1997-1999: Postgraduate Specialty Diploma in Oral Surgery
2000: Master of Science in Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry NKUA,
2009: Dr. Dent (PhD), School of Dentistry, NKUA, Greece
2014: Master of Science in Advanced General Dental Practice, King’s, College London UK,
Academic and professional positions held
2021-present: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology & Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry NKUA Greece.
2019-2021: Assistant Professor, Clinic of Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry NKUA Greece.
2010-2018: Clinical and Research Associate, Clinic of Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry NKUA Greece.
2009-2010: Adjunct Lecturer.
2000- 2010: Clinical Fellow at the University Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Athens "P. & A. Kyriakou ", Athens, Greece.
1998-2009: Clinical and Research Associateof Departmentof Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryDental School, NKUA, Greece.
Administrative and organizational experience
2016-2017. Postgraduate program: Clinical Nursing with the following direction: Oncology and Palliative Care Nursing (Faculty of Nursing NKUA),Course: Therapeutic modalities for malignant neoplasms treatment, (code: KO14).
2015-2016 & 2017-2018:Postgraduate program: Hospital Dentistry (School of Dentistry NKUA), Courses: Clinic of Hospital Dentistry & Dental Oncology Unit 1, (1stsemester, code NOS1). / Dental management of the medically compromised patient (1stsemester, code NOS 2). / Case presentations/Literature Review 1,(1st semester, code NOS 3)./ Clinic of Hospital Dentistry & Dental Oncology Unit 2, (2ndsemester, code NOS 5)/ Dental management of the oncology patient (2ndsemester, code NOS 6)./ Clinic of Hospital Dentistry & Dental Oncology Unit 3(3rdsemester, code NOS 8)./ Case presentations/Literature Review 2, (3rdsemester, code NOS 11)./ Case presentations/Literature Review 3, (5thsemester, code NOS 19).
2010-2012, 2014-2016, & 2018, Postgraduate program: Organization and Management of Palliative and Supportive care for Chronically Patients, (Collaboration: Faculty of Nursing NKUA & School of Medicine NKUA)
2013- Present: Undergraduate teaching: (School of Dentistry NKUA), Hospital Dentistry: Clinical training (9th& 10thsemester)
Assistant Professor, of Clinic of Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry NKUA Greece.
Awards and Honours
2010: Award for the 2ndMeeting of the Hellenic Association of Supportive Care of the Oral Cavity in Cancer. Oral Presentation entitled: Effect of Saliva Substitutes and Oral Pilocarpine on Xerostomia and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients who received Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy: A Preliminary Report.E. Gatou, E. Vardas, O. Nicolatou-Galitis.
2010: Merit for the 2ndMeeting of the Hellenic Association of Supportive Care of the Oral Cavity in Cancer. Oral Presentation entitled: Dental Management of the Oncology Patients in the Maternity Hospital «H. Venizelou » Seven Years Experience. M. Antoniou, L. Katraki, F. Antoniou, E. Gatou, E. Vardas.
2017: International Symposium ALGOS 2017, 2ndPrize award, presentation of the Scientific Work entitled: Salivary A-Amylase levels, oral Mucositis, pain and xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients, receiving radio/chemoradiotherapy: a preliminary report.M. Kouri, O. Nicolatou-Galitis, A. Vadalouca, V. Kouloulias, G. Maropoulos, P. Kanellopoulos, E. Kyrodimos, A. Vourli, E. Papadopoulou, E. Vardas, Ch. Chatzichalepli, E. Galitis, M. Trichas, A. Zigogianni, Z. Liakouli, A. Psyrri, I. Kouvaris.
Memberships
Hellenic Society of Oral Oncology- HSOO (Member of the Board).
Hellenic Society of Head and Neck Cancer – HeSHNCA.
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer-MASCC.
Dental association of Athens (Member of the Board &scientific committee).
Hellenic Society of the Odontostomatological Research.
Hellenic Society of Oral Medicine and Pathology.
Hellenic Society of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.
Board Member of the Athens Dental Association.
Member of the Scientific Committee,Athens Dental Association.
Member of the Organizing Committee of the 30th Hellenic Dental Congress, Athens 2010.
Research Theses
“Effect of Amelogenin (Emdogain Gel) application on teeth reimplantation. A study in rats with experimentally induced arthritis ”.PhD Thesis, Athens.
Research Grants and Contracts
2010 to 2013. Research program conducted by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer-EORTC and collaboration of Clinic of Hospital, School of Dentistry NKUA.Research object: «Patient reported oncology patients receiving bone resorption inhibitors and / or angiogenesis inhibitors and / or conventional chemotherapeutic regimens: Prospective recording of the clinical and radiographic features of the teeth and alveolar bone prior to the therapeutically necessary dental extraction ».Principal Investigatoroutcomes in chronic myeloid leukemia» Principal Investigator:Professor O. Nicolatou-Galitis.
2016 - present. Research program conducted by Clinic of Hospital, School of Dentistry NKUA.Research object: «tooth extractions in oncology patients receiving bone resorption inhibitors and / or angiogenesis inhibitors and / or conventional chemotherapeutic regimens: Prospective recording of the clinical and radiographic features of the teeth and alveolar bone prior to the therapeutically necessary dental extraction ».Principal Investigator: Professor O. Nicolatou-Galitis.
2014 to present. Research program granted by Amgen Hellas (Amgen Protocol 20101102): Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) Case Registry. Principal Investigator:Professor O. Nicolatou-Galitis.
Selected publications in scientific journals
The use of crevicular fluid to assess markers of inflammation and angiogenesis, IL-17 and VEGF, in patients with solid tumors receiving zoledronic acid and/or bevacizumab.Supportive Care in Cancer,Papadopoulou E, Nicolatou-Galitis O, Papassotiriou I, Linardou H, KaragianniAik, Tsixlakis K, Tarampikou A, Michalakakou K, Vardas E, and Bafaloukos D (2019). published online April 17, 2019, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04793-2
Osteonecrosis of the jaw related to non-antiresorptive medications: a systematic review. Nicolatou-Galitis O,Kouri M, Papadopoulou E, Vardas E, Galiti D, Epstein JB, EladS, Campisi G, Tsoukalas N,Bektas-Kayhan K,Tan W,Body JJ,Migliorati C, Rajesh V. LallaRV,fortheMASCCBoneStudyGroup (2019). Supportive Care in Cancer2019;27:383-394
Systematic review of dental disease management in cancer patients. CHL. HongS. Hu, T.Haverman, M.Stokman, JJ.Napeñas, JB.Braber, E.Gerber, M.Geuke, E. Vardas, T.Waltimo, SB.Jensen, DP.Saunders. Support Care Cancer. 2018;26:155-174
The frequency of non-syndromic distomolar teeth in a Greek population sample. A. Mitsea, E. Vardas, A. Papachatzopoulou, G. Kalfountzos, M. Leventis, K. Tsiklakis. J Clin Exp Dent. 2015;1:589-94.
Dental extractions as the major local risk factor of bisphopshonates related jaw osteonecrosis in cancer patients receiving intravenous bisphopshonates therapy.E.Vardas, T. Coward, E. Papadopoulou, O. Nicolatou-Galitis. MOJ 2014;1:26-33.
Osteonecrosis of the jaw in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia receiving imatinib - A case report with clinical implications. O. Nicolatou-Galitis, E. Razis, D. Galiti, E.Vardas, F. Tzerbos,S. Labropoulos. Forum of Clinical Oncology.2013;4:29-33
Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis Associated With a Plasma Cell. Gingivitis Lesion: A Case Report and Non-Surgical Treatment. AO. Parashis, E. Vardas, K. Tosios. Clinical Advances in Periodontics.2013;84:1-12.
Experimental study of the effect of autologous platelet-rich plasma on the early phases of osteoinduction by allogenic demineralized bone matrix.M. Leventis, E. Eleftheriadis, P. Oikonomopoulou , H. Vavouraki, L. Khaldi, KL. Tosios, E.Vardas, K.Valavanis, I. Dontas. Implant Dent. 2012 ; 21:399-405.
Oral ulcers in cancer patients who receive mTOR inhibitors: an emerging oral toxicity. O. Nicolatou-Galitis, D. Bafaloukos, G. Manolakis, P. Panayiotidis, E.Vardas, D. Galiti, H. Linardou.MOJ 2012;2:50-56.
Jaw osteonecrosis associated with medication: Report of two cases addressing unresolved clinical research questions.O. Nicolatou-Galitis, D. Bafaloukos, E. Razis, E. Papadopoulou, H. Linardou, I. Grossi, E. Vardas, CA. Migliorati. MOJ 2012;1:45-5.
Gingival bleeding in a patient with cervical cancer receiving bevacizumab. Report of a case. E. Papadopoulou, D. Bafaloukos, H. Linardou, E. Gatou, T. Sarri, E. Vardas, O. Nicolatou-Galitis. MOJ 2012; 1:54-56.
Intraosseous mandibular venous malformation.E.Vardas, E. Stavrou, M. Leventis, I. Chatzistamou, I. Iatrou, C. Alexandridis. J CraniofacSurg. 2011;22:44-7.