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Dr. Ferguson is Professor of Orthodontics and Dean, European University College at Dubai Healthcare City, United Arab Emirates. He is formerly Professor and Chair of Orthodontics at Boston University and has held the positions of Executive Director, Center for Advanced Dental Education and Associate Dean for Dental Education, Saint Louis University, and Chair of Orthodontics and Director, Advanced Orthodontic Training Program, Marquette University. Dr. Ferguson is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) and past president of the EH Angle Society, Midwest Component. He served as a senior Fulbright scholar (a US national scholar award) at Alexandria University, Egypt, and has lectured extensively at university, regional, national and international forums. He received all of his professional dental degrees in the USA. Research interests include accelerated tooth movement. He has authored over 100 articles and abstracts for professional journals and publications as well as contributed chapters to several textbooks.
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Professor Ziad N. Al-Dwairi works as Vice Dean and Director of Dental Teaching Clinics at Faculty of Dentistry/ Jordan University of Science and technology. He is Professor of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry at Jordan University of Science and Technology, holds PhD in Prosthodontics, Queens University/Belfast, UK in 2001, Fellowship of The International Academy of Dento Facial Esthetics (FIADFE) in 2012 and Fellowship of the International College of Dentists FICD/2015. He is the President of Jordanian Section of International Association for Dental Research. He is Jordan’s Representative at OSAP( Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures). He worked as vice president of the Restorative Dentistry Committee/ Jordan Medical Council and currently Member of the National Committee for contentious medical education/Jordan Medical Council and member of the advisory team of Dooox (https://www.dooox.de/Advisory-Team).He is a former member of University Council/Jordan University of Science and Technology and worked as Chairman of the Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry/Jordan University of Science and Technology and a Former Dean Assistant/ Faculty of Dentistry/ Jordan University of Science and Technology. He holds several International prizes and honors as follows: 1. The senior prize The Elida Gibbs Travel Award 2000 from the Irish Division of International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2. The Procter and Gamble Research award 2000. Oral and Dental Research Trust, London 3. (BSSPD research Prize 2001). British Society for the study of Prosthetic Dentistry First Research Prize 4. Certificate of recognition from IADR and AADR 2002, Get a member Campaign 5. Member of the Advisory Group For Dental Ethics Manual, FDI He is currently involved in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in all field of Prosthodontics in addition to involvement in advanced programs for MFDS Trainees, High specialty trainees and Advanced clinical trainees in Prosthodontics. He supervised several MSc students as a main and a co advisor and as an examiner for more than 27 theses in all disciplines of Prosthodontics with more than 44 publications in high impact international journals. In addition he works as a reviewer for 31 International Peer reviewed Journals and on editorial board of 13 International Journals. He was a Member of the advisory group formed by FDI for publishing the Dental Ethics Manual in 2007 and carried out its translation into Arabic Language to be available to all Arabic natives.
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Standards of clinical and laboratory procedures for construction of fixed and removable prostheses • Oral Infections related to removable prostheses • Infection Control • Esthetics Dentistry • Implant Dentistry • Restoration of Endodontically treated teeth • Periodontics-Restorative Dentistry Interface • Shortened Dental arch
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Chairman and CEO at Rowpar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Scottsdale (2000-pres). Director and Professor, Center for the Study of Higher Education, Penn State U., 1989-2000. Head, Higher Education Administration, Iowa State U., 1980-1989. Worked with colleges, universities, non-profits, government agencies in 40 states and 26 countries. Author of 60+ articles, books and monographs on planning, development, evaluation, organizational & govt. policy.
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