Prof. Imad About

LECTURE: “The Added Value of Calcium Silicates in Vital Pulp Therapy and Future Perspectives.”

Imad About is Professor of Oral Biology at Aix-Marseille University and responsible of the research Laboratory at the school of dental medicine, Marseille, France.

He is Associate Editor of Clinical Oral Investigations, President of the Pan European Region and Past-President of both the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group and the Continental European Division of the International Association for Dental Research.

The research group of Prof. About is involved in investigating the pulp tissue regeneration and the effects of pulp capping materials on modulating the balance between pulp inflammation and regeneration.

Professor About is actively involved in developing new dental materials for tissue regeneration and he is one of the main academic members involved in Biodentine development.

Imad About is renowned speaker and frequently invited to major international conferences. He is a well-recognized expert in pulp tissue regeneration. He published more than 280 peer reviewed papers, abstracts and book chapters. He also edited a book on Biodentine in 2022.

Imad About was the winner of the European Society of Endodontology annual research grant in 2012. In recognition of his investigations in pulp biology, he has been awarded the “Distinguished scientist award” of the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group in 2018. He was also the winner of the Journal of Endodontics Awards in the category of Basic Research: Biology in 2022.