Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry
Department Staff
Oleksandr Savychuk – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department.
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1987)
Thesis topic: “Clinic and features of complex treatment of chronic recurrent stomatitis in children” (1993 PhD degree) “Clinical-pathogenetic substantiation of prevention and treatment of chronic recurrent aphthous stomatitis in children (clinical-experimental study)” (2004)
Scientific interests: oral mucosa lesions in pediatric practice
Implementation in clinical practice: 9
Publications (number) – 99; Textbooks (6), Guidelines (7), Patents (15)
Public activity: member of the Academic Council of National Bogomolets medical university.
Membership in professional associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Association of Dentists of Ukraine
Nataliia Bidenko – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Dental Faculty
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1986)
Thesis topic: «Clinical features, prevention and treatment of caries and gingivitis in children with diffuse euthyroiditis» (1998 PhD degree) «Pathogenesis, clinical features, prognosis, treatment and prevention of dental caries in children under 3 years old »(2012)
Scientific interests: early childhood caries, dental developmental defects, dental trauma injuries.
Implementation in clinical practice: 15
Publications (number) – 200; Textbooks (30), Guidelines (10)
Public activity: member of the Academic Council of National Bogomolets medical university.
Membership in professional associations: European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, International Association of Paediatric Dentistry, Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Larisa Khomenko – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1959)
Postgraduate training: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1964)
Thesis topic: Proteolysis Enzymes in Periodontitis Therapy (1965 PhD degree) Proteolysis enzymes and their inhibitors in pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases »(1980)
Scientific interests: dental prevention in children, periodontal diseases in children..
Implementation in clinical practice: 49
Publications (number) – 450; Textbooks (17), Guidelines (20)
Public activity: member of the Academic Council of National Bogomolets medical university.
Membership in professional associations: International Association of Paediatric Dentistry, President of Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Olena Ostapko – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1982)
Thesis topic: Clinical features treatment and prevention of dental caries in children with diseases of the digestive system (1994 PhD degree «Scientific substantiation of ways and methods of prevention of main dental diseases in children in regions with different levels of environmental pollution» (2011)
Scientific interests: dental prevention in children
Implementation in clinical practice: 21
Publications (number) – 200; Textbooks (17), Guidelines (6)
Membership in professional associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Grigoriy Sorochenko – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Education: Bogomolets National Medical University (2001)
Thesis topic: “Clinical and laboratory evaluation of the effectiveness of therapeutic and prophylactic toothpastes in the caries prevention” (2011) “Clinical-experimental substantiation of ways and methods of increasing caries resistance of enamel of permanent teeth with different level of mineralization” (2017)
Scientific interests: prevention of dental diseases, pediatric dentistry.
Implementation in clinical practice: 6
Publications: 70. Textbooks (1), Guidelines (15)
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Svitlana Lyubarets – – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Education: Ukrainian Bogomolets State Medical University (1993)
Thesis topic: “Characterization of the state of hard teeth and periodontal tissues in children with chronic thyroiditis and its pharmacological correction” (2004) “Dental developmental defects and complications in children: diagnosis, treatment, prevention” (2019)
Scientific interests: Dental developmental defects
Implementation in clinical practice: 10
Publications: 90. Textbooks (7), Guidelines (10)
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Olha Koval – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Education: Bogomolets National Medical University (2000), State University of Infrastructure and Technology (second higher education)
Thesis topic: Complex System of Dental Diseases Prevention in Children with Psychoneurological Disorders ”(2006); Clinical and functional substantiation of the rehabilitation of the oral cavity under general anesthesia (without intubation) in children of different ages (2020)
Scientific interests: pain, anesthesia, cognitive dysfunction on the background of hypoxic brain damage in the formation of stress on an outpatient dental basis. Remediation of the oral cavity in conditions of general anesthesia
Implementation in clinical practice: 3
Publications: 56. Guidelines (7)
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Inna Golubieva – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1988)
Clinical residency: Bogomolets Ukrainian State Medical University (1990)
Thesis topic: “Clinical features, Pathogenesis and Treatment of Gingivitis in Children” (1999)
Scientific interests: periodontal diseases in children and adolescents: risk factors, early diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
Implementation in clinical practice: 12
Publications: 80. Textbooks (10), Manuals (7), Guidelines (2).
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Evgenia Zaitseva – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1977)
Clinical residency: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1983)
Thesis topic: “Clinical and immunological parameters and correlation of their changes in different forms of red lichen” (1997)
Scientific interests: diseases of the oral mucosa in children.
Implementation in clinical practice: 3
Publications: 47. Textbooks (1), Guidelines (1), Manuals (1), Information Sheet (1)
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Olena Kononovich – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor
Education: Irkutsk State Medical Institute (1955)
Postgraduate training: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1964)
Thesis topic: “Concremental pulpitis: pathogenesis, clinics and treatment” (1964)
Scientific interests: caries and its complications in children.
Implementation in clinical practice: 5
Publications: 50. Textbooks (5), Guidelines (2)
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Olena Plyska – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1989)
Thesis topic: “Treatment of Destructive Forms of Apical Periodontitis in Children” (2007)
Scientific interests: prevention of dental diseases, treatment of permanent unformed teeth.
Implementation in clinical practice: 3
Publications: 56. Textbooks (2), Manuals (1), Guidelines (4), Inventions (3).
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Volodymyr Shmatko – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1972)
Postgraduate training: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1980)
Thesis topic: “Clinical-immunological characteristics and effectiveness of therapy with levomisole in patients with periodontitis” (1985)
Scientific interests: immunology of dental diseases.
Implementation in clinical practice: 2
Publications: 98. Textbooks (5), Guidelines (11).
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Lyudmila Vovchenko – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor.
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1992)
Clinical residency: National Bogomolets Medical University (2007)
Thesis topic: “Clinical features and prevention of caries in children with chronic tonsillitis and after tonsillectomy” (2003)
Scientific interests: treatment of children under conditions of anesthesiology.
Implementation in clinical practice: 6
Publications: 38
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Olena Voevoda – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor.
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1991)
Thesis topic: “Endogenous prevention of dental caries in children” (2015)
Scientific interests: prevention of dental diseases, treatment of children under general anesthesia.
Implementation in clinical practice: 4.
Publications: Textbooks (28), Guidelines (1), Inventions (2).
Membership in professional associations: Ukrainian Association of Prophylactic and Pediatric Dentistry, Association of Dentists of Ukraine.
Oksana Lehenchuk – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor.
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1992)
Thesis topic: “Clinical features, Prevention and Treatment of Acute Leukemia Oral manifectation in Children” (2005)
Scientific interests: manifestations of blood diseases in the oral cavity in children.
Implementation in clinical practice: 10
Publications: 19: Textbooks (1)
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Oleksandr Liutikov – Candidate of Medical Sciences (PhD), Assistant Professor.
Education: National Bogomolets Medical University (2012)
Postgraduate training: National Bogomolets Medical University (2017)
Thesis topic: “Clinical and experimental substantiation of choice among restorative materials for primary molars” (2018)
Scientific interests: restorative dentistry and endodontics of primary and permanent teeth in children.
Implementation in clinical practice: 4
Publications: 22
Membership in Professional Associations: International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD), Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Olena Mozgova – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor.
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1990)
Clinical residency: National Bogomolets Medical University (1999)
Thesis topic: “Clinical and laboratory evaluation of the oral herpes infection treatment in children” (2010)
Scientific interests: diagnosis and treatment of oral mucosa viral lesions.
Implementation in clinical practice: 12
Publications: 24
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Juliya Nemirovich – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor.
Education: Bogomolets Ukrainian State Medical University (1995)
Thesis topic: “Prevention and treatment of diseases of the hard tissues of teeth and periodontium in school-age children living in ecologically disadvantaged regions” (2014)
Scientific interests: prevention of caries and periodontal diseases in children.
Implementation in clinical practice: 2
Publications: 36
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Olha Opanasenko – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor.
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1996)
Thesis topic: “Risk Factors Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Periodontal Diseases in Children” (2014)
Scientific interests: treatment of periodontal diseases in children.
Implementation in clinical practice: 8
Publications: 28
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Oleg Tirsa – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor.
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1992)
Thesis topic: “Increasing the effectiveness of the use of means of primary prevention of dental caries in children” (2005)
Scientific interests: primary prevention
Implementation in clinical practice: 4
Publications: 22
Ganna Shapovalova – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor.
Education: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1991)
Clinical residency: Bogomolets Ukrainian State Medical University (1993)
Postgraduate training: Kyiv Bogomolets Medical Institute (1998)
Thesis topic: “Complex prevention of diseases of the hard tissues of the teeth in children who are exposed to radiation due to Chernobyl disaster »(2000)
Scientific interests: primary teeth morphology and endodontic therapy, prevention of dental caries in children, treatment of RAS in children.
Implementation in clinical practice: 9
Publications: 56; Textbooks (2), Monographs (1)
Membership in Professional Associations: Ukrainian Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry.
Emir Chehertma– Assistant Professor.
Education: Bogomolets National Medical University (2018)
Internship: Bogomolets National Medical University (2020)
Scientific interests: dental trauma.
Publications: 6.
Membership in Professional Associations: International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD), European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD).
Alina Artemchuk – Assistant Professor
Education: Bogomolets National Medical University (2017)
Internship: Bogomolets National Medical University (2019)
Specialization: Pediatric Dentistry (2020)
Research interests: diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease.
Publications: 13
