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 she was elected Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom.

Dr. Vassallo has been a practising dentist since 1993 and is a lecturer in Dental Public Health/Preventive and Community Dentistry at the University of Malta. She is a consultant in Dental Public Hotel also holds an appointment as Director, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention with the Government of Malta. She was  chair of the Working Group Oral Health,in The CED (Council of European Dentists) and was responsible for guiding the development of CED policies related to oral health issues. She is the Past President of the the Council of European Chief Dental Officers and is immediate past Chair of the Platform for Better Oral health in Europe. She is Vice President of the European Association of Dental Public Health.

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