Dr. Johan Abeloos
AZ Sint-Jan, Brugge

Dr Johan Abeloos received his medical and dental degrees at the Catholic University Louvain, Belgium in 1983 and 1986 respectively. His training in Maxillo-Facial Surgery was fulfilled at the Catholic University Louvain, the Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany and the General Hospital AZ St. Jan in Bruges, Belgium from 1985 until 1989.

Then, he became fellow at the Harvard Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, USA. Further fellowships were in Paris, France and Lausanne, Switzerland in 1990.

He became Dr Med Dent at the Albert-Ludwig University in Freiburg, Germany in 1990. In 1996, he attained the European Board Certification in Maxillo-Facial Surgery.

He is a Maxillo-Facial surgeon consultant at the department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery of AZ St. Jan in Bruges, Belgium. Special fields of interest are orthognathic surgery, head and neck surgery, and reconstructive surgery, and pre-prosthetic surgery.

Prof. Dr. Lieven Barbier
KU Leuven

Licentiaat in de Tandheelkunde KU Leuven (1989), specialist in de Prothetische Tandheelkunde (1993), Doctor in de Medische Wetenschappen KU Leuven (1995).
Deeltijds wetenschappelijk medewerker aan de afdeling Prothetische Tandheelkunde KU Leuven (1994-2000).
Medeverantwoordelijk voor de opleiding in de Prothetische Tandheelkunde in het Stagecentrum Tandheelkunde van het AZ St-Jan Brugge.

Daarnaast werkzaam in eigen praktijk te Brugge. Voorzitter PUC West-Vlaanderen en Ondervoorzitter LUTV. Gewezen voorzitter van de VAPR (Vereniging Assistenten Prothetische en Restauratieve Tandheelkunde KU Leuven).

Bestuurslid Digital Dentistry Belgium. Lesgever voor het Instituut voor Osseointegratie (sinds 2001). Gastdocent aan KU Leuven (sinds 2018).

Prof. Dr. Maurice Mommaerts
UZ Brussel

Professor Maurice Mommaerts received his postgraduate surgical training and education in Zurich, Switzerland (for cranio-maxillo-facial surgery), in Leuven, Belgium (for head and neck surgery and oro-maxillo-facial surgery), in Miami, Florida (for plastic surgery) and in Nancy, France (for maxillo-facial and plastic facial surgery).

He obtained a doctoral degree in medicine from the Catholic University of Leuven in 1984 (MD), a doctoral degree from the University of Zurich in 1990, and a doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Ghent in 2003.

With the face as his domain, he divides his interests between patient specific implant surgery (TMJ total joint replacement, AMSJI, facial contouring implants), cosmetic rejuvenation surgery, surgical correction of congenital abnormalities (such as cleft & craniofacial surgery), transgender surgery, the surgical correction of developmental facial abnormalities (orthognathic-orthofacial surgery).