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Dr. Sonia Bordin-Aykroyd is a distinguished dental professional with over 34 years of clinical, research, and educational experience across Brazil, the UK, and the USA. She began working with lasers and photonic devices in 1990 in London, which ignited her passion in this field. Dr. Bordin-Aykroyd holds a Master's Degree in dental sciences from the Eastman Dental Institute, University of London, and is currently a Ph.D. Researcher in Photomedicine at De Montfort University, UK. As a certified Laser Specialist, Dr. Bordin-Aykroyd serves as an International Instructor for the Professional Advanced Program in Laser Dentistry, run in the Middle East and certified by New York State University, at Buffalo, USA, from 2023/24, and the University of Liege, Belgium (Currently). She is also an Invited Lecturer for the inter-University European Master program on Oral Laser Applications at the University of Liege, Belgium, and one of the instructors for the World Federation for Laser Dentistry (WFLD) certification course. Dr Bordin-Aykroyd is engaged in advanced research on photonic and nanotechnologies for catalytic disinfection, as well as fluorescence, mitochondria, melatonin, and anti-ageing. Her expertise extends beyond Laser Dentistry to encompass Photobiomodulation, antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT), biofilms, infectious aerosols, oral cancer, fluorescence, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), controlling opioid addiction with PBM, bucco-maxillofacial prosthetic reconstruction, facial aesthetics, the link between sleep-disordered breathing and craniofacial growth, and applications of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare and education. Since 2020, Dr Bordin-Aykroyd has played a key role in the ADA/ANSI/ISO Standards as a voting Committee member for dental lasers and other equipment, infection prevention, AI, and EDR. She also leads the Dental AI Association (DAIA) South American div., and the Laser Dentistry Division, globally. Her work ensures compliance with ANSI and ISO requirements, reflecting her commitment to advancing the safety and quality of dental lasers and AI applications in dentistry worldwide. Her leadership in the field is demonstrated by her role as Director of the North America Division of the WFLD (2023–2026), her founding and past presidency of the Lasers and Biophotonics Scientific Group of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) (2022–2023), and her past presidency of the Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics Group. She also serves as an executive member of the Dental AI Association (DAIA). As CEO of Visage Laser Institute and American Academy of Facial Harmony in Dallas, and a partner at Visage Wellness Institute in Brazil, Dr. Bordin-Aykroyd combines her clinical expertise with her passion for education and research. Her contributions to the field of laser dentistry and facial esthetics have earned her recognition as one of the Top 100 World Doctors in dentistry (lifetime award, 2020), and a Fellowship from the International Academy for Dental-Facial Esthetics (IADFE) in 2018. She serves on the review board of various peer-reviewed scientific journals, gives conference presentations around the world, and holds various publications. She balances her clinical and educational expertise with a range of international working academic experiences that provided her a global “Pracademic” vision: Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco, Brazil, (1996); University of Sao Paulo, (USP), Brazil (2000-2013); UNLV, University of Nevada, USA (2019); DeMontfort University (2021-Current), and Dept of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M College St. (2025). |
