Name of the research center: Orthodontic research center/ acronym ORTHO-CENTER
Director of the research center: Professor Camelia Alexandrina Szuhanek MD, PhD
Date of establishment/ acknowledgement: 05.03.2021
The Research Center in Orthodontics was established in 2020 within the Orthodontic Discipline within the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes Timisoara, Romania. Within the center, the full members (teachers of the Orthodontics Discipline), the associated members (doctoral students and residents), as well as internal collaborators (teachers from other disciplines) carry out their activity.
Here we study the maxillary dento anomalies in children and adolescents and develop new directions of digital diagnosis and orthodontic therapy, using the most modern trends in the field.
The center equipment:
- 3D Scanner Activity SmartOptics GMBH
- 3D Printer WithMe for dental models
- Audax soft for cephalometric analysis
- compact pressure moulding unit Ministar from Scheu
- Laptop, multifunctional printer, Nikon photo camera
- Dental units, light curing dental lamps, instruments.
Research directions:
- Research on the biomechanical behavior of dento-alveolar structures during orthodontic and surgical / orthodontic treatment.
- Cephalometric research on dental and skeletal malocclusions
- Planning interdisciplinary treatment in skeletal abnormalities with orthodontic and orthognathic approach.
- Digital diagnosis, virtual treatment planning, 3D printing in orthodontics.
- Sleep apnea- cephalometric investigations and clinical orthodontic approach
- Interdisciplinary orthodontics.
- Orthodontic implants
Titular members:
Nr. | Name and surname of the titular member (didactic/ research personnel) | Didactic/ research degree |
1. | Szuhanek Camelia Alexandrina | Professor MD, PhD Head of discipline |
2. | Bratu Dana Cristina | Associate Professor MD, PhD |
3. | Milutinovici Raluca | Assistant Lecturer MD, PhD |
4. | Nagib Riham | Assistant Lecturer MD, PhD |
5. | Popa Adelina | Assistant Lecturer |
6. | Popa George | Assistant Lecturer |
7. | Adelina Popa | PhD student |
8. | Amalia Caselean | PhD student |
9. | Robert Avramut | PhD student |
10. | Andra Stancioiu | PhD student |
11. | Nicoleta Nicolejeviv- Stoican | PhD student |
Associated members:
Nr. | Name and surname | Student, masters student, PhD student, postdoctoral student, auxilliary and non-teaching staff, residents from university hospitals associated/in collaboration/ in contract with VBUMFT |
1. | Moldovan Madalina | Orthodontics resident |
2. | Husanu Anca | Orthodontics resident |
3. | Morar Adnana | Orthodontics resident |
4. | Casalean Amalia | Orthodontics resident |
5. | Belova Alla | Orthodontics resident |
6. | Lung Iuliana-Loredana | Orthodontics resident |
7. | Văduva Elena-Adriana | Orthodontics resident |
8. | Năsui Ioana Roxana | Orthodontics resident |
9. | Emanuela Petruneac | Orthodontics resident |
10. | Cozmîncă Diana | Orthodontics resident |
11. | Helo Rawan | Orthodontics resident |
12. | Marcu Patricia-Oana | Orthodontics resident |
13. | Uzun Anca-Patricia | Orthodontics resident |
14. | Willkovits Gabriela Diana | Orthodontics resident |
15. | Boca Roxana Iulia | Orthodontics resident |
16. | Budunchi Iulia | Orthodontics resident |
17. | Makdah Lujain | Orthodontics resident |
18. | Karahbash Ahmed | Orthodontics resident |
19. | Torabi Hasti | Orthodontics resident |
20. | El-Hajj-Sleiman Rahaf | Orthodontics resident |
21. | Negreci Samuel | Orthodontics resident |
22. | Eran Kohavy | Orthodontics resident |
23. | Limbean Cristina | Orthodontics resident |
24. | Alkajbaf Arman | Orthodontics resident |
Internal collaborators:
Nr. | Name and surname | VBUMP Affiliation |
1. | Craciunescu Emanuela | University Department of Propaedeutics and Dental Materials |
2 | Alexa Vlad | University Clinic Preventive, Community Dentistry and Oral Health |