Studies:

• D.D.S., School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, February 19, 1986.
• Dental License, Greece, February 26, 1986.
• Dental License, Germany, February 4, 1987.
• Dr. Med. Dent., Doctorate Degree in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, April 26, 1988.
• Specialty of Orthodontics, Germany, May 8, 1990.
• Certificate in Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, September 10, 1990.
• Specialty of Orthodontics, Greece, February 20, 1992.

Academic career:

• 1980 - 1983: School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
• 1983 - 1986: D.D.S. (Grade: Very Good) School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• April 1987 - September 1990: Postgraduate Student at the Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
• April 1988: Dr. Med. Dent., (Grade: Very Good) School of Dentistry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
• November 1989 - February 1990: Research Collaborator, Department of Experimental Surgery, Swiss Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland.
• May 1990 Specialty of Orthodontics, Dental Association of Baden-Württenberg, Stuttgart, Germany.
• October 1990: Certificate in Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
• January 1991 - July 1991: Dentist, Greek Army.
• September 1991 - October 1994: Scientific Collaborator, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• November 1992 - November 1995: Private practice limited to orthodontics, Kalamaria, Greece (part-time).
• October 1994 – October 2000: Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• November 1995 – March 2008: Private practice limited to orthodontics, Serres, Greece (part-time)
• October 2000 – January 2006: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• September 2003 – September 2012: Postgraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• February 2006 – November 2012: Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• March 2008 - present: Private practice limited to orthodontics, Thessaloniki, Greece (part-time)
• May 2012 – June 2014: Visiting Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
• September 2012 – present: Postgraduate Program Director, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• November 2012 – present: Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• February 2013 – September 2015: Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Honors: AWARDS 1. The paper entitled: "Papadopoulos MA, Koutsikou T. Rapid maxillary expansion with the fixed acrylic orthodontic appliance according to Rakosi. Orthodontic Review 1994;6:5-21." received the "Tsoukanelis Award" for outstanding work from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. October 7, 1993. 2. The paper entitled: "Papadopulos NA, Papadopulos MA, Jannowitz C, Böttcher P, Henke J, Stolla R, Zeilhofer H-F, Kovacs L, Erhardt W, Biemer E. Three-dimensional cephalometric evaluation of maxillary growth following intrauterine repair of cleft like defects with autogenous fetal bone transplantation in the mid-gestational sheep model" received the “Annual Scientific Award” from the Association of German Plastic Surgeons for the year 2004, Düsseldorf, Germany, 24.09.2004. 3. The Table Clinic entitled: “Papadopoulos MA. Efficient orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion by means of miniscrew implants” that has been presented during the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Orthodontists in Boston, U.S.A, 01-05.05.2009 received the “Joseph E. Johnson Clinical Award” from the American Association of Orthodontists for the year 2009. 4. The paper entitled: “Papageorgiou SN, Zogakis IP, Papadopoulos MA. Failure rates and associated risk factors of orthodontic miniscrew implants: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2012 Nov;142(5):577-595.e7” received the "2013 David L. Turpin Award for Evidence-Based Research” from the American Association of Orthodontists. 5. The project proposal concerning the “Efficacy of tooth movement with Invisalign in comparison to the actual tooth movement occurred following orthodontic treatment” received the “2013 Align Research Award” from Align Technology, Inc. 6. The paper entitled: “Ioannidou-Marathiotou I, Zafeiriadis AA, Papadopoulos MA. Root resorption of endodontically treated teeth following orthodontic treatment: a meta-analysis. Clinical Oral Investigations 2013;17:1733-44.” received the "Ioannis Margelos Research Scholarship” from the Hellenic Society of Endodontics for the year 2013. 7. The poster presentation “Lazarides Κ, Athanasiou ΑE, Papadopoulos ΜA, Knössel M. Assessment of natural tooth color, pulp vitality and root morphology after combined orthodontic-orthognathic surgery involving Le Fort I and Sagittal Ramus Split Osteotomy: A case report.” received the “Best Poster Presentation Award” during the 16th Annual Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and of the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 07-08.12.2013. DISTINCTIONS 1. The paper entitled: “Papadopoulos MA. Orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion with miniscrew implants. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2008;134:604.e1-e16.” it was the most downloaded article of the AJO-DO for the year 2008, and succeeded for the period October-December 2008 the 1st position, while for the period January-March 2009 the 6th position and for the period July-September 2009 the 16th position in the Science Direct "TOP 25" list, which include the 25 most read articles of the above journal for the corresponding periods. 2. The paper entitled: “Papageorgiou SN, Zogakis IP, Papadopoulos MA. Failure rates and associated risk factors of orthodontic miniscrew implants: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2012 Nov;142(5):577-595.e7” succeeded the 1st position (period October-December 2012), the 6th position (period January-March 2013), the 19th position (period April-June 2013), the 22nd position (period July-September 2013) and the 8th position (period January-December 2013) in the Science Direct "TOP 25" list, which includes the 25 most read articles of the above journal for the corresponding period. 3. The paper entitled: “Eliades T, Zinelis S, Papadopoulos MA, Eliades G. Characterization of retrieved orthodontic miniscrew implants. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2009;135:10.e1-10.e7.” succeeded the 3rd position in the Science Direct "TOP 25" list (period January-March 2009), which includes the 25 most read articles of the above journal for the corresponding period. 4. The paper entitled: “Papadopoulos MA, Tarawneh F. The use of mini-screw implants for temporary skeletal anchorage in orthodontics: A comprehensive review. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology 2007;103:e6-e15.” succeeded the 9th position (period April-June 2007), the 17th position (period July-September 2007), the 16th position (period October-December 2007), the 25th position (period January-March 2008), the 18th position (period April-June 2008), the 19th position (October-December 2009), the 18th position (Academic Year October 2009 – September 2010), and the 18th position (July 2011 – September 2010) in the Science Direct "TOP 25" list, which includes the 25 most read articles of the above journal for the corresponding periods. 5. The paper entitled: “Papadopoulos MA, Melkos A, Athanasiou AE. Noncompliance maxillary molar distalization by means of the First Class Appliance®: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2010;137:586.e1-586.e13” succeeded the 22nd position in the Science Direct "TOP 25" list (period April-June 2010), which includes the 25 most read articles of the above journal for the corresponding period. 6. The paper entitled: “Papadopoulos MA, Papadopulos NA, Jannowitz C, Henke J, Böttcher P, Klöppel M, Müller D, Zeilhofer H-F, Kovacs L, Biemer E. [Three-dimensional computer tomographic evaluation of maxillary growth following intrauterine repair of cleft like defects in sheep fetuses] Drei-dimensionale computertomographische Auswertung des Mittelgesichtswachstums nach intrauteriner Wiederherstellung von chirurgisch erzeugten Oberkieferdefekten am Schaffetus” was selected as candidate for the Fritz-Linder Award as one of the best submitted und was presented in a special session during the 120th Congress of the German Society of Surgeons, Munich, Germany, 29.04-02.05.2003 and was published after invitation in the journal Chirurgisches Forum 2003;32:17-19. 7. The paper entitled: “Sidiropoulou-Chatzigianni S, Papadopoulos MA, Kolokithas G. Dentoskeletal morphology in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis compared with healthy children. Journal of Orthodontics 2001;28:53-58.” was one of “the 50 Most-Frequently Cited Articles” of the Journal of Orthodontics ranking the position #38. 8. The paper entitled: “Papageorgiou SN, Zogakis IP, Papadopoulos MA. Failure rates and associated risk factors of orthodontic miniscrew implants: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2012 Nov;142(5):577-595.e7” was presented after invitation of the Editor in Chief as “Featured video of the month November 2012” on the official site and on the blog site of the journal. 9. Due to his experience on the subjects of “noncompliance orthodontic treatment” and "orthodontic miniscrew implants, Dr. Papadopoulos has introduced a novel approach for the comprehensive management of Class II malocclusion and received a Patent from the German Patent Office (Deutsches Patentamt) [German patent Nr. 10 2006 033 774], and from the U.S. Patent Office, [U.S. patent Nr. 7,785,102]. 10. Due to the introduction of a novel approach for the comprehensive management of Class II malocclusion and the granting of a corresponding patent from the German Patent Office he has been invited to contribute with an article to the journal “Recent Patents on Biomedical Engineering”. [Papadopoulos MA. The “Advanced Molar Distalization Appliance”: A novel approach to correct Class II malocclusion. Recent Patents on Biomedical Engineering 2010;3:6-15. 11. Due to his experience on the subjects of “evidence based orthodontics” he has been invited to contribute with an article to a special issue of the journal “The Open Dentistry Journal”, devoted on the subject of: "”Evidence-based dentistry in the 21st Century”. [Papadopoulos MA. Meta-analyses and orthodontic evidence-based clinical practice in the 21st century. The Open Dentistry Journal 2010;4:92-123. 12. Due to his experience on the subjects of “evidence based orthodontics” and “orthodontic miniscrew implants” he has been invited to contribute with an article to a special issue of the journal “Seminars in Orthodontics”, devoted on the subject of: "”Evidence-based Orthodontics”. [Papadopoulos MA, Papageorgiou SN. Current evidence on clinical performance of miniscrew implants in orthodontic treatment. Seminars in Orthodontics 2013;19:162-173. 13. He has been also invited to contribute with articles from the journals "Chirurgisches Forum" and "Journal of Marmara University Dental Faculty", as well as from the medical website www.surgytec.com: 1. Papadopoulos MA, Papadopulos NA, Jannowitz C, Henke J, Böttcher P, Klöppel M, Müller D, Zeilhofer H-F, Kovacs L, Biemer E. Drei-dimensionale computertomographische Auswertung des Mittelgesichtswachstums nach intrauteriner Wiederherstellung von chirurgisch erzeugten Oberkieferdefekten am Schaffetus [Three-dimensional computer tomographic evaluation of maxillary growth following intrauterine repair of cleft like defects in sheep fetuses]. Chirurgisches Forum 2003;32:17-19. 2. Athanasiou AE, Papadopoulos MA, Nasiopoulos AT, Ioannidou I, Kolokithas G. Changes in the mechanical advantages of the masseter and temporal muscles and the number and intensity of occlusal contacts following Herbst appliance treatment of Class II, division 1 malocclusion: an early evaluation. Journal of Marmara University Dental Faculty 2004;5:435-444. 3. Papadopoulos MA. The use of mini-screw implants for temporary skeletal anchorage in orthodontics. 2009. Available at www.surgytec.com 14. The article entitled: "Papadopoulos MA. Orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion with miniscrew implants. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2008;134:604.e1-e16" was re-published after invitation in Russian language: "Papadopoulos MA. Orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion with miniscrew implants. Caspian Orthodontic Journal 2009;2:66-79." 15. Dr. Papadopoulos has been interviewed for the journals: 1. “Orthodontic Forum”, scientific publication of the Polish Orthodontic Society, due to his experience on the subject of “Evidence Based Orthodontics”. [Papadopoulos MA. Interview – Part I. Orthodontic Forum – The Journal of the Polish Orthodontic Society 2007;3:137-143. - Papadopoulos MA. Interview – Part II. Orthodontic Forum – The Journal of the Polish Orthodontic Society 2007;3:178-185. - Papadopoulos MA. Interview – Part III. Orthodontic Forum – The Journal of the Polish Orthodontic Society 2008;4:6-12.] 2. “Ortodoncia”, scientific publication of the Argentinean Orthodontic Society, due to his experience on the subject of “Noncompliance Orthodontic Treatment”. [Papadopoulos MA. Interview. Ortodoncia – The Journal of the Argentinean Orthodontic Society 2007;70:46-58.] 3. “Kieferorthopädie Nachrichten”, Germany, due to his experience on the subject of “Noncompliance Orthodontic Treatment”: [Papadopoulos MA. Interview. Kieferorthopädie Nachrichten 2009;5:1, 9 & 2009;6:10-11.] 4. “Revista Dental Press de Ortodontia e Ortopedia Facial”, Brazil, due to his experience on the subject of “Evidence Based Orthodontics” as well as on “Noncompliance Orthodontic Treatment”. [Papadopoulos MA. Interview. Revista Dental Press de Ortodontia e Ortopedia Facial 2009;14:25-38.] 5. “Orthodontic Review”, scientific publication of the Bulgarian Orthodontic Society, due to his experience on the subject of “Evidence Based Orthodontics”, “Noncompliance Orthodontic Treatment” as well as on “Use of miniscrew implants as temporary anchorage devices in orthodontic treatment”. [Papadopoulos MA. Interview. Orthodontic Review 2010;12:3-10.] 16. Dr. Papadopoulos was included in the short list of the applicants (comprising of a total of 4 out of 19 colleagues form all over the world) concerning the occupation of the position of Professor and Director of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland (successor of Prof. T. Peltomäki), and was invited to be interviewed, as well as to participate at the corresponding symposium by presenting a lecture to the students and the faculty members of the School of Dentistry of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, 07.06.2010. 17. Dr. Papadopoulos was included in the short list of the applicants (comprising of a total of 3 out of 21 colleagues form all over the world) concerning the occupation of the position of Professor and Director of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Basel, Switzerland (successor of Prof. A. Wihelhaus), and was invited to be interviewed, as well as to participate at the corresponding symposium by presenting a lecture to the students and the faculty members of the School of Dentistry of the University of Basel, Switzerland, 20.04.2012. 18. Dr. Papadopoulos has been invited lecturer at the following scientific meetings organized by orthodontic societies or academic institutions: 1. 10th International Dental Congress of the Egyptian Dental Association, Alexandria, Egypt, 12.11 – 15.11.1996. (Invited lecture) 2. 4th International Dental Congress of the Iranian Dental association, Tehran, Iran, 15.04 - 18.04.1997. (Invited lecture) 3. 36th Annual Meeting of the Stomatological Society of Greece, Lefkas, Greece, 06-09.09.2001. (Round table lecture) 4. Scientific meeting of the Greek Orthodontic Society, Greek Orthodontic Society, Athens, Greece, 19.09.2001. (Invited lecture) 5. 31st International Congress of the Austrian Orthodontic Society, Kitzbühel, Austria, 04.03 - 09.03.2002. (Invited lecture) 6. 7th Congress of the Balkan Stomatological Society, 28-30.03.2002, Kusadasi, Turkey. (Invited lecture) 7. 2nd International Orthodontic Symposium “Orthodontics 2002”, Prague, Czech Republic, 02.05 - 05.05.2002. (Invited lecture) 8. 119th Congress of the German Society of Surgery, 07-10.05.2002, Berlin, Germany. (Invited lecture transmitted through Videoconference from Thessaloniki) 9. Yugoslav Orthodontic Society, 02.11.2002, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. (One-day Course) 10. Orthodontic Society of Dolnoslaskim (Niederschlesien) of Poland, Szczawno Zdroj, Poland, 24.05.2003. (One day course) 11. One-day Conference of the Dental Association of Serres. Serres, 31.05.2003. (Invited lecture) 12. Scientific meeting of the Hellenic Professional Union of Orthodontists, Athens, 09.05.2004. (Invited lecture) 13. 9th Congress of the Balkan Stomatological Society, Ohrid, FYROM, 13.-16.05.2004. (Invited lecture) 14. 3rd International Orthodontic Symposium - Orthodontics 2004, Prague, Czech Republic, 30.09-02.10.2004. (invited lecture) 15. 4th Orthodontic Symposium Freiburg. Department of Orthodontics, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 16-17.04.2005. (Invited Lecture) 16. One-day medical Conference, Newspaper "Voice of Sintiki", Sidirokastro, Greece, 15.05.2005. (Invited Lecture) 17. Postgraduate Program of the Department of Orthodontics of the University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 10.05.2006. (Invited Lecture) 18. Bulgarian Orthodontic Society, Sofia, Bulgaria, 03.06.2006. (One-day course) 19. 11th International Symposium on Dentofacial Development and Function, Chicago, USA, 18-22.06.2006. (Invited Lecture) 20. Orthodontic Society of Cyprus, Limassol, Cyprus, 20.11.2006. (One-day course) 21. 26th Panhellenic Dental Congress, Athens, 02-05.11.2006. (Invited Lecture) 22. 5th Jordanian Orthodontic Congress, Amman, Jordan, 22-23.11.2006. (Invited Lecture) 23. Department of orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Ludwigs-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany, 09.03.2007. (One-day course) 24. New horizons in orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion. FYROM Orthodontic Society, Skopje, FYROM, 14.05.2007. (One-day course) 25. Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 07.06.2007. (One-day course) 26. 11th Congress of the Polish Orthodontic Society, Lublin, Poland, 27.-30.09.2007. (Invited Lecture) 27. British Orthodontic Society, Brighton, United Kingdom, 14-16.09.2008. (Invited lecture) 28. 2nd Forestadent Symposium, Athens, Greece, 03-04.10.2008. (Invited lecture) 29. Albanian Orthodontic Society, Tirana, Albania, 28.02.2009. (One day course) 30. Panhellenic Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 21-22.03.2009. (Pre-congress course) 31. 2nd Professional Congress of the Hellenic Professional Union of Orthodontists, Athens, Greece, 04.04.2009. (Invited lecture) 32. Department of Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, H.Π.A., 30-04.2009. (Invited lecture) 33. Advanced Orthodontic Graduate Program, Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 01-05.2009. (Invited lecture) 34. 13rd Congress of the Polish Orthodontic Society, Wroclaw, Poland, 09-12.09.2009. (Keynote lecture) 35. 82nd Annual Meeting of the German Orthodontic Society, Mainz, Germany, 16-19.09.2009. (Invited lecture) 36. 5th Orthodontic Symposium Freiburg. Department of Orthodontics, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 07.11.2009. (Invited lecture) 37. 12èmes Journées de l'orthodontie "J.O.F 2009" de la FFO (Fédération Francophone d' Orthodontie), Paris, France, 06-09.11.2009. (Invited lecture) 38. Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 03.02.2010. 39. 7th International Orthodontic Congress of the World Federation of Orthodontists, Sydney, Australia, 06-09.02.2010. (Invited lecture) 40. Discipline of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Australia, 10.02.2010. 41. Department of Orthodontics, Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Australia, 12.02.2010. 42. International Spring Meeting of the Italian Orthodontic Society & 2nd Congress of the Mediterranean Orthodontic Integration Project, Viareggio, Italy, 14-15.05.2010. (Invited lecture) 43. Symposium on the occasion of the occupation of the position of Professor and Director of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, 07.06.2010. (Invited lecture) 44. XIII International Symposium on Dentofacial Development and Function, Florence, Italy, 21-23.10.2010. (Invited lecture) 45. International Orthodontic Symposium (IOS 2010), Prague, 25-27.11.2010. (Invited lecture) 46. Annual Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society, Athens, Greece, 16.03.2011. (Invited lecture) 47. 4th International Caspian Conference of Oral Implantologists, & International Congress of Oral Implantologist (ICOI), Society of Oral Implantologists of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan, 06-08.05.2011. (Invited lecture) 48. Annual Session of the American Association of Orthodontists, Chicago, USA, 13–17.05.2011. (Invited lecture) 49. 3rd World Implant Orthodontic Conference (WOIC), Verona, Italy, 06–08.10.2011. (Invited lecture) 50. Orthocaps User Meeting, Munich, Germany, 19.11.2011. (Invited lecture) 51. Meeting entitled: “Contemporary trends in mirco-implant and lingual modalities: An international update”, Mumbai, India. 10-11.12.2011. (Invited lecture) 52. 12th International Symposium, Greek Orthodontic Society, Athens, 31.03-01.04.2012. (Invited lecture) 53. Symposium on the occasion of the occupation of the position of Professor of Orthodontics at the University of Basel, Switzerland, 20.04.2012. (Invited lecture) 54. Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria, May 2012 - June 2013. (Series of invited one day courses on “Evidence Based Orthodontics”) 55. 13rd Annual Meeting of the Turkish Orthodontic Society, Antalya, Turkey, 01-04.10.2012. (Invited lecture) 56. International Orthodontic Congress of the Cyprus Orthodontic Society and Greek Orthodontic Society, Limassol, Cyprus, 26-27.10.2012. (Invited lecture) 57. Scientific Meeting of the Tyrolean dentists, Innsbruck, Austria, 22.11.2012. (Invited lecture) 58. Department of Orthodontics, University of Innsbruck, Austria, 22.11.2012. (Invited lecture) 59. Scientific Meeting of the Lebanese Orthodontic Society, Beirut, Lebanon, 14-15.12.2012. (Invited lectures) 60. 1st Mediterranean Congress of the Odontostomatological Discipline of the Italian Society of Odontostomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Italian College of Dentistry, Taormina, Italy, 12-13.07.2013 61. Department of Orthodontics, Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 25-27.10.2015. (Series of invited one day courses on “Skeletal Anchorage in Orthodontics”) 19. The scientific profile of Dr. Papadopoulos is included in the web-database "Index Copernicus Scientists" which is an international network of scientists [https://scientists.indexcopernicus.com & http://my.indexcopernicus.com/mikepap]. 20. The biography of Dr. Papadopoulos is cited in the 4th (2002-2003), 5th (2004-2005) and 7th (2009-2010) of "The Marquis' Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare®", in the 21st edition (2003-2004) of "The Marquis' Who's Who in the World®" and in the 8th edition of "The Marquis' Who's Who in Science and Engineering®". 21. The biography of Dr. Papadopoulos is also cited in the "2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century", which is published by "The International Bibliographical Centre of Cambridge, England” and he was nominated as "International Health Professional of the Year" for the year 2003 from the same institution. HONORS 1. Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (February 2013 – present). 2. Postgraduate Program Director, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2012 - present. 3. Postgraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2003 - 2012. 4. President, Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece (February 2015 – present). 5. Honorary Editor of the Journal "Hellenic Orthodontic Review" [Greek Orthodontic Society], 2014 - present. 6. Editor of the Journal "Hellenic Orthodontic Review" [Greek Orthodontic Society], 2004 - 2014. 7. Assistant Editor of the "World Journal of Orthodontists" [World Federation of Orthodontists], 2009–2010. 8. Associate Editor of the Journal "Hellenic Orthodontic Review", 1998 - 2004. 9. Associate Editor of the Journal "Stoma", 2008 - present. 10. Editor (together with Dr. T. Eliades) of the special issue of the "Hellenic Orthodontic Review" [Hell Orthod Rev 2003;6(suppl. 2)] including articles from the Editors of the most important international orthodontic journals, which were presented during the "Forum of Editors, Authors, Readers and Publishers" organized by the Greek Orthodontic Society, Athens, Greece, 01.03.2002. 11. Vice President of the Hellenic Professional Union of Orthodontists, 2000 - 2004. 12. Vice Secretary General of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, 2002 - 2003. 13. Vice Secretary General & Treasurer of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, 2002 - 2005. 14. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, 2008 - present. 15. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Greek Orthodontic Society, 2003 - 2005. 16. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, 1997-2003. 17. Referee for faculty promotion to the rank of Full Professor in the field of Orthodontics at the University of Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2014. 18. Referee for faculty promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer In Orthodontics in the field of Orthodontics at the University of Tel Aviv, Israel, February 2015. 19. Member of the General Assembly of School of Dentistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2003 - 2004. 20. Member of the Workgroup for Dental Politics of the Health Committee of the Institute of Strategic and Development Studies (ISTAME), Athens, Greece, June 2009 – present. 21. Representative of the Dental Association of Serres at the Greek Dental Association, 2005-2008. 22. Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 6th International Symposium on Dentofacial Development and Function, September 19-21, 1996, Athens, Greece. 23. Vice President of the 3rd International Orthodontic Symposium - Orthodontics 2004, 30.09-03.10.2004, Prague, Czech Republic. 24. President of the "European Village" of the Greek Orthodontic Society during the 6th International Orthodontic Congress of the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO), 14 September 2005, Paris, France. 25. Coordinator of the Scientific meeting of the Dental Association of Serres and of the Dental Association of Serres, Serres, Greece, 03.10.2009. 26. Coordinator of the Annual Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, Aridea, Pellas, Greece, 12-14.03.2010. 27. Council Member of the "The Council of Healthcare Advisors" [www.thecouncils.com] for orthodontic related issues. 28. Chairman of sessions of scientific events: 1. 3rd Session of the 10th Panhellenic Congress on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Athens, Greece, 29.11-01.12.1996. 2. 3rd Session of the 3rd Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Athens, Greece, 16-17.10.1999. 3. 1st Session of the 5th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Athens, Greece, 01-02.12.2001. 4. 7th Session of the 6th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 30.11-01.12.2002. 5. 4th Session of the 7th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Athens, Greece, 29-30.11.2003. 6. 1st Session of the 8th International Orthodontic Symposium of the Greek Orthodontic Society, Greece, 24-25.04.2004, Thessaloniki. 7. 5th Session of the 3rd International Orthodontic Symposium - Orthodontics 2004, Prague, Czech Republic, 30.09-02.10.2004. 8. 1st Session of 30.10.2004 and of the 1st Session of 31.10.2004 of the 24th Panhellenic Dental Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, 29-31.10.2004. 9. 3rd Session of the 8th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 04-05.12.2004. 10. 2nd Session of the 9th International Orthodontic Symposium of the Greek Orthodontic Society, Thessaloniki, Greece, 08-09.04.2006. 11. 5th session of the 10th Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 07-09.12.2007. 12. Afternoon session of the Annual Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece. Thessaloniki, 29.01.-02.03.2008. 13. 1st session of the 10th International Orthodontic Symposium of the Greek Orthodontic Society, Athens, Greece, 12-13.04.2008. 14. 49th session of the 28th Panhellenic Dental Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26.10.2008. 15. 4th session of the 11th Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Athens, Greece, 06-07.12.2008. 16. 1st session of the 13th Congress of the Polish Orthodontic Society, Wrocław, Poland, 9-12.09. 2009. 17. 8th session of the Annual Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, Aridaia, Pella, Greece, 12-14.03.2010. 18. 6th session of the 15th Congress of the Balkan Stomatological Society (BaSS), Thessaloniki, 22-25.04.2010. 19. 2nd session of the Annual Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 18-20.03.2011. 20. 3rd session of the Orthocaps User Meeting, Munich, Germany, 19.11.2011. 21. 8th session of the Annual Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 29-31.03.2013. 22. 4th session of the 5th Congress of the School of Dentistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 01-03.11.2013. 23. 3rd session of the 16th Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 07-08.12.2013. 24. 29th session of the Annual Congress of the Hellenic Dental Association, Thessaloniki, Greece, 14-16.11.2014. 25. 3rd session of the 17th Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Athens, Greece, 06-07.12. 2014. 26. 4th session of the 12th National Congress of the Italian Academy of Orthodontists, Rome, Italy, 30.04-01.05.2015. 27. 3rd session, 8th International orthodontic Congress of the World Federation of Orthodontists, London, UK, 27-30.09.2015 28. 4th session “State of the art” of the 46th International Congress of the Italian Society of Orthodontists (SIDO), Milan, Italy, 29-31.10.2015 29. Referee of the scientific papers of the 28th Panhellenic Dental Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-24.20.2008. 30. Referee of the scientific papers of the 7th World Orthodontic Congress of the World Federation of Orthodontists, Sydney, Australia, 06-09.02.2010. 31. Member of the Advisory Committee of the International Orthodontic Symposium (IOS 2010), Prague, Czech Republic, 25-27.11.2010. 32. Member of the Advisory Board of the journals:  "Journal of International Dental and Medical Research" July 2009 – present. 33. Referee for books submitted for publication  “Wiley-Blackwell” publishing company 34. MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD of the journals: 1. "Acta Odontologica Turcica” 2013 – present. 2. "Brazilian Research in Pediatric Dentistry and Clinic" 2007 - present. 3. "Clinical Orthodontics" 2013 - present. 4. "Hellenic Orthodontic Review", 1997 - 1998. 5. "International Dental and Medical Disorders" February 2008 - present. 6. "Journal of International Dental and Medical Research" July 2009 – present. 7. "Journal of Orthodontic Research", September 2012 – present. 8. "Oral Biology and Dentistry", 2013 – 2015. 9. "Ortho" the international magazine of orthodontics, 2007 - present. 10. "Orthodontic Review", 1994 - 1997. 11. "Orthopedic & Muscular System" 2011 – present. 12. "Progress in Orthodontics", 2013 – present. 13. "Current Biomedical Engineering (former Recent Patents on Biomedical Engineering)", 2010 - present. 14. "Turkish Journal of Orthodontics", 2013 – present. 15. World Journal of Stomatology", 2011 - present. 16. "Stoma", 2002 - present 17. “Orthodontics - The Journal for Professional Development and Clinical Skills”, 2004 - 2005. 35. REFEREE of the journals: 1. "Acta Biomateriialia" [IF 2011 = 4.865]. 2. "American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics" [IF 2011 = 1. 381] 3. "Angle Orthodontist" [IF 2011 = 1.207] 4. "Balkan Journal of Stomatology" 5. "BMC Oral Health", 2005 - 2014. 6. "Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry" 7. "Egyptian Orthodontic Journal" 8. "European Journal of Oral Sciences" [IF 2011 = 1.878] 9. "European Journal of Orthodontics" [IF 2011 = 0.893] 10. "Head and Face Medicine" 11. "Hellenic Orthodontic Review" 12. "Indian Journal of Dental Research" 13. “International Journal of Dentistry” 14. "International Journal of Oral Science" [IF 2011 = 1.411] 15. "International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry" [IF 2011 = 1.008] 16. "Journal of Applied Oral Sciences" [IF 2011 = 0.575] 17. "Journal of Dental Research” [IF 2011 = 3.486] 18. "Journal of Digital Imaging" [IF 2011 = 1.255] 19. “Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine” 20. "Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society” 21. "Journal of Oral Rehabilitation" [IF 2011 = 1.529] 22. "Journal of Orthodontics" 23. "Journal of Pediatric Genetics" 24. "Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing" [IF 2011 = 1.878] 25. "Medical Principles and Practice" 26. "Medical Science Monitor" [IF 2010 = 1.699] 27. "PLOS ONE" [IF 2012 = 3.730]] 28. "Odontology" [IF 2011 = 1.222] 29. "Oral Health and Dental Management" 30. "Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research" [IF 2011 = 1.652] 31. "ORTHODONTICS - The art and practice of dentofacial enhancement" 32. "Orthodontics - The Journal for Professional Development and Clinical Skills" 33. "Pattern Recognition Letters" 34. "Progress in Orthodontics" 35. "Stoma" 36. "The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal" [IF 2011 = 0.822] 37. "The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants" [IF 2011 = 1.776] 38. "The Korean Journal of Orthodontics" [IF 2011 = 0.662] 39. "World Journal of Orthodontics"

Scientific Memberships: 1. American Association of Orthodontists. [www.aaomembers.org] 2. American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, ACPA. [www.acpa-cpf.org] 3. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kieferorthopädie [German Orthodontic Society]. [www.dgkfo.de] 4. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie [German Society of Surgery]. [www.dgch.de] [2003-2013] 5. Eurasian Association of Orthodontists [www.eaomembers.org] 6. European Orthodontic Society, EOS. [www.eoseurope.org] 7. World Federation of Orthodontists, WFO. [www.wfo.org] 8. Greek Orthodontic Society. [www.grortho.gr] Former Member of the Board of Trustees 9. Greek Pedodontic Society. [www.hspd.gr] 10. Greek Society of Biomaterials. Founding member 11. Greek Society of Feto-Uterine Medicine. 12. Greek Society of Preventive Dentistry. 13. Hellenic Dental Association. [www.eoo.gr] 14. Hellenic Professional Union of Orthodontists. [www.esortho.grwww.esoeorthodontikoi.gr] Former Vice President 15. Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece. [www.auth.gr/dent/ortho/oeve] Former Member of the Board of Trustees 16. Stomatological Society of Northern Greece. [www.sebe.gr] Former Associate Secretary General and Treasurer 17. Union of the Faculty Members of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. 18. Alumni of the School of Dentistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Management activity/positions: 1. Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (February 2013 – present). 2. Postgraduate Program Director, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2012 - present. 3. Postgraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2003 - 2012. 4. President, Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece (February 2015 – present). 5. Honorary Editor of the Journal "Hellenic Orthodontic Review" [Greek Orthodontic Society], 2014 - present. 6. Editor of the Journal "Hellenic Orthodontic Review" [Greek Orthodontic Society], 2004 - 2014. 7. Assistant Editor of the "World Journal of Orthodontists" [World Federation of Orthodontists], 2009–2010. 8. Associate Editor of the Journal "Hellenic Orthodontic Review", 1998 - 2004. 9. Associate Editor of the Journal "Stoma", 2008 - present. 10. Editor (together with Dr. T. Eliades) of the special issue of the "Hellenic Orthodontic Review" [Hell Orthod Rev 2003;6(suppl. 2)] including articles from the Editors of the most important international orthodontic journals, which were presented during the "Forum of Editors, Authors, Readers and Publishers" organized by the Greek Orthodontic Society, Athens, Greece, 01.03.2002. 11. Vice President of the Hellenic Professional Union of Orthodontists, 2000 - 2004. 12. Vice Secretary General of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, 2002 - 2003. 13. Vice Secretary General & Treasurer of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, 2002 - 2005. 14. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, 2008 - present. 15. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Greek Orthodontic Society, 2003 - 2005. 16. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, 1997-2003. 17. Referee for faculty promotion to the rank of Full Professor in the field of Orthodontics at the University of Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2014. 18. Referee for faculty promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer In Orthodontics in the field of Orthodontics at the University of Tel Aviv, Israel, February 2015. 19. Member of the General Assembly of School of Dentistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2003 - 2004. 20. Member of the Workgroup for Dental Politics of the Health Committee of the Institute of Strategic and Development Studies (ISTAME), Athens, Greece, June 2009 – present. 21. Representative of the Dental Association of Serres at the Greek Dental Association, 2005-2008. 22. Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 6th International Symposium on Dentofacial Development and Function, September 19-21, 1996, Athens, Greece. 23. Vice President of the 3rd International Orthodontic Symposium - Orthodontics 2004, 30.09-03.10.2004, Prague, Czech Republic. 24. President of the "European Village" of the Greek Orthodontic Society during the 6th International Orthodontic Congress of the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO), 14 September 2005, Paris, France. 25. Coordinator of the Scientific meeting of the Dental Association of Serres and of the Dental Association of Serres, Serres, Greece, 03.10.2009. 26. Coordinator of the Annual Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, Aridea, Pellas, Greece, 12-14.03.2010. 27. Council Member of the "The Council of Healthcare Advisors" [www.thecouncils.com] for orthodontic related issues. 28. Chairman of sessions of scientific events: 1. 3rd Session of the 10th Panhellenic Congress on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Athens, Greece, 29.11-01.12.1996. 2. 3rd Session of the 3rd Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Athens, Greece, 16-17.10.1999. 3. 1st Session of the 5th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Athens, Greece, 01-02.12.2001. 4. 7th Session of the 6th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 30.11-01.12.2002. 5. 4th Session of the 7th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Athens, Greece, 29-30.11.2003. 6. 1st Session of the 8th International Orthodontic Symposium of the Greek Orthodontic Society, Greece, 24-25.04.2004, Thessaloniki. 7. 5th Session of the 3rd International Orthodontic Symposium - Orthodontics 2004, Prague, Czech Republic, 30.09-02.10.2004. 8. 1st Session of 30.10.2004 and of the 1st Session of 31.10.2004 of the 24th Panhellenic Dental Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, 29-31.10.2004. 9. 3rd Session of the 8th Panhellenic Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 04-05.12.2004. 10. 2nd Session of the 9th International Orthodontic Symposium of the Greek Orthodontic Society, Thessaloniki, Greece, 08-09.04.2006. 11. 5th session of the 10th Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 07-09.12.2007. 12. Afternoon session of the Annual Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece. Thessaloniki, 29.01.-02.03.2008. 13. 1st session of the 10th International Orthodontic Symposium of the Greek Orthodontic Society, Athens, Greece, 12-13.04.2008. 14. 49th session of the 28th Panhellenic Dental Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-26.10.2008. 15. 4th session of the 11th Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Athens, Greece, 06-07.12.2008. 16. 1st session of the 13th Congress of the Polish Orthodontic Society, Wrocław, Poland, 9-12.09. 2009. 17. 8th session of the Annual Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, Aridaia, Pella, Greece, 12-14.03.2010. 18. 6th session of the 15th Congress of the Balkan Stomatological Society (BaSS), Thessaloniki, 22-25.04.2010. 19. 2nd session of the Annual Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 18-20.03.2011. 20. 3rd session of the Orthocaps User Meeting, Munich, Germany, 19.11.2011. 21. 8th session of the Annual Congress of the Stomatological Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 29-31.03.2013. 22. 4th session of the 5th Congress of the School of Dentistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 01-03.11.2013. 23. 3rd session of the 16th Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, 07-08.12.2013. 24. 29th session of the Annual Congress of the Hellenic Dental Association, Thessaloniki, Greece, 14-16.11.2014. 25. 3rd session of the 17th Congress of the Greek Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece, Athens, Greece, 06-07.12. 2014. 26. 4th session of the 12th National Congress of the Italian Academy of Orthodontists, Rome, Italy, 30.04-01.05.2015. 27. 3rd session, 8th International orthodontic Congress of the World Federation of Orthodontists, London, UK, 27-30.09.2015 28. 4th session “State of the art” of the 46th International Congress of the Italian Society of Orthodontists (SIDO), Milan, Italy, 29-31.10.2015 29. Referee of the scientific papers of the 28th Panhellenic Dental Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, 23-24.20.2008. 30. Referee of the scientific papers of the 7th World Orthodontic Congress of the World Federation of Orthodontists, Sydney, Australia, 06-09.02.2010. 31. Member of the Advisory Committee of the International Orthodontic Symposium (IOS 2010), Prague, Czech Republic, 25-27.11.2010. 32. Member of the Advisory Board of the journals:  "Journal of International Dental and Medical Research" July 2009 – present. 33. Referee for books submitted for publication  “Wiley-Blackwell” publishing company 34. MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD of the journals: 1. "Acta Odontologica Turcica” 2013 – present. 2. "Brazilian Research in Pediatric Dentistry and Clinic" 2007 - present. 3. "Clinical Orthodontics" 2013 - present. 4. "Hellenic Orthodontic Review", 1997 - 1998. 5. "International Dental and Medical Disorders" February 2008 - present. 6. "Journal of International Dental and Medical Research" July 2009 – present. 7. "Journal of Orthodontic Research", September 2012 – present. 8. "Oral Biology and Dentistry", 2013 – 2015. 9. "Ortho" the international magazine of orthodontics, 2007 - present. 10. "Orthodontic Review", 1994 - 1997. 11. "Orthopedic & Muscular System" 2011 – present. 12. "Progress in Orthodontics", 2013 – present. 13. "Current Biomedical Engineering (former Recent Patents on Biomedical Engineering)", 2010 - present. 14. "Turkish Journal of Orthodontics", 2013 – present. 15. World Journal of Stomatology", 2011 - present. 16. "Stoma", 2002 - present 17. “Orthodontics - The Journal for Professional Development and Clinical Skills”, 2004 - 2005. 35. REFEREE of the journals: 1. "Acta Biomateriialia" [IF 2011 = 4.865]. 2. "American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics" [IF 2011 = 1. 381] 3. "Angle Orthodontist" [IF 2011 = 1.207] 4. "Balkan Journal of Stomatology" 5. "BMC Oral Health", 2005 - 2014. 6. "Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry" 7. "Egyptian Orthodontic Journal" 8. "European Journal of Oral Sciences" [IF 2011 = 1.878] 9. "European Journal of Orthodontics" [IF 2011 = 0.893] 10. "Head and Face Medicine" 11. "Hellenic Orthodontic Review" 12. "Indian Journal of Dental Research" 13. “International Journal of Dentistry” 14. "International Journal of Oral Science" [IF 2011 = 1.411] 15. "International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry" [IF 2011 = 1.008] 16. "Journal of Applied Oral Sciences" [IF 2011 = 0.575] 17. "Journal of Dental Research” [IF 2011 = 3.486] 18. "Journal of Digital Imaging" [IF 2011 = 1.255] 19. “Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine” 20. "Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society” 21. "Journal of Oral Rehabilitation" [IF 2011 = 1.529] 22. "Journal of Orthodontics" 23. "Journal of Pediatric Genetics" 24. "Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing" [IF 2011 = 1.878] 25. "Medical Principles and Practice" 26. "Medical Science Monitor" [IF 2010 = 1.699] 27. "PLOS ONE" [IF 2012 = 3.730]] 28. "Odontology" [IF 2011 = 1.222] 29. "Oral Health and Dental Management" 30. "Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research" [IF 2011 = 1.652] 31. "ORTHODONTICS - The art and practice of dentofacial enhancement" 32. "Orthodontics - The Journal for Professional Development and Clinical Skills" 33. "Pattern Recognition Letters" 34. "Progress in Orthodontics" 35. "Stoma" 36. "The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal" [IF 2011 = 0.822] 37. "The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants" [IF 2011 = 1.776] 38. "The Korean Journal of Orthodontics" [IF 2011 = 0.662] 39. "World Journal of Orthodontics"

Research Activity - Participation in Programmes:

1.      "Open distance learning cooperation for European postgraduate education and training in orthodontics", European Union Research Program "Socrates - OrthODL" in cooperation with the Universities of Munich Germany, Bergen Norway, and Gothenburg, Sweden, 1996 - 1997 [Funded with €12.957,70]

2.      "Intrauterine Treatment of severe Cleft Lip and Palate in sheep fetuses", in cooperation with the Dept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and of the Dept. of Experimental Oncology and Treatment Research of the Technical University of Munich, Germany, and of the Clinic for Veterinary Gynecology & Obstetrics of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany, 1998 - 2001. [Funded with €12.782,29]

3.      "Intrauterine Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate", in cooperation with the Dept. of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, of the Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, of the Clinic of Surgery and of the Dept. of Experimental Oncology and Treatment Research of the Technical University of Munich, Germany, of the Clinic for Veterinary Gynecology & Obstetrics of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany, of the Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery of the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, of the Dept. of Histology and Embryology and of the Dept. of Pediatric Surgery of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2002 - 2005. [Funded with €48.349,80]

4.      "Upgrading of the clinical and research infrastructures of the Department of Orthodontics", including the following projects: (a) Patients Management of the Postgraduate Clinic: Orthomed software, 10.11.2006, 45.220,00€, (b) X-rays laboratory: Planmeca digital equipment for panoramic and cephalometric radiographs and ViewBox software for cephalometric analysis, 13.10.2008, 43.980,00€. (c) Spectrophotometric laboratory: SpectroShade and SpectroShade software, 07.07.2009, 4.029,34€. (d) Electronic models system: 3Shape R700 Scanner and Orthoanalyzer software, 15.12.2010, 19.000,00€. Dept. of Orthodontics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006 - present [Funded in total with €112.229,34]

5.      "Efficacy of tooth movement with Invisalign in comparison to the actual tooth movement occurred following orthodontic treatment", Align Research Award Program, Align Technology, Inc. 2013. [Funded with $25.000,00]

Selected publications in International Journals:

1.       Papadopoulos MA, Papadopulos NA, Jannowitz C, Boettcher P, Henke J, Stolla R, Zeilhofer H-F, Kovacs L, Biemer E. Three-dimensional cephalometric evaluation of maxillary growth following in utero repair of cleft lip and alveolar like defects in the midgestational sheep model. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 2006;21:105-114. [PubMed] [Scopus] [IF 2011 = 1.048]

2.       Papadopoulos MA. Orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion with miniscrew implants. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2008;134:604.e1-e16. [PubMed] [Scopus] [IF 2011 = 1.381]

3.       Eliades T, Zinelis S, Papadopoulos MA, Eliades G. Characterization of retrieved orthodontic miniscrew implants. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2009;135:10.e1-10.e7. [PubMed] [Scopus] [IF 2011 = 1.381]

4.       Papadopoulos MA, Melkos A, Athanasiou AE. Noncompliance maxillary molar distalization by means of the First Class Appliance®: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2010;137:586.e1-586.e13.

5.       Karamouzos A, Athanasiou AE, Papadopoulos MA, Kolokithas G. Tooth color assessment following orthodontic treatment: a prospective clinical trial. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2010;138:537.e1-8. 

6.       Polychronopoulou A, Eliades T, Taoufik K, Papadopoulos MA, Athanasiou AE. Knowledge on biostatistics of orthodontic postgraduate students in Europe. European Journal of Orthodontics 2011;33:434-440. 

7.       Øland J, Jensen J, Papadopoulos MA. Does the skeletal facial profile influence presurgical motives and postsurgical satisfaction? A prospective study of 66 surgical-orthodontic patients. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2011;69:2025-32.

8.       Papadopoulos MA, Papageorgiou SN, Zogakis IP. Clinical effectiveness of orthodontic miniscrew implants: A meta-analysis. Journal of Dental Research 2011;90:969-76.

9.       Papageorgiou SN, Papadopoulos MA, Athanasiou AE. Evaluation of methodology and quality characteristics of systematic reviews in orthodontics. Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research 2011;14:116-137. 

10.   Eder M, Brockmann G, Zimmermann A, Papadopoulos MA, Schwenzer-Zimmerer K, Zeilhofer HF, Sader R, Papadopulos NA, Kovacs L. Evaluation of precision and accuracy assessment of different 3-D surface imaging systems for medical purposes. Journal of Digital Imaging 2013;26:163-172. 

11.   Papageorgiou SN, Zogakis IP, Papadopoulos MA. Failure rates and associated risk factors of orthodontic miniscrew implants: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2012;142:577-595.e7.

12.   Papadopoulos MA, Koumpridou EN, Vakalis ML, Papageorgiou SN. Effectiveness of pre-surgical infant orthopedic treatment for cleft lip and palate patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research 2012;15:207-236.

13.   Ioannidou-Marathiotou I, Zafeiriadis A, Papadopoulos MA. Root resorption of endodontically treated teeth following orthodontic treatment: A Meta-Analysis. Clinical Oral Investigations 2013;17:1733-1744. 

14.   Papadopoulos MA, Papageorgiou SN. Current evidence on clinical performance of miniscrew implants in orthodontic treatment. Seminars in Orthodontics 2013;19:162-173. 

15.   Papageorgiou SN, Papadopoulos MA, Athanasiou A.E. Reporting characteristics of meta-analyses in orthodontics: methodological assessment and statistical recommendations. European Journal of Orthodontics 2014;36:74-85.

Selected publications in Greek Journals:

1.       Karamouzos A, Athanasiou AE, Papadopoulos MΑ. Clinical characteristics and properties of plastic brackets: A comprehensive review. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 1998;1:51-61.

2.       Papadopoulos MA. Simultaneous distalization of maxillary first and second molars by means of superelastic NiTi coils. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 1998;1:71-76.

3.       Papageorgiou IS, Papadopoulos MA, Zafiriadis A. Dentoalveolar characteristics in Angle Class II, division 2 malocclusion. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 1998;1:117-134.

4.       Koupis NS, Athanasiou AE, Papadopoulos MΑ. The use of dental age as maturity indicator: A comprehensive review. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 1998;1:159-173.

5.       Panagiotouni E, Raitsidis R, Vlachogianni E, Papadopoulos MA, Chasapis E, Kapari D. Treatment of sleep apnea syndrome with intraoral prostheses in edentulous patients. Stoma 1999;27:249-260.

6.       Korda R, Nikolidakis D, Xagorakis M, Athanasiou AE, Papadopoulos MA. Morphological characteristics and crown/root relationships of upper central incisors in subjects with Class II, division 1 and 2 malocclusions. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 2000;3:89-96.

7.       Ioannidou-Marathiotou I, Papadopoulos MA, Gianniou E, Kolokithas G. Congenitally missing teeth in a malocclusion population. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 2000;3:65-79.

8.       Papadopoulos MA, Athanasiou AE, Peitsinis V, Ioannidou-Marathiotou I. Cephalometric evaluation of structural characteristics of mandibular rotation in patients with Class III malocclusion and prognathism. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 2001;4:81-102. .

9.       Georgiakaki Ι, Papadopoulos MA, Ioannidou-Marathiotou Ι. Evaluation of the result of orthodontic treatment of Class II, division 1 malocclusion by means of PAR index. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 2003;6:27-44.

10.   Georgiakaki Ι, Papadopoulos MA, Ioannidou-Marathiotou Ι. Evaluation of the result of orthodontic treatment of Class II, division 1 malocclusion by means of ICON index. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 2003;6:113-128.

11.   Hatzoudi M, Papadopoulos MA. Prevalence of tooth transposition in Greek population. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 2006;9:11-22.

12.   Mavroudi S, Rekopoulou L, Papadopulos NA, Papadopoulos MA. Etiology, classification, diagnosis and treatment of cleft lip and palate. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 2007;10:103-128.

13.   Ioannidis IC, Papadopoulos MA, Papadopulos NA. Muscle reconstruction of the lip in the primary surgical treatment of cleft lip: A comprehensive review. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 2008;11:35-53.

14.   Ioannidou-Marathiotou I, Papadopoulos MA.  Orthodontic treatment and root resorption: A critical analysis of the biomechanical factors. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 2010;13:69-82.

15.   Papadopoulos MA, Alexiou A. Treatment of Class II malocclusion with functional appliances or extraoral headgears? A comparison on monozygotic twins. Hellenic Orthodontic Review 2012;15:81-115.

Research theses:

1.       Papadopoulos MA. Non-compliance distalization: A monograph on the clinical management and effectiveness of a jig assembly in Class II malocclusion orthodontic treatment. Monograph as partial fulfillment for the promotion to the position of Associate Professor at the School of Dentistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece: Phototypotiki, 2005.

2.       Papadopoulos MA, editor. Orthodontic treatment for the Class II non-compliant patient: Current principles and techniques. Edinburgh: Elsevier, Mosby, 2006.

3.       Ioannidou-Marathiotou Ι, Papadopoulos MA, Papadopulos ΝA, editors. Cleft lip and palate: Diagnosis and treatment management. Athens, Bonisel, 2014.

4.       Papadopoulos MA, editor. Skeletal anchorage in orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion: Contemporary applications of orthodontic implants, miniscrew implants and mini plates. Edinburgh: Elsevier, Mosby, 2014. [in presss]

CV: Papadopoulos Moschos