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A specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS), a Ph.D. degree in cancer research, anatomy, and embryology. Graduated from the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the Hebrew University and was a senior lecturer in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University until 2008.

Since 2016 Dr. Schwartz-Arad is a Research Professor of the "Pharmacological Research in Dentistry Group" at the Faculty of Dentistry, State University of Granada (Spain), and Visiting Professor, at UCAM, Universidad Cattolica De Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

Since 2024, Dr. Schwartz-Arad has been affiliated with the Ann Arbor Dental School's Perio Department, where she collaborates on research and lectures.

Dr. Schwartz-Arad is continuously conducting research that is funded by grants from biomaterial and implants companies.

Dr. Schwartz- Arad is the author of more than 100 research papers and 5 chapters in several published books focusing on immediate dental implantation, bone augmentation procedures for dental implants, and the influence of smoking on the success of dental implants. She is the author and editor of 2 books published by Quintessence:

• Ridge preservation & immediate implantation
• Esthetics in Dentistry

She is an active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED) and other international organizations .

Dr. Schwartz-Arad performs a wide range of surgeries including Orthognathic surgery, Bone Grafts for implant purposes, and Dental Implants. She is cooperating with Plastic and ENT Surgeons in her day care hospital.

She is the owner and senior OMS Surgeon of Schwartz-Arad Day-Care Surgical Center.

Dr. Schwartz-Arad is the Founder and President of:

• "Conflict and Dialogue" study club
• Schwartz-Arad Continuing Education center
• Schwartz-Arad Master Class Academy: www.schwartz-aradmasterclass.com

Prof. Purnima Kumar is the William and Mary K. Najjar Endowed professor of Dentistry and Chair of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan. She received her dental degree from Annamalai University in India, and her Masters in Periodontology and PhD in Molecular Microbiology from The Ohio State University. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement for the Sciences (AAAS), Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program, the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists, the Pierre Fouchard Académie and the American Association of Oral, Dental and Craniofacial Research. Dr. Kumar is the Principal Investigator of Oral Microbial Ecology Laboratory at the University of Michigan that is funded through the NIH, NCI, and oral healthcare industry.  She has authored over 100 papers and book chapters and serves as the Associate Editor of Periodontology 2000 and Senior Editor of Microbiome. She is an active researcher, clinician, teacher, and administrator, has mentored several pre-dental, dental, master’s, doctoral and post-doctoral students and junior faculty colleagues, and has served on several grant review panels for the NIH. She serves on the budget committee and science strategy committee of the AAP. She completed her term as the Chair of the Continuing Education Oversight Committee for the AAP and as the Chair of the Council of Scientific Affairs of the ADA in 2024 and is their official spokesperson on e-cigarettes and vaping. Dr. Kumar has served on various committees of IADR and is presently the Past-President of the Periodontal Research Group.  She is a member of the board of directors of the Osteology Foundation and the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation. She also serves on several taskforces for women in science, women in surgery and women in STEM and volunteers for groups that empower women locally and nationally.

Dr. Tali Chackartchi, D.M.D., Ph.D., is a specialist in Periodontology and an EFP-certified periodontist. She completed her postgraduate training in Periodontology at the Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel, and holds a PhD from the University of Szeged, Hungary, with research focused on periodontal regeneration.

Dr. Chackartchi served as a senior clinician and educator at the Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, contributing extensively to undergraduate and postgraduate education. She currently serves as a staff member in the Periodontology and Dental Implants Unit at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

Her clinical and research interests focus on periodontal regeneration, mucogingival surgery, and advanced technologies in implant dentistry. She has authored numerous scientific publications and book chapters and is an invited speaker at leading national and international scientific meetings. In addition, she is actively involved in advanced international educational programs and courses in periodontology and implant dentistry.

Dr. Chackartchi is the President-Elect of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), a Board Member of the Osteology Foundation, and the Past President of the Israeli Society of Periodontology and Osseointegration. She also contributes to professional and regulatory committees within international and national organizations, including the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO), as well as advisory frameworks associated with the Israeli Dental Association and the Israeli Ministry of Health.

She maintains a private practice limited to periodontology and implant dentistry in Tel Aviv, Israel.