Isaäc van der Waal (1943), born in The Netherlands, is an emeritus professor in Oral Pathology at the dental and medical school of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and has been the head of the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology. He has been trained in oral surgery, oral medicine and oral pathology. and is the author or co-author of more than 400 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. In addition, he wrote several books in the field of oral diseases. Isaäc van der Waal has over 45-years of experience with the management of patients suffering from burning mouth disease.