Aleksa Marković DDS, MSc, PhD, is University Professor of oral surgery and implantology and Head of Implant and Research Center at the University of Belgrade, Belgrade's School of Dental Medicine. He is Chairman of Belgrade ITI Scholarship Center, Chairman of Belgrade ITI Study Club, an ITI Felow and President of Serbian Society for Oral Surgery and Oral Implantology. Dr Marković has 30 - years experience in leading student courses from area of oral surgery, dental anesthesiology and dental implantology; postgraduate studies of oral surgery and implantology as well as basic and master courses of dental implantology. His area of research includes implant dentistry with focus on bone-implant interface regarding different loading conditions, surgical techniques and implant surface, then bone regeneration and the effects of low level laser treatment on the oral and periimplant tissues. He has authored or coauthored 64 articles in domestic and international journals of which 46 in CC journals, 7 textbooks and 3 monographs. Dr Marković has held 189 lectures at national and international scientific meetings. He has led several international research projects devoted to bone regeneration and implant loading. Dr. Marković received his dental degree with a specialization of oral surgery as well as a doctoral degree in bone regeneration and a master degree in local analgesia, all from University of Belgrade. For exceptional achievements in scientific research Dr. Markovic was awarded by the Academy of Medical Sciences of Serbia.