Grigoria Gkavela

Assistant Professor

Department of Operative Dentistry

 

Contact details

Phone: (+30) 210-746-1162
Email: grigoriagk[at]dent.uoa[dot]gr

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

Profiles and publications

   

Education / Qualifications

• 2006: Degree in Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
• 2012: Master of Scinece in Restorative Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, NKUA
• 2019: PhD in Dental Science, Department of Dentistry, NKUA

Academic and professional positions held

• 2021–2024: Academic Fellow, Laboratory of Restorative Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, NKUA
• 2025–Present: Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Restorative Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, NKUA

Academic and professional responsibilities

• 2008–Present: Participation in clinical training of 4th and 5th year dental students at the Comprehensive Care Clinic, Department of Dentistry, NKUA
• 2023–Present: Participation in the seminars of the courses “Restorative Dentistry I” (7th semester) and “Restorative Dentistry II” (8th semester), Department of Dentistry, NKUA
• 2021–Present: Participation in teaching and lab exercises for the course “Cranio-Stomatognathic System I & II” (2nd and 3rd semesters), Department of Dentistry, NKUA
• 2009–Present: Participation in teaching and lab exercises for the course “Dental Morphology and Introduction to Occlusion” (2nd semester), Department of Dentistry, NKUA
• 2022–Present: Participation in the course “Literature Review 1” in the postgraduate program “Clinical Specialization in Restorative Dentistry,” Department of Dentistry, NKUA

Research Grants and Contracts

• Grant for the post – doctoral research project titled: “In vivo agreement of clinical evaluation and intraoral scanner of plaque index on teeth.”(Funding source: 3Shape A/S Copenhagen, Denmark)

Awards and Honours

• GABA Research Award 2014 for best presentation at the ECG Annual Meeting, June 2014, Böblingen, Germany “Translation and validation of the Greek version of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) and the Xerostomia Inventory (XI) in older adults”

Memberships

• ORCA (Organization of Caries Research)

Selected publications in scientific journal

• Gkavela G, Nørrisgaard PE, Rahiotis C. Level of Agreement Between Plaque Detection with Clinical Assessment and Assessment on Intraoral Scanner. Dent J (Basel). 2024 Dec 5;12(12):395. doi: 10.3390/dj12120395. PMID: 39727452; PMCID: PMC11674630.
• Gkavela G, Kakouris V, Pappa E, Rahiotis C. Effect of Bleaching Agents on Healthy Enamel, White Spots, and Carious Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dentistry Journal. 2024; 12(5):140.
• Pappa E, Gkavela G, Sampri I, Masouras K, Rahiotis C, Kakabura A. A 2-year randomized clinical trial of three binding techniques in non – carious lesions. Medicina 2024;60(6):1005.
• Gkavela G, Pappa Ε, Rahiotis C, Mitrou P. Dietary habits and caries prevalence in older adults. A review.  (Δεκτό για δημοσίευση στο περιοδικό Dietetics)
• Gkavela G, Kossioni A, Lyrakos G, Karkazis H, Volikas K. Preliminary validation of the Greek version of the Xerostomia Index (XI). European Geriatric Medicine 2015;6(3):245–250.
• Gkavela G, Kossioni A, Lyrakos G, Karkazis H, Volikas K. Oral health related quality of life in older people: Preliminary validation of the Greek version of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). European Geriatric Medicine, doi:10.1016/j.eurger.2015.01.001

Areas of scientific interest

• Prevention and management of dental caries, including its prevalence and the contributing factors. Investigation of these factors in special patient groups (e.g., geriatric patients).
• Evaluation of caries diagnostic methods and recording systems.
• Management of discolored teeth.
• Non-carious cervical lesions (etiology, prevention, treatment).