Research activities

The main research areas include conservative dentistry, endodontics, oral pathology and gerodontology, dental allergology, and dental physical therapy. Educational materials have been developed to optimize the training of dental medicine students. The department utilizes the facilities of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, equipped with modern devices, materials, and methods.

Members of the department collaborate in both teaching and research activities with the Faculties of Dental Medicine in Sofia and Plovdiv, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, the Technical University of Gabrovo, and the University of Ruse. These collaborations have resulted in scientific projects funded by the Medical University of Varna, the Medical University of Sofia, and the Ministry of Education and Science.

PhD Degrees awarded by the Department:

1. Dr. Vladimir Emanuilov Panov – Oral Cavity – a Biosystem and Potential Source of Infectious Material – 2010
   Supervisors: Prof. Angelina Kisselova-Yaneva, DMD, PhD, DSc; Prof. Zakhariy Krastev, MD, PhD, DSc
2. Dr. Miglena Ilieva Balcheva-Eneva – Oral Allergy Syndrome as a Manifestation of Food Allergy – 2015
   Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Angelina Kisselova-Yaneva, DMD, PhD, DSc; Assoc. Prof. Georgi Nikolov, MD, PhD
3. Dr. Maya Dimitrova Doichinova – Caries Prevention Using Photosensitizers (Experimental, Laboratory, and Clinical Studies) – 2015
   Supervisor: Prof. Slavcho Dimitrov, DMD, PhD
4. Dr. Tsvetelina Iliyanova Borisova-Papancheva – Healing Processes of Periapical Inflammatory Changes of Endodontic Origin after Retrograde Filling – 2015
   Supervisors: Prof. Vladimir Panov, DMD, PhD, DSc; Prof. Stefan Peev, DMD, PhD, DSc
5. Dr. Christiana Rosenova Madjova – Complex Oral Diagnosis of Children and Adolescents with Diabetes and Obesity – 2016
   Supervisor: Prof. Vladimir Panov, DMD, PhD, DSc
6. Dr. Radostina Lozanova Anastasova – Early Caries Diagnosis and Repair of  Restoration as a Part of Minimal Intervention Dentistry – 2018
   Supervisors: Prof. Vladimir Panov, DMD, PhD, DSc; Prof. Tsanka Dikova, PhD, DSc
7. Dr. Genoveva Ilieva Balcheva – Dentin Hypersensitivity – Social, Diagnostic, and Treatment Aspects – 2019
   Supervisor: Prof. Vladimir Panov, DMD, PhD, DSc
8. Dr. Martina Naydenova Markova – Use of Dental Amalgam Related Problems– 2019
   Supervisor: Prof. Vladimir Panov, DMD, PhD, DSc
9. Dr. Vesela Dobreva Hristova – Wedge-Shaped Defects – Epidemiology, Clinical Picture and Obturation Opportunities – 2020
   Supervisors: Prof. Vladimir Panov, DMD, PhD, DSc; Prof. Tsanka Dikova, PhD, DSc
10. Dr. Maya Deyanova Koleva – Dental Erosion – Epidemiology, Clinical Features Treatment, and Prevention of the Early Stages – 2020
    Supervisor: Prof. Slavcho Dimitrov, DMD, PhD
11. Dr. Georgi Plamenov Georgiev – Problems Associated with Photopolymerization in Dentistry – 2021
    Supervisors: Prof. Vladimir Panov, DMD, PhD, DSc; Prof. Tsanka Dikova, PhD, DSc
12. Dr. Slavena Svetlozarova Georgieva – Use of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in the Endodontic Practice – 2021
    Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Tsvetelina Borisova-Papancheva, DMD, PhD
13. Dr. Denitsa Georgieva Zaneva-Hristova – Comparison of Methods for the Treatment of Chronic Periapical Inflammatory Diseases – 2021
    Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Tsvetelina Borisova-Papancheva, DMD, PhD
14. Dr. Simeon Zdravkov Chokanov – Drug Addicted Patients – Oral Health and Management – 2022
    Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Asya Krasteva-Panova, DMD, PhD, DSc
15. Dr. Alexander Ivanov Georgiev – Effect of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes on the Dental Treatment – 2022
    Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Miglena Balcheva-Eneva, DMD, PhD
16. Dr. Denitsa Nedelcheva Grozdeva – Rehabilitation and Quality of Life in Patients with Total Hip Replacement – 2023
    Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Evgeniya Dimova, MD, PhD
17. Dr. Boris Sashev Valkov – Study of the Properties of Temporary Filling Materials – 2024
    Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Miglena Balcheva-Eneva, DMD, PhD
18. Dr. Silvia Evtimova Stankova – Study of the Influence of Some Factors on Tooth Bleaching – 2024
    Supervisor: Prof. Vladimir Panov, DMD, PhD, DSc

DSc Degrees awarded by the Department:

1. Prof. Vladimir Panov – Changes in the Oral Environment and Common Diseases – 2016​