Prof. Dr. Dejan Markovic

Endodontic treatment in children: a challenge that is hard to resist

Pulp pathology caused by dental caries or dental trauma is among the most frequent urgent conditions in children. Treatment of pulp disease depends not only on diagnosis, but also on child’s cooperation, clinical picture, root development, etc. Endodontic treatment of immature permanent teeth is demanding, long lasting and often with uncertain prognosis. Preservation of frontal teeth with pulp pathology is of great importance for a child for esthetic, functional, and socio-psychological reasons. Improvement of endodontic treatment methods represents a continuous challenge for both researchers and clinicians. Development of diagnostic procedures, endodontic materials, instruments and techniques significantly contributed to the treatment efficacy and improved prognosis of pulp pathology in children.

Dejan Markovic is a full professor at the Faculty of Dentistry in Belgrade, at the Clinic for Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry. He defended his master's thesis in 1994, and his doctoral dissertation in 1998 as a specialist in pediatric and preventive dentistry. Mentor of 5 successfully completed master's theses and 14 doctoral dissertations. He supervised 70 specialist theses.

He is a participant in 4 national scientific projects of the Ministry of education and science of the Republic of Serbia, and the European FP-6 project, as well as several professional medical projects. He is the author and head of 5 academic clinical studies, one of which is international.

Prof. Dr Dejan Marković is a member of the Serbian Medical Association and the Section for Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry. He was awarded the SMS (Serbian Medical Society) Award for Scientific Research (2010) and the SMS Charter (2015) and the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was elected a member of the SMS Academy of Medical Sciences in 2016.

He is the organizer and participant of several scientific and professional meetings at which he held more than 150 lectures.

He is a member of the board of the Balkan Association of Dentists, a member of the International Association of Pediatric Dentists, the European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Association of Dentists of Serbia and other professional and scientific associations. He is the president of the Association of Pediatric and Preventive Dentists of Serbia.

Prof. Dr Dejan Marković is the author of several textbooks in the field of pediatric and preventive dentistry, scientific monograph "Biocompatibility of glass ionomer cements", co-author of the scientific monograph "Building dental materials", "Dental materials" books 1 and 2, monograph "Tooth injuries - a guide to everyday clinical practice". He is the editor of the international scientific monograph "Scientific Thought and Clinical Practice - 10 years of BaSS" published on the occasion of ten years of the Balkan Association of Dentists. He is also the editor and author of the prominent lexicographical publication of national importance for which the Serbian Medical Association awarded him in 2010 Award for Scientific Research.

He is a member of the editorial boards of following international and domestic journals: Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine, EC Dental Science Journal, Dental Journal of Serbia. He is also a reviewer of several reputable journals and publications. Since 2016, he has been the editor-in-chief of the Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine, the official journal of the Balkan Stomatological Society (BaSS).

Prof. Dr Dejan Marković is the author of more than 300 papers presented at international or domestic conferences or published in scientific journals, of which 70 have been published in extenso in leading international scientific journals at SCI, CC, or MEDLINE list.