Speakers at AI in Dentistry Symposium 2024
Falk Schwendicke
Professor and Director of the Clinic for Operative, Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry and Periodontology at the Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital in Munich, Germany's largest dental clinic.
Prof. Schwendicke's research interests are in the areas of restorative and preventive dentistry, dental diagnostics and artificial intelligence, health economics, health services research and public health. He has authored over 500 articles, 250 abstracts, and 30 book chapters and has been invited to give over 300 lectures, including the Buonocore Memorial Lecture.
Prof. Schwendicke has received a number of prestigious awards and is a reviewer for over 40 journals, including Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine, as well as for various national funding agencies. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Dental Research and chairs working groups at the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Dental Organization (FDI), and the International Standards Organization (ISO). Prof. Schwendicke holds honorary professorships at the Universities of Aarhus (Denmark) and Chennai (India). He has been one of the most cited researchers worldwide in dentistry for many years (Standford Ranking <1%) and is the most cited expert on dental caries.
Our expert speakers will showcase the latest advancements in AI technology and discuss how these can enhance diagnosis, treatment, and the patient experience. Whether you're new to AI or experienced in AI, this symposium will provide valuable insights and inspiration for integrating artificial intelligence into your dental practice.
Join us for this groundbreaking symposium as we collectively chart the future of AI in dentistry!
Dr. Margaret Scarlett DMD
An internationally recognized author, dental clinician, and academic leader, Dr. Margaret Scarlett is a policy expert who is focused on the unique challenges of adoption of AI in dentistry, including use of diagnostic and other imaging software.
With a strong scientific background, Dr. Scarlett understands both scientific methods and regulatory pathways to ensure safety and efficacy of AI, while avoiding bias.
As a participant in the American Dental Association ISO 18374 dental AI design and validation standards committee and other efforts to affect AI policy, Dr. Scarlett balances her focus between the fast-paced corporate technology AI capacity and emerging governmental regulatory efforts to advance the adoption of new technology for better population-based oral health outcomes. Dr. Scarlett has provided consultation to many international groups and organizations including the World Health Organization dental program, the Pan American Heatlh Organization Collaborating Center on Oral Pathology, twenty-four Ministries of Health, the US Department of State, the Caribbean Epidemiology Center and the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Bruce Lieberthal
Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer, Henry Schein, Inc.
Board member at Forsyth Institute and Harvard University School of Dental Medicine.
Bruce Lieberthal oversees the Global Innovation Center, which is charged with building or finding new solutions and companies and getting them and Henry Schein ready to put these solutions into various sales channels. The GIC is also responsible for taking part in activities at Henry Schein and with affiliates to educate the team on building a culture of innovation at the company.
Dr. Ralf E. Adam
Dr. Adam received his PhD from the University of Hohenheim (1994) and completed a 3-year term as Assistant Professor at the Chair of Molecular Parasitology of the Humboldt-University in Berlin. He joined Procter & Gamble in 1997 as Scientist responsible for Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs of Baby Care products and was responsible for the development of a skin research unit. In 2009, he took over the Clinical Operations group and the Oral-B Research Center in Kronberg, Germany. Since then, he oversees clinical research for manual and electric toothbrushes world-wide. Dr. Adam has experience as Principal Investigator, Sponsor-Investigator and Clinical Scientist with Oral Care, Baby Care, Beauty Care and Fabric & Home Care products in more than 200 Clinical Studies. He has published over 85 articles, book chapters and research abstracts in the dental, medical and life science literature.
Since 2010, Dr. Adam is a member of the Oral Health Research Group of the IADR and regularly served as abstract reviewer, Symposia Chair, Program Chair, Vice President, President and currently as Immediate Past President. He also is a member of the BEHSR group, the e-Oral Health Network, the Microbiology/Immunology Group and the Periodontal Research group. Dr. Adam serves as a standing member in the norming organizations of ISO TC106, as ISO representative in IEC, and the German DIN for Oral Care products.
Travis Green
Travis Greene is an assistant professor at Copenhagen Business School’s Department of Digitalization. He holds a PhD in business analytics from the Institute of Service Science at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. With a background in philosophy (BA/MA) and business (MBA), and research interests in personalization, data science ethics, and AI and data protection law, his research has appeared in journals such as Nature Machine Intelligence, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, and Big Data. His interdisciplinary work aims to contribute new perspectives, frameworks, and ideas from the humanities into data science, and vice versa.
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Rune Fisker
Rune Fisker, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy, was 3Shape’s very first employee. He has and continues to play an integral role in the development of innovative 3Shape solutions. Rune’s vision is that the 3Shape open ecosystem, driven by our technology, will continue to enable dental professionals to deliver esthetic and predictable dentistry for better patient care. Rune holds a Ph.D. from Denmark’s Technical University and is a globally renowned lecturer on digital dentistry.
Brian Colao
Brian Colao is the Director of Dykema’s Dental Service Organizations Group. He has been serving the dental industry for nearly 30 years and is widely regarded as one of the foremost authorities in the United States on DSO formation, DSO business structures, DSO related mergers and acquisitions, and the full array of regulatory compliance requirements for DSOs. Brian was named a “2019 DSO Influencer” by Group Dentistry Now, the “2023 Thought Leader of the Year” by Planet DDS and the “2023 Influencer of the Year” by The Dental Socials.
Mariya Filipova
Mariya’s work is committed to making healthcare simpler, more equitable and integrated in our community and our health. She is actively seeding, catalyzing and scaling platforms bridging the siloes that stand in the way of that future.
As a serial intrapreneur, Mariya has a track record of building and scaling businesses within established organizations. She has served as senior executive in Fortune 50 companies, developing industry shaping solutions with disruptive business models in financial services, healthcare and oral health.
Mariya is a serial intrapreneur, activated patient, and a business operator with a track record of building and scaling new ventures in highly regulated industries: from financial services to life sciences, to health insurance to oral health.
As an activated patient, Mariya’s personal health journey fuels her passion for lasting change in healthcare. She has been recognized by Business Insider (BI’s 30 under 40) and the Harvard Business School Association of Boston, for her leadership and impact.
Jeremy Krell
Dr. Jeremy Krell is a general dentist and a business expert. He is the Managing Partner of Revere Partners, the first independent venture capital fund dedicated to oral health, and RISE Health, the only inclusion-driven venture capital fund dedicated to oral health. Previously built out the Barchester Bay Group consisting of over 40 ventures. Has also held senior positions at startups, including Simplifeye and Verena Solutions. He has contributed to the success of companies like Quip and Oscar Health. Dr. Jeremy is also involved in dental policy and serves as the Chairman of the Workman School of Dental Medicine Board of Advisors at High Point University. He is a Member of an ADA SCDI Committee and the Chair of the Business Development Committee for the Massachusetts Dental Society.
Ophir Tanz
Ophir Tanz is an award-winning entrepreneur and technologist. He is the founder and CEO of Pearl, an AI company focused on solving fundamental problems in the dental industry. Previously, Mr. Tanz founded and led GumGum to several hundred million in global revenue by applying computer vision machine learning to drive and measure value for the digital media and sports sponsorship industries. Mr. Tanz studied computer science and earned a masters in information systems at Carnegie Mellon University. An established member of the Los Angeles startup community, Mr. Tanz actively advises and invests in startups and, in 2017, was named one of Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.
