Domniki Chatzopoulou

Domniki qualified in 1998 in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Dentistry with an outstanding student class rank and honours. She has been a highly trained Specialist Periodontist for the last 21 years with an increasing volume of international lecturing commitments and consultancy. She was awarded a performance scholarship for her MClinDent degree sponsored by the State Scholarship Institute (IKY) in Periodontics at the Royal London Hospital which she completed this with distinction in 2001.

Following completion of her Postgraduate training in the Department of Periodontology in Royal London Hospital of Queen Mary And Westfield College and further training in Advanced Periodontology and Implants, she was offered a Clinical Academic Lecturer appointment developing an academic carrier and special professional activities in Periodontics and Implant Dentistry.

She has an Honorary clinical contract with Bart’s and the London NHS Trust for the above post and she holds a clinical academic grade as a Senior Clinical Lecturer and is appointed as Course Director for the DClinDent, Master of Clinical Dentistry in Periodontology/ Diploma in Advanced Clinical Periodontology for Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine. She is Training Programme Director on behalf of HEE for Periodontics.

In addition, she teaches, as a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the University which includes the three monospecialities of Periodontology, Prosthodontics and Endodontology, postgraduate students and junior staff members for six sessions and gives more than 20 clinical presentations in a year as a part of junior, senior staff and consultant’s education programme.

During her treatment sessions she treats patients with all types of periodontitis especially those requiring mucogingival surgery, as she is one of the senior clinical leads in mucogingival surgery in the department.

Her clinical time is divided between private periodontal practice in West London and the Royal London Hospital. She works also as a Consultant Periodontal Lead in the Specialist Periodontal Service which has been commissioned by NHS North East London and the City Trust. Dental practitioners in Tower Hamlets refer patients with complex periodontal needs to this service.

She is involved in postgraduate and undergraduate education and in clinical training, having given national and international lectures nationally and supervising session solely engaged in dealing with Periodontal problems along with Oral Aesthetics and Implant Dentistry.