The Executive

Dr. Aristomenis Syngelakis

Dr. Aristomenis I. Syngelakis is the President of the Council of European Chief Dental Officers for the period 1.1.2025 – 31.12.2026. From December 2020 to February 2025 he was the Chief Dental Officer of the Hellenic Republic. He was unanimously elected as President – Elect of CECDO in Montpellier, September 2022. In November 2024 participated in... View Article

Dympna Kavanagh

Dympna Kavanagh is the Chief Dental Officer in the Department of Health, Ireland. She worked with Unilever Research and subsequently completed her PhD in UCC. She undertook a Diploma, Masters, and Specialist/ Consultancy Training in Dental Public Health in King’s College London. She has worked in the Health Service Executive Ireland in the areas of... View Article

Corrado Paganelli

Corrado Paganelli’s main interests are dental public health, orthodontics and dental materials. Corrado is the dean of the dental school – university of Brescia.

Dr. Paula Vassallo

Dr. Paula Vassallo, received her degree in Dentistry from the University of Malta in 1992. She also holds a Diploma in Dental Public Health from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, a Master of Science in Dental Public Health from the University College London and an MBA from the Warwick Business School. In 2011... View Article

Dr. Orsolya Nemeth

2021- CDO of Hungary 2020–2025: Head of Department of Public Dental Health, Semmelweis University 2013–2019: Vice Head of Department of Community Dentistry, Semmelweis University 2006–2009: Head of Secretariat, CDO in Hungary 2005–2013: Semmelweis University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Budapest My main professional interests include dental prevention, aesthetic dentistry, orthodontics, oral medicine, and the... View Article

Prof. Kenneth A. Eaton

Chair of the Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe (2011) and adviser to the CECDO since 1994. Main interests include Periodontology, Dental Public Health, teaching, research and examining Dental Care Professionals, and dentists, and the development and evaluation of distance learning. How long have you been involved in the CECDO and how did this come... View Article