Education / Qualifications 

• 2005: Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• 2008: Certificate in Temporomandibular Disorders, Orofacial Pain, and Sleep Disorders, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston MA, USA
• 2011: Certificate in Orthodontics and Master of Science, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston MA, USA
• 2020: Dr.med.dent, University of Bern, Switzerland
• 2022: PhD, Oulu University, Finland 

Academic and professional positions held

• 09/2011 – 06/2012: Instructor, Department of Orthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston MA, USA.
• 07/2012 – 05/2017: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston MA, USA.
• 06/2017 – 08/2023: Oberarzt, Department of Pediatric Oral Health and Orthodontics, University Center for Dental Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland 
• 07/2019 – 08/2023: Deputy Director and Post-Graduate Curriculum Coordinator, Department of Pediatric Oral Health and Orthodontics, University Center for Dental Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
• 12/2022 – present: Privat Dozent, University of Basel, Switzerland
• 09/2023 – present: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Selected publications in scientific journals

• Coppola G, Christopoulou I, Gkantidis N, Verna C, Pandis N, Kanavakis G. The effect of orthodontic treatment on smile attractiveness: A systematic review. Prog Orthod. 2023 Feb 6;24(1):4. [PubMed]
• Kouskoura T, Ochsner T, Verna C, Pandis N, Kanavakis G. The effect of orthodontic treatment on facial attractiveness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Orthod. 2022 Dec 1;44(6):636-649. [PubMed]
• Kanavakis G, Ghamri M, Gkantidis N. Novel Anterior Cranial Base Area for Voxel-Based Superimposition of Craniofacial CBCTs. J Clin Med. 2022; 11, 3536. [PubMed]
• Dobreva D, Gkantidis N, Halazonetis D, Verna C, Kanavakis G. Smile Reproducibility and Its Relationship to Self-Perceived Smile Attractiveness. Biology. 2022; 11(5), 719. [PubMed]
• Kanavakis G, Silvola AS, Halazonetis D, Lähdesmäki R, Pirttiniemi P. Profile shape variation and sexual dimorphism amongst middle-aged Northern Europeans. Eur J Orthod. 2022;44(1):30-36. [PubMed]
• Häner ST*, Kanavakis G*, Matthey F, Gkantidis N. Valid 3D surface superimposition references to assess facial changes during growth. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):16456. (*: Equal contribution) [PubMed]
• Oeschger ES, Kanavakis G, Cocos A, Halazonetis DJ, Gkantidis N. Number of Teeth Is Related to Craniofacial Morphology in Humans. Biology (Basel). 2022;11(4):544. [PubMed]
• Gkantidis N, Tacchi M, Oeschger ES, Halazonetis D, Kanavakis G. Third Molar Agenesis Is Associated with Facial Size. Biology (Basel). 2021;10(7):650. [PubMed]
• Kanavakis G, Silvola AS, Halazonetis D, Lähdesmäki R, Pirttiniemi P. Incisor Occlusion Affects Profile Shape Variation in Middle-Aged Adults. J Clin Med. 2021;10(4):800. [PubMed]
• Kanavakis G, Häner ST, Matthey F, Gkantidis N. Voxel-based superimposition of serial craniofacial cone-beam computed tomographies for facial soft tissue assessment: Reproducibility and segmentation effects. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2021;159(3):343-351.e1. [PubMed]
• Kanavakis G, Halazonetis D, Katsaros C, Gkantidis N. Facial shape affects self-perceived facial attractiveness. PLoS One. 2021;16(2):e0245557. [PubMed]
• Horn S, Matuszewska N, Gkantidis N, Verna C, Kanavakis G. Smile dimensions affect self-perceived smile attractiveness. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):2779. [PubMed]
• Oeschger ES, Kanavakis G, Halazonetis DJ, Gkantidis N. Number of teeth is associated with facial size in humans. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):1820. [PubMed]
• Alkadhi RM, Finkelman MD, Trotman CA, Kanavakis G. The role of lip thickness in upper lip response to sagittal change of incisor position. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2019;22(1):53-57. [PubMed]
• Hourfar J, Ludwig B, Bister D, Braun A, Kanavakis G. The most distal palatal ruga for placement of orthodontic mini-implants. Eur J Orthod. 2015;37(4):373-8. [PubMed]
• Kanavakis G, Curran KM, Wiseman KC, Barone NP, Finkelman MD, Srinivasan S, Lee MB, Trotman CA. Evaluation of crown-root angulation of lateral incisors adjacent to palatally impacted canines. Prog Orthod. 2015;16:4. [PubMed]
• Hourfar J*, Kanavakis G*, Bister D, Schätzle M, Awad L, Nienkemper M, Goldbecher C, Ludwig B. Three-dimensional anatomical exploration of the anterior hard palate at the level of the third ruga for the placement of mini-implants -- a cone-beam CT study. Eur J Orthod. 2015;37(6):589-95. (*:Equal contribution) [PubMed]

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