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Adnan Catovic

Name Adnan Catovic
University University of Zagreb
Country Europe
Position Editorial board member

Biography

Adnan Catovic is a specialist and primarius in Prosthodontics. He is full Professor of Fixed Prosthodontics and Geriatric Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, University of Zagreb and Dental Clinic University Hospital Centre in Zagreb, Croatia. He is a regular member of the Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, graduated from the School of Dental Medicine in Zagreb 1977. He was research assistant at the Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry in Zagreb, university lecturer and research associate in 1987. He was an Associate Professor and senior research associate in 1995. and Full Professor and scientific advisor in 1999, Head of the Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Zagrebu from 1999 to 2001. He was Head of the Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, School of Medicine, Study of Dental Medicine,University of Rijeka from 2001 to 2003. Now he is the Head of the Geriatric Dentistry at the School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb and Head of the Polyclinic of Dental Clinic University Hospital Center Zagreb.

He was a lecturer at numerous scientific and professional conferences and has published over 150 scientific papers. He was a leader and principal investigator of the scientific project ”Teeth, materials and prosthetics appliances  in adolescent and geriatric population” author of two textbooks in Fixed prosthodontics and Geriatric dentistry and co author in textbook Geriatrics .He is a regular member of the Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, editorial board Journal Medix, Croatian Society for Prosthetic Dentistry, Croatian Medical Association, European Prosthodontic Association (EPA) and the European College of Gerodontology (ECG). He is a member of several Editorial boards of the Journals in Dental Medicine.

Research Interest:

Fixed prosthodontics and Implantology, Biomechanics of teeth and prosthetic appliances, Dental care for Elderly , Ergonomics in Dentistry.