Dentist Thought Leaders

Our dentist Thought Leaders are established, recognized oral health professionals and authorities from around the globe.  They are TeethCloud’s ambassadors who help ensure the quality of our content is guaranteed and remains current.  Throughout their careers they have meaningfully contributed to advancing dentistry towards improved oral and general health while deeply understanding the value of applied dental informatics (DI).

Are you committed within your specialty or area of expertise to promote moving your profession forward through DI ?  Then, you are more than welcome to join our Thought Leader corps and apply here.

Below their names Thought Leader credentials are listed, followed by the institutions by which they were awarded. Current affiliations with institutions are found in the Thought Leader CV’s (pdf or www icons).

Argentina

Gustavo Molina

Prof. PhD MSc DDS
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Argentina
Radboud University Nijmegen

Thought Leader Dentistry

Special care dentistry
Dental materials

Australia

Jeroen Kroon

MSc BChD MChD
University of Pretoria

Thought Leader Dentistry

Preventive dentistry
Dental public health
Evidence-based dentistry

Australia

Linhlan Nguyen

MSc BDS
University of Sydney
Catholic University of Rome

Thought Leader Dentistry

Laser-assisted dentistry
Facial esthetics
Photobiomodulation
Endodontics

Australia

Jason Pang

BDS, BSc
University of Sydney
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma (UCSC)

Thought Leader Dentistry

Laser dentistry

Bahrain

Eman Alrowaili

University College London
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
MS Ramaiah Dental College
Bangalore University

Thought Leader Dentistry

Dental public health
General dental surgery
Pediatric dentistry

Brazil

Soraya Leal

PhD MSc DDS
University of Uberaba
University of Brasilia

Thought Leader Dentistry

Cariology
Pediatric dentistry

Colombia

Maria Rosa Buenahora

Universidad El Bosque Colombia

Thought Leader Dentistry

Dental education
Pathology
Epidemiology

Colombia

Juan Munevar

Prof. MSc
Universite de Nantes
Universidad El Bosque Colombia

Thought Leader Dentistry

Oral biology
Craniofacial stem cells
Dental informatics and e-learning

Germany

Charmaine Gamido

BS DMD
Centro Escolar University Philippines

Thought Leader Dentistry

Interdisciplinary health teams
Oral health advocacy

India

Gargi Roy Goswami

MSc BDS
Bangalore University
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bangalore

Thought Leader Dentistry

Dental genetics
Oral cancer genetics
Saliva diagnostics, research and therapeutics

India

Arpit Gupta

BDS MPH
Subharti Dental College
KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences

Thought Leader Dentistry

Public health dentistry
Preventive dentistry

Italy

Marisa Roncati

BS RDH DDS
Alma Mater Studiorum
Bologna University

Thought Leader Dentistry

Laser-assisted dentistry
Non-surgical periodontal therapy
Preventive dentistry

Kenya

Arthur Kemoli

PhD MSc BDS
ACTA, University of Amsterdam
University of Nairobi

Thought Leader Dentistry

Pedodontology
Research and community medicine

Kurdistan and Iran

Ahmad Sofi-Mahmudi

DDS
Shahid Behesti University of Medical Sciences

Thought Leader Dentistry

Public oral health
Biostatistics
Evidence-based healthcare

Latvia

Sergio Uribe

Prof. PhD MSc DDS
Riga Stradins University
Universidad Austral de Chile

Thought Leader Dentistry

Education, Research &
Publication

Netherlands

Jo Frencken

Prof. DDS MSc PhD
Radboud University
University of London

Thought Leader Dentistry

Education, Research &
Publication

Nigeria

Matthew Sede

Prof. BDS MPH
University of Benin

Thought Leader Dentistry

Restorative dentistry

Peru

Eraldo Torres

PhD MSc DDS
Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal
Universidad de san Martin de Porres
Radboud University Nijmegen

Thought Leader Dentistry

Public oral health
Restorative dentistry
Dental materials

Philippines

Sonia Matic

Prof. DMD MSDEd MSNMOrth
Centro Escolar University Philippines
Universitat de Jaume I Spain

Thought Leader Dentistry

Dental education
Neuromuscular orthodontics
Craniomandibular / TMJ orthopedics 

Poland

Katarzyna Tegowska

DDS
Medical University of Gdańsk

Thought Leader Dentistry

Pediatric dentistry
Preventive dentistry
Community dentistry

Saudi Arabia

Alaa Qari

Asst Prof. BDS CAGS DScD
Umm AlQura University College of Dentistry
Boston University School of Dental Medicine
King Abdulaziz University

Thought Leader Dentistry

Dental public health
Geriatric dental medicine
Mobile health
Teledentistry

Sudan

Nibras Arabi

MSc BSc
University College London
University of Maryland
Alneelain University
University of Khartoum

Thought Leader Dentistry

Dental public health
Epidemiology
Oral health research
Data analytics

Tanzania

Febronia Kahabuka

PhD MSc DDS
University of Dar es Salaam
Radboud University Nijmegen

Thought Leader Dentistry

Pediatric dentistry

Turkey

Ece Eden

Prof. PhD DDS
Ege University

Thought Leader Dentistry

Pediatric dentistry

Turkey

Tamara Gündoğdu Özdal

DDS MSc
Hacettepe University
İnönü University

Thought Leader Dentistry

Pediatric dentistry

United States

Daniel German

DDS
University of Louisville
Case Western Reserve University

Thought Leader Dentistry

Orthodontics

United States

Kelly Kirtland

DDS MSc MA
Baylor University
University of Bridgeport
University of the Pacific

Thought Leader Dentistry

Pediatric dentistry
Preventive dentistry
Nutrition

United States

Maria Kunstadter

DDS
UMKC School of Dentistry

Thought Leader Dentistry

General dentistry
Teledentistry
Dental-medical integration

United States

Margaret Scarlett

DMD BS
Emory University
Medical College of South Carolina
CDC

Thought Leader Dentistry

Public health systems

United States

Richard Simpson

DMD FACD FICD
Auburn University
University of Alabama Birmingham
University of Missouri Kansas City

Thought Leader Dentistry

Pediatric dentistry
Cross-sector networking
Digital health initiatives
Dental-medical integration