Speaker Bios
Speakers:
Gregory Bennett, DMD: is an Associate Professor and Interim Department Chair of Adult Restorative Dentistry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College Of Dentistry. He is originally from the West Coast and earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 201O from the Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Dentistry and followed on with a General Practice Residency at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. Dr. Bennett served in the US Navy as a Dental Corps officer for over 5 years with time spent in California, Mississippi, Kuwait, Afghanistan and Hawaii. Dr. Bennett left the Navy in 2015 and began teaching at the UNMC College of Dentistry and practicing in a technology focused private practice in Lincoln Nebraska. Dr Bennett performs research on dental technology with a focus on 3D printing.
Courtney Brady, DMD: is a Massachusetts native having grown up on Cape Cod. Her fervor for treatment of TMD began early in her career when she had the opportunity to learn firsthand from Dr. Peter Dawson and other likeminded mentors. She travels the country speaking on the topic and has run her own study clubs as well.
Dr. Brady has served on many committees with both the Academy of General Dentistry and the Massachusetts Dental Society including a term as president for the Massachusetts chapter of AGD. She is in private practice in Wellesley, MA where she focuses on comprehensive care that hinges on occlusion, TMD therapy, and esthetics.
Steven Litwin, DDS: currently operates in a private practice setting with his time divided between an exclusive full arch practice with both conventional and remote anchorage implants, a conventional referral based periodontal practice and various general practices.
Miguel Stanley, DMD: is an adjunct assistant professor, department of restorative dentistry at UPenn, and has lectured in over 54 countries in the past 2 decades. He was recently voted one of the 32 most influential people in dentistry by the incisal edge magazine, one of only 3 Europeans to make the list. He created the No Half Smiles treatment philosophy over 15 years ago, is the founder of the Slow Dentistry Global Network present in over 50 countries and more recently of the Missing Link an artificial intelligence company that can screen X-rays for oral inflammation helping cancer patients amongst others locate hidden inflammation. He is the creator of the T7 treatment philosophy we are certain he will talk about today.
Moderators:
Robert Cauley, DMD: originally grew up in a small town in southern Vermont. He graduated with his DMD from Boston University’s School of Dental Medicine in 2014. After working as a General Dentist for two years in Vermont he decided to specialize in Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Rob completed his Pediatric Residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, where he served as Co-Chief Resident. He currently practices full time in Lowell, MA.
Gerard Kugel, DMD, PhD: is the dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry and professor in the department of adult and restorative dentistry. Dr. Kugel maintains a private practice in Lincoln, NE.
Carl McManama, DDS: is a Professor in the Department of General Dentistry and course director for several courses at Boston University’s Goldman School of Dental Medicine where he has taught since 1976. In addition to his teaching, he has maintained a private practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the past forty-five years. Dr. McManama has presented over 100 CE courses on topics related to restorative and operative dentistry to all levels of dental audiences.
Maritza Morell, DMD: is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist and Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She is an active teacher, researcher, lecturer, and public health advocate for children's dental access issues. In addition, Dr. Morell is part of the faculty for the Pediatric Dentistry at the department of Developmental Biology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and a Junior Associate at the Children's Hospital Boston.