• George was born in Heraklion, Crete,

  
  He was awarded the Degree in Dental Science (DDS) by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Dentistry in 1999.He completed his 3-year training programme in the specialty of Prosthodontics at the University of Manchester Dental School and Hospital UK (2001-2004) and was awarded an MSc in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics (2003) and an MPhil in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics (2005) by the same University.

  
  He also held the position of clinical assistant at the Manchester Dental School (2003-2004) teaching undergraduate students. From 2002 until 2004 he also served in the NHS as an associate at a Central Manchester dental practice. Since 2004 he maintains a private practice in Heraklion, Crete specializing in Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry.

  
  He has published in both English and Greek dental journals, authored a chapter in a book published by Quintessence and has lectured in numerous national and international conferences. George also serves as a reviewer for acclaimed prosthodontic journals.He is currently an active member of the International Team for implantology (ITI), the European Prosthodontic Association (EPA), the British Society of Prosthodontics (BSSPD) and the Greek Prosthodontic Society.

  
  He served in the Board of Directors of the Stomatologic Society of Crete (SSC) for 12 consecutive years (2010-2022).

  
  In 2003, George started working on the development of the Implant Recognition System© (IRS), a searchable database designed to simplify clinicians and technicians task when identifying a dental implant system. IRS won the third place in the 2008 NHS North West Innovation Awards.

  
  In 2018 he was won the best oral presentation award at the 42nd annual conference of the European Prosthodontic Association for his lecture on intraoral digital impression systems.

  
  George is a recognised specialist in Prosthodontics by the European Prosthodontic Association (www.epadental.org) and a registered speaker for the International Team for Implantology (ITI).

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