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M.Sc. dr. Antončić Škoda, born in 1975 in Rijeka is the head of the ŠkodaDENT dental clinic. She majored in Dental Medicine at the University of Zagreb - School of Dental Medicine with the highest scores. During her 20 years of work in the polyvalent clinics in Zagreb, Rijeka and Crikvenica, she has gained a lot of clinical experience. Dr. Škoda’s core areas of expertise are Implantology, Orthodontics and Prosthetics with an emphasis on high aesthetics. She continues to extend her dental education in Croatia as well as abroad. She profounds her expertise at Loma Linda University (Los Angeles, California) through gIDE's Master Clinician Program in Implant Dentistry by Sascha A. Jovanovic. She has also completed the implantology training in the center representing the Astra Tech system (Sweden), as well as education in the All-on-Four™ protocol by Nobel Biocare (USA). She advances in Orthodontics in the class of Prof. A. Fortini (Florence, Italy), and through the Master Universitario di 2° livello (Prof. P. Cozza) at the Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata (Rome, Italy). Dr. Škoda has received a certification for computer-guided Orthodontics - Clear Aligner (UK), Six Month Smiles Orthodontic System (USA), Inman Aligner Orthodontic System (UK), Clear Smile Aligner Orthodontic System (UK), Idea-L Lingual Orthodontic System (Italy), Step-Logic Orthodontic System (Italy), conscious sedation using nitrous oxide by Tecno-Gaz (Italy) and Estelis hyaluronic acid dermal filler treatments (Switzerland). She has appeared on numerous TV shows talking about dental health and aesthetics, as well as charitable makeovers. She is a member of the Croatian Chamber of Dental Medicine (HKDM), Global Institute for Dental Education (gIDE), the International Team for Implantology (ITI) and European Society of Cosmetic Dentistry (ESCD). She is fluent in English and Italian and well versed in Slovenian.

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Born in 1973 in Rijeka, Assoc. Prof. Kuiš completed the School of Dental Medicine at the Medical University in Rijeka in 1998. He acquired his MS degree in 2005, and became a Doctor of Science in 2013 with his dissertation entitled "Long-term evaluation of effectiveness of two surgical procedures in the treatment of single and multiple gingival recession defects". After the Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, he transferred to the Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, where he continues to work today. Ever since 2009, he has been working as a periodontist specialist in the Rijeka Hospital’s Department of Dental Medicine, as the head of the Periodontology Clinic. As a part of our team, he is responsible for all the problems associated with the periodontal tissue – ranging from acute and chronic inflammation to the aesthetic reconstruction and soft tissue modeling. He is especially dedicated to the long-term therapeutical success by performing regular maintenance on all our periodontal patients. He actively participates in national and international scientific and professional conferences, and teaches continuous education courses for dental practitioners. Prof. Kuiš is a Vise President of Croatian Periodontal Society, a member of the Croatian Chamber of Dental Medicine, the Croatian Medical Association, Croatian Endodontic Society and the European Federation of Periodontology. He is fluent in English and Italian.

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Dr. Jurilj, was born in Zagreb in 1993. After XV. Gymnasium MIOC (Center for Mathematics and Informatics) in 2011 enrolls the dental medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, graduating as first in his class. He shows special interest in prosthetics and restorative dental medicine. Dr. Jurilj is fully committed to his work, and has a friendly relationship with his patients. He regularly participates in domestic and foreign courses and professional conferences, including: 2016. "Competence in Esthetics" (Belgrade), 2016. Working Course "New trends in modern aesthetic restorative dentistry" (Liechtenstein), 2016 Congress "Kvarner Days "(Opatija), 2017. Working course" Teeth of the jaw multi multi concept concept All-on-four "(Rijeka). 2017. Kirurško-protetski tečaj iz implantologije - Nobel Biocare (Opatija), 2017. Six Month Smiles (Split). 2017. "Važnost estetike u dentalnoj medicini" - (Opatija) 2017. Hands on course All on 4 (Modena). He is a member of the Croatian Chamber of Dental Medicine (HKDM). He is fluent in English, and studies Italian. In his free time he likes to hike and ride a bike.

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Patricia Valenčić was born in 1990 in Rijeka, where she completed high medical school for a nurs. After graduation and years of work as an assistant in dental polyclinic, she becomes a certified dental Dental Assistant. She enrolls the School of Dental Hygiene at the Medical University in Rijeka, which enables her to undertake preventive measures and treatments of teeth and related tissues. Dental hygienists independently perform tasks such as: dental impressions, dental cleaning, blasting, teeth whitening, sealing and similar. In cooperatian with doctor thr hygienists can also perform replacement of elastics or orthodontic wires, setting retainers, hygiene of the periodontal pockets and educating the patients on oral hygiene. Patricia is a member of the Croatian Chamber of Nurses (HKMS) and the Croatian Chamber of Dental Medicine (HKDM). She is very friendly an always smiling, but very responsible and accurate in work. In her free time she attends Italian language classes and enjoys running and dancing.

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