Prosthodontics

 GDC No: 251390

Dr Papadopoulos graduated from the Dental School of Athens and following that worked as a dentist at the 401 Military Hospital of Athens as part of his military training. After that, he worked in private practice doing general dentistry, prosthodontics, and implant dentistry in Athens, before moving to London.

In 2018 he completed his 3-year Prosthodontic training at the Royal London Dental Hospital, and was awarded his Doctor of  Clinical Dentistry (DClinDent) degree from Queen Mary University of London with a Distinction grade. He also completed the M Pros examination and is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In 2022 he completed  a 2-year post graduate degree in Academic Practice aimed at enhancing teaching practice, and he was accepted as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

He is a GDC registered Specialist in Prosthodontics working privately in different locations of London. He has a position as a Clinical Lecturer in Prosthodontics at Queen Mary University of London, supervising and teaching dentists who are training to become specialists.  He is also currently involved in teaching of newly qualified dentists as part of their Dental Foundation scheme, and is an examiner for the Prosthodontic Diploma of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Ioannis attends national and international congresses regularly, keeping up to date with the latest evidence in Prosthodontics. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and has been awarded several prizes, including the British Society of Prosthodontics Oral Presentation Prize, and the first place at the Young ITI World Series in Singapore, 2024.

He is an active member of the International Team for Implantology (ITI) and the the British Dental Association (BDA). Furthermore, in 2023 he was accepted as a Fellow of the ITI, a position that fewer than 80 members have in the UK & Ireland section.

He is experienced in all aspects of fixed and removable Prosthodontics, including restoration of damaged and missing teeth, dental implants, dental aesthetics, and digital dentistry.

Awards:

· Young ITI World Series  Grand Winner - Singapore, May 2024.

· First place at ITI spotlight for presentation "Anterior abutments answers" - London, UK. February 2023.

· BSSPD Poster Award 2019 for the poster “Digital vs conventional implant impressions.”, London, UK. March 2019.

· Second Prize for Scientific/Research Poster “The micro-morphological changes of the implant abutment screw surface following repeated torquing. A pilot study.”, ITI Congress UK & Ireland, London, UK. April 2018.

· BSSPD Oral Presentation Prize for the presentation “Bone grafting needs for hypodontia patients undergoing dental implant treatment at a UK dental hospital.”, Liverpool, UK. March 2018.

· Dentsply Friadent Student Poster Award for the oral presentation: “Transferring the Emergence Profile from the Provisional to the Final Restoration”, Hamburg, Germany. March 2012.

· Queen Mary University Life Sciences Image “Overall winner” Award 2018 for the photograph “Scalpel close-up”