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Enhance your expertise in prosthodontics with our upcoming expert-led session. Discover the latest innovations and engage with top specialists in the field.

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Enhance your expertise in prosthodontics with our upcoming expert-led session. Discover the latest innovations and engage with top specialists in the field.

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Immediate Loading and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes

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Prof. Georgios E. Romanos

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Prof. Phophi Kamposiora

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Saturday, 7 February, 2026

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15.00 (CET)

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90 min

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48º EPA 2025 Congress
Cappadocia '25

The EPA 2025 Conference, where leading experts in prosthodontics share groundbreaking research, innovative techniques, and the latest advancements in the field. 

September 11 to 13, 2025

DATE:

September 11 to 13, 2025

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Cappadocia, Turkey

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2024 congress

The 47th Congress of European Prosthodontic Association was held in 2024 in Białystok, Poland during September 19-21. 

For three days, attendees immersed themselves in an atmosphere of vibrant learning, debates, and experience-sharing, punctuated by 31 masterful lectures from global authorities, 37 compelling oral presentations, and 62 captivating poster displays.

EPA Council

The EPA Council is composed of distinguished professionals dedicated to advancing prosthodontics across Europe and beyond. Their expertise, leadership, and commitment drive the mission of the European Prosthodontic Association, shaping the future of the field through education, research, and collaboration.

President of EPA

Prof Eitan Mijiritsky

Past President and Honorary Secretary (Int)

Prof Marco Ferrari
(Italy)

Past President

Prof Phophi Kamposiora
(Greece)

Past President and Chairman of the Epa Specialisation Committee

Prof Guillermo Pradíes (Spain)

Elected Council Member and Honorary Web Editor

Prof Rafael Martínez de Fuentes
(Spain)

Elected council member

Dr Costanza Micarelli
(Italy)

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Honorary Treasurer
(ex officio)

Prof George Papavasiliou (Greece)

Specialists Committee:

  • Professor Guillermo Pradíes (Chairman)
  • Professor Mario Bresciano (Secretary)
  • Professor George Papavasiliou
  • Professor Argirios Pissiotis
  • Professor Francisco Martínez Rus
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List of active EPA Specialists 2025

This list includes professionals who have been acknowledged by the European Prosthodontic Association for their advanced expertise in prosthodontics. Each specialist meets the highest standards of training, experience, and ongoing membership with the EPA.

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Mehmet Ali Kılıçarslan graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry in 1990. He obtained PhD degree with his thesis on the ‘physical evaluation of porcelain laminate veneer crowns and their bonding systems prepared with various techniques’ in 1997. Dr. Kılıçarslan worked as research assistant between 1990-1997 in same university. He received his Associate Professor title in 2006.

He worked at Dental Hospital which is bound The Ministry of Health of Turkey and Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Dentistry. He is currently continuing his job at Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry as a full time professor, vice dean and medical director. Dr. Kılıçarslan is the writer of more than 40 scientific articles, 2 books about laboratory procedures of fixed prosthodontics for dental technicians, two books translation about implant overdentures and fixed dental prosthodontics, a book about four handed dentistry and several presentations.

His current practice and research interests include digital and adhesive dentistry, dental implants, TMJ disorders, forensic dentistry and dental assisting education. He is a member of Turkish Dental Association (TDB), Turkish Prosthodontic and Implantology Association (TPID), European Prosthodontic Association (EPA), Academy of Turkish Dental Association and Quality Science Board Member of Health Institutes of Turkey. Mehmet Ali Kılıçarslan is married, with one child.

Prof. Mehmet Ali Kılıçarslan, PhD

Marco Ferrari, graduated at School of Surgery and Medicine, of University of Pisa in 1983, had its degree in General Dentistry in 1987 at University of Siena. In 1995 he took his PhD degree at University of Amsterdam, defending a thesis on “Bonding to dental structures”.

In the mean times he started his carrier at the School of Dental Medicine at Tufts University of Boston and he was appointed progressively from Clinical Instructor to Assistant Clinical Professor, Associate Clinical Professor, till Research Full-Professor during the academic year 1999-2000, position that he still has.

Between 1997 and 1999-2000 he was teaching Dental Materials at the School of Dental Medicine of Siena University as Adjunct Professor.
From October 2000, he was appointed Associate Professor at School of Dental Medicine, of Siena University.
In June 2001 Prof. Ferrari proposed and implemented the Ph D program in ‘Dental Materials and their clinical applications’ at University of Siena.
In June 2002, he was winner of national application of Full-Professor position and starting the academic year 2003 he was appointed Full-Professor at Siena University, into the School of Dental Medicine.
In July 2002 Prof. Ferrari was elected Dean of School of Dental Medicine, and renewed this year for additional 3 years.

Actually, is also the President and Coordinator of the Undergraduate course in Dentistry, in english language at University of Siena and Chair of the Residenty Master Program in Prosthodontics Sciences at University of Siena.

Between October 2003 and January 2006 he was appointed Vice-Rector of International Relations of University of Siena.

He also was the secretary of President of National Conference of Schools of Dental Medicine from 2006 and in 2009 was elected President of the Italian Dental School Deans Association (2009-2016).

In May 2005, he was also appointed Director of School of Ph D in ‘Biotecnologies’.

From November 2012 he was the Director of the Dental and Medical Biotechnology Department of Siena University and coordinator of the Tuscan School of Dental Medicine of Florence and Siena University.

He is appointed Professor of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry, University of Leeds, UK, Visiting Professor at Rochester University, Eastman Center, USA, and Xi’an University, 4th Biomedical University, China.

He is Past-President of Academy of Dental Materials and Past President of European Federation of Conservative Dentistry and Past-President of Continental European Division (CED) of International Association of Dental Research (IADR), and President Elect of the Dental Material Group of IADR and President Elect of European Prosthodontics Association.

He serves into the editorial board of some international dental journals with impact factor (such as Journal of Dental Research, Journal of Dentistry, J Endodontics, Journal of Adhesive Dentistry, American Journal of Dentistry, Dental Materials, Acta Odontologica Croatia, J Oral Sciences, Restorative Dentistry, J Prosthodontic Research) and he acts as referee of other 10 peer-reviewed impact factor dental journals. He was Scientific Editor of International Dentistry South Africa and is Associate Editor of Prosthodontic Research, Clinical Editor of World Journal of Dentistry, and Editor of the Journal of Osseointegration, Periodontics and Prosthodontics.

He is author of more than 400 international publications, of other 260 national publications and of 160 abstracts presented in international and national congress.

Marco Ferrari

President, European Prosthodontic Association
Assistant Professor, Dpt. of Prosthodontics,
Dental School, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, Greece
Email: phophik@dent.uoa.gr

Phophi Kamposiora is currently holding the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics, at the School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece. She received her Dental Degree from the University of Athens. She received a Certificate in Prosthodontics and a Master of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Following that, she received her PhD from the University of Athens, Greece.

She is the President of the European Prosthodontic Association and Treasurer of the Greek Prosthodontic Society. She is a Certified Prosthodontist from the European Prosthodontic Association (EPA). The last 20 years she is conducting research in biomaterials, clinical prosthodontics, esthetic dentistry and implants. She has published over 70 scientific papers, which were cited numerous times and received prestigious awards (Tylman, Granger-Pruden).

She has given lectures and scientific presentations in over 40 countries worldwide. She is on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry. She is a Reviewer for the Journal of Prosthodontics, the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation etc. Phophi Kamposiora holds a Private Practice since 1995. From 2000 she is part of “Odontiki Anaplasi”, a practice limited to Prosthodontics, esthetic dentistry and Implants situated near the center of Athens.

Phophi Kamposiora DDS, MSc, PhD, FICD

Dental Degree, University “La Sapienza” of Rome (Italy)

Devoted since the degree in Fixed Prosthodontics and Temporomandibular Disorders, working in own private practice since 2007.

Full Member of the European Academy of Craniomandibular Disorders.

Active Member, Board member and Chief of the Editorial Committee of AIOP (Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry), since 2007, Elected President for 2021.

Adjunct professor in the International Master of Prosthodontic Sciences, adjunct professor in the Dental Degree International Course, University of Siena, director prof. Marco Ferrari.

Adjunct professor in the Master in Esthetic Dentistry, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, director prof. Robert Sader.

Member of the scientific board of Quintessence International, Quintessence Publishing Italia.

Founder and President for 2022 of the Italian Society of Prosthodontic and Oral Rehabilitation (SIPRO).

Dr. Costanza Micarelli

Hon. Treasurer, European Prosthodontic Association
Assistant Professor, Dpt. of Prosthodontics,
Dental School, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, Greece
Email: geopap@dent.uoa.gr

George Papavasiliou is currently holding the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics, at the School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece. He received his Dental Degree from the University of Athens.

He received a Certificate in Prosthodontics and a Master of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Following that, he received his PhD from the University of Athens, Greece. He is the Honorary Treasurer of the European Prosthodontic Association (starting September 2019) and President of the Greek Prosthodontic Society. He is a Certified Prosthodontist from the European Prosthodontic Association (EPA). The last 20 years he is conducting research in biomaterials, clinical prosthodontics, esthetic dentistry and implants. He has published over 80 scientific papers, which were cited numerous times and received prestigious awards.

He has given lectures and scientific presentations in over 35 countries worldwide. He is on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry He is a Reviewer for the Journal of Prosthodontics, the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation etc.

George Papavasiliou holds a Private Practice since 1995. From 2000 she is part of “Odontiki Anaplasi”, a practice limited to Prosthodontics, esthetic dentistry and Implants situated near the center of Athens.

George Papavasiliou DDS, MSc, PhD, FICD