HIGHER EDUCATION

1983-1986

BSc., Dental Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine

1986-1989

DMD, Dental Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine

1986-1989

MSc., Dental Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine

1993-1996

Orthodontic Post-graduate Program, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine

1997

Israeli Board of Orthodontics (Specialist in Orthodontics).

2004-2010

PhD, Lautenberg Center of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine in “The role of the Innate Immunity and Natural Killer cells in the Secretory Immune system”. Supervisors: Prof. Ofer Mandelboim, Dr. Gilad Bachrach. In cooperation with Prof. Eitan Yefenof.

PRIZES AWARDED

1984

Dean’s award for academic accomplishments during the first year of study.


1985

Dean’s award for academic accomplishments during the second year of study.


1986

Dean’s award for academic accomplishments during the first, second and third year


1987

Golda Meir award for MSc. thesis.

1989

Melvin Fener award for academic accomplishments during the fifth year of study.

1989

Dean’s award for academic accomplishments during the six year of study.

2003

“magna cum laude” for DMD thesis of student Naomi Vasker (with Becker A)

2006

Excellence in teaching award for best teachers for undergraduate students
2012

Excellence in teaching award for undergraduate students (Rector’s list)

2013

Best poster award in the International Orthodontic Postgraduate Study Day, Kings College London Orthodontic Society, London for student Kotantoula G. (with Abed Y. Zaks B. Shenderovich J, Friedman M, Steinberg D.)

2013

Best poster award in the European Orthodontic Society Congress, Reykjavik for student Kotantoula G (with Abed Y, Zaks B, Shenderovich J, Friedman M, Steinberg D)

2013

Excellence in teaching award for undergraduate students (Rector’s list)

2014

Dr. Joseph E. Johnson Clinical Award in the annual AAO convention, New Orleans for student Kaczor-Urbanowicz K (with Deutsch O, Palmon A)

2014

Dr. Baruch and Fani Kaufman award for excellent doctoral degree thesis of student Sawsan S (with Abramovitz T and Haisraeli-Shalish M)

2014

Best oral presentation award in the European Orthodontic Society Congress, Warsaw, for student Kaczor-Urbanowicz K (with Deutsch O, Palmon A)

2015

Hatton award for best oral presentation in IADR congress, Dubrovnik, for student Omer Fleissig (with Mandelbaum O)

MEMBERSHIP

1989- now

Israel Dental Association

1999 – now

American Association of Orthodontists

1999 – now

World Federation of Orthodontics

1999 – now

European Orthodontic Society

1999 – now

Israel Orthodontic Society

2001- 2003

Committee of Israel Orthodontic Society

2001 – now

Italian Orthodontic Society (SIDO)

2001 – now

Member, International Association of Dental Research

2006 – now

Active member, European Society of Lingual Orthodontics

2006 – 2012

Member, Committee for Licence Exams of Ministry of Health

2003 – 2005

Hadassah representative in the Ynet forum on Orthodontics

2008 – now

Member, Scientific Committee for Orthodontics

2008 – now

Judge, Court of Israeli Dental Association

2012 – now

Member, North Atlantic Angle Society of Orthodontics

2020 – now

Member, Scientific Council of Israeli Dental Association

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY

2002

Member, Committee for Graduate Research Theses

2002

President, Alumni Society of Faculty of Dental Medicine

2005

Member, Committee for Advanced Studies

2005

Member, Admissions Committee

2005

Director of Postgraduate Orthodontic Training Program

2009

Member, Committee for Teaching Evaluation

2010

Chairperson, Orthodontic Department

2021

Vice Dean, Academic Affairs and International Relations

REVIEWER

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (on editorial review board)

European Journal of Orthodontics

Angle Orthodontist

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Journal of Orthodontics

Journal of Intellectual Disability Reasearch

Quintessence International

Oral Diseases

International Journal of Pediatric Dentistry

ORGANIZATION OF CONFERENCES

President of Symposium honoring Prof. Adrian Becker, Jerusalem 2005

President of 45 Year Anniversary of the Department of Orthodontics, Jerusalem 2011

Organization of Symposium – invited lecturer Prof. Orhan Tuncay, Jerusalem 2010

Organization of Symposium – invited lecturer Arne Thordarson, Jerusalem 2011

Member of Organizing Committee of Symposium honoring Prof. Ilana Brin, Jerusalem 2013

President of Symposium honoring Prof. Edith Kaye (during the 60 year Anniversary of the Dental School), Jerusalem 2013

President of Organizing Committee of the Annual Convention of the Israeli Dental Association, Tel Aviv 2013

President of Symposium honoring Prof. Yocheved Ben Bassat and Dr. Doron Harari, Jerusalem 2014