He was born in Thessaloniki on1964. Graduated from the Dental School of Thessaloniki on 1989 and started as research fellow at the Dept. of Operative Dentistry. The years 1991-1993 was a postgraduate student at the University of Bristol UK and he got the Master’s Degree on Paediatric Dentistry. In the year 1996 got his PhD from the University of Thessaloniki on Dental Materials with excellence. At the moment is Associate Professor with the Dept. of Operative Dentistry at the University of Thessaloniki.
He authored approximately 40 scientific papers in English and in Greek and two textbooks in Greek, “Immediate aesthetic restorations, 2004” and “Solving clinical problems in Paediatric Dentistry, 2006”. Currently has started the third book on “Minimally invasive Dentistry” and a revision of the aesthetic dentistry book.
He served as, Secretary General of the Hellenic Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry as well as he is Past President of the Dental Society of Thessaloniki, Past Vice-President of “Aghios Pavlos” hospital of Thessaloniki and past member of the council of the Hellenic Dental Association and President of the scientific committee of the Hellenic Dental Association.
His research interest is on biomaterials, minimal restorative dentistry, aesthetic dentistry and paediatric dentistry. He is a presenter on national and international level for the subjects of restorative materials and techniques and also organizer of hand’s on courses for dentists on contemporary materials and techniques. From 1989 he owns a private dental office in Thessaloniki dedicated to aesthetic and paediatric dentistry.