Dr. Hasan Alkumru was appointed as an Associate Professor, Division of Restorative Dentistry, Discipline of Prosthodontics at the University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, effective September 1^st, 2014.

Dr. Alkumru received his DDS (1979) in University of Ankara, Faculty of Dentistry and his PhD (1984) in Birmingham University Faculty of Dentistry UK in collaboration with Ankara University. After that he joined to Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry as an Associate professor until 1998. He became a full time professor in Marmara University, Istanbul and worked as the Head of Department of Prosthodontics and the Vice Dean in between 1999 – 2008.

Dr. Alkumru joined to The University of Toronto in 2009. He was the Head of Department of Prosthodontics, Director of Graduate Prosthodontics Program and Director of Implant Prosthodontics Unit at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry IN BETWEEN 2010 AND 2014. He mentored three master thesis related to implant prosthodontics during his service in UofT. He also worked as a licensed Prosthodontist in Mount Sinai Hospital-Toronto, Dental division. 

Dr. Alkumru is the course director of Second Year Removable Prosthodontics course and also gives several lectures to the third and fourth year students in Restorative Dentistry Courses along with other administrative roles in UWO.

He published more than 50 articles in international journals, was selected as Keynote Speaker in International Congresses and has trained and mentored graduate students in the area of Implant Prosthodontics and Biomaterials research throughout his career. Dr. Alkumru is a licensed Prosthodontist in Canada maintains an active practice in his office in Toronto, Ontario, dedicated to Prosthodontics, Implant Dentistry, and Esthetics.

Michaela Atanasova Varneva graduated in "Dental Technology" in Varna in 1983. During the academic years 1984/1985 and 1985/1986 she was apart-time lecturer ata Nurse Schoolin Varna (nowtheMedical College associated to the Medical University “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov”-Varna), and shehas been  employed on the permanent contractsincethe academic year 1986/1987  as a lecturer and she has participated in the training in orthodontics and maxillo-facial prosthetics.  

In 1990 she graduated from the Institute for Teachers in practice - Sliven and acquired pedagogical qualification and college education. In 2000 she received a Bachelor's degree inspecialty“Health care”at the  Medical University - Plovdiv,and in 2010 she graduated the National Sports Academy"Vassil Levski” with a Master's degree inspecialty "Sports Psychology". In 2013, she acquired theeducational doctoral degreePhD after defense of dissertation thesis "Retrospection, analysis and socio-psychological problems in the preparation and realization of “a Bachelor"in specialty“Dental technician"of specialty“Social medicine and organization of health and pharmacy " .

Diyar Bakrgreat passion is bringing education and knowledge to all under graduated and post graduated (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) students in college of dentistry- Hawler medical University for more than 10 years from (2006-till now).

In his college, outside the learning activity, he is a head of higher education affairs unit and at the same time he is a coordinator in conservative department.

The graduation store stated from college of dentistry- Sallahhadin University in 1998-2003 in Erbil-Iraq, then he obtained his master degree in conservative dentistry from Mousl University in 2006. After working a short time as an assistance lecturer in college of dentistry-Hawler Medical University, he got his Ph.D. degree in conservative dentistry from the same college and University.

He play’s a role in Kurdistan Dental association as active member and he is  international member in American association of endodontists.

Training is a key for development; he participated in many training courses in different sphere as a participant or as a speaker. He have more than 8 articles published in national and international journals and he participated in 3 international conferences as a speaker.

He opened his private clinic in 2006; this gives the ability to train himself to look on other side of his work that is the development the clinical experience and skill. Till now he has more than 10 years experience in endodontic and cosmetic field in clinic.