Pre-Conference Program Educational Courses

Plenary Session Speakers

WALT/NAALT 2026 SPEAKERS

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WALT/NAALT Keynote Speakers

Juanita Anders

MS, PhD

Educational Course: PBM Applications in Dentistry & Orofacial Disorders

Biography

Praveen Arany

PhD, DDS

Educational Course: PBM in Wound Care

Educational Course: Trials and Research Methodology

Biography

WALT/NAALT Plenary Session Speakers

René-Jean Bensadoun

MD, HRD

Lecture: Photobiomodulation in Cancer Supportive Care: Evidence-Based Indications, Clinical Applications and Future Perspectives.

Biography

Liisa Laakso

BPhty, PhD

Lecture: Artificial Intelligence as a Framework for Precision Photobiomodulation Dosing

Biography

Nicolette Houreld

D. Tech

Lecture: Photobiomodulation at 660 nm Activates Wnt/β-Catenin Signalling and Enhances Wound Healing

Biography

WALT/NAALT Pre-Conference Program Educational Courses Speakers

René-Jean Bensadoun

MD, HRD

Educational Course: PBM in Supportive Care for Cancer

Biography

Praveen Arany

PhD, DDS

Educational Course: PBM in Wound Care

Educational Course: Trials and Research Methodology

Biography

Juanita Anders

MS, PhD

Educational Course: PBM Applications in Dentistry & Orofacial Disoders

Biography

Reem Hanna

BDS, MSc, PhD PG DipSed, PG DipHE, FAHE, FIADFE

Educational Course: PBM Applications in Dentistry & Orofacial Disorders

Biography

Lilach Gavish

PhD, MPH

Educational Course: PBM and the Mitochondria

Educational Course: PBM and the Microcirculation: Mechanism and Applications

Biography

Liisa Laakso

BPhty, PhD

Educational Course: Trials and Research Methodology

Biography

Nivaldo Parizotto

PT, MSc, PhD

Educational Course: PBM in Musculoskeletal Applications

Biography

Cleber Ferraresi

PT, MS, PhD

Educational Course: PBM in Musculoskeletal Applications

Biography

Paolo Cassano

MD, PhD

Educational Course: PBM in Neurology

Biography

WALT/NAALT 15-Minute Oral Presentation Speakers

Mohamed Yehya

BDS, MDS, PhD

Lecture: Analgesic outcomes of 650 nm versus 810 nm diode laser photobiomodulation after dental implant placement in a randomized controlled trial

Biography

Janina Golob Deeb

DMD, MS

Lecture: Applications of PBM in Periodontal Practice: Case series

Biography

Kody Newman

Lecture: EEG-Guided Photobiomodulation for Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Outcomes: A Translational Clinical Approach

Biography

Scott Sigman

Lecture: Assessment of Dose-Dependent Effects of 1064 nm Photobiomodulation Therapy on Human Tenocyte- and Bursa-Derived Cell Proliferation in Vitro

Biography

Ruth Phypers

Lecture: Photobiomodulation in Complex Female Infertility Profile: A Case Report with 12-Month Follow-Up and Review of Current Mechanism in Reproductive Photomedicine.

Biography

Belinda Mandrell

PhD

Lecture: Feasibility and Efficacy of Photobiomodulation in the Prevention and Treatment of Radiotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis and Radiation Dermatitis

Biography

Lilach Gavish

PhD, MPH

Lecture: Self-Applied Home-Use Photobiomodulation Reduces Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial

Biography

Kate Perkins

B. App. Sci. (OT)

Lecture: Photobiomodulation in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema: Effects on Limb Volume and Quality of Life

Lecture: Timing of Photobiomodulation in Head and Neck Radiotherapy: Impact on Radiation-Induced Fibrosis

Biography

Thais Azevedo Reis

MSc

Lecture: Effects of Vascular Photobiomodulation as an Adjunct Therapy in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease: Impact on Pain, Vital Signs, and Hematology

Biography

Iasmym Mendes de jesus

MSc

Lecture: Impact of Photobiomodulation on Oral Mucositis, Pain, and Microbiota in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Antineoplastic Therapy

Biography

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