Arun K. Garg, DMD – Is a nationally recognized dental lecturer and clinician, who along with renowned educator and researcher Dr. Robert E. Marx, discovered the benefits of PRP and pioneered PRP-related treatment techniques and research. Dr. Garg served as a full-time professor of surgery in the division of oral and maxillofacial surgery and as director of residency training at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine where he was frequently awarded faculty member of the year by his residents. Dr. Garg is considered the world’s preeminent authority on bone biology, bone harvesting and bone grafting for dental implant surgery and has written and published nine books and over 150 scientific articles. Dr. Garg earned his engineering and dental degrees from the University of Florida and completed his residency training at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Robert E. Marx received his DDS degree from Northwestern University in 1971. In 1977, he earned a Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he is presently a professor of surgery and Chief of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division. Dr. Marx spent 13 years as an active duty officer in the United States Air Force, and later served in Operation Desert Storm. A noted researcher and lecturer, he is credited with pioneering platelet-rich plasma growth factors and the application of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein, as well as developing the accepted protocol of hyperbaric oxygen to enhance healing in radiated tissue. Dr. Marx’s professional awards include the W. Harry Archer Award, the William J. Gies Award, the Paul Bert Award, and the Donald B. Osbon Award. In addition to numerous textbooks and academic publications, he is also the author of the novel Deadly Prescription.

Renato Rossi, DMD, PhD – Currently works at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Sāo Caetano - USCS and Universidade Ibirapuera. Renato does research in Pathology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology.

The “Celebrity Dentist” as she is best known for, Dr. Karent Sierra, was born in New York City and raised in Miami with Colombian roots. Graduated as a Dentist at Marquette University School of Dentistry in 1999. Dr. Sierra is known to many for her role in the Real Housewives of Miami series. She has had her share of TV appearances, from acting in a soap opera, to filming segments on Un Nuevo Dia and Despierta America, the two top-rated national Spanish morning talk and entertainment shows on both Univision and Telemundo. Dr. Sierra has also appeared in over 100 national TV commercials, hosted various TV shows including Ritmo Caliente which aired in Mexico. In this show, she interviewed various famous artists while also introducing music videos.

Specialized in Cosmetic Dentistry at the LVI Global International Las Vegas Institution. With more than 20 years of experience; she owns Sierra Dentistry and Med Spa., where she not only offers multiple dental services ranging from cleanings, teeth whitening and endodontic treatments to extreme smile makeovers with porcelain laminates and crowns to achieve the perfect smile, but also offers treatments such as skin rejuvenation and body contouring treatments with the latest equipment, painless laser hair removal and injectables. She has become an expert in everything beauty and health-related.

Enjoying the wide smile of happy patients is her greatest motivation. Her passion for designing perfect smiles, the quality and the avant-garde that characterize the services of her medspa is what has led Dr. Sierra to be a reference in the dentistry and medspa field, offering solutions with the latest technology, pampering her patients with VIP care, such as aromatherapy and paraffin wax treatments.

Dr. Karent Sierra also has a passion for helping people that are less fortunate, she is the Founder of Sharing smiles Foundation. This non-profit foundation brings dentistry needs to the poorest communities around the world. She has traveled to Africa, India, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Colombia offering her dental services to hundreds of people where she goes.

Cathie Ellyn is a surgical coordinator of the University of Miami Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. She is a registered nurse offering over 30 years experience on healthcare and patient com- munication, and is recognized for her leadership and organizational skills. Cathie is a graduate of the University of Miami with a bachelors of Science in Nursing. For the past 16 years, she has been involved in researching and in the clinical uses of PRP.

Ruth Delli Carpini, DDS – Is a 2003 graduate with honors from the University of Pavia School of Dentistry. Gifted with a versatile sense of innate curiousity, her diverse capabilities have drawn her to investigate and be instructed in all disciplines of dentistry, including specialist level endodontics-prosthetics, restorative orthodontics, and surgergial-facial esthetics. A self-described “learner at heart,” Dr. Carpini is a dentist who is always hungry to learn more while striving to apply what she’s learned in her daily practice.