Michail-gerasimos Tzakis

Biography

Education / Qualifications 1976: Graduated from Dental School, DDS (Doctor Dental Surgery)National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 1987: Doctoral Thesis (Dr Dent) Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 1992: Doctoral Thesis (Ph D) Dental School, University of Göteborg, Sweden Academic and professional positions held 1978-1988: Clinical and laboratory Associate (unsalaried) Dpt of Prosthodontics, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 1885-1986: Department of Stomatognathic Physiology, postgraduate student, Dental School, University of Göteborg, Sweden 1986- 1992: Department of Prosthodontics, Research Fellow, Dental School, University of Göteborg, Sweden 1988-1992:Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 1992-2001: Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 2001- 2002: Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 2001-present: Associate Professor, Orofacial Pain Clinic, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Academic and professional responsibilities 1978-1988: Assistant (without any salary), Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Participated in all the activities of the department, including teaching students in the laboratories and the clinics of the department, taking care of patients e.t.c. 1988 - present: Undergraduate and postgraduate lectures, seminars and supervision of groups of students in the laboratories and the clinics of Fixed Prosthodontics and in the laboratories and the clinics of the Clinic of Stomatognathic physiology and Occlusion (former clinic of Orofacial pain). Furthermore, supervision and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students in preparing and completing research tasks to present papers, master and doctoral thesis, and in presenting graduate seminars to Dentists and graduate students, monitoring dissertations doctoral candidates, administrative tasks, both undergraduate and graduate exams, etc. 2000 - present: I have the responsibility of teaching, the one semester course of Dental Occlusion, to the postgraduate students of the Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 2013 - present: Chairman, Orofacial pain Clinic , Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Memberships Editorial Board Member in the journals "Contemporary Dentist" and "Stomatologia" for many years. Reviewer of research papers in scientific journals: "Hellinika Stomatologica Chronica", "Contemporary Dentist" and "Stomatologia" President of the Scientific Committee of the Piraeus Dental Association since 2012. Full Member since 1980 and President, since 2006, of the Hellenic Prosthodontic Society. Founding member and Vice President of the Hellenic Society of Orofacial Pain since 2012. Full Member of the Society of Oral Physiology since 1992. Full Member of European Prosthodontic Association since 2000. Former full member of the American Equilibration Society (until 2004) Research Theses - Books Tzakis M: Masticatory function in man. Clinical and Experimental studies on effects of Fatigue and training. 1992 Thesis, University of Goteborg. Tzakis M: Stomatognathic Physiology and Occusion (1st Edition 2013 in Greek), 215 pages Selected publications in scientific journals M G Tzakis, L Dahlström, T Haraldson.Evaluation of masticatory function before and after treatment in patients with craniomandibular disorders. Journal of craniomandibular disorders : facial & oral pain. 02/1992; 6(4):267-71. Tzakis-MG; Kiliaridis-S; Carlsson-GE: Effect of a fatigue test and chewing training on masticatory muscles. J-Oral-Rehabil. 1994 Jan; 21(1): 33-45 Göteborg S Kiliaridis, M G Tzakis, G E Carlsson Effects of fatigue and chewing training on maximal bite force and endurance. American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. 05/1995; 107(4):372-8. M G Tzakis, T Osterberg, G E Carlsson:A study of some masticatory functions in 90-year old subjects. Panayiota Hatzi, Michail Tzakis, George Eliades: Setting characteristics of vinyl-polysiloxane interocclusal recording materials. Dental materials, 05/2012; 28(7):783-91.

Research Interest

Areas of scientific interest Bite Force measurements and Endurance tests of the masticatory system Masticatory Efficiency Clinical and Elecromyographic studies of Masticatory Function Masticatory Exercises Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome Headache – Craniomandibular Disorders