Conoscenza clinica · Neurofisiologia · Responsabilità
Cos’è il Masticationpedia Network
Il Masticationpedia Network non è un franchising, non è una licenza di marchio e non è una affiliazione commerciale.
È una rete clinica e scientifica composta da professionisti che hanno completato un percorso strutturato di abilitazione metodologica all’interno dei paradigmi diagnostici e riabilitativi sviluppati in Masticationpedia.
Il Network esiste per garantire che:
- le metodologie diagnostiche avanzate siano applicate correttamente,
- gli approcci neurofisiologici e trigeminali non vengano semplificati o distorti,
- il nome Masticationpedia rappresenti competenza, responsabilità e coerenza clinica.
🏛️ 1. Un Network fondato sull’identità
Uno dei principi fondanti del Masticationpedia Network è che: Il Network non sostituisce mai il nome del professionista. La struttura identitaria è sempre:
Nome Cognome – Masticationpedia Network
Il Network:
- non assorbe il professionista,
- non cancella la storia clinica individuale,
- non impone uniformità commerciale.
Al contrario, aggiunge:
- rigore metodologico,
- linguaggio diagnostico condiviso,
- accesso a modelli neurofisiologici avanzati,
- appartenenza a un ecosistema scientifico.
→ 🔎 Read the official MESB Statute
2. Cosa significa “Abilitazione”
Abilitazione è il concetto centrale del Network.
Non è un attestato, ma un processo.
Un professionista abilitato è formato per:
- interpretare correttamente l’elettrofisiologia trigeminale,
- distinguere contesti dentali, neurologici e misti,
- applicare la centrica evocata neurofisiologicamente,
- integrare la riabilitazione occlusale con la coerenza del SNC,
- gestire in autonomia i flussi digitali (CAD/CAM),
- iniziare e completare riabilitazioni complesse con consapevolezza metodologica.
L’abilitazione implica:
- responsabilità verso il paziente,
- responsabilità verso il modello scientifico,
- responsabilità verso il Network stesso.
- Prof. Andrei Khrennikov — Applied Mathematics
- Prof. Ali Esquembre Kučukalić — Applied Physics, Magnetic Materials, Modelling
- Prof. Michèle Finck — Law & Technology, EU AI Act, Data Protection (pending official acceptance)
- Prof. Kemal Türker — Physiology, Human Neuronal Networks
- Prof. Diego Centonze — Neurology, Neuroimmunology, Systems Medicine
- Bioethicist — pending identification
- Carla Cefalà — Civil Society Representative (UK Trustee)
External academics remain fully independent from the Masticationpedia clinical and operational teams and therefore act as External Independent Members in all ethical deliberations.
📝 3. Role & Responsibilities of External Independent Members
External Independent Members provide high-level ethical and scientific oversight, with specific focus on:
- AI governance and compliance with the EU AI Act;
- GDPR and data protection considerations;
- ethical alignment of AI-based pre-diagnostic components;
- integrity and transparency of mathematical and conceptual models;
- guidance on standards required by Wellcome Trust and Horizon Europe.
Workload: extremely light — occasional review of specific items, short comments when needed, no meetings unless explicitly required.
Commitment: fully asynchronous and flexible.
Independence: no involvement in clinical practice, platform operations, or internal decision-making.
🔧 4. Ethical Oversight Scope
The MESB provides cross-disciplinary ethical oversight of:
- mathematical and physical models of the Masticationpedia paradigm;
- complex diagnostic frameworks and conceptual structures;
- AI and computational components for pre-diagnosis;
- procedures for functional-data protection and pseudonymisation;
- projects submitted to Wellcome Trust or Horizon Europe;
- public initiatives and fundraising platforms (e.g., Open Collective).
The MESB does not authorize invasive clinical procedures nor act as a regulatory body. Its function is ethical, not medical-regulatory.
🔁 5. Asynchronous Ethical Procedure (No Meetings Required)
To ensure sustainability and accessibility for international academics, the MESB uses a fully asynchronous online process:
- Internal notification of a new item requiring supervision.
- Access to documentation via dedicated platform.
- Individual vote (Approve / Conditional / Not approved) with optional comments.
- Automatic quorum validation: at least 3 members, including 1 external.
- Final ratification by the Vice Chair.
- Registration of the decision in the EDR.
This model eliminates the need for synchronous meetings, ensures full traceability, and minimizes the workload for Board members.
📚 6. Ethical Decisions Register (EDR)
The Ethical Decisions Register (EDR) is the public, traceable archive of all MESB decisions. Each entry includes:
- Decision ID;
- Date;
- Item (model, AI component, project, etc.);
- Outcome;
- Link to the opinion;
- Short notes.
🌐 7. Alignment with Wellcome, Horizon and the AI Act
The MESB governance model is compatible with:
- Wellcome Trust — Ethics & Integrity requirements;
- Horizon Europe — Ethics Self-Assessment & Summary Report;
- EU AI Act — high-risk AI classification for health systems;
- GDPR — processing of health and special-category data.
🚀 8. Requesting Ethical Supervision
The following may be submitted for MESB review:
- mathematical and diagnostic models;
- AI components for pre-diagnosis;
- projects submitted to Wellcome Trust or Horizon Europe;
- initiatives supported by Open Collective.
Contact methods:
• LinkedIn InMail (fully valid for documentation);
• Email: ethics@masticationpedia.org.
💬 9. Communications via LinkedIn
Formal communications with Board members may occur via LinkedIn InMail. These messages are considered valid and can be archived internally and, when relevant, within the EDR system.
- acceptance of Board membership;
- comments or recommendations on models and frameworks;
- ethical or AI-related observations;
- confirmations of agreement or consensus.
This page summarizes the ethical and scientific governance structure of Masticationpedia and serves as a reference for funding bodies, academic partners, and clinical collaborators.