Aikaterini Papathanasiou

Dr. Papathanasiou graduated from University of Athens Dental School in Greece. She received her Postgraduate Certificate in Operative Dentistry, Endodontics and Cariology from Aarhus University Royal Dental College in Denmark and then continued her postgraduate training in Advanced Education in Esthetic Dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM), where she also received her DMD. Furthermore, she recently completed her Executive Master of Business Administration. Dr. Papathanasiou has been a full-time faculty member at the Departments of Prosthodontics and Comprehensive Care at TUSDM teaching pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students and conducting research for many years. Currently, Dr. Papathanasiou is Professor and Interim Chair of the Comprehensive Care Department. Prior to her current role, she served as the Director of the Advanced Education in Esthetic and Operative Dentistry Program in the Department of Prosthodontics for eight years. Since 2007 she has also served as a Visiting Lecturer for the Continuing Dental Education Programs at New York University College of Dentistry. She has conducted multiple research projects and has numerous publications in peer reviewed dental journals. She lectures and gives hands-on workshops nationally and internationally on topics related to esthetic and restorative dentistry. She is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists (ICD) and the International Academy for Dental and Facial Esthetics (IADFE). She served as the Editor in Chief of the Greek dental journal "Esthetic Dentistry and Implantology," and she is part of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, the Editorial Team of REALITY ESTHETICS (REALITY Publishing Company) and the Editorial Review Board of Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry (jCD). Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry as the University Member, and she is also the Chair of the University Relations Committee. Dr. Papathanasiou maintained, for years, a private practice limited to Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry in Athens, Greece and she currently practices part-time in Boston.