Speakers

Graduated as a dentist at VUB in 1980

Since 1991 dedicated to laser use both Biomodulation and surgical lasers.

Master in Laser Dentistry, University of Vienna 2002-2004 (Austria),

Master in Laser Dentistry-Academy for Laser Dentistry (ALD) 2003-2008 (US),

M.Sc. Laser dentistry, Univ Genoa 2012-2014 (Italy),

Linked to periodontology service as researcher and laser application specialist, periodontology service, KULeuven 2013-2018,

PhDs KULeuven 2014- 2020 in biomedical sciences and periodontology service.

Although officially retired, since 2021, still active in private practice (1981-present),

oined UTC -VUB since academic year 2024-2025.

Tandarts BDS (2007) Egypte

MSc Restoratieve tandheelkunde (2014)

PhD materiaalkunde KU Leuven (2020)

Meer dan 25 peer review artikels en meer dan 20 conferentie presentaties.

Tandarts Privé praktijk: 2020-nu

Johan Aps studeerde als Licentiaat in de Tandheelkunde af aan de UGent in 1993, verwierf daaropvolgend in 1997 een certificaat in de Kindertandheelkunde, Bijzondere Tandheelkunde en Narcodontie (UGent), in 2002 het Doctoraat in de Tandheelkunde (UGent) en in 2008 een Master in Dentale en Maxillofaciale Radiologie (University of London). Hij was achtereenvolgens werkzaam aan de Universiteit Gent en het Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent (10/1993-6/2012), University of Washington (7/2012-1/2018), de University of Western Australia (2/2018-12/2020), en de Arteveldehogeschool Gent (12/2020 – 4/2022). Sinds 15 april 2022 is hij werkzaam op het departement strategie en beleidsplanning van de VUB. Daarnaast is hij onbezoldigd wetenschappelijk medewerker aan het UZ Brussel en het Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen. Hij is auteur van verschillende peer-reviewed artikelen, abstracts, hoofdstukken in boeken en boeken, en zetelt in verschillende editorial boards van verscheidene wetenschappelijke tijdschriften en is een vaak gevraagd spreker op wetenschappelijke symposia in binnen- en buitenland.

Karlien Asscherickx graduated as a dentist from the Catholic University of Leuven in 1998. She then followed a 2-year full-time training at the Catholic University of Leuven in the department of conservative dentistry with emphasis on aesthetic composite restorations. This was followed by a four-year training as a dental specialist in orthodontics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, culminating in the defense of a doctoral thesis.

Karlien Asscherickx works in two private practices in Antwerp. This is combined with an academic position at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She lectures regularly and publishes and reviews in international journals. The focus of her clinical and academic work is on combined orthodontic-surgical treatments.

Education

Oct 2019 - Sept 2022
Master of Science in Advanced Dentistry: Periodontology and Oral Implantology Oct 2019 in Ghent University
Master's thesis: A randomized controlled trial comparing guided bone regeneration to connective tissue graft to re-establish buccal convexity at dental implant sites: Three-year results.

Sep 2016 - Jun 2018
Master of Science in Dentistry in Ghent University
Master's thesis: Accuracy of free-handed, semi-guided and fully guided implant surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Sep 2013 - Jun 2016
Bachelor of Science in Dentistry Sep in Ghent University

Employment

Oct 2022 - Present
Periodontist - Implantologist
OrthoParoCare Meise, Meise

Oct 2022 - Present
Periodontist - Implantologist
Dental Clinic Bogaert, Maria-Aalter

Sep 2024 - Present
Periodontist - Implantologist
Dental Kwenenbos, Merelbeke

Oct 2022 - Apr 2024
Periodontist - Implantologist
Endo, Zwijnaarde

Jul 2018 - Sep 2019
General Dentist
Dental Clinic Bogaert, Maria-Aalter
Postgraduate program

Jul 2018 - Sep 2019
General Dentist
Mond Latem, Sint-Martens-Latem
Postgraduate program

Expertise in Sleep, Dental Sleep Medicine, Snoring, Orofacial Dysfunctions and Pain sleep and wake related, Dystonia, Sportmedicine; Andragoloy and Healthcare   

VUB, prof. dr. Faculty Medicine and Pharmacy, Department Oral Health

AZ Jan Palfijn Gent: Director Unit Orofacial Dysfynctions & Pain  related to Wake and Sleep
https//www.janpalfijn.be/vind-een-arts/dr-dent-de-meyer-miche

General practitioner’s office "De Bijloke" Gent
https://huisartsenpraktijkbijloke.be/

Director Scientific Committee European Academy for Dental Medicine

James Carroll is an internationally recognized expert in Pho-tobiomodulation (PBM), specializing in beam measurement, PBM dosing, dose-rate effects, and mechanisms of action. He has collaborated with over 50 research institutions worldwide, including Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Stanford Medicine, Penn Dental Medicine, NYU Langone Health, City of Hope, Cedars-Sinai, the Uni-formed Services University, and the UK National Health Service (NHS).

He has co-authored 36 peer-reviewed papers, including eight in collaboration with Harvard-affiliated hospitals and schools, and contributed to five academic books on PBM. His work has helped advance PBM into clinical practice, including its incorporation into the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, where it is recommended for the prevention and treatment of oral mu-cositis within the National Health Service (NHS).

Mr. Carroll has provided expert guidance to policymakers, delivering presentations at the United Nations Global Health Impact Forum, the U.S. Congress on PBM’s role in address-ing the opioid crisis, and advising policy teams at the White House.

He is the Founder, CEO and Chief Science Officer of THOR Photomedicine and a co-founder of Lumithera.

B. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honors

2021
T.H. Maiman Award for excellence in medical laser research

2020
World Association for Photobiomodulation Therapy, Presidential Commendation for service and leadership in the field of Photobiomodulation

2013 - To-date
Co-Founder Lumither Inc

1992 - To-date
Founder CEO THOR Photomedicine Ltd

1988 - 1992
Omega Universal Technologies, Photobiomod-ulation equipment sales.

1987 - 1988
Finance for Business, technology grant consul-tancy

1986 - 1987
Pitney Bowes Franking and automated mailing system sales

1984 - 1986
Advanced Power Supplies Works manager

1978 - 1984
Audix Ltd UK various starting in manufacture then test, then production control

OTHER POSITIONS HELD

Biomedical Optics Society - conference chair (2009 - to-date);
Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine (2009 - to-date);
Editorial Board of Photomedicine and Laser Surgery (2008 to-2013);
World Association for Photobiomodulation Therapy (WALT) board member (2000 - 2004 and 2018 to-date);
North Amer-ican Association for Photobiomodulation board member (2002 - 2006).

Expert reviewer on LLLT/ PBM dose and parameters:
Photobiomodulation Photomedicine & Laser Surgery;
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine;
Lasers in Medical Science;
Photomedicine and Photochemistry;
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology;
Annals of Biomedical Engineering;
Public Library of Science (PLoS ONE)