Dimitrios Tziafas
Hamdan Bin Mohamed College of Dental Medicine, UAE
Biography
Dimitrios Tziafas is a Professor in Endodontics, and he did his Master Program in Endodontics from Hamdan Bin Mohamed College of Dental Medicine, MBRU in Medicine and Health Sciences, DHCC, Dubai, UAE. He is engaged with teaching in Endodontics for more than 30 years. He chaired the Department of Endodontics in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1999-2013) and served as the Director of Master Programs in Endodontics in AUTH (2004-2013) and European University College, Dubai (2014-2016). He has published eight invited reviews in biomedical and dental journals, and has over 45 peer-reviewed research papers, a monograph on reparative dentinogenesis and textbooks chapters relating to pulp biology. His research interests include cytodifferentiation mechanisms during tooth development and dental pulp repair/regeneration, and preclinical evaluation of endodontic materials. He is actively involved with the Research Committee of European Society of Endodontology (2004-present). He served as the President of IADR – Continental European Division (2006-2008).