Menenakou Maria, Specialised Pediatric Dentist

Maria Menenakou is the Chief Scientific Officer of “Odontolysis” Dental Clinic. Born on December 2, 1963 in Thessaloniki, is actually from Mani and Macedonia, but as an officer’s kid, she lived all over Greece, until she ended up in Athens in 1982, where she finished High Scool (Pierce '82).

Succesfully passing the National Exams, she was accepted in NKUA Dental School. She graduated in 1987 and by 1990 she had completed her postgraduate program in Pediatric Dentistry at Eastman Dental Center, Rochester , NY, USA.

Upon her return in Greece she succesfully defended her thesis titled “Katecholamines in --- of children aged 7 to 10, and TMJ findings”.

She works privately since 1990. In 1993 she was elected as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Regional Dental Society of Piraeus until, in 2012 she was elected as President of the Board of Directors for the Regional Dental Society of Piraeus. In 2015 she was elected A’ Vice-President of Greek Dental Federation.

She speaks Greek, English, French and German. She is mother to a son, Dimitris, who now is an assistant professor in Rochester University, USA and to a multi-membered four-legged family.

Her next professional plan is to create a daily care unit for patients with dissabilities and chronic conditions.

Roxani Menenakou, Cosmetic Dentistry

Born in Athens, Roxani Menenakou was certified from Rochester University in Biochemistry and Cognitive Sciences in 1987. In 1989 she was certified in Evolutionary Biology and Anatomy from Brown University, RI. She graduated from Pierce college in 1991 and got her degree in Dentistry from Carol Davila Facultatea de Stomatologia in 1998, while doing a dissertation in Implantology. In 2010-2011 she had a Masters Degree in Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry and Prosthodontics from University College of London, Eastman Dental Institute.

She’s been a member of Piraeus Regional Dental Society since 2000. Her clinical interests focus in Cosmetic Dentistry, prosthodontics over implants, Dental Surgery, Preventive Dentistry, Dental Trauma, Sports Dentistry and Dentistry of Adolescents and Adults.

Among her scientific dissertations and publications are:
Effect of working with sister and mom on tooth grinding
Effect of sleep-wake cycle irregularities on tooth hygiene
Tooth disorders among star singers

Violeta Kakiora was born on the 2^nd of October 1992 in Athens. She entered the Dental School of National And Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2010 and completed her five-year studies in 2015. For the next three years she had been working as a general dentist in private practices. In 2018 she started the three-year postgraduate program in Paediatric Dentistry (Doctorate in Dentistry) at Eastman Dental Hospital in University College of London (UCL), which she completed in 2021. Her research was focused in the oral microbiome of adolescents. She speaks English, German and Dutch and knows the Greek sign language. She is a member of Piraeus Dental Association

Foteini Tsingene, Orthodontics

Dr Foteini Tsingene (DDS, MOrth, DipOrth) graduated from the Dental School of Athens in June 2006. She received Scholarship after National written exams (Kriezis Scholarship) for postgraduate studies in Orthodontics and Lingual Orthodontics at Tel Aviv University (MS in Orthodontics).

In May 2012, she graduated with Honors (Magna Cum Laude) at the top of her class at Tel Aviv University. She then received post graduate training at the Charles H. Tweed International Foundation, Arizona – USA.

The doctor is currently working as a Specialist in Orthodontics for children, adolescents and adults, with a special interest in the new esthetic treatments such as clear aligners and lingual braces

In 2010, her lecture won the 1st prize at the 4th EAED Scientific Award Competition (Spring meeting of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, LONDON).

Modern Orthodontic Methods offered at our clinic:

• Invisalign
• Lingual Braces Incognito
• Clear Braces
• Clear Aligners
• Metal Braces
• Damon Braces
• Removable functional appliances

Ioannis Doulis (DDS, MSc) was admitted in 2004 to the Department of Dentistry of the Hellenic Military Academy of Combat Support Officers (HMACSO) with a State Scholarship (IKY) and graduated in 2010, both from the HMACSO and from School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH).

In 2010 he worked at the 251 Air Force General Hospital (251 AFGH) as a Dental Surgeon, while in the next two years (2011 – 2012) he was in charge of the Dental Clinic at Dhekelia Airport (Tatoi).

From 2012 till 2015 he worked as a Dentist - Assistant of Orthodontic Specialist in the Orthodontic Department of 251 AFGH. At the same time, he attended the Interdepartmental MSc in Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Department of Mathematics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UOA), from which he graduated in 2014.

From 2015 until 2018 he attended the Postgraduate Program of the Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, AUTH. Since 2019 he has been working as attending Orthodontic Specialist in the Orthodontic Department of the 251 AFGH in Athens.

He is active in research and has made numerous publications, lectures and presentations in Greek and international scientific journals and conferences. In 2019 he received the "David L. Turpin Award for Evidence-Based Research" for the scientific article titled “Effect of orthodontic treatment with 4 premolar extractions compared with nonextraction treatment on the vertical dimension of the face: A systematic review”, which was published in the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics.

He practices preventive, interceptive and comprehensive Orthodontics in children, adolescents and adults applying modern methods, such as ceramic braces, transparent aligners (Invisalign®), etc.

Φοίτησε στην Οδοντιατρική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ), από το 2013 έως το 2018 και συνέχισε τις μεταπτυχιακές της σπουδές στην ειδικότητα της Παιδοδοντιατρικής στο ίδιο Πανεπιστήμιο από το 2019 έως και το 2023.

Παράλληλα βοηθούσε εθελοντικά στον οδοντιατρικό τμήμα της ελληνικής αντιπροσωπίας των Γιατρών του Κόσμου από το 2014 εώς το 2018, ενώ εξακολουθεί να συμμετέχει σε εθελοντικές δράσεις του Οδοντιατρικού Συλλόγου Πειραιά και του Χαμόγελου του Παιδιού.

Συμμετέχει ενεργά σε διεθνή και πανελλήνια συνέδρια και σεμινάρια με στόχο την συνεχιζόμενη ενημέρωση και εκπαίδευσή της, και είναι μέλος της προληπτικής και επιστημονικής επιτροπής του Οδοντιατρικού Συλλόγου Πειραιά, της Ελληνικής Παιδοδοντικής Εταιρείας και της Ευρωπαϊκής Παιδοδοντικής Εταιρείας.