Andreas Agouropoulos

Assistant Professor

Department of Paediatric Dentistry

 

Contact details

Phone: (+30) 210-746-1333
Email: agourop[at]dent.uoa[dot]gr

Mailing Address:
2 Thivon Str, 115 27 Athens, Greece

Profiles and publications

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3002-425X

   

Education / Qualifications

• 1997, Dental Degree School of Dentistry, NKUA
• 2003, Certificate in Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, USA
• 2012, PhD in Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, NKUA

Academic and professional positions held

• 2002-2003, Clinical instructor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, USA
• 2003- 2018, Clinical instructor, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, NKUA
• 2018- today, Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, NKUA

Academic and professional responsibilities

• Course coordinator of laboratory, clinical and theoretical education of undergraduate and post graduate students
• Research experience in the following disciplines: epidemiology, oral biology, clinical research in healthy and patients with special needs and evidence based clinical guidelines development. Research collaborations with Children's Hospital (NKUA), with the Society of Rehabilitation for The Disabled (ELEPAP) and with the University (NKUA) Departments of Operative Dentistry, Public Health and Preventive Dentistry and Orthodontics, professionalism in dental education. 
• Invited speaker in numerus international and national congress, virtual congresses και webinars
• Participation in numerous international and national congress with oral and poster presentations
• Coordinator of continuing education courses
• Former Editor of the Scientific Journal of the Hellenic Society of Pediatric Dentistry “Paedodontia”
• Reviewer in major international scientific journals

Research Grants and Contracts

• “Oral health status and effectiveness of a two year preventive program for preschool children in the Prefecture of Attica»
  Position: Project Leader
  Funding: 30.000 euros from FDI and Unilever and 20.000 euros from Ivoclar-Vivadent.

• “Development and evaluation of an oral health education program for preschool children in Greece ”
  osition: Project leader
  Funding: 30.000 euros from FDI/Unilever

• «Oral health status of preschool Greek children with neurodevelopmental disorders»
  Position: Project leader
  Funding: 7.300 euros from the Koulouridis award for year  2014

• “Improving oral health related quality of life for preschool children”
  Position: Scientific Coordinator and Project Leader
  Funding:  40000 euros from FDI/Unilever

• Clinical Guidelines for Dental Practitioners. Collaboration of the Departments of Operative Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health and Preventive Dentistry.
  Position: Member of the guideline development team
  Funding: 21900 euros by Colgate

• “Design and validation of a dietary assessment computer software for caries management in children and adolescents.” 
  Position: Head of the research team
  Funding: 7500 euros

Awards and Honours

• “Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance”, New England Hellenic Medical Dental Society Annual Meeting
• “Morita Prize” for the best scientific paper submitted to the 22nd Congress of the IAPD
• “Koulouridis Award” for the year 2014
• “Bright Smiles, Bright Future” Award Grand Prize winner for the best innovative community oral health program submitted to the 27^th Congress of the IAPD
• “Koulouridis Award” for the year 2021

Memberships

• Hellenic Society of Paediatric Dentistry 
• Society of Odostomatological Research 
• European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD)
• International Association of Paediatric Dentistry

Research Theses – Books

• «Caries prevalence and risk factors of preschool children in a low socioeconomic area»
  Postgraduate Thesis during the postgraduate studies in Oral Biology, Athens 2008
• «Oral health status of preschool children in the Prefecture of Attica and effectiveness of a two-year preventive program for this population». PhD Thesis, Athens 2012.
• «Greece», Kavvadia K. and Agouropoulos A.
  Chapter 10 in book: A Compedium of Facts on oral health of children around the world: Early Childhood Caries, Morenike O Folayan, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA 2018,  pg 135-144

Selected publications in scientific journal

• Panagiotou E, Agouropoulos A, Vadiakas G, Pervanidou P, Chouliaras G, Kanaka-Gantenbein C.«Oral health of overweight and obese children and adolescents: a comparative study with a multivariate analysis of risk indicators.» Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2021 Oct;22(5):861-868.
• Agouropoulos A, Birpou E, Twetman S, Kavvadia K. «Caries risk assessment with the 'Bangkok checklist' in preschool children: A prospective cohort study». Int J Paediatr Dent. 2022 Jan;32(1):82-89.
• Seremidi K, Markouli A, Agouropoulos A, Polychronakis N, Gizani S. Rehabilitation Considerations for Very Young Children with Severe Oligodontia due to Ectodermal Dysplasia: Report of Three Clinical Cases with a 2-Year Follow-Up. Case Rep Dent. 2022 Mar 22;2022:9925475.
• Angelopoulou MV, Malak-Santaga A, Agouropoulos A, Gonzalez CD. Sports drinks effect on salivary volume and pH in children after exercise: a randomized clinical study. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2023 Sep;63(9):977-981.
• Agouropoulos A, Seymen F, Kupietzky A, Bönecker M. Global overview on current paediatric dentistry teaching: A survey of National Member Societies of the IAPD. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2024 Jan;34(1):58-65.
• Vatsolaki E, Agouropoulos A, Papagiannoulis E, Gizani S. Two years outcome of an individualized oral health preventive program for preschool children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Spec Care Dentist. 2024 Jun 3.
• Angelopoulou MV, Seremidi K, Benetou V, Agouropoulos A, Rahiotis C, Gizani S. Cariogenic Diet Assessment and Analysis Tools in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Oral Health Prev Dent. 2024 Feb 20;22:93-106.
• Theristopoulos A, Agouropoulos A, Seremidi K, Gizani S, Papaioannou W. The effect of socio-economic status on children's dental health. J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2024 Jul;48(4):52-60.
• Nasseripour M, Agouropoulos A, Van Harten MT, Correia M, Sabri N, Rollman A. Current State of Professionalism Curriculum in Oral Health Education. Eur J Dent Educ. 2025 Feb;29(1):92-103.
• Gummesson C, Agouropoulos A and Nasseripour M. Dental students’ perspective on learning activities regarding professionalism. A meta ethnographic review. Front. Dent. Med. (2025) 6:1603222. doi: 10.3389/fdmed.2025.1603222

Areas of scientific interest

• epidemiology, oral biology, clinical research in healthy and patients with      special needs, caries risk assessment, biomaterials, patient behaviour and evidence based clinical guidelines development.