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Vol 29 issue 2

International Journal of Medical Dentistry 93
Editorial Board
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Vasile Burlui, Prof. PhD,
Member of the Medical Sciences Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)
DEPUTY EDITORS
Sorin Andrian, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania), Carmen Stadoleanu, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
SECRETARY EDITORS
Laura Ecaterina Romila, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania), Alexandra Burlui, Assist. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Translation: Cristina Irimia (Iaşi, Romania)
EDITORIAL BOARD_______________________
Magdalena Aflori, Scientific Researcher, PhD (“Petru
Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry)(Iaşi ‑
Romania)
Leonard Ionuţ Atanase, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Adriana Bălan, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Sorana Baciu, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Cluj‑Napoca‑Romania)
Mircea Beuran, Prof. PhD (Bucharest-România)
Dana Bodnar, Prof. PhD (Bucharest – Romania)
Florian Dorel Bodog, Prof. PhD (Oradea‑Romania)
Alexandru Vasile Burlui, Univ. Assistant PhD Student
(Iaşi ‑ Romania)
Gheorghe Burnei – Prof. PhD (Bucharest-România)
Irina Draga Căruntu, Prof. PhD, Associate Member of
the Medical Sciences Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)
Adela-Magdalena Ciobanu, Prof. PhD (Bucureşti-
Romania)
Alin Ciobică, Prof. PhD (Iasi- Romania)
Alexandru Vlad Ciurea, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Mariana Constantiniuc, Prof. PhD
(Cluj‑Napoca‑Romania)
George Costin, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Oana Cucoveică, Univ. Assistant PhD Student
(Iaşi ‑ Romania)
Oana Daraba, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Jacques Desbrieres, Prof. PhD (Pau, France)
Bogdan Dimitriu, Prof. PhD (Bucharest, Romania)
Letiţia Doina Duceac, Prof. PhD (Galaţi‑Romania)
Mihaela Adina Dumitrache, Prof. PhD
(Bucharest‑Romania)
Anca Silvia Dumitriu, Prof. PhD (“Carol Davila” University
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest‑Romania
Horia Dumitriu, Prof. PhD, Associate Member of
the Medical Sciences Academy (Bucharest‑Romania
Lucian Eva, Prof. PhD (Galaţi‑Romania)
Gabriela Haliţchi, Lecturer PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Alexandru Andrei Iliescu, Assistant Prof. PhD
(Craiova‑Romania)
Mona Ionaş, Prof. PhD (Sibiu‑Romania)
Tatiana Iov, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Gianina Iovan, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Mihai Luchian, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Silvia Mârţu, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Gabriela Mihalache, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Catalina Morăraşu, Prof. PhD (Saint Paul‑USA)
Mihaela Moscu, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Iaşi, Romania)
Lavinia Negruţiu, Prof. PhD (Timisoara‑Romania)
Luminiţa Nica, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Timisoara‑Romania)
Adrian Mihail Nistor, Assist. Prof. PhD (Bucharest –
Romania)
Doina Onisei, Prof. PhD (Arad ‑ Romania)
Adriana Pirte, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Oradea‑Romania)
Marcel Popa, Prof. PhD (Iaşi, Romania)
Sorin Popşor, Prof. PhD (Targu Mures‑Romania)
Elena Rezuş, Assoc. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Ciprian Rezuş, Assoc. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Liliana Sachelarie, Prof. PhD (Iaşi- Romania)
Carol Stanciu, Prof. PhD, Member of the Romanian
Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)
J.R. Strub, Prof. PhD (Freiburg‑Germany)
Melinda Szekely, Prof. PhD (Targu Mures‑Romania)
Ligia Vaida, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Oradea‑Romania)
Constantin Vârlan, Prof. PhD, (Bucharest, Romania)
D.P. Vinuth, MDS, Assist. Prof. (Jabalpur‑India)
Irina Zetu, Prof PhD (Iaşi ‑ Romania)
ADVISORY BOARD_______________________
Ashish Aggarwal, BDS, MDS, Assistant Prof.,
Institute of Dental Sciences (Bareilly‑India)
Daniela Boişteanu, Assoc. Prof. PhD, Associate Member
of the Medical Science Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)
Beate Brand‑Saberi, Prof. PhD (Bochum‑Germany)
Alexandru Bucur, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Roxana Chiriţa, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Yves Commissionat, Prof. PhD MD (Paris‑France)
Vito Casella (Napoli‑Italy)
Andrei Iliescu, Prof. PhD, Member of the Medical
Sciences Academy (Bucharest‑Romania)
Rodica Luca, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Adam Maxim, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
George Morăraşu, Prof. PhD (Minnesota Roseville‑USA)
Alexandru Petre, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Luciano Poli, Prof. PhD (Pisa‑Italy)
Sorin Riga, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Mariana Sabău, Assoc. Prof. PhD (Sibiu‑Romania)
Dragoş Stanciu, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Horia‑Nicolai L. Teodorescu, Prof. PhD, Member of
the Romanian Academy (Iaşi‑Romania)
Teodor Trăistaru, Prof. PhD (Bucharest‑Romania)
Georgeta Zegan, Prof. PhD (Iaşi‑Romania)
Executive secretary: Erica Bovari




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