Prof. Dr. Corina Marilena Cristache

Corina Marilena Cristache, DDS, earned her dental degree in 1991 and MD in 1999 from the “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, where she also completed her PhD in Dental Sciences in 2001 and obtained her Dr. Habil in 2018. She is a specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology and a Professor at the “Carol Davila” University, while also owning a private practice in Bucharest. In 2001-2002, she pursued postdoctoral training in dental implant surgery at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, funded by the International Team for Implantology, followed by a Prosthodontic Fellowship at the same university. Dr. Cristache (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6635-6091) has published over 100 scientific papers, authored or co-authored more than 20 books and chapters, and has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international congresses. Her h-indexes are 14 (Web of Science), 21 (Google Scholar), and 16 (Scopus), and she has completed over 100 peer reviews (WOS verified). In 2023, she secured a national patent. She led two international MANUNET-ERANET grants and several other successful research projects. Her research focuses on oral and maxillofacial surgery, implant dentistry, prosthodontics, digital dentistry, AI in healthcare, biomaterials, microbiota, and legal aspects of dental practice.