Regenerative Approaches in Dentistry An Evidence-Based Perspective

Sepanta Hosseinpour

received his doctorate in dental surgery (DDS) and Master of Public Health (MPH) in 2017, and he pursued academic research in tissue regeneration as Research Associate for two years after graduation and recently started his PhD at The University of Queensland, Australia. At the moment, He has 35 peer-reviewed journal articles in dentistry some of which were published in high-quality journals.

Laurence J. Walsh

is Professor of Dental Science and the research group leader for Advanced Materials and Technologies at the University of Queensland School of Dentistry. He is also the programme director for the special needs dentistry Doctor of Clinical Dentistry. He has worked in medical and dental research for over 35 years, covering advanced aspects of material science, biomedical optics, lasers and nanomaterials. Professor Walsh holds patents in six families of advanced technologies for dental diagnosis and treatment.  He has led research into new technologies, from bench studies through to clinical trials and cost-benefit studies. His over 900  publications include over 300 refereed journal papers, over 90 published protocols and guidelines for professional associations, over 190 published technical reports and literature reviews, 5 sole author books and a further 30 book chapters or edited books. In January 2018 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in recognition of his distinguished service to dentistry, and to dental education, as an academic and author. He is only the fourth dentist in the history of Australia to receive this national honour.  

Keyvan Moharamzadeh

is Professor of Endodontics at Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine (HBMCDM), Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). He was previously a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, United Kingdom. He is a specialist in Endodontics, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, and Restorative Dentistry and was the program director for postgraduate DClinDent periodontology and prosthodontics courses at the University of Sheffield. His clinical work has included both private dental practice at Harley Street Dental Group in London and hospital-based treatment of patients referred by General Dental Practitioners for advanced restorative rehabilitation. He has authored a clinical reference book on “Diseases and Conditions in Dentistry” and co-edited a textbook on “Biomaterials for Oral and Dental Tissue Engineering”. Professor Moharamzadeh is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the UK Higher Education Academy. He has held an honorary research position in Marquette University in the United States, has extensively published in the literature and has given many presentations and invited lectures in the national and international conferences.