Interdisciplinary Esthetic Dentistry

Dr Van Dooren attended the Katholieke University in Leuven, Belgium, where he received his degree in dentistry in 1982. After graduation, he opened a private practice in periodontics, fixed prosthodontics, and implants in Antwerp, Belgium. He is an active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Dr Van Dooren lectures nationally and internationally mainly on esthetics, implants, and esthetic periodontal surgery.

Dr Cofar graduated University Victor Babes, Timisoara, Romania, in 2007. He is specialised in interdisciplinary esthetic dentistry, with a broad expertise on digital technology. As a philosophy, he is geared towards clinical pragmatism, efficient and meaningful use of technology to broaden the holistic diagnosis and treatment capabilities in oral rehabilitations. Currently lectures worldwide and practices in Timisoara, Romania.

Dr Clavijo holds a degree in Dentistry from Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil (2002) and obtained the title of Specialist, Master and Doctor in Restorative Dentistry, from UNESP Araraquara (2003–2011). Despite his academic background, his focus is on clinical care. He has followed in the footsteps of his father, who has been a clinician for over 50 years in the city of Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. He has more than 60 articles published in national and international journals and has authored and co-authored books in the dental field. His work is based on clinical and scientific evidence. Currently, he divides his time between appointments at his clinic, classes, and courses in Brazil and abroad. In addition, he contributes to research in dentistry; he conducts research annually at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, as a visiting professor.

Dr Giordani has specialized in maxillofacial and periodontal surgery, and implantology. After graduating from the Universidade Paulista (UNIP), São Paulo, Brazil, he took a fellowship in Belgium, on “Implants and Periodontal Plastic Surgery” with Dr Eric Van Dooren, collaborating with him to the present day. Dr Giordani is treating cases in an interdisciplinary fashion, working with specialists all over the world. He lectures internationally on soft tissue management, periodontology, and implantology in prosthetic treatments. His main focus is treatment for gummy smile, esthetic crown lengthening, root coverage, gingival grafts, and immediate implants. He works closely with the Dentcof team and Ateliê Oral, one of the most successful dental clinics in São Paolo.

Dr Stankov is among the best-positioned professionals in the domain of dental medicine in Bulgaria. He manages a team of 24 staff as the Chief Doctor at the Dr Stankov Dental Clinique. His clinical work is focused on end-to-end esthetic treatment in dental medicine, implantology, periodontal plastic microsurgery, periodontal regeneration, complex cases of prosthetics on natural teeth, and implants. He is a renowned and influential national lecturer and a trendsetter in his area of expertise. He has taught several postgraduate courses in the fields of periodontology and prosthetics. He won second prize in the 1-year Global Institute for Dental Education (GIDE) master program at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, in 2013. His career started after he graduated in dental medicine at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in 2007. He is a visiting lecturer at the Zimmer Institute, Switzerland. He is an active member of the Bulgarian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the GIDE Study Club, and the Zimmer Club.

Volume 1. Basics: Planning and execution
Chapter 01. Conventional smile design
Chapter 02. Simultaneous white and pink reshaping
Chapter 03. The digital paradigm shift
Chapter 04. Boosting the biotype
Chapter 05. Reshaping 3D root configuration
Chapter 06. Surgical and prosthetic considerations
Chapter 07. Crown lengthening
Chapter 08. Sequencing gingival recession covering

Volume 2. Synergies: Optimising complex cases
Chapter 09. Orthodontic considerations

Volume 3. Complications: Retreatments and maintenance
Chapter 10. Delaying implant
Chapter 11. The central-lateral incisor dilemma
Chapter 12. Full arch
Chapter 13. Retreatment 1
Chapter 14. Retreatment 2
Chapter 15. Connective tissue hyperplasia
Chapter 16. Vertical maxillary growth in young adults
Chapter 17. Vertical maxillary growth and implant removal
Chapter 18. The pink gingival restoration