Dual Certificate Program in Prosthodontics and Periodontology

A dual certificate program in Prosthodontics and in Periodontics is offered at Eastman Institute for Oral Health.  Upon successful completion, the graduate is awarded Certificates of Specialty in Prosthodontics and in Periodontics as well as a Master of Science degree in Dental Sciences. 

The program provides comprehensive education and training in all phases of Prosthodontics, Periodontics, and dental implant therapy. The 5 ½ year program also combines didactic, clinical, teaching and research activities and emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to clinically complex cases. 

Standard applications for both Prosthodontics and Periodontics are required.  Please see Prosthodontics Education and Periodontics Education websites for more information. 

The primary goal of the dual program is to graduate specialists with advanced knowledge in Prosthodontics, Periodontics and Dental Implant Science. They will obtain excellent clinical skills, good exposure in research, and be able to understand and implement evidence-based treatment approaches. The ultimate goal is to develop future leaders in Prosthodontics and Periodontics who are pursuing  academic or clinical careers.  

Dr. Konstantinos Chochlidakis is a Professor and the Program Director of the Prosthodontics Postgraduate Training Program at Eastman Institute for Oral Health. Dr. Chochlidakis received his dental degree from the University of Athens, Greece in 2008 and then joined the Greek Army as a soldier dentist for one year. Following the military, Dr. Chochlidakis moved to the United Kingdom and worked as a general dentist, serving in the National Health Service and private practice. After completing the Prosthodontics residency at Eastman Institute for Oral Health in 2013, he joined Temple University for two years as a full-time Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics in the Restorative Department, Kornberg School of Dentistry.

He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontists (FACP), Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP), Fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI), Fellow of the Academy of Prosthodontics (AP) and holds several memberships in other dental organizations. Dr. Chochlidakis is the Secretary of the American Prosthodontic Society (APS), a Director of the Education Foundation of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACPEF) and the Vice President of the American College of Prosthodontists Western NY section. 

Dr. Chochlidakis has received the Glen P. McGivney Scientific Writing Award for Systematic Review, the Iranpour Award for Excellence in Clinical Education in 2022 and the ACP Distinguished Researcher Award in 2023. Dr. Chochlidakis is a Director of the Editorial Council of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry and has authored more than 70 scientific articles, abstracts and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks.

Dr. Elli Anna Kotsailidi received her dental degree (DDS) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Dentistry in 2015. Afterward, she specialized in Periodontology at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health (EIOH), University of Rochester, New York, in 2019. She enrolled in the Graser Fellowship in Implant Dentistry at EIOH and the Masters in Health Professions Education at the Warner School of Education, University of Rochester, New York, and graduated from both in 2020.

Dr. Kotsailidi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and is a member of several dental organizations, including the American Academy of Periodontology, the American Dental Association, and the International Team of Implantology. She is actively involved in academia, teaching postgraduate students in clinics and didactics. Her research is focused on soft tissue grafting procedures around dental implants and implant treatment-related clinical and radiographic outcomes through clinical trials. Additionally, she is engaged in translational research to identify systemic conditions and medications affecting peri-implant health. She has contributed several publications in peer-reviewed dental journals. Dr. Kotsailidi currently serves full-time as an Assistant Professor and Program Director at the Eastman Institute’s Department of Periodontology.