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    Editor-in-Chief

    Abu-Hussein Muhamad

    Abu-Hussein Muhamad
    University of Athens , Greece
    Email: [email protected]
    Tel: 978-3-659-54506-5

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    Giorgio Bianciardi

    Giorgio Bianciardi
    University of Siena, Italy
    Email: [email protected]


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    Executive Editors

    CRISTACHE CORINA MARILENA
    Senior Lecturer, DDS, MD, PhD, Dr. Habil, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and Implantology specialist
    F.M.A.M.
    “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
    Romania
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    Biographical Sketch/ Education & Fellowships/Certifications/Grants:

    Qualifications: 1996-1991 Dental School, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest (Doctor in Dental Science - DDS); 1993-1999 Medical School, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest (Doctor of Medicine - MD); 2010-2013 Law School, “Spiru Haret” University, Bucharest; 1995-1999 Specialization in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest; 1998-2001 PhD at “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, 2018 Habitation thesis in Dental Science.

    Post-doctoral training: 2001-2002 postdoctoral training program in dental implants surgery, Centre for Implant Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, granted by ITI (International Team for Implantology), followed by a nine-months Prosthodontic Fellowship at the same University.

     Grants: 2016-2019 Project responsible MANUNET – ERANET 30/2016 „Stereolithographic Technique for Complete Denture Fabrication – PRIDENTPRO”; 2018-2020 Project responsible for grant no. 39/2018: “Innovative technology for assessing the periodontal disease and new periodontitis treatment based on hyaluronic acid and melatonin - HAMELDENT” and project manager in 2 international research projects granted by ITI (International Team for Implantology): „A five year prospective comparative study with the use of Locator system as retention for implant-supported overdenture in severe mandibular ridge atrophy” (2007-2012) and ”A 5-year randomized clinical study on the efficiency of two different attachment systems as retention for implant-supported mandibular overdenture”(2004-2009).

    Publications: main author/co-author of more than 80 scientific papers, more than 100 oral communications/posters presentation at scientific events, author/co-author of more than 20 specialty books and book chapters in national and international publishing house, h-index 8 (Web of Science).
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    Editorial Board

    Hamid Mahmood Hashemi
    Professor
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    Tehran University of Medical Sciences
    Iran
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    Research Interest: Implantology and orthognatic surgery and craniofacial surgery

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    Meryem KARAN
    Department of Anatomy
    University of Firat
    Turkey
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    Research Interest: Macro-Anatomy, Transmission electron microscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, Immunohistochemistry

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    Lo-Lin Tsai
    Assistant Professor
    School of Dentistry
    Chung-Shan Medical University
    Taiwan
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    Research Interest: Implant Dentistry, Bone Grafts and Related Treatments, Implant Dentistry, Oral Surgery

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    G Farronato
    Director
    Department of Orthodontics
    University of Milan
    Italy
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    Research Interest: Aesthetic Dendistry, Dental Public Health, Dentofacial Imaging, DentofacialOrthopaedics, Functional Orthodontic Appliances, Genetic Engineering, Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures, Orthodontic Appliance Design, Orthodontic Brackets, Orthodontic Retainers, Orthodontic Wires, Pediatric Dentistry, Removable Orthodontic Appliances.

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    Ljiljana Strajnic
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Prosthodontics
    University of Novi Sad
    Serbia
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    Research Interest: Occlusion, Gnatology, Dental anatomy, Dental anthropology, Implantology, Dental esthetics , Digital dentistry, Mobile prosthetics, Fixed  prosthetics

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    Sasankoti Mohan Ravi Prakash
    Dentistry
    HopeHealth Inc
    USA
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    Dr. Sasankoti Mohan Ravi Prakash is a general dentist and independent researcher at HopeHealth Inc, Florence, SC, USA, a Federally Qualified Health Center providing care to HIV/AIDS patients. Dr. Prakash earned his Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry from Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, magna cum laude in 2022. He received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the prestigious SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, India in 1999 and his Master of Dental Surgery in the specialty of Oral Medicine and Radiology from KLE Dental College, India in 2002.

    With over 18 years of clinical, academic, and research experience, Dr Prakash is committed to providing quality dental care to adults and children with complex medical conditions and infectious diseases. His research interests are HIV/AIDS associated malignancies, oral manifestations of systemic diseases, Syndromes affecting cranio-facial region, TMD’s, and Oral Radiology.

    Dr. Prakash has more than 100 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed indexed journals and is actively serving as an editorial board member for various journals. His research was recognized as the best original research by the Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology in 2018 and was conferred with the prestigious “Dr. A. K Bhoweer award.” He is a member of American Dental Association, and Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology.

    Research interest:

    PLWHA, HIV/AIDS associated Malignancies, Oral manifestations of systemic diseases, TMD’S and Oro-facial pain, Syndromes affecting the cranio-facial complex, Oral Radiology

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    Guhan Dergin
    Associate Professor
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    Marmara University
    Turkey
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    Research Interest: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and Pathogenesis; Orthognatic surgery; Distraction ostegenesis; Oral Impantology,Trigeminal Neuralia

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    Gianmaria Fabrizio Ferrazzano
    Professor
    University of Naples
    Italy
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    Research Interest: Paediatric Dentistry  Preventive Dentistry Restorative Dentistry

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    Vineet Agrawal
    Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
    M.P. Dental College and Hospital
    India
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    Research Interest: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

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    Halima Abukabbos
    Pediatric Dentistry Department
    University of Florida
    USA
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    Research Interest: Pediatric Dental

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    Umur Sakallioglu
    Professor
    Department of Periodontology
    Ondokuz Mayis University
    Turkey
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    Research Interest: Periodontics, wound healing, tissue engineering, laser dentistry, dental implantology, oral pathology and medicine

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    Rahim Mohammadi
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Veterinary Surgery
    Urmia University
    Iran
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    Research Interest: Regenerative medicine -tissue repair for PNS injuries and bone regeneration 

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    Patil P Gajanan
    School of Dentistry
    International Medical University
    Malaysia
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    Dale Ding
    Resident Physician
    Department of Neurosurgery
    University of Virginia
    USA
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    Research Interest: Radiosurgery outcomes for cerebral arteriovenous malformations and skull base meningiomas, pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms, role of inflammation in cerebrovascular disease, endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms and vascular malformations, surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms and vascular malformations

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    Yuk-Kwan Chen
    Associate Professor
    School of Dentistry
    Kaohsiung Medical University
    Taiwan
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    Research Interest: Head and neck cancer with a particular emphasis on animal oral cancer models (7,12-dimethyl benz[a]anthrance-induced hamster buccal pouch squamous cell carcinoma and VX-2 induced rabbit cancer models) research as well as isolation and characterization with potential clinical applications of human dental pulp stem cells.

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