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Christina Hadjichristou

Assistant Professor, Prosthodontics (Fixed and Removable)

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School of Dentistry

Department of Dentistry

Academic Qualifications

Qualification 

Year 

Awarding Institution 

Department 

Thesis title (Optional Entry) 

PhD in Prosthodontics 

2021 

Aristotle University Thessaloniki (A.U.Th) 

Dentistry 

Development of a three-dimensional tissue engineering-based dental tissue analogue, as a novel biocompatibility evaluation tool of dental resinous cements 

MSc (Master of Science in Prosthodontics) 

2016 

Aristotle University Thessaloniki (A.U.Th) 

Dentistry 

A study of the ability of bio-ceramic Scaffold/Dental pulp stems cell complexes towards dentin regeneration in experimental human treated dentin matrices 

DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) 

2012 

Aristotle University Thessaloniki (A.U.Th) 

Dentistry 

- 

Employment History

Period of employment 

Employer 

Location 

Position 

From 

To 

Sept25 

today 

EUC 

6 Diogenes str, Nicosia, Cyprus 

Assistant Professor 

Sept 2021 

Aug 2025 

EUC 

6 Diogenes str, Nicosia, Cyprus 

Lecturer 

Jan 2017 

June 2017 

CED-IADR 

Aix-Marseille University, Marseille-France 

Researcher 

Publications

Ref. Number 

Year 

Title 

Other authors 

Journal and Publisher /  
Conference 

Vol. 

Pages 

1 

2025 

Effectiveness of Lighting Conditions on Shade Matching Accuracy Among Dental Students 

Perou C, Petalas A, Stoupi M,  

 

Dentistry Journal 

13(3) 

130 

2 

2025 

3D Printing in Dental Education: A Review of Its Use across Disciplines.  

Karagkounaki A, Manoukakis T, Margariti I, Pavlou C 

J Dent Educ 

Oct;89(10) 

1479-1486 

3 

2024 

Haptics in fixed prosthodontics and their role in dental education. A literature review. 

Kokoti M, Bakopoulou A. 

J Dent Educ 

Aug;88(8) 

1020-1028 

4 

2024 

Haptics Vs Typodonts for Crown Preparation in Undergraduate Dental Student Education. 

Symeonidis D, Dimitriadou E. 

Eur J Prosthodont Restor Dent. 

May 31; 32(2) 

175-182. 

5 

2021 

Chapter 9: “3D printing in dentistry with emphasis on prosthetic rehabilitation and regenerative approaches” 

Maria Bousnaki, Petros Koidis, Athina Bakopoulou 

3D printing: Applications in Medicine and Surgery, Elsevier 

Book: Vol 2 

195-219 

6 

2021 

Biocompatibility assessment of resin-based cements on vascularized dentin/pulp tissue-engineered analogues 

Papachristou Eleni, Vereroudakis Emmanouil, Chatzinikolaidou Maria, About Imad, Koidis Petros, Bakopoulou Athina 

Dental Matererials 

Mar 7 

S0109-5641(21)00081-6 

7 

2020 

Advanced in Vitro Experimental Models for Tissue Engineering-based Reconstruction of a 3D Dentin/pulp Complex: A Literature Review 

Imad About, Petros Koidis, Athina Bakopoulou 

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports 

17(3) 

785-802 

8 

2019 

Three-dimensional tissue engineering-based Dentin/Pulp tissue analogue as advanced biocompatibility evaluation tool of dental restorative materials 

Papachristou E, Bonovolias I, Bakopoulou A 

Dental Materials 

36(2) 

229-248 

9 

2017 

Oculo-dento-digital dysplasia (ODDD) due to a GJA1 mutation. Report of a case with emphasis on dental manifestations. 

Violeta Anastasiades, Athina Bakopoulou, George Tanteles, M.A. Loizidou, K. Kyriacou, A. Hadjisavvas, K. Michalakis, A. Pissiotis, P. Koidis 

 

International Journal of Prosthodontics 

30(3) 

280-285 

10 

2016 

Human treated dentin matrices combined with Zn-doped, Mg-based bioceramic scaffolds and human dental pulp stem cells towards targeted dentin regeneration. 

A.Bakopoulou, E.Papachristou, M.Bousnaki, E.Kontonasaki, A.Theocharidou, L.Papadopoulou, N.Kantiranis, G.Zachariadis, G.Leyhausen, W.Geurtsen, P.Koidis 

Dental Materials 

32(8) 

159-175 

Exhibitions

Ref. Number 

Date 

Topic 

International / Local 

Location* 

Role in Exhibition 

  1.  

2025 

Effectiveness of Lighting Conditions on Shade Matching Accuracy Among Dental Students 

International 

Athens, Greece 

Poster Presentation  

  1.  

2025 

3D-Printed Dental Posts and Cores: A Review of their Performance and Potential 

International 

Toronto, Canada 

Poster Presentation  

  1.  

2023 

Haptics as an Educational and Training Tool in Prosthetic Dentistry 

International 

Rhodes, Greece 

Poster Presentation 

  1.  

2020 

Biocompatibility Assessment of Resin-based Cements on Vascularized Dentin/ Pulp Tissue-Engineered Analogues 

International 

Washington D.C, USA. 

Oral presentation 

  1.  

2019 

Three-Dimensional Vascularized Dental Pulp Analogues as Cytotoxicity Assessment Tools. 

International 

Vancouver, Canada 

Oral presentation-presenter 

  1.  

2017 

Complement receptor-1 detection in the dental pulp fibroblasts and its implication in phagocytosis. 

International 

Vienna, Austria 

Oral presentation-presenter 

  1.  

2017 

Human pulp fibroblast involvement in bacteria opsonization via complement C3b secretion. 

International 

Vienna, Austria 

Oral presentation  

  1.  

2016 

Teeth in occlusion and their impact in well-being 

International 

Larissa, Greece 

Oral presentation, Presenter 

  1.  

2015 

Dentin Regeneration Using Bioceramic Scaffolds, Stem Cells and Laser Irradiation 

International 

Antalya, Turkey 

Oral presentation, co-author 

  1.  

2015 

Dentin Regeneration using Bioceramic scaffolds/dental stem cells/growth factor constructs 

International 

Antalya, Turkey 

Oral presentation, presenter 

Research Projects

Ref. Number 

Date 

Title 

Funded by 

Project Role* 

1 

2018-2020 

“Development of a three-dimensional tissue engineering-based dental tissue analogue, as a novel biocompatibility evaluation tool of dental resinous cements” 

HFRI (Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, Fellowship Number: 99344) 

 

Main Researcher  

2 

2017-2018 

"Ανάπτυξη τρισδιάστατων ιστοτεχνολογικών συμπλεγμάτων προσομοίωσης οδοντίνης/πολφού ως προηγμένων συστημάτων ελέγχου της κυτταροτοξικότητας οδοντιατρικών αποκαταστατικών βιοϋλικών (DentCytoTool)” 

ESF (European Social Fund) through the Operational Program “Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014–2020” (MIS Nr. 5004448, ELKE 95333) 

Main Researcher 

3 

2017 

«Αναπυξη τρισδιάστατου ιστοτεχνολογικού αναλόγου προσοµοίωσης οδοντικών ιστών ως καινοτόµου συστήµατος ελέγχου βιοσυµβατότητας οδοντικών ρητινοδών κονιών συγκόλλησης 

ONEK (Cyprus Youth Organization) 

Main Researcher 

4 

2014-2016 

«Αναγέννηση οδοντικών ιστών με τη χρήση καινοτόμων βιομιμητικών ικριωμάτων σε συνδυασμό με μεσεγχυματικά κύτταρα οδοντικής προέλευσης και χαμηλής έντασης ακτινοβολία λέιζερ” 

ESF (European Social Fund) under the project “ARISTEIA II Nr. 5105” 

Researcher  

Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees

Ref. Number 

Period 

Organization 

Title of Position or Service 

Key Activities 

  1.  

2025 

EUC 

Induction week for students 

Preparation and demonstration for clinical induction for 4th year students 

  1.  

2025 

EUC 

Syllabus revision committee for prosthodontics 

Syllabi revision for all prosthodontics courses based on Blooms taxonomy. 

  1.  

2024-2025 

EUC 

Clinical guidelines revision 

Revise clinical guidelines for prosthodonitcs 

  1.  

2013-2016 

AUTh 

MSc student/Clinical instructor 

Full time clinical attendance for patients with needs of fixed or removable prosthodontics with high-technical difficulty 

  1.  

2017-2020 

AUTh 

PhD candidate/Clinical instructor 

Full time clinical attendance for patients with needs of fixed or removable prosthodontics with high-technical difficulty 

  1.  

2013 

CED-IADR 

member 

Oral presenter/Poster presenter or attendee at IADR Conferences 

  1.  

2013 

Hellenic Dental Association 

member 

- 

  1.  

2016 

Cyprus Dental Association 

member 

- 

Awards/International Recognition

Ref. Number 

Date 

Title 

Awarded by: 

  1.  

2-4 October 2025 

1st place poster award. Effectiveness of Lighting Conditions on Shade Matching Accuracy Among Dental Students.  

43rd Panhellenic dental conference. 2-4 October 2025. Athens, Greece.  

 

  1.  

20-23 September 2017 

Senior Robert Frank Award, Basic Science (2nd place). “Complement Receptor-1 detection in the dental pulp Fibroblasts and its implication in phagocytosis”. 

CED-IADR/NOF, 20-23 September 2017, Vienna, Austria. 

  1.  

24 May 2017 

1st Poster Prize (1er Prix de la communication affichee): “Pulp expression of Complement Receptor-1 (CR1)”. 

8th Journée Recherche en Odontologie, 24 May 2017, Marseille, France. 
 

  1.  

20-22 September 2016 

Visiting Scholarship Grant Award 2016, CED-IADR (Continental European Division of the International association of Dental Research) “Complement activation in the course of tissue regeneration” 6-month duration scholarship in Université d'Aix-Marseille 

Faculté d'Odontologie, Marseille, France. PER-IADR meeting in Jerusalem, Israel, September 20-22 2016. 

  1.  

2016 

Certified European Prosthodontist 

EPA (European Prosthodontic Association) 

  1.  

15-17 October 2015 

Stippend award: Dentin Regeneration Using Bioceramic Scaffolds, Stem Cells and Laser Irradiation (Oral presentation). 

47th CED-IADR Divisional Session, October 15-17, 2015, Antalya, Turkey. 

 

  1.  

30-31 March- April 1st 2012 

Poster award: “Clinical survival of endodontically treated teeth with non-metallic-aesthetic posts. 

Annual conference of stomatological association of northern Greece, 30-31 March- April 1st 2012, Centre of distribution of scientific results AUTH, Thessaloniki, Greece 

Other Achievements

Ref. Number 

Date 

Title 

Key Activities: 

1 

October 2018 

The Goettingen Spirit Summer School - Goettingen, Germany 

Special training in Biological Research in Dentistry for PhD students 

2 

May 2017 

CED-IADR Summer School-Marseille France 

As a monitor-instructor in dental Tissue regeneration investigation methods