Richard G. Stevenson III, DDS, FAGD, FACD, ABOD
Richard Stevenson maintains a private practice focused on restorative dentistry in San Dimas, California and is an emeritus professor of clinical dentistry at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry where he served as chair of the Division of Restorative Dentistry for 17 years. He serves on the editorial board of Operative Dentistry, mentors dentists in clinically focused study clubs internationally, and lectures extensively on restorative dentistry. He is the recipient of the American Dental Association’s distinguished "Golden Apple" Teaching Award, the Richard V. Tucker Award, the Award of Excellence from the Academy of Operative Dentistry and earned a fellowship in medical education from the UCLA School of Medicine.
He has published over 40 articles on dental materials, the principles of evidence-based dentistry, and restorative techniques in peer reviewed journals, and is the author of several book chapters in restorative dentistry. He is the inventor of numerous dental instruments. He is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the Academy of Operative Dentistry, where he served as president. Dr. Stevenson is one of only 80 board certified operative dentists as awarded from the American Board of Operative Dentistry. He serves as the director of education at Stevenson Dental Education where he teaches hands-on clinical courses in general dentistry.
Sonia Leziy, DDS, Dipl Perio, FCDS(BC), FRCD(C)
Sonia Leziy is a periodontist and maintains a full time practice in Nanaimo, BC, Canada. She was awarded the Lucy Hobbs Award for mentorship in 2013, and the Saul Schluger Award for excellence in teaching and education in 2014. She was also the recipient of the 2022 American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Distinguished Lecturer Award, and the 2022 Greater NY Academy of Prosthodontics Distinguished Lecturer Award. Dr. Leziy is recognized by Dentistry Today as a leader in continuing education. She is a member of numerous editorial boards, and is published in the areas of implant esthetics, digital workflow and perioplastic procedures. She is editor of the implant section of Inside Dentistry/ Aegis Publications. She is a fellow of the ITI and a member of the ITI board of studies. She lectures internationally and provides education programs through Elatus Dental Bio-Architecture and Vancouver Island Dental Specialists.
Dr. Jeffrey Coil, DMD, MSD, PhD, FRCD(C), FADI, FACD
Jeffrey Coil is director of the graduate endodontics program in the Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences at the University of British Columbia. He is the mentor and founder of the Northwest Endodontic Study Club and Seminar. He serves as an editorial consultant for the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association and on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Journal of Endodontics.
He is a past president of the Canadian Academy of Endodontics and British Columbia Society of Endodontists, and is a member of the American Association of Endodontists. Dr. Coil received his undergraduate, dental and doctorate degrees from the University of British Columbia. He practiced general dentistry for eight years and was a clinical instructor in endodontics and periodontics, before obtaining his certificate in endodontics at the University of Washington in 1993.
Charles Shuler, BSc, DMD, PhD
Charles Shuler is a professor of oral pathology in the Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He was the dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at UBC for 10 years and he finished his second five-year term in 2017. Dr. Shuler is engaged in active research on education outcomes and teaching oral pathology/medicine.
Prior to being appointed at UBC, he was a faculty member at the University of Southern California (USC) for 18 years. At USC he served as the director of the University of Southern California Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology holding an endowed chair position as the George and Mary Lou Boone Chair Professor of Craniofacial Molecular Biology. He also served as the director of the graduate program in craniofacial biology and associate dean for student and academic affairs at the USC School of Dentistry. Dr. Shuler received his BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin, his DMD from Harvard School of Dental Medicine, his PhD in Pathology from the University of Chicago, and his oral pathology education at the University of Minnesota and the Royal Dental College in Copenhagen, Denmark.
He has been active in assessing and managing clinical oral pathology patients with soft and hard tissue lesions. He has had an active research program funded by national granting agencies that focused on evaluating the molecular regulation of the soft and hard tissues of the secondary palate to better understand the etiology of craniofacial birth defects and pathologic changes of the tissues. He currently mentors a study club on clinical oral pathology that reviews cases recognized by general dentists in British Columbia.