Dr. Carrera received her DDS in 2003 from the University of Talca, Chile. Upon completion of her dental training she became a faculty member at the University of Talca. In 2008 she completed her specialty in Oral Rehabilitation. During her time as a faculty member (2003 to 2011) she coordinated and instructed several dental courses and she drove initiatives to improve education. Dr. Carrera also maintained a local clinical dental practice with focus on high caries risk patients and complex clinical cases. In 2016 she graduated from the Oral Biology doctorate program from the University of Minnesota, USA. Her research focused on secondary caries and the impact of oral biofilms on restoration failure as well as the development of oral biofilm models, mechanical testing of dental materials, and microcomputer tomography characterization for diverse applications, such as tooth mineral content analysis and dental restoration leakage studies.

Dr. Carrera has over 20 publications including peer-reviewed articles, conference papers and book chapters, as well as numerous scientific presentations and lectures. She is an active member of the International Association of Dental Research and the American Academy of Cariology. She currently works at 3M Oral Care as a senior research specialist where she is a product developer for new dental products.

Dr. Ferguson has been involved in teaching implant dentistry for the last 20 years and has lectured in every major city in the United States as well as internationally in Saudi Arabia, UK, India, Argentina, Taiwan, South Korea, Jamaica, Antigua, China and the Bahamas. Dr. Ferguson has placed and restored over 5000 dental implants and maintains a private practice with his wife Dr. Katherine Ferguson in Davie, FL emphasizing dental implants and where they also teach a live surgery course. Dr. Ferguson has mentored over 100 doctors on all phases of implant dentistry by traveling to their offices to give them and their staff personalized training.

Dr. Carrera received her DDS in 2003 from the University of Talca, Chile. Upon completion of her dental training she became a faculty member at the University of Talca. In 2008 she completed her specialty in Oral Rehabilitation. During her time as a faculty member (2003 to 2011) she coordinated and instructed several dental courses and she drove initiatives to improve education. Dr. Carrera also maintained a local clinical dental practice with focus on high caries risk patients and complex clinical cases. In 2016 she graduated from the Oral Biology doctorate program from the University of Minnesota, USA. Her research focused on secondary caries and the impact of oral biofilms on restoration failure as well as the development of oral biofilm models, mechanical testing of dental materials, and microcomputer tomography characterization for diverse applications, such as tooth mineral content analysis and dental restoration leakage studies.

Dr. Carrera has over 20 publications including peer-reviewed articles, conference papers and book chapters, as well as numerous scientific presentations and lectures. She is an active member of the International Association of Dental Research and the American Academy of Cariology. She currently works at 3M Oral Care as a senior research specialist where she is a product developer for new dental products.

Understanding the New Periodontal Classification

Jen is a 1999 graduate of the University of South Dakota with degrees in Nursing, Psychology and Dental Hygiene. Jen received her master’s degree in Dental Hygiene from the University of Minnesota in 2013. She was previously an adjunct professor of dental hygiene at the University of Minnesota where she lectured, worked hands on with dental, dental therapy and dental hygiene students and conducted research. She has been a licensed dental hygienist in Minnesota since 1999.

Jen joined 3M in 2016 and is currently a Clinical Applications Specialist for the Prevention Lab within 3M Oral Care where she assures that products are useful and practical for dental professionals.