Chrysovalantou Clinic is a well established clinic in Limassol, Cyprus. We have been offering a dedicated dental and medical service for over 25 years. Chrysovalantou Clinic is licensed under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus, Registration Number 21 03 003 57.
Dr Andreas Prokopiou
D.D.S., M.A., Ph.D. (Lon), F.I.A.O.M.S.
Pg.Dip. Medical Ethics & Law
Oral & Maxillofaical Surgeon
General Director of Chrysovalantou Clinic Ltd
info@andreasprokopiou.com
Profile Summary
Dr Prokopiou is an active dedicated and pleasant medical professional who specialises in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is Assistant Professor on Medical Ethics and Law at St. George’s Medical School at the University of Nicosia. He has been involved in Biomedical Ethics since 1986. He is an active member of the academic team and he presented a lot of scientific in several conferences and clinical seminars.Dr Prokopiou’s area of clinical, academic, research and professional interests are:
- End of life issues (reducing pain and suffering, palliative care; Advance directives etc.).
- Pain control / Palliative Care Ethics.
- Medical and dental ethics.
- Preventing medical and dental errors.
- Research ethics.
He is acting as a consultant and advisor on medical-legal and dental-legal cases. Dr Prokopiou is also considered as an expert in the field of Dental Ethics. Generally he demonstrates a long and proven ability to assess and investigate patient’s symptoms which lead to making appropriate decisions thus choosing the most suitable treatment. He is a scientist who keeps abreast of the most recent clinical studies (medical and dental) and developments so that he can provide medical services of the most recent technologies in his field.
Education
| In progress | Professional Doctorate in Health Policies, Centre for Professional Ethics,Research Institute for Law, Politics & Justice, Keele University, UK |
| 2006 - 2008 | M.A. in Medical Ethics and Law, Centre for Professional Ethics and School of Law, Keele University, UK |
| 2006 - 2007 | Pg.Dip. in Medical Ethics and Law, Centre for Professional Ethics and School of Law, Keele University, UK |
| 1985 - 1986 | General Surgery, Clinical work, Central Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 1981 - 1985 | Ph.D., Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Duties King’s College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, and Rayne Institute Research Centre, London, UK |
| 1975 - 1981 | D.D.S., Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 1970 – 1973 | Laniteum Gymnasium, Limassol, Cyprus |
| 1967 – 1970 | Pancyprion Gymnasium Kykkou, Nicosia, Cyprus |
Professional Development
| Sep. 2010 | PRGF (Plasma Rich in Growth Factors) System & BTI Dental Implants, Vitoria, Spain |
| Mar. 2010 | PanArab Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (PAAOMS), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Jan. 2010 | Leaders in Healthcare, Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Oct. 2009 | Control of Cancer Pain, Limassol, Cyprus |
| May 2009 | Topical negative pressure therapy in managing complex wounds from a general and surgeon perspective, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Oct. 2008 | Spiritual Approach to the Sick, Econmenical Patricarch of Constantinopolis, Rhodes, Greece |
| July 2008 | Cancer Control, Cyprus International Institute for the Enviroment and Public Health in Association with Harvard School of Public Health, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| May 2008 | Supportive Treatment in Patient with Cancer in the Head and Neck Area, Athens, Greece |
| June 2007 | Genetic Tests: Moral Reflection and Implications, Limassol, Cyprus |
| Sep. 2006 | Professional Development Programme in Medical Ethics, Imperial College, London, UK |
| Sep. 2006 | How to Treat T.M.D. Start to Finish, British Society for the Study of Cranomandibular Disorders, London, UK |
| May 2005 | 3rdAnnual Symposium of British Society for the Study of Cranomandibular Disorders, London, UK |
| May 2004 | Symposium for Craniomandibular Disorders, London, UK |
| Oct. 2002 | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Course, Salzburg, Austria |
| April 2000 | Intensive Training in Surgical Methods for Branemark Implants, Götenburg, Sweden |
| Oct. 1998 | Intensive Training in Surgical Methods for Branemark Implants, Götenburg, Sweden |
| Oct. 1994 | Intensive Course in Rhinoplasty, Edgware Hospital, London, UK |
| Oct. 1989 | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Course, Salzburg, Austria |
| April 1997 | Training in IMZ Implants, Frankfurt, Germany |
| April 1994 | Intensive Training in Surgical Methods for Branemark Implants, Götenburg, Sweden |
| June 1990 | Intensive Training in Surgical Methods for Branemark Implants, Götenburg, Sweden |
Memberships
International Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Cyprus Scientific Society
President of Union of Orthodox Sciences, Cyprus
President of Cypro-Serb Union
Doctors of Charity
Publications
- Palliative Care for Chronic Patients. Presentation at FFL Symposium, March 2008, Limassol, Cyprus.
- Recent Medical Achievements and Biomedical Ethics. Presented in St. Panteleimon, Harrow, UK.
- Notwithstanding the useful reforms implemented by medicines for human use (clinical trials) Regulation 2004, the tragedy at Northwick Park in 2006 continues to be manifestly inadequate. Keele University, May 2007.
- Active euthanasia goes against the ethical role of doctors, and this is reflected in its legal prohibition. Keele University, February 2007.
- Discussion on the ratio decidendi of the Chester V. Afshar [2005] 1 A.C. 134; [2004] 4
All ER 587 (HL) Case assessment of the legal and ethical implications of the judicial reasoning on the doctor’s duty to disclose and requirements for valid consent.
Keele University, January 2007. - Virtue Ethics: What is Virtue theory and how can it be applied to medicine?
What are the main objections it faces, and can they be overcome?
Keele University, November 2006. - The Human Pain, Egli Press, 2000 (in Greek).
- T.M.J. Problems, Menos Press, 1998 (in Greek).
- Local anaesthesia efficacy: discrepancies between in vitro and in vivo studies.
Pateromichalakis and Prokopiou. - The effects of Ornipressin and Adrenaline on Lignocaine nerve blocks.
A. Prokopiou et al, Acta Anaesth. Scand., 30: 647-657 (1986). - Differences in the blocking efficiencies of three local anaesthetics in vitro and in vivo. Prokopiou and Pateromichalakis BSDR-N 100 J.D.R., 64, 6 (1985).
- The effects of Ornipressin (POR-8) on Lignocaine and Mepivacaine solutions in rat sciatic nerves. J.D.R., 140, 63, 4, 505 (1984).
- Some anatomical and physiological causes of failure to achieve mandibular anaesthesia. Cyp. Dent. St., 4 (1982).
- The effects of Adrenaline on Lignocaine anaesthesia of the isolated nerve. Prokopiou et al, J. Dent., 10, 4, 342 (1982).
