João Caramês is the dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMDUL). He is also a full professor and chairman of the oral surgery and implant department; the director and founder of the Implantology Institute in Lisbon; and a principal investigator on dental implants at the Oral and Biomedical Research Unit of the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Dental Medicina (UICOB/FMDUL). He has published and lectured extensively on a national and international level with over 1000 citations and has an h-factor of 18. The scope of his clinical practice as a board-certified oral surgeon is focused on oral surgery and implant dentistry.