Panagiotis Panopoulos

Biography

Education / Qualifications DDS, Dental School, University of Athens (1979) Odont. Dr., Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm,Sweden (1983) Certificate of postgraduate studies in Endodontics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (1983) Academic and professional positions Associate Professor, Department of Endodontics, Dental School, University of Athens(2002- present) Assistant Professor, Department of Endodontics, Dental School, University of Athens (1992-2002) Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA (1992) Lecturer, Department of Endodontics, Dental School, University of Athens( 1985-1992) Clinical instructor, Department of Endodontics, Karolinska Institute(1980- 1983) Research Associate, Department of Endodontics, Columbia University, USA (1982) Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute (1979-1983) Academic and professional responsibilities Member of the General Assembly of the European Society of Endodontology (ESE) and the International Association of Endodontic Associations (IFEA), ( 1996-present) Member, Committee for Postgraduate Studies, Dental School, University of Athens (2005-present) Chairman, Department of Endodontics, Dental School, University of Athens( 2005-2012) Member of the General Assembly of the Dental School, University of Athens (2004-2012) Chairman, ESE Working Group for the recognition of the specialty of Endodontology in Europe (2007-2011) President of the 8th World Endodontic Congress of IFEA (2010) Member of the Research Committee of the European Society of Endodontology (1996-2003) Co-ordinator and Chairman of the Scietific Committee of the 11th Congress of the European Society of Endodontology (2003) Vice-president of the Hellenic society of Endodontics (1999-2005) Research Grants and Contracts In 1997, the research protocol “ Studies of pulp microcirculation on humans” received a research grant from the Research Committee of the University of Athens. In 2004 the research protocol “ Study on the expression of oxidative stress and endoplasmic-reticulum stress proteins in the pulp and the dentine after exposure to caries, mechanical trauma and resinous monomers” received a grant from the Secreteriat of Research and Technology. In 2005 the research protocol “ Study of the apoptotic mechanisms in the pulp” received a grant from the Kapodistrias Programme of the University of Athens. Awards and Honours Scholarship from the Swedish Institute for postgraduate studies in Sweden (1979-1982) Research Prize of the European Society of Endodontology (1993) Memberships European Society of Endodontology Hellenic Endodontic Society International Association for Dental Research Pulp Biology Group of I.A.D.R. Swedish Physiologic Society Swedish Institute of Neurology Hellenic Society for the Study of pain Research Theses - Books Panopoulos P.: Changes in the microcirculation of the pulp measured by Laser Doppler Flowmetry. Athens, 2000 Panopoulos P.: Intradental sensory nerve responses to some factors affecting dentin and pulp. Stockholm, Sweden,1983

Research Interest

Areas of scientific interest Pain Inflammation Endodontic materials