Prof. Dr. Bozhidar Yordanov, MD

Career: 1982 – Graduated FDM, MU-Sofia, BG; 1984 – Assistant in Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, FDM, MU- Sofia; 1991 – Head Assistant-Professor; 2007 – Associate Professor; 2014 – Professor, FDM, MU – Sofia; 2017 – Head of Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, FDM, MU- Sofia; 2020 – Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia; 1988 – specialty „Prosthetic Dentistry and Orthodontics”; 2005 – specialty „General Dentistry”; 2004 – scientific degree PhD; 2016 – specialty „Dental Implantology”. Education and career: 1982 - Graduate of the Faculty of Stomatology, Medical University, Sofia; 1984 - Assist. Prof. in the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Stomatology, Sofia; 1986 - Specialization in Maxillo-Facial Prosthetics in Rostock, Berlin, Leipzig - Germany; 1986-1997 - Member of a scientific team in the Deparment of Prosthetic Dentistry for clinical research and assessment of bioceramic dental implants – Tuebingen Frialit Implants; 2003-2019 - Postgraduate education - regular lectures and practical demonstrations in Dental Implantology courses with various dental implant systems – SIP, Ankylos, Straumann, Osstem; 2004 - Scientific degree PhD, Dissertation: Prosthetic treatment with implant bridge restorations – Investigations in the system implants-natural teeth-fixed prostheses; Member of Editorial Board of Quintessence International - Bulgaria; 2005-2019 - Member of Editorial Board of “Infodent” - Dental Medicine Journal; 2006-2019 - Vice President of the Bulgarian Association of Oral Implantology; 2007 - Academic rank – Docent (Associate Professor); 2007-2019 - Head lecturer in Dental Implantology for 5th and 6th year students – Bulgarian and English language education; 2011-2019 - Member of ITI – International Team for Implantology; 2008-2019 - Lecturer in Prosthetic Dental Medicine for 1st to 5th year students, preclinical and clinical studies – Bulgarian and English language education; 2014 - Academic rank – Professor; 2011-2019 - Vice Dean of International Cooperation and English Language Education; 2016 - National consultant in Dental Implantology; 2017 - Head of Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, MU - Sofia; Diploma for the following specialties: Prosthetic Dental Medicine and Orthodontics, General Dentistry and Dental Implantology. Publications and scientific presentations in Bulgaria and abroad: 128 Author and co-author in books: 4 Member of Editorial Board: 1