Moschos A. Papadopoulos DDS

Dr. Moschos A. Papadopoulos serves as Professor, Chairman and Program Director at the Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He was/is/elected Visiting Professor at the University of Vienna, Austria, at the University of Messina, Sicily and at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy. He served as President of the Balkan Association of Orthodontic Specialists and of the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece. Dr. Papadopoulos is Honorary Editor of the “Hellenic Orthodontic Review”, was Asst. Editor of the “World Journal of Orthodontics” and is/was Member of the Editorial Board of 19 peer reviewed journals, and Reviewer for 47 orthodontic, dental and medical journals. He is also active member in more than 22 national and international societies, federations, and unions.

Dr. Papadopoulos received several awards and distinctions, such as the “Joseph E. Johnson Clinical Award” and the “Turpin Award for Evidence-Based Research” from the American Association of Orthodontists, the “Regional Award of Merit” from the World Federation of Orthodontists, the “Special Achievement Award” from the Balkan Association of Orthodontist Specialists, the “Align Research Award” from Align Technology, and the “Award of Excellence in Teaching on International Level” (twice) from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Currently the main clinical and research interests of Dr. Papadopoulos include the subjects of “noncompliance orthodontic treatment”, “temporary anchorage devices in orthodontics”, and “evidence-based orthodontics”.

Dr. Papadopoulos has written among others the books “Orthodontic treatment for the Class II non-compliant patient”, “Skeletal anchorage in orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion”, and “Cleft lip and palate: Diagnosis and treatment management”, has published more than 235 scientific publications, and has presented more than 400 lectures, courses and papers worldwide.