the University of Aachen and is currently Director and Chair at the Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. Daniel Edelhoff is board certified Specialist in Prosthodontics and holds membership in the German Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and the German Society Dental Prosthetics and Biomaterial Sciences (DGPro).

He is Vice-President of the Association of Dental Technology (ADT), member of the advisory board of the DGPro, Associate Member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (AAED) and International College of Dentists (ICD), as well as Scientific Chairman of the 8th World Congress of the International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry (IFED) 2013 in Munich. Daniel Edelhoff received in 2010 the award “Best Lecture” by the Association of Dental Technology (ADT), in 2011 the award “Best article of the year” by the Italian Dental Dialogue Journal, and in 2011/2012/2013 three awards “Best Teacher” by the dental students of the Ludwig- Maximilians-University and the Bavarian Association of Dentists. Since 2014 he is Active Member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED) as well as Associate Editor of the multidisciplinary international research journal Clinical Oral Investigations.

Giovanni Zucchelli
ITALY

Prof. Giovanni Zucchelli, DDS, PHD graduated in 1988 from the University of Bologna, Italy with a degree in dentistry. From the same University he was awarded PhD in Medical Biotechnology in 1999.

He is Professor of Periodontology and Implantology at the University of Bologna, Italy since 2000. Prof. Giovanni Zucchelli received many awards for clinical research in periodontology in Europe and the United States. In 2006 and 2008 was the winner of The AAP Foundation-E Bud Tarrson Reasearch Award in Oral Plastic Surgery.

He is an active member of EAED (European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry), SIdP (Italian Society of Periodontology) and SIO (Italian Society of Osteointegration) and also member of the European Federation of Periodontology.

He is an associate Editor of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry and Member of the editorial board the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry together with peer reviewer in numerous periodontal and implant Journals. Innovator of several soft tissue plastic surgical techniques, Prof Giovanni Zucchelli is also author of more than 100 publications in Pubmed.

He was speaker at major international conferences on periodontology and has taught theoretical and practical (with live surgery) courses in numerous countries.

Prof Zucchelli is the author of the book title, ‘Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery’ best seller from Quintessence Publishing which is published in 10 different languages and co-author of two illustrated textbooks on periodontal plastic surgery (Ed. Martina) and of the chapter “Mucogingival Therapy-Periodontal Plastic Surgery” in Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (Lindhe J, Lang NP, Karring T [eds], Wiley-Blackwell.

Otto Zuhr
GERMANY

Dr. Otto Zuhr studied dentistry at the University of Aachen from 1986 until 1992. In 1992 he received his DMD from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Aachen.
Several educational programs led him to Switzerland, Scandinavia and USA during the following years. From 1999-2008 he worked together with Drs. Bolz, Wachtel and Hürzeler in the Institute of Periodontology and Implantology (IPI) in Munich.
In 2001 he received his Specialist in Periodontology of the German Society of Periodontology (DGP). Since 2009 he is in professional partnership with Marc Hürzeler. Presently he's holding an assistant professorship position in the department of periodontology at the University of Frankfurt (Director: Prof. Peter Eickholz).

Otto Zuhr has written several articles in the field of periodontology and aesthetic dentistry and is lecturing nationally and internationally.
Since 2007 he is board member of the German Society of Periodontology (DGP). His book "Plastic Esthetic Periodontal and Implant Surgery" was published by Quintessence in 2011.

Phoebus Madianos
GREECE

Ο κ. Φοίβος Μαδιανός είναι Καθηγητής Περιοδοντολογίας και Πρόεδρος στην Οδοντιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Είναι υπεύθυνος του Μεταπτυχιακού Προγράμματος του Εργαστηρίου Περιοδοντολογίας, καθώς επίσης και Διευθυντής της Μονάδας Οστεοενσωματούμενων Εμφυτευμάτων της Οδοντιατρικής Σχολής.

Είναι Πρόεδρος της Επιστημονικής Επιτροπής της European Federation of Periodontology, ενώ έχει διατελέσει Πρόεδρος της European Federation of Periodontology (2015), και member of the Executive Committee της EFP (2011-2016). Έχει διατελέσει Board member of the Continental European Division of the IADR (2010-2013).

Έχει δημοσιεύσει περισσότερες από 70 εργασίες σε διεθνή επιστημονικά περιοδικά, τα οποία έχουν λάβει περισσότερες από 7000 αναφορές, ενώ έχει λάβει διεθνή βραβεία για την ερευνητική του δραστηριότητα, όπως το "Hans-R. Mülhemann Research Prize" από την Swiss Society of Periodontology το 1997, το "Anthony A. Rizzo Award" από την IADR το 2004 και το "Clinical Research Award" από την American Academy of Periodontology το 2006.