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School of Dentistry

MARIA DEDE

Maria Dede

Assistant Professor

Department of Endodontics

 
Contact details

Phone: (+30) 210-746-1296
Email: mdede[at]dent.uoa[dot]gr

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

Profiles and publications

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0610-6984

   

Education / Qualifications

  • 2012: Degree in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
  • 2015-2018 :Postgraduate studies in Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
  • 2019: Doctoral Promotion, School of Dentistry, Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany

Academic and professional responsibilities

  • 2012- 2014: Affiliated with Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  • 2014 - 2019: Research Associate, TU Dresden, Medical Faculty, School of Dentistry, Policlinic of Operative and Pediatric Dentistry – Department of Endodontics, Carl Gustav Garus, Dresden, Germany
  • 2020-2021: Affiliated with Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  • 2021-2023: Academic Fellowship, Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  • 2023-2025: Affiliated with Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  • 2025 – present : Assistant Professor, Section of Dental Pathology and Therapeutics, Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Awards and Honours

  • Scholarship for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 "Acquisition of Academic Teaching Experience for Young Scientists with Doctoral Degrees at the National University of Athens", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  •  Reward «Hochschulpreis Endodontie 2019-Quintessenz-Journals Endodontie» for the research paper entitled Is it really penetration? Part 2. Locomotion of Enterococcus faecalis cells within dentinal tubules of bovine teeth. Clin Oral Investig 2019 Dec;23(12):4325-4334.

Research Theses

  • “Biofilm model of root canals and new strategies for decontamination in Endodontics” TU Dresden, Medical Faculty, School of Dentistry, Policlinic of Operative and Pediatric Dentistry – Department of Endodontics, Carl Gustav Garus, Dresden, Germany

Selected publications in scientific journal

  • The problems of techniques of thermoplasticized gutta-percha. Dede M, Deimezi M, Georgopoulou M. Endodontologia 8 (1&2): 0000, 2013
  • Is it really penetration? Locomotion of devitalized Enterococcus faecalis cells within dentinal tubules of bovine teeth. Kirsch J, Basche S, Neunzehn J, Dede M, Dannemann M, Hannig C, Weber M. Arch Oral Biol 2017; 83:289-296.
  • MTAD: Is it the right “solution”? – An overview. Dede M, Timpel J, Kirsch J, Hannig C, Weber MT. DZZ International 2019; 1(4):14-20.
  • Is it really penetration? Part 2. Locomotion of Enterococcus faecalis cells within dentinal tubules of bovine teeth. Kirsch J, Basche S, Neunzehn J, Dede M, Dannemann M, Hannig C, Weber M. Clin Oral Investig 2019 Dec;23(12):4325-4334. doi: 10.1007/s00784-019-02865-5.
  • Efficacy of Endodontic Disinfection Protocols in an E. faecalis Biofilm Model-Using DAPI Staining and SEM.  Dede, M., Basche, S., Neunzehn, J., Dannemann, M., Hannig, C., & Kühne, M.T. Journal of functional biomaterials. 2023; 14(4), 176. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb14040176
  • Decontamination effects of endodontic disinfection protocols in a biofilm root-model visualized by DAPI and SEM. Dede M, Basche S Neunzehn, J., Dannemann, M., Hannig, C., & Kühne, MT., Int Endod J 2024, 57 (S1): 3-61. https://doi.org/10.1111/iej.14004
  • A Clinical Approach in the Management of Endo-perio Lesions of Endodontic Origin. Two Case-Reports with 2-year Follow-up. Dede M, Georgopoulou M. Saudi Endodontic Journal 2024 14 (3), 392-399

Areas of scientific interest

  • Root canal biofilms and disinfection
  • Microleakage studies in Endodοntology