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Angel Aligner<\/span>Speakers<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Experts in digital treatment planning, case selection, aligner protocols and practice management, our Key Opinion Leaders serve to educate, enlighten and inspire mastery of the art of digital orthodontics.<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1732054799194{margin-top: -30px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;background-color: #F1F0F1 !important;}”][vc_column]
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Dr. Alexander Waldman<\/a><\/div>
Beverly Hills, California<\/div>
Dr. Alexander Waldman is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a triple Ivy League trained orthodontist. He graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania and was inducted into the National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Anita Bhavnani<\/a><\/div>
Yorba Linda, California<\/div>
Dr. Anita Bhavnani is proud to be Board Certified by the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO). ABO Board Certification is an extra and voluntary credential that only 1 out of every 3 orthodontists in the country hold. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Baptiste Tricard<\/a><\/div>
Port-J\u00e9r\u00f4me-sur-Seine, France<\/div>
Dr. Baptiste Tricard is a dentist who specializes in orthodontics, specifically focused on dental-facial orthopedics. He received his initial training at the UFR Nantes (University of Nantes) and a Masters in aligners from the COIP, as well as private training in orthodontics through FGSOCO. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. B\u00e4rbel Reistenhofer<\/a><\/div>
Vienna, Austria<\/div>
For more than 20 years, Dr. B\u00e4rbel Reistenhofer has been an expert in aligner therapy and a leading specialists in this field. She has extensive clinical experience and has received multiple industry awards in recognition of her outstanding work in aligner treatment. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Beatriz Betti<\/a><\/div>
Amsterdam<\/div>
Dr. Beatriz Betti is an expert in orthodontics and restorative dentistry, known for her interdisciplinary approach, patient-centered treatment strategies and over two decades of experience in research, clinical practice as well as academic development.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Boris Sonnenberg<\/a><\/div>
Stuttgart, Germany<\/div>
Dr. Boris Sonnenberg is an orthodontist with over 20 years of experience, specializing in aligner orthodontics using advanced technologies to deliver high-quality orthodontic care. He has also been recognized with the Diamond Apex Award for his contributions to Orthodontics. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Bryan Lockhart<\/a><\/div>
Charlotte, North Carolina<\/div>
Dr. Lockhart is a Board-Certified Orthodontist with two orthodontic offices in Charlotte, NC where he practices with his wife and fellow orthodontist, Dr. Lauren Rennick Lockhart.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Christopher Teeters<\/a><\/div>
Phoenix, Arizona<\/div>
Dr. Christopher Teeters combines extensive clinical experience with a passion for peer education. As the leader of the Mother of Pearls Orthodontic Conference, he is committed to advancing orthodontic education. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Dalia Latkauskien\u00e8<\/a><\/div>
Lithuania<\/div>
Dr. Dalia Latkauskien\u0117 is an international educator on crowned Herbst appliance, mixed dentition, multidisciplinary, and aligner treatments and orthodontic-orthognatic treatment (with maxillo-facial surgeon S. Grybauskas DDS, MD, Phd).<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Darsh Patel<\/a><\/div>
Surbiton, Surrey - England<\/div>
Dr. Darsh Patel is a Specialist Orthodontist and a Director of SmartDontics, a specialist orthodontic practice in Surbiton, Surrey. Dr. Patel received his MOrth RCS Eng in 2005, MPhil Orthodontics Birm in 2005, BDS Manc in 1998 and MFDS RCPS Glasg in 2001. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. David Gonz\u00e1lez Zamora<\/a><\/div>
Madrid, Spain<\/div>
Dr. David Gonz\u00e1lez Zamora has balanced a professional career as an orthodontist, educator, and clinical advisor. His practice, Cl\u00ednica Smilodon, specializes in Lingual Orthodontics, functional orthodontics for growing patients and interceptive Orthodontics.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Dietmar Zuran<\/a><\/div>
Berlin, Germany<\/div>
Dr. Dietmar Zuran has been utilizing CBCTs (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) since 2008, intraoral scanners since 2011, 3D printing since 2016 and remote monitoring since 2018. These advancements have formed the cornerstone of his fully digitalized orthodontic practice.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Dorottya Frank<\/a><\/div>
P\u00e9cs, Hungary<\/div>
Dr. Dorottya Frank is the founder of OrthoDonation, a purpose-driven initiative that unites orthodontic professionals through knowledge-sharing, charitable work, and community engagement. Since 2025, she has been serving as President of the Hungarian Orthodontic Society. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Giacomo Scuzzo<\/a><\/div>
Rome, Italy<\/div>
Dr. Giacomo Scuzzo completed his dental degree at the European University Madrid and pursued advanced studies in Orthodontics at Ferrara University. Throughout his career, he has focused mainly on aesthetic orthodontics, with a particular emphasis on lingual orthodontics. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Giuseppe Scuzzo<\/a><\/div>
Rome, Italy<\/div>
Dr. Giuseppe Scuzzo has spoken and published extensively on lingual orthodontics and invisible treatment publishing 80 articles and 3 books on lingual orthodontics translated in 6 languages. Dr Scuzzo is an EBO diplomate; the only one in Europe with all lingual cases. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Isaak Yelizar<\/a><\/div>
Queens, New York<\/div>
Dr. Isaak Yelizar is a board certified orthodontist who graduated from NYU College of Dentistry with highest honors. He was a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society and earned several scholastic awards. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Isabel Flores Allen<\/a><\/div>
Dubai, UAE<\/div>
Dr. Flores Allen is the CEO and Clinical Director of the Isabel Flores Allen Dental Clinic and is the co-founder and professor of the Master Aligner and Master Aligner Online Academy. Dedicated to orthodontics since 2010, she focuses on clear aligner therapy and digital orthodontics. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Jenny Zhu<\/a><\/div>
West Hills, California<\/div>
Dr. Jenny Zhu is a board-certified orthodontist with a strong academic and clinical foundation. She earned her DDS from NYU College of Dentistry, graduating in the top 5% of her class, and completed her orthodontic specialty training and Master\u2019s degree at Columbia University. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Jhonny Leon Valencia<\/a><\/div>
Madrid, Spain<\/div>
Dr. Jhonny Le\u00f3n Valencia is a professor of orthodontics at the University of Murcia (Spain and the Netherlands). In addition, Dr. Valencia is a licensed Dental Surgeon, an orthodontist exclusive practitioner since 2009 and an International speaker since 2015. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. J\u00f6rg Schwarze<\/a><\/div>
K\u00f6ln, Germany<\/div>
Since 2001, Dr. Schwarze has treated more than 3000 patients with aligners in his two private practices in Cologne. Dr. Schwarze is also running an independent specialist orthodontic laboratory (KFO24 GmbH) and founded the Aligner Academy in 2017.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Julia Haubrich<\/a><\/div>
Berlin, Germany<\/div>
Dr. Julia Haubrich is a founding member and Conference President of the German society of Aligner orthodontics (Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Aligner Orthodontie, DGAO) with over 50 articles on orthodontic aligner therapy in several national and international journals.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Kevin Baharvand<\/a><\/div>
Mesquite, Texas<\/div>
Dr. Kevin Baharvand is a board-certified orthodontist, published clinician, and national speaker. A top graduate of Boston University, he completed his orthodontic residency at Jacksonville University while simultaneously earning a master\u2019s degree in Organizational Leadership. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Kim Ganga-Raju<\/a><\/div>
London, England<\/div>
Dr. Kim Ganga-Raju has post graduate qualifications in orthodontics and clinical education. She enjoys constantly learning and developing her knowledge of aligner biomechanics and technological developments in dentistry. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Liliya MacKenzie<\/a><\/div>
New Brunswick, Canada<\/div>
Dr. Liliya MacKenzie is a board-certified orthodontist who has been in practice since 2009 with extensive experience across braces, aligner therapy, and preventive orthodontics. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and actively teaches orthodontic techniques to both general dentists and specialists.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Lotte Meereboer<\/a><\/div>
The Randstad, Netherlands<\/div>
Dr. Lotte Meereboer is highly experienced in orthodontic treatments with aligners, resulting in more than 4000 treatments. She is the owner of Orthodontie Museumplein, established in 2009 in The Randstad, Netherlands and founder of the Dutch Aligner Society. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Marcus Veiga<\/a><\/div>
Lisbon, Spain<\/div>
Dr. Marcus Veiga graduated in Dental Medicine from the Instituto Superior de Ci\u00eancias da Sa\u00fade - Sul (ISCS-SUL) in 1995. In 2001, he completed his Master of Science and a postgraduate course and obtained the title of specialist in Orthodontics at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Mar\u00eda Hern\u00e1ndez Vilarrasa<\/a><\/div>
Madrid, Spain<\/div>
Dr. Vilarrasa holds multiple master's degrees and as a certified provider of Angel Aligner, she has extensive experience utilizing Phase I with Angel KiD, focusing on early intervention strategies to optimize dental development in young patients. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Maria Perez-Boza<\/a><\/div>
Bloomington, Indiana<\/div>
Dr. Perez-Boza brings 17 years of orthodontic experience, with a deep focus on innovation and excellence. Her career spans private practice and public institutions, treating patients of all ages and utilizing a variety of orthodontic techniques to achieve optimal results. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Marieke Bakker<\/a><\/div>
Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/div>
Alongside her clinical work, Dr. Bakker has been actively involved in various professional associations for many years, including ANT, KNMT, NVvO, EOS, WFO, and EAS. She has served on the board of both ANT, and the Dental Association of Leiden (LTV). <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Mark Holt<\/a><\/div>
Sacramento, California<\/div>
Dr. Mark Holt attended BYU and UCSF and completed his orthodontic residency at the University of Oklahoma. Holt Ortho has treated over 10,000 patients with clear aligners, including over 1,000 cases using Angel Aligners. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Paula Alvarado<\/a><\/div>
San Jos\u00e9 Province, Costa Rica<\/div>
Dr. Paula Alvarado, a Senior Clinical Advisor for Angel Aligner, is a world renowned orthodontist with 20+ years of experience in the aligner industry scaling and refining clinical protocols for treatment planning.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Pedro Costa Monteiro<\/a><\/div>
Porto, Portugal<\/div>
Dr. Pedro Costa Monteiro embarked on his dental career by earning a DDS degree from Faculdade de Medicina Dent\u00e1ria do Porto, followed by specialized training in orthodontics at ISCS-Norte, Porto University, from which he also graduated for a Masters of Science in Orthodontic Specialty.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Peter Ngan<\/a><\/div>
West Virginia<\/div>
Dr. Ngan\u2019s has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and 180 abstracts. He is a member of the Angle East (Eastern Component of the Edward H. Angle Society), a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Philippe Van Steenberghe<\/a><\/div>
Belgium<\/div>
Dr. Philippe Van Steenberghe specialized in orthodontics at the Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), headed the orthodontics department at CHU Saint-Pierre in Brussels for 28 years and has treated over 5,000 patients using digital orthodontics.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Romina Vignolo Lobato<\/a><\/div>
Madrid, Spain<\/div>
Dr. Vignolo is a pioneer in early treatment and the use of aligners in children and adolescents. She regularly shares her knowledge and experience through courses and congresses worldwide and is an active member of SEDO, EAS, and EOS.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Sabine Severin<\/a><\/div>
Paris, France<\/div>
Dr. Sabine Severin graduated from the Faculty of Dental Surgery in Reims in 1990, docteur S\u00e9verin is a Qualified Specialist in Orthodontics (ODF) and holds several university diplomas, including a DIU in SAOS treatment and a DIU in applied dentomaxillofacial orthopedics.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Skander Ellouze<\/a><\/div>
Tunis, Tunisia<\/div>
Dr. Skander Ellouze, a Key Opinion Leader for Angel, is internationally recognized for his expertise in integrating clear aligners into his orthodontic cases, including surgical and interdisciplinary treatments.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Stefan Boyadzhiev<\/a><\/div>
Beausoleil, France<\/div>
As a qualified specialist in dentofacial orthopedics, Dr. Stefan Boyadzhiev completed his specialization in orthodontics in 2016. Following this training, Dr Boyadzhiev worked as an assistant in the dentofacial orthopedics department at the Toulouse Faculty of Dentistry. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Stefano Marini<\/a><\/div>
Rome, Italy<\/div>
A sought-after international speaker and Key Opinion Leader (KOL) in aligner-based therapies, Dr. Stefano Marini brings extensive expertise with over 1,200 cases. He also serves as a faculty member and lecturer in master\u2019s programs at Tor Vergata University and Unicamillus University in Rome. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Susana Palma<\/a><\/div>
Ciudad Real Spain <\/div>
Dr. Palma is a pioneer in Spain with the invisible orthodontic technique with aligners. She belongs to the first class of certified doctors in Spain in 2001. In 2015, she was awarded the first international prize for her excellent results and biomechanical management in the orthodontic technique with aligners. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Tara Emerick<\/a><\/div>
Carmel, California<\/div>
Dr. Emerick is a Board-Certified Orthodontist and Founder of Emerick Orthodontist in Carmel, Indiana. She holds a Certificate in Orthodontics and Master\u2019s Degree in Oral Sciences from University of Illinois at Chicago. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Tyler Holt<\/a><\/div>
Sacramento, California<\/div>
Dr. Tyler Holt is an orthodontist known for his detail-oriented approach and commitment. He graduated in the top 5 of his dental school class, earning the American Association of Orthodontists Award and Pediatric Dentistry Honors, and induction into the National Dental Honor Society. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Weronika Wierusz-Hajdacka<\/a><\/div>
Warsaw, Poland<\/div>
Since completing her orthodontic degree at the University of Ferrara, Italy, in 2011, Dr. Wierusz-Hajdacka has consistently integrated the latest technologies into her practice which is recognized as one of the most advanced in Poland.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Willy Dayan<\/a><\/div>
Toronto, Canada<\/div>
Dr. Dayan is the founder of Your Ortho Coach, where he mentors orthodontists globally, helping them refine their aligner therapy techniques. He is an internationally renowned educator and leader in aligner biomechanics with over 25 years of clear aligner experience. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Dr. Xavier Maristany Vilanova<\/a><\/div>
Barcelona, Spain<\/div>
Dr. Xavier Maristany Vilanova is Founder and Director of the Maristany & Co Clinic since 1992, Neuro-Occlusal Rehabilitation practitioner, member of CIRNO, AEPP, SEPES, and OS.Professor at the International University of Catalonia.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1763917789081{margin-top: -35px !important;}”][vc_column]