Our Faculty
Dr. Alan Kwong Hing, DDS
Dr. Alan “Al” Kwong Hing graduated with his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree (with distinction) from the University of Western Ontario. He received the University Gold Medal and completed a concurrent Master's Degree in Pathology. Dr. Al has earned multiple other degrees and received numerous awards. A serial entrepreneur he has had a diverse career as a solo dentist and owner of a large multi-dental group in Canada as well as in the UK and US. He has owned dental labs and specialized orthodontic labs, a dental models company and as well a company that manufactured orthodontic wires and accessories.
He enjoys lecturing around the world with a focus on personal and practices developed as part of his role as a Coach. He is a published author most notably for the “E Myth Dentist” with Michael Gerber. His current book titled “ Surviving Shit” is in its final draft stages.
Dr. Al and his wife Brenda are passionate cyclists and love riding up mountains and then rewarding themselves with good wine and food in the company of their friends. He also loves to travel, hot yoga and is often accompanied by his Bichon Friese Koka. He has two daughters living abroad and is lucky he has an excuse to travel to the US and Germany to visit them often.
Download Dr. Al Kwong Hing's A&H Introduction Presentation from the Taiwan Lecture.
Dr. Alpdogan KANTARCI, DDS, Ph.D.
Periodontology Certified and Implant Specialist
Harvard University, Boston University Goldman Dentistry Faculty, Cambridge Forsyth Institute Senior Professor and Clinical Director, International Secretary-General and Editor-in-Chief of the Periodontology Society.
Dr. Kantarci holds numerous patents and serves as an officer of more than 20 dental and medical science magazines. He has lectured at over 150 dentistry and medical conferences as well as published multiple articles and books. His research specialty is the biology of tooth movement.
Guest Lecturer
DR. Tarek El-Bialy, Ph.D.
Tanta University, Egypt, BDS 1987; Master’s in Orthodontics 1993 and law degree 1994.
The University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Certificate of specialty in Orthodontics, Master’s Degree in Oral Sciences and Ph.D. in Bioengineering 2000 and 2001. University of Alberta EMBA 2012. University of Bonn (Germany) Doctoral degree 2019. Invisalign Summits Speaker 2016, Las Vegas, 2017 EMEA, APAC and 2018. Beta tester for Invisalign first and retrospective 3D study of MA. RCDC fellow and ABO Diplomate. Fellow, von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. 115 publications, 12 book chapters and three books.
Professor at the University of Alberta, private practice Sphinx Orthodontics, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Shuya Saito
Dr. Shuya Saito is a doctor at Saitokai Saito Dental Clinic in Sapporo, Hokkaido. (4 dentists, 50 staff, 11 units, 3 iTeros)
Member of the Japanese Orthodontic Society, as an orthodontic doctor, he is currently providing invisalign treatment to more than 2000 patients.
Experienced in various acceleration devices such as Orthopulse, Acceldent, and PBM healing, he has already used accelerated orthodontic appliance on more than 200 patients.
He handled over 1000 patients in 2021. At one clinic, Dr. Shuya Saito handles everything from counseling to treatment planning and treatment of patients with Invisalign, which is the largest number in Japan.
Dr. Carlos Augusto, BDS
MDS University of Lisbon, Invisalign Blue Diamond Doctor
Dr Carlos Augusto graduated from the University of Lisbon, Portugal in Year 2004 and obtained Master degree of Dentistry in Year of 2010
He is serving as the FDI World Dental Federation National Liaison Officer
As a licensed Invisalign provider since Year 2007, Dr. Carlos has treated over 4000 Invisalign cases and is currently Blue Diamond level
Dr Carlos has been hosting “Greater China Practice Management Program” for Invisalign and is speaker of Asia Pacific Dental Congress, International College of Dentist Congress and has been invited speaker at numerous other Invisalign events in the World and is currently a member of GP Advisory Board of APAC.
Dr. Hidehiro Abe, DDS
Graduated from Niigata University School of Dentistry
Chairman of JODA (japan oral development association)
Lecture at the 5th AAMS Congress in 2020
Lecture at the AAPMD Airway summit in Nashville in 2019