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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