NEWS AND EVENTS

 

 

DEAR STUDENTS,

On February 5th, 2025, in the Fifth Auditorium from 10:00 to 16:00, Prof. Ambra Michelotti, PhD, will present a lecture on “Temporomandibular disorder: risk factors diagnosis and management. The state of art".

 

Prof. Michelotti will be a guest at the Faculty of Dental Medicine in connection with the initiative "World Dental Innovation Lectures in FDM Sofia" as part of the project BG-RRP-2.004-0004-C01 "Strategic research and innovation program for the development of MU-Sofia"

 

 

Dr. AMBRA MICHELOTTI BDS, DDS, Hon D, Orth spec, Professor

 

                                                CURRICULUM VITAE

Academic degrees

Graduated in Biological Sciences (BSc) - 1980

Graduated in Dentistry (DDS) - 1984

Specialist in Orthodontics - 1991

Honorary Degree in Dentistry at the University of Malmo (Sweden) - 2018

Didactic and Clinical activities

 

At the University of Naples Federico II:

• Full professor in Orthodontics and Clinical Gnathology.
• Head of the Orthodontic Division
• Director of the post-graduated School in Orthodontics 
• Responsible of the Master course on “Orofacial pain and Temporomandibular Disorders”
• Responsible of the Master course in “New Clinical Approaches in Contemporary Orthodontics”

International achievements

• Italian Board of Orthodontics IBO – 2004
• European Board of Orthodontics EBO – 2005
• Active member of Angle East Society - 2016
• Brainerd “Barney” Swain Award of Excellence of Angle Society - 2019
• Distinguished Teacher award for the European Orthodontic Society – 2023
• Jarabak Lecturer for University of Michigan – 2024

Editorial services

• Associate Editor of the European Journal of Oral Science - 2007
• Associate Editor of the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation - 2008
• Editor in Chief of the Orthodontic and Craniofacial Research Journal - 2018
• Member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Orthodontics and referee of several national and international journals.

Scientific Societies positions

• President of the European Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders (2010)
• President of the Neuroscience group of IADR (2011)
• President of SIDA (società italiana di disfunzioni ed algie temporomandibolari; 2012-2013)
• President of the RDC/TMD Consortium at the IADR (2013-2014);
• President of the Italian Board of Orthodontics (IBO) (2021-2022)
• President of the European Society of Oral Physiology (2024)
• President elected of Special Interest Group (SIG) of IASP – 2024
• Secretary of Network of Erasmus Based European Orthodontic Program (NEBEOP) – 2024

Research activities

• Focused on the fields of “Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)” “Orofacial Pain (OFP)” “Orthodontics” and “Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)”.
• Authored or co-authored more 190 papers published in Italian and international journals, and co-author of 21 international book chapters.
• Keynote speaker and speaker in National and International congresses