INVITED SPEAKERS

Laurence Walsh is Professor of Dental Science and has been Head of the University of Queensland School of Dentistry since 2004. He leads an energetic research group working in advanced technologies, and he has been research program leader in laser applications in health sciences for the UQ Centre for Biophotonics and Laser Science since 1998. Laurence is a registered dental specialist in special needs dentistry, and has been treating patients in clinical practice using laser technology since 1991.

Peter Verheyen is a founding member and secretary of the European Laser users and Research Association (ELURA) and a founding member and treasurer of the European Society for Oral Laser Applications (ESOLA). Peter is also an Organisation Representative of the International Society for Lasers in Dentistry. Peter has had numerous articles published in dental journals and magazines. He also lectures on laser applications in dentistry and conducts workshops and training for practitioners.

David Cox is the Founding President of the Australian Society for Laser Dentistry. David holds clinical academic titles at both the University of Sydney and at the University of Queensland. He runs a large dental practice in Brisbane, where he has been treating patients with lasers since 1999. David has been at the forefront of laser dentistry education in Australia, having served as a clinical preceptor for many general practitioners during their introduction to lasers, both in Australia and overseas.

Dr Ingmar Ingenegeren M.Sc. M.Sc. (1954) pioneer of laser in implant surgery using 12 different wavelengthscertified by ALD, DGL, EMLA, ESOLA, WFLD, TÜV-medmember of multiple international laser and implant societies

1985 DDS/DMD at the University of Groningen (the Netherlands)
1986 take over private practice in Bottrop (Germany)
1992 first implants inserted
1995 acquisition first lasers
1997 A-Diploma acupuncture, Society of Acupuncture and Auriculomedicine, Germany
2001 2002, 2004 each six weeks volunteer for NGO on the Philippines
2004 master of ESOLA Laser Academy (Vienna, Austria)
2004 start multiple workshops, presentations and poster about laser at international congresses
2004 first implant bed preparation with laser
2005 laser specialist DGL (University of Aachen, Germany)
2006 GOLDEN AWARD for best clinical presentation at ISLD congress (Berlin, Germany)
2006 Professional Master in Lasers in Dentistry, M.Sc. (RWTH University Aachen, Germany)
2007 Master of Science Implantology, M.Sc. (University of Krems, Austria)
2007 Quality Management DIN EN ISO 9001 : 2000 certified by TÜV-med
2007 live laser surgery (uncovering 6 implants) at DGL congress (Aachen, Germany)
2007 24 pages article in Laser Journal DGL (Germany) about laser in implant surgery
2008 scientific committee and chair dental section EMLA laser congress Helsinki (Finland)
2008 start doctoral thesis on hard tissue lasers
2008 scientific co worker of the dental laser department of the University of Aachen (Germany)
2009 instructor laser courses in Mumbai (India)
2009 from 2004 more then 40 presentations and 20 workshops held at international laser congresses

Dr. Andrew Brostek has a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Dental Science 1978, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists (FICD), Fellow of the World Congress of Minimal Invasive Dentistry (USA) and a Fellow of the Paul Fouchard Academy (FPFA).
He has a private dental practice in Perth, Western Australia and is Clinical Senior Lecturer in Operative Dentistry at the University of Western Australia Dental School.

He has given many national and international presentations concerning Minimal Invasive Dentistry and in the uses of Er:YAG dental lasers.

On these topics, he has been published in various dental journals and he has ongoing interest in further diagnostic uses of laser fluorescence

Dr. Graeme Milicich graduated from Otago in 1976 and has since been in private group practice. His fields of interest include cosmetic dentistry, occlusal rehabilitation, implant prosthetics, minimal intervention and lasers. He is a Fellow, Diplomate and founding board member of the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry. He is also a founding board member of the NZ Institute of Minimal Intervention Dentistry. He is currently conducting research on minimal intervention restorative techniques, laser ablation physics and clinical applications of the Er:Cr:YSGG (Waterlase) laser.

Dr Hisham Abdalla is the first multiple laser dentist and instructor in New Zealand. He is an international speaker, author and educator in the fields of Laser dentistry, Minimally Invasive, high-tech and CEREC CAD/CAM dentistry. He is an invited Associate Professor at the University of Cagliari in Italy. He is the NZ course provider and examiner for The Queensland University Laser Certification program, by Professor L. Walsh.

Hisham is a Fellow & Diplomate of the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry and had served as a directors board member of the organization in the USA. He is a Founding member of the NZ Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Founding member & VP of the NZ Institute of Minimal Intervention Dentistry & Fellow of the World Clinical Laser Institute. Dr Hisham practices dentistry and runs live courses for dental professionals from all over the world, at his Professional Development Centre at the Laser LifeCare Institute in Auckland. He graduated with honors from Charles University in Prague in 1998 as a Doctor of Dental Medicine.