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Guest Lecturer Prof. Michelotti in FDM

January 7, 2025

 

 

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