Dr. Lout attended Oklahoma State University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University School of Pharmacy. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. After dental school, he completed a pediatric dental residency and Master of Science degree at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. As part of the residency, his hospital training was at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Hennepin County Medical Center.. Following his training, he was awarded the Graduate Student Research Award by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Pursuing further education later in life, he completed a Master of Science in Addiction Counseling program at Grand Canyon University followed by licensure in substance abuse counseling. He is experienced in working with adolescents and health care professionals. Dr. Lout is a Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He has served on the Evidence-Based Dental Committee, Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and is currently Chair, Council on Clinical Affairs. Dr. Lout is in private practice in Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona.

Flavia Lamberghini DDS, MS, MPH, FAAPD is a Clinical Assistant Professor at UIC Pediatric Dentistry and directs Apple Dental Care (ADC) the largest   private pediatric dental practice in Illinois. Apple Dental Care is a UIC affiliated clinic involved also in education and community programs. Dr Flavia is married and have two children.

Dr. Audrey Yoon is a dual trained orthodontist and pediatric dentist.  She completed her orthodontic,pediatric and craniofacial training at the University of California, Los Angeles.  She obtained a masterdegree completing extensive research in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).  Dr. Yoon is an adjunct assitant professor and collaborative team member at Stanford Medical Center in the sleep apnea research.  She has worked on a pioneering technique, performing maxillary distraction osteogenesis for the treatment of OSA and has co-authored chapters on this subject in several leading textbooks. She has created an interdisciplinary rotation program between Stanford Sleep Surgery and the University of Pacific Orthodontic Residency Program to teach the importance of airway to future orthodontists. She also created Pediatric Dental Sleep Mini-residency program at Tufts University to train the dentists properly with the evidence-based methods and protocols. Currently her active areas of research include craniofacial growth modification, surgery-first approach of maxillomandibular advancement surgery technique, and the genomic study to identify genetic anatomical factors relating to OSA.

As a Pediatric Dentist and business owner, Dr Dutta has experienced the value of branding in his Dental and Non-Dental Businesses. There is a constant evolution in the business environments that have to be addressed by practices as well. Innovation and redefinition of your experience and value proposition are essential in today's marketplace. Adherence to your values and mission with a strong culture confirm success for forward-looking practices. He constantly compares the similarities in consumer-facing businesses. There is a lot to be learned in the steps to success from great brands!

Karianne is a Chicago-based communications professional, facilitator, and wellbeing advocate with 15 years of brand leadership experience in the creative industry. Blending her industry experience with meditation and grounding techniques, she promotes self-reflection with compassionate communication methods to help leaders leverage their authentic story as they work towards meeting their greater career and business goals. Her company Lofti hosts holistic professional development workshops that enable authentic self-connection, more compassionate communication, and a deeper sense of community. Karianne has coached and presented to over 3,500 leaders in London, Africa and throughout the U.S.

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As a Pediatric Dentist and business owner, Dr Dutta has experienced the value of branding in his Dental and Non-Dental Businesses. There is a constant evolution in the business environments that have to be addressed by practices as well. Innovation and redefinition of your experience and value proposition are essential in today's marketplace. Adherence to your values and mission with a strong culture confirm success for forward-looking practices. He constantly compares the similarities in consumer-facing businesses. There is a lot to be learned in the steps to success from great brands!

Dr. Gustavo Oliveira is an Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director of Operative Dentistry & Biomaterials at the University Of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the Santa Catarina Federal University, Brazil, and continued to practice in the realm of operative and esthetic dentistry before moving to the United States. Dr. Oliveira received his master’s degree and a Certificate in Operative Dentistry from the Operative Dentistry Graduate Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also completed a clinical fellowship in the Department of Operative Dentistry at the same institution. Dr. Oliveira joined the University of Louisville, Kentucky, in 2010 as a full-time faculty member, teaching and training pre-doctoral students in the areas of operative dentistry, esthetics, and biomaterials. In January of 2016, Dr. Oliveira was recruited by his alma mater, joining the Department of Operative Dentistry at UNC, this time as a faculty member. In 2017, Dr. Oliveira was selected by the American Academy of Operative Dentistry as the recipient of the Inaugural Rising Star Faculty Award. Dr. Oliveira currently holds a position of Graduate Program Director of Operative Dentistry & Biomaterials at UNC. Dr. Oliveira is a member of various professional organizations. He is a contributing author of the textbook Sturdevant’s Art and Science of Operative Dentistry, has published many scientific papers, and serves as a manuscript reviewer for several scientific publications. He is actively involved in research. Dr. Oliveira maintains a part-time intramural practice dedicated to restorative, implant, and esthetic dentistry. 

Brandon Schwindt completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Oregon.  He graduated from Oregon Health and Sciences Dental School and completed a Pediatric Dentistry Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina under Dr Ron Bell.   He is a diplomate of the ABPD and currently holds the position of President Elect of the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.   He served on Oregon's Board of Dental Examiners from 2009 to 2017, serving as the Oregon State Dental Board President in 2015.  Dr Brandon was appointed to the Oregon Dental Board's Anesthesia Committee where he has continued to serve since 2007.  He practices full time with his wife, Dr Kathryn Bowman, in their pediatric practice in Portland, OR. 

Jeff Karp, D.M.D., M.S. is a husband, father of 3 daughters, pediatric dentist, residency program director, and an oral health advocate.  Dr. Karp is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.  Jeff is an avid audiobook and podcast listener, a coffee and chocolate enthusiast, an Apple fanboy, and a photographer and digital artist with an international following on Instagram. 

Dr. Yasmi Crystal has a DDS degree from Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico (UNITEC), DMD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), Pediatric Dental specialty training from Eastman Dental Center, University of Rochester, and a MSc in Clinical and Translational Research from CTSI, New York University, School of Medicine.
Founder and senior specialist at Comprehensive Pediatric Dentistry in New Jersey and Clinical Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at New York University, College of Dentistry, she is a Diplomate and an examiner for the written and oral sections of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, member of the Editorial Board of Pediatric Dentistry Journal and a spokesperson and past trustee of the AAPD; presently a member for the Council on Scientific Affairs, incoming president for the Pediatric Oral Health Research Group of the International Association of Dental Research and  Fellow of the American Society for Dental Esthetics, the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists.
Past member of the Board of Directors of the IAPD and Chair of their Scientific Committee. She is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of the Latin American Society of Pediatric Dentistry (Revista ALOP) and a manuscript reviewer for several major journals including Pediatric Dentistry, JADA, IJPD and JOCPD.
As leader in inter-professional relations, she has worked as Oral Health consultant, speaker and preceptor for the AAP, NJAAP, and is a faculty member for the Family Practice MD program at Somerset Medical Center, NJ, with her clinic being a rotation site for family practice MD residents.
Dr. Crystal lectures to varied health care audiences in the US and abroad, and has published her research on numerous articles in peer reviewed scientific journals on topics of Caries Management, Risk Assessment and Minimal Intervention Approaches including SDF therapy.
 

Dr. Jeanette MacLean is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, private practice owner, and mother of two. Dr. MacLean has become an internationally recognized advocate and expert on minimally invasive dentistry, appearing in newspapers, magazines, television, and continuing education lectures on this hot topic. Most notably, she was featured in the July 2016 New York Times article “A Cavity Fighting Liquid Helps Kids Avoid Dentists’ Drills,” which brought national attention to the option of treating cavities non-invasively with silver diamine fluoride.

Chair, Pediatric Dentistry, AIIMS, New Delhi. Vice President- IADR India Division.  Vice-President, Indian Society for Dental Traumatology, Honorary Treasurer- Indian Society of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry and Editor in Chief - Journal of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry.  69 publications,  230 international and National presentations.  32 research projects. Presently working on ECC, Dental trauma, Soft Tissue lasers, Biomedical Ethics

Juan F. Yepes DDS, MD, MPH, MS, DrPH is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis, Indiana Juan F is also an academic scholar at the Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry, University at Buffalo.  Juan F. is a dentist (DDS) and a physician (MD) from Javeriana University at Bogota, Colombia. In 1999, Juan F. moved to the USA and attended the University of Iowa and the University of Pennsylvania where he completed a fellowship and residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Oral Medicine respectively in 2002 and 2004.  In 2006, Juan F. completed a Master in Public Health, and in 2011 a Doctoral Degree in Public Health both with emphasis in epidemiology at the University of Kentucky  College of Public Health. In 2008, Juan F. completed a residency program in Dental Public Health at University of Texa A&M. Finally, Juan F. completed the residency program and Masters of Science degree in pediatric dentistry at the University of Kentucky in 2012. 

Juan F. is Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine, American Board of Dental Public Health, and American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Juan F. was the section head of oral and maxillofacial radiology at the University of Kentucky for 6 years.  Juan F. is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Oral Medicine, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, and American Dental Association.  Juan F. is a fellow in dental surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh, Scotland.  Juan F. is in the editorial board of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology. Finally, Juan F. research and teaching interest are in the area of radiation safety, oral medicine, oral radiology and oral pathology in children. 

Martin A. Kaplan, D.M.D. is a practicing pediatric dentist with over 15 years of dental experience in laser dentistry.

In 2016 he became the first Pediatric Dental Specialist to obtain Diplomate status in the American Board of Laser Surgery and was elected to be the Director of Dental Laser Surgery. As of 2018 he has been a contributing educator in the American Laser Study Club.

Jarod Johnson received his DDS degree from The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and his certificate in pediatric dentistry from the UNLV School of Dental Medicine. He is also a diplomate of the ABPD and an adjunct assisting professor at The University of Iowa. He practices in Muscatine, IA.

Dr. Marc Saadia specialized in Pediatric Dentistry at Tufts University with a Master of Science degree.
He specializes in Pediatric Dentistry, dentofacial orthopedics and orthodontics. Dr. Saadia was Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry and is currently co_ Editor-in-Chief.  He has co-authored two books on Dentofacial Orthopedics, and is working on a third. He is a popular speaker presenting internationally.
He chaired the postgraduate and residency programs in pediatric dentistry at the Universidad Tecnológica de México and later became Director of Postgraduate programs at the same University. 
He is a Diplomate of the American and Mexican Academies of Pediatric Dentistry and the Mexican Association of Orthodontists and was the President of The Mexican Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He chaired the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry Congress held in Cancun, Mexico 2019.
He practices in Mexico City.

Dr. Antonio Pedro Silva is a world renowned pediatric dentist. He obtained his dental degree from Universidade Fernando Pessoa - Oporto in 2007 and a specialty degree in pediatric dentistry from Oporto Dental Medical School (FMDUP-UP) in 2011. 

Dr. Silva is founder and moderator of the Pediatric Dentistry Forum with over 38,000 members from all over the world. His specialty practice is in the city of Antwerp, Belgium. He was an invited speaker at the recent Biennial International IAPD Congress in Cancun (2019). He is a very popular speaker on behavior guidance and has lectured in several countries including: Italy, Spain; Portugal, Mexico, Russia, Egypt, Iraq, Bulgaria and Ukraine.