Education / Qualifications

• 1994-2000 Doctor of Dental Surgery National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• 2000-2006 Certificate of Advanced Study in Periodontology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
• 2000-2006 Ph.D in Oral Biology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Academic and professional positions held

• 2000-2005 Teaching Assistant, Comprehensive Care Clinic, Department of Periodontology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
• 2006-2009 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
• 2006-2010 Teaching Assistant, Comprehensive Care Clinic, Department of Periodontology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• 2010-2014 Lecturer, Department of Periodontology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• 2014-2024 Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• 2024-present Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Academic and professional responsibilities

• Lecturer for the undergraduate and graduate students
• Supervisor at the undergraduate comprehensive care clinic
• Supervisor at the graduate periodontal clinic
• Research Supervisor for the graduate students
• Member in different academic committees of the Dental School

Peer reviewer for the scientific journals:

• 2009- Journal of Clinical Periodontology
• 2009- Hellenic Stomatological Chronicals

Research Grants and Contracts

• 2016  “Koulourides Prize” for the research protocol of the dissertation of Dr Vavetsi, for whom I am advisor.

Awards and Honours

• 1994-1999 “Antonios Papadakis” Scholarship, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• 2001-2002 “Comprehensive Center of Inflammatory Diseases” Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
• 2001-2003 “Gerondelis Foundation” Scholarship, Gerondelis Foundation, Βoston, USA
• 2004 Finalist among the 3 best implant cases for the competition for post-graduate students organized by the International Team for Implantology, Switzerland. Title: “The use of ITI dental implants for extensive rehabilitation and immediate placement in the aesthetic zone. A case report."
• 2005 “The Abraham and Sylvia Chasens Teaching and Research Fellowship”, American Academy of Periodontology Foundation
• 2006 Finalist among the 4 best research projects of the “Balint Orban Memorial Prize in Basic Science” organized by the American Academy of Periodontology. Title: “Campylobacter rectus Infection Mediates Promoter Hyper-methylation of Igf-2.”
• 2016 Finalist among the 3 best poster presentations at the 1st Implant Congress organized by the Hellenic Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Title: “Success and survival of implants placed in patients treated for aggressive periodontitis."
• 2016 “Koulourides Prize” for the research protocol of the dissertation of Dr Vavetsi, for whom I am advisor.

Memberships

• European Federation of Periodontology
• American Academy of Periodontology
• Center of Oral and Systemic Diseases
• Hellenic Society of Periodontology
• Hellenic Society of Odontostomatologic Research

Research Theses - Books

• Madianos P.N, Bobetsis Y.A, Van Dyke T.E. “Infection and Inflammation.” Chapter 3 of the textbook "Periodontal Disease and Overall Health: A Clinician’s Guide". 2010: Editors R.J. Genco and R.C Williams.
• Βοbetsis Υ.Α., Borgnakke W., Papapanou P. “Periodontal Infections and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes” Chapter 10 of the textbook “The Oral-Systemic Health Connection”, Quintessence Editions.
• Βοbetsis Υ.Α.“Periodontal disease and systemic diseases.” Chapter 10 of the textbook Periodontology - Implantology. Vita Editions.
• Bobetsis Υ.Α. and Madianos P.N. “Oral-Systemic relationship”. Chapter 2 of the textbook "La parodontologie ... tout simplement", Information Dentaire Editions (2018).
• Bobetsis Y.A. and Madianos P.N. “Periodontal disease, pregnancy and fertility”. Chapter 7 of the textbook “Associations between periodontitis and systemic diseases”, Quintessence Editions (in press).

Selected publications in scientific journals

• Madianos, P.N, Bobetsis, G.A, Kinane, D.F. Is periodontitis associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease and preterm and/or low birth weight births? J Clin Periodontol 2002; 29: 1-15.
• Madianos, P.N, Bobetsis, Y.A, Kinane, D.F. Generation of Inflammatory Stimuli: How Bacteria Set Up Inflammatory Responses in the Gingiva. J Clin Periodontol 2005;32 (suppl. 6):57-71.
• Offenbacher, S, Riché, E.L, Barros, S.P, Bobetsis, Y.A, Lin, D.A, Beck J.D. Effects of Maternal Campylobacter rectus Infection on Murine Placenta, Fetal and Neonatal Survival and Brain Development. J Periodontol. 2005;76 (11 Suppl):2133-43.
• Bobetsis, Y.A, Barros, S.P, Offenbacher, S. Exploring the relationship between periodontal disease and pregnancy complications. J Am Dent Assoc 2006;137 (suppl 2):7S-13S.
• Bobetsis, Y.A, Barros, S.P, Lin, D.M, Weidman, J.R, Dolinoy, D.C, Jirtle, R.L, Boggess, K.A, Beck, J.D, Offenbacher, S. Bacterial Infection Promotes DNA Hyper-methylation. J Dent Res 2007; 86(2):169-174.
• Arce R.M, Diaz P.I, Barros S.P, Galloway P, Bobetsis Y.Α, Threadgill, D, Offenbacher, S. Characterization of the invasive and inflammatory traits of Oral Campylobacter rectus in a murine model of fetoplacental growth restriction and in trophoblastic cultures. Journal of Reproductive Immunology 2010; 84(2):145-53.
• Bobetsis Y.A, Barros S.P, Lin D.M, Arce R.M, Offenbacher S. Altered gene expression in murine placentas in an infection-induced intrauterine growth restriction model: A microarray analysis. Journal of Reproductive Immunology 2010; 85(2):140-8.
• Madianos, P.N, Bobetsis, Y.A, Offenbacher, S. Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) and periodontal disease: Biological mechanisms. J Clin Periodontol 2013; 40(suppl 14):S170-S180.
• Bobetsis Y.A., Madianos P.N. Accidents de grossesse et maladies parodontales. L’ information Dentaire 2015;12:30-34.
• Bobetsis Y.A. and Madianos P.N. “The importance of treating periodontal disease during pregnancy”. http://www.efp.org/publications/projects/oralhealthandpregnancy/reports/treating-perio-disease.html (2017)
• Bobetsis Y.A., Graziani F., Gürsoy M., Madianos P.N. “Periodontal Disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes”. Periodontology 2000 (in press).
• Dragonas P., El Sioufi I., Bobetsis Y.A., Madianos P.N. “Association of vitamin D with periodontal disease. A narrative review.” Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry (in press).
• Vassilopoulos S., Bobetsis Y.A., Mastoris M., Pepelassi E., Nikolopoulou-Karagianni. C. “Detection accuracy of bone defects depending on exposure settings of cone beam computed tomography.” International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry (in press).

Areas of scientific interest

• Periodontal medicine
• Genetic Syndromes and periodontal disease

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