Born in Dobrich. Graduated from the Dental Faculty of Medical University Sofia and acquired his master's degree in Dentistry in 2006. In 2008 became an assistant professor at the Department of “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Specialized Radiology" at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Varna. Acquired Oral Surgery specialty in 2013 and doctoral degree in 2015, the latter being “Influence of bone substitute materials on bone regeneration during sinus floor augmentation with lateral approach and delayed implant placement". In 2016 became an associate professor at the Department of Oral Surgery at FDM, Medical University of Varna. In 2018 acquired Dental Implantology specialty. In 2024 Assoc. Prof. Papanchev became head of the Oral Surgery Department and Faculty Vice-dean.
Supervisor of two PhD Students.
Assoc. Prof. Papanchev has over 30 publications and has participated in over 15 international scientific forums. Won the “Academic Nikolai Popov" award for academic success for oral implantology at BAOI in 2012. Main scientific interests and works are in the fields of oral surgery and implantology.
ITI, BAOI, UOMFS, BNDDM, BDA
