Dr. Paul Reaney is a dentist with a special interest in orthodontics who has successfully integrated a Dental Sleep Medicine clinic (Snoring SolutionsNI) into his general practice. He obtained accreditation through examination from the European Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and currently serves as a committee member of the Irish Society of Dental Sleep Medicine. His innovative use of digital technologies in this field has been recognized with multiple prestigious awards between 2019 and 2020.

Dentist expert Miche De Meyer graduated in 1982 with a degree in dentistry from Ghent University and has since continued his training at home and abroad. Mainly in the medically oriented aspects of dentistry such as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and temporomandibular dysfunctions (TMD), pain and movement disorders.

She worked for 23 years in the Dentistry department at Ghent University Hospital and (before that) also in the MKA services of several general hospitals. Dr. dent. De Meyer combines specific expertise in disorders within orofacial dysfunctions and pain with extensive experience in an interdisciplinary setting.

She is also active as a scientific collaborator at the University of Nijmegen (the Netherlands), UZ Brussel (lung diseases), VUB (dentistry), UGent (textile engineering) and at the University Medical Center/Center for Dentistry and Oral Care of U Groningen (the Netherlands).

Prof. Maria Clotilde graduated in Dentistry from the University of Parma in 2007 and obtained her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Montreal in 2012. She subsequently completed a three-year postgraduate program in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at Paris Diderot University in 2015. She began her academic career in France, where she was appointed Assistant Professor in 2014, Associate Professor in 2017, and Full Professor in 2021, and she currently serves as Professor at the University of Ferrara. Her clinical work focuses on periodontology, implant dentistry, and dental sleep medicine, while her research has significantly contributed to understanding the links between periodontal diseases and cardiovascular conditions, as well as prevention and quality of life.

Triin Jagomägi graduated from the University of Tartu in 1993 and completed her orthodontic residency at the University of Kuopio in Finland in 1995. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Tartu in 2012. Since 1996, she has worked as an orthodontist at the Tartu Stomatology Polyclinic, and later served as a teaching physician at Tartu University Hospital, where she currently holds the position of senior teaching physician. Since 2000, she has been involved in teaching and research at the University of Tartu, where she has worked as an assistant in pediatric stomatology, a research fellow, and an associate professor, and has been Professor of Orthodontics since January 2025. Her research focuses on the genetic basis of cleft lip and palate, as well as the role of oral function in the development of dental anomalies.

Prof. Cibele Dal Fabbro is a dentist who earned a Master’s degree in Prosthodontics from the University of São Paulo (USP), Bauru School of Dentistry, and a PhD in Sleep Medicine from UNIFESP School of Medicine in Brazil. She also holds two specialty qualifications in Orofacial Pain and Acupuncture from the USP School of Medicine. Her scientific work focuses primarily on sleep apnea and sleep bruxism, and she has authored more than 50 scientific papers as well as three books, including the first Dental Sleep Medicine textbook in Portuguese. Since 2012, she has served as the Dental Sleep Medicine Program Coordinator at the Sleep Institute in São Paulo, and she is actively involved in several international professional organizations in leadership and committee roles. Currently, she divides her time between São Paulo and Montreal, where she is an Adjunct Professor at the Université de Montréal and also works as a research assistant in sleep medicine.

Gilles Lavigne is a dentist with specialized training in oral medicine, pain, and sleep medicine. He is internationally recognized for his research on sleep bruxism, sleep apnea, and the interactions between pain and sleep. Throughout his career, he has held several leading academic and administrative positions, including Vice-Dean for Research and Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the Université de Montréal, as well as President of the Canadian Sleep Society and the Canadian Pain Society. His extensive scientific output includes more than 290 peer-reviewed publications and four edited books, and his work has been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including the Order of Canada. Since June 2024, he has been a professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences at McGill University, with an appointment in Neurology and Neurosurgery, while continuing his clinical and research activities.

Dr. Sara Camañes-Gonzalvo is a professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia (UV), Spain. She graduated from the University of Valencia (UV), received her Ph.D. degree with an Extraordinary Award and a master’s degree in Orthodontics from the University of Valencia. She is also an expert in dental sleep medicine, certified by FESMES in 2020. In addition, she is a member of the Spanish Society of Dental Sleep Medicine (SEMDES), the Spanish Association of Orthodontists (AESOR and SEDO), and the European Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (EADSM).

Dr. Patricia Fernández-Sanjuán is dedicated exclusively to private clinical practice in the field of Dental Sleep Medicine, with a focus on the treatment of snoring, sleep apnea, and temporomandibular disorders. She is specialized in the assessment of the upper airway during drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE or somnoscopia). She is the inventor of the “Mandibular Advancement Selector (SAM),” a device designed to identify suitable candidates for mandibular advancement devices in the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea. She is also leading an ongoing multicenter research study involving national and international hospitals aimed at optimizing mandibular advancement device therapy, which constitutes the main topic of her doctoral thesis. Her work has been recognized with several awards, including the Zaragoza Medical Association Award and the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Clinical Research Award, and she actively participates in national and international conferences and specialized courses.