Curriculum Vitae

Name: Olympia Karacosta

Email Address: olympia.karacosta@tufts.edu, olympiakaracosta@gmail.com

Place of Birth: Athens, Greece

Present Position:

Assistant Professor, Department of Comprehensive Care and Post Graduate Advanced Education in Esthetics and Operative Dentistry, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111

Education:

2005-2007 Tufts University, Boston, MA D.M.D.

2005-2006 Tufts University, Boston MA Implant Certificate

1998-1999 Tufts University, Boston, MA Esthetic Dentistry Fellowship

1992-1997 University of Athens, Greece D.D.S.

Licensure:

2007 D.M.D., Boston, MA,USA

1997 D.D.S., Athens, Greece

Academic/Professional Appointments:

Feb. 2012 – present Assistant Professor in Advanced Education in Esthetics and Operative Dentistry, Tufts, University, Boston, MA

Dec. 2012 - present Assistant Professor in Comprehensive Care, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Oct.2009 - Nov.2012 Assistant Clinical Professor, Practice Coordinator, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Dec.2008 - Sep.2009 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Apr.2003 - Nov.2008 Assistant Professor, Practice Coordinator, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Jul.2001 - Mar.2003 Instructor, Practice Coordinator, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Dec.2000 – Jul.2001 Clinical Instructor, Practice Coordinator, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Sep.1999 - Jul.2000 Research Associate, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Nov.1997 - Jul.1998 Clinical Instructor, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Teaching Experience:

Post-Graduate teaching

Feb. 2012 – present Assistant Professor in Advanced Education in Esthetics and Operative Dentistry, Tufts, University, Boston, MA

Undergraduate teaching

Oct. 2009 - present Assistant Professor, Practice Coordinator, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Dec. 2008 - Sep.2009 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Apr. 2003 -Nov.2008 Assistant Professor, Practice Coordinator, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Jul. 2001 - Mar. 2003 Instructor, Practice Coordinator, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Dec. 2000 - Jul. 2001 Clinical Instructor, Practice Coordinator, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Nov. 1997 - Jul. 1998 Clinical Instructor, University of Athens, Greece

Professional experience:

Sept. 2019 – present Associate in Warshauer & Santamaria

396 Commonwealth Avenue

Boston, MA 02215

Oct. 2013 – March 2019 Associate in Mark C. Beal & Associates

328 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02115

Dec. 2008 – Sept. 2009 Part-time Private Practice

Vas.Sofias 100, Ampelokipoi Athens, 115-28, Greece

Oct. 2007 - Nov. 2008 Associate in Private Dental Practice “Charles River Dental Associates PC” , 50 Staniford Street Boston, MA 02114

Sept. 2006 - Nov. 2008 Part-time Private Practice in Implant Center Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Scholarships/Trainings/Recognitions:

December 2021 Excellence Award in Teaching, Dept of Comprehensive Care, Tufts University, Boston, MA

November 2019 Fellow in the ITI (International Team for Implantology), USA Section

May 2019 Affiliate of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, Munich,

Germany

August 2018 Zirkonzahn Military School Beginners, concept by Enrico Steger, Gais, Italy

September 2018 Pankey Institute Essentials I – Aesthetic and Functional treatment planning, Key Biscayne, FL

July 2017 ADEA Summer Program for Emerging Academic Leaders, Freeport, ME

Courses:

August 2012 - present: Co-Director and Designer of Course of Clinical Grand Rounds for 3rd yr Dental Students

June 2020 - Sept. 2020 Co-Director and Designer of Course of Virtual Clinical Grand Rounds for 3rd year Dental Students

Feb. 2012 - present Literature review courses with residents of Advanced Education in Esthetics. and Operative Dentistry, Tufts University

Services:

Service to the University:

Sept. 2021 - present Executive Committee of Faculty Senate - Tufts University, Boston, MA (elected)

Sept. 2021 - present Faculty Affairs Committee of Faculty Senate - Tufts University, Boston, MA

Sept. 2020 - June 2021 Executive Committee of Faculty Senate - Tufts University, Boston, MA (elected)

Sept. 2020 - June 2021 Faculty Affairs Committee of Faculty Senate - Tufts University, Boston, MA

July 2019 - present Students Promotions Committee - Tufts University, Boston, MA

Sept. 2018 - present Faculty Senate of Tufts University, representing Dental School (elected position)

Jan. 2017 - June 2019 Faculty Advisory Council – Tufts University, Boston, MA (elected position)

Nov. 2016 - present TALENT Committee – Tufts University, Boston, MA

Sept. 2014 - present Risk Management Committee – Tufts University, Boston, MA

Sept. 2012 - present Admissions Committee – Tufts University, Boston, MA

Jan. 2012 - present Interviewing DMD candidates for Tufts University, Boston, MA

May 2011- July 2011 Interview Candidates for Practice Coordinators for Tufts University, Boston, MA

Sept. 2005 -2006 Infection Control Committee – Tufts University, Boston, MA

Leadership roles:

Sept. 2021 - present Executive Committee of Faculty Senate - Tufts University, Boston, MA (elected)

Sept. 2021 - present Co-Chair Faculty Affairs Committee of Faculty Senate - Tufts University, Boston, MA (elected)

April 2021 - May 2021 Chair of Search Committee for PC Position

Sept. 2020 - June 2021 Executive Committee of Faculty Senate - Tufts University, Boston, MA (elected)

Sept. 2020 - June 2021 Co -Chair of Faculty Affairs Committee of Faculty Senate - Tufts University, Boston, MA (elected)

Service to the community:

July 2012 – present Volunteer one evening a month at the

“Bridge over Troubled Waters” Dental Clinic,

47 West Street, Boston, MA 02111

11 October 2012 Co-captain of Dental Tufts Team for “Light the Night

Walk” for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Presentations in Dental meetings:

March 2020 1. Online E-Poster Presentation (due to Covid-19): “Digital Workflow for Implant Rehabilitation with Adjacent Single Crowns in the Anterior Maxilla with the

Triple Scanning Technique”, Academy of Osseointegration, Seattle WA

2. Online E-Poster (due to Covid-19: “ Implant Rehabilitation in the Esthetic Zone: missing Canines in the Anterior Maxilla”, Academy of Osseointegration,

Seattle, WA

March 2019 E-Poster Presentation: “ Anterior Implant Esthetic:

Restoration of congenitally missing lateral incisors”, Academy of

Osseointegration, Washington DC

March 2018 Presentation in ADEA “Student Perspectives on Computer Based Testing ” Collaboration with 5 Dental Schools, ADEA, Orlando, FL

March 2018 E-poster Presentation: “Challenge of restoring missing central and lateral incisor, ”Academy of Osseointegration, Los Angeles, CA

March 2017 E-poster Presentation: “Implant Rehabilitation of Three Missing Teeth in the Anterior Maxilla”, Academy of Osseointegration, Orlando FL

February 2016 E-poster Presentation: “Tooth- and Tissue-Supported Provisionalization for Full Mouth Implant Rehabilitation: A 4-Year Case Report”, Academy of Osseointegration, San Diego, CA

March 2015 E-Poster Presentation: “Immediate Implant Placement in the

Anterior Maxilla: A case series” at 30th Annual meeting of

Academy of Osseointegration, San Francisco, CA

November 2006 Presentation of Clinical case: “A Multidisciplinary Approach of Treating. Hypodontia”, 12th Annual New England Implant Symposium

University of Connecticut Health Center

Dec.2000 - present Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Seminars to 3rd year pre doctoral Students, Tufts University

Speaker in Courses:

October 2021 USA ITI Section Webinar Series: Esthetics in Implant Dentistry: Partially Dentate Patients, Moderated by Dr. Will Martin (Virtual Presentation)

Episode #3: Restorative Techniques and Principles

Learning Objectives:

• Understand abutment and restorative material options in the esthetic zone


• Be able to explain the clinical procedures to shape and capture peri-imp lant tissues in the esthetic zone 


• Become familiar with digital technology and its use in the treatment of single or multiple missing teeth with dental implants

Speakers: Dr. K. Chochlidakis, Dr. German Gallucci, Dr. Olympia Karacosta

November 2019 1. Hands-on Course “Porcelain Laminate Veneers: “From Design to Delivery” with Drs. Deliperi, Bardwell, Papathanasiou, Tufts University, Boston, MA

October 2018 2. Hands-on Course “Porcelain Laminate Veneers: “From Design to Delivery”with Drs. Deliperi, Bardwell, Papathanasiou, Tufts University, Boston, MA

October 2016 1. Hands-on Course “Porcelain Laminate Veneers: “From Design to Delivery”

2. Hands-on Course “Pushing the Envelope with Stress-Reduced Direct Composite Restorations: A Biomimemtic Approach” with Drs. Bardwell, Deliperi, Papathanasiou, Tufts University, Boston, MA

October 2015 1. Hands-on Course “Porcelain Laminate Veneers: “From Design to Delivery”

2. Hands-on Course “Pushing the Envelope with Stress-Reduced Direct Composite Restorations: A Biomimemtic Approach” with Drs. Bardwell, Deliperi and Papathanasiou, Tufts University, Boston, MA

October 2014 1. Hands-on CE Course “Porcelain Laminate Veneers: From Design to Delivery”

2. Hands-on CE Course “Pushing the Envelope with Stress-Reduced Direct Composite Restorations: A Biomimetic Approach” with Drs. Deliperi

October 2011 1. Hands-On CE Course “Porcelain Laminate Veneers: Designing and Delivering”

2. Hands-On CE Course: “Stress Reduced Direct Posterior Composites: The Next Level–A Biomimetic Approach” with Drs. Bardwell and Deliperi, Tufts Univ.

June 2010 1. Hands-on CE course “Direct Posterior Composite with Dr. Deliperi and Dr. Bardwell, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Scientific meetings / Conferences / Workshops attended

January 2012 Coordinator- Lecture “Maximizing Anterior Esthetics

Through Artistic Smile Design” by Dr. Wakefield

Yankee Dental Congress

Coordinator – Hands On course “Posterior Direct

Custom Composite Restorations” by Dr. Wakefield

Yankee Dental Congress

Coordinator – Hands On course “Anterior Direct

Custom Composite Restorations” by Dr. Wakefield

Yankee Dental Congress, Boston, MA

April 2012 Course to 4th year undergraduate

Dental students (after clinical hours):

“Design, Preparation, cementation of gold

Inlays/On lays” with Dr. Patrick McGarry,

Tufts University, Boston, MA

January 2011 Coordinator - Lecture “World-Class Implant Esthetics- Surgical

considerations by Dr. Touati- Yankee Dental Congress

Coordinator - Lecture “World Class Implant Esthetics- Prosthetic

Considerations” by Dr. Touati – Yankee Dental Congress, Boston, MA

January 2010 Coordinator - Hands on course “All about Veneers” by Dr. Kugel–Yankee Dental Congress, Boston, MA

November 2006 Presentation of Clinical case: “A Multidisciplinary Approach of Treating Hypodontia” 12th Annual New England Implant Symposium University of

Connecticut Health Center, CT

And continuous attendance of Dental meetings, nationally and internationally

Research Interests: Bleaching, ceramics

Sep. 1999 – Feb. 2000 “Clinical Protocol to Compare the Effectiveness of Dental Bleaching Agents”. Funded by 3M Principal Investigator: Dr. Noshir Mehta,Department of General Dentistry Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Publication:

Epstein A, Gusmao IG, Karacosta O, Zandona AF. Virtual clinical grand rounds: Problem, solution, and results. J Dent Educ. 2021 Jun 4. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12698. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34089179.

Memberships:

1997-present Member of Athens Dental Association, Greece

2000-present Member of American Dental Education Academy

2007-present Member of American Dental Association

2007-present Member of Massachusetts Dental Society

2007-present Member of Metropolitan District Society

2012-present Member of Cyprus Dental Association

2014-present Member of ITI

Fellowships

2019-present Fellow of EAED (European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry)

2019-present Fellow of ITI USA Section (International Team of Implantology)