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Dr. Tri Erri Astoeti is Professor in Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry and Dean of Faculty of Dentistry, Trisakti University (FoD Usakti) in Jakarta, Indonesia. She completed her dental degree at the Trisakti University and post-graduate study including Masters and PhD degrees at University of Indonesia (Universitas Indonesia) followed by further education at the Department of Health Education and Promotion, University of New Mexico, USA. Professor Astoeti is the Indonesian Clinical Editorial Advisor on Dental Practice News, an Officer of the Indonesian Dental Association and she was a member of Indonesian Medical Council... read more »

Professor Lakshman Samaranayake (Sam) is the Immediate Past Dean and honorary Professor of Oral Microbiomics and Infection at the University of Queensland, School of Dentistry. Prior to this he was the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong for a decade (now considered the No 1 Dental School in the World by QS World University Rankings). He is also an Honorary Professor at the Eastman Dental Institute, UK and many other universities in China, Saudi Arabia, India, Oman and Indonesia... read more »