Education / Qualifications 

• 1987-1993 School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• 1993-1998 School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. 
• 2000-2003 Degree of Clinical Specialization in Periodontology , Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
• 2000-2003 Master of Science in Oral Biology, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
• 2005-2011 Doctor of Dentistry Degree (Dr Dent), Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, ‘The effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy on plasma glucose levels of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus’ 

Academic and professional responsibilities

• 1999- today: Private practice (limited to periodontics and implant treatment from 2004).
• 2016 - 19. University fellow, Department of Periodontology, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
• 2022 - . Assistant Professor,  Department of Periodontology, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

Research Grants and Contracts 

• Department of Periodontology, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece in collaboration with A’ Department of Internal Medicine, ‘Laiko’ Hospital,  University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece and Department of Periodontology, Center for Oral and Systemic Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. USA. 

Memberships 

• European Federation of Periodontology 
• Hellenic Society of Periodontology 
• Hellenic Society of Odontostomatological Research

Selected publications in scientific journals

1. A randomized clinical trial on the effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes. Part I: effect on periodontal status and glycaemic control. Koromantzos, P. A. Makrilakis, K.Dereka, X.Katsilambros, N.Vrotsos, I. A.Madianos, P. N. J Clin Periodontol 2011;38: 142–147. 
2. Effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy on CRP, Oxidative stress, MMP-9 and MMP-2 levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. A randomized controlled study. Koromantzos PA, Makrilakis K, Dereka X, Offenbacher S, Katsilambros N, Vrotsos IA, Madianos PN. J Periodontol 2012;83:3-10. 
3. Nonsurgical periodontal treatment can improve HbA1c values in a Mexican-American population of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and periodontal disease (PD). Koromantzos PA, Madianos P. J Evid Base Dent Pract 2014;14:193-194 
4. An update of the evidence on the potential impact of periodontal therapy on diabetes outcomes. Madianos PN, Koromantzos PA. J Clin Periodontol. 2018;45:188–195.

Areas of scientific interest

• The association between Periodontal disease and Diabetes Mellitus.
• Medication in the treatment of periodontal disease.
• Implantology

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