Assoc. Prof. Davor Kuiš completed his dental education at the Medical University of Rijeka, Croatia, graduating in 1998.
He currently serves as the Head of the Department of Periodontology at both the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Rijeka, and the Clinic of Dental Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia. Additionally, he is affiliated with the Department of Dental Medicine at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia.
Assoc. Prof. Davor Kuiš holds the prestigious position of President of the Croatian Society of Periodontology.
Particular focus of his work are: plastic surgery in periodontology, regenerative materials, oral microbiome, smoking as a risk factor.
Assoc. Prof. Davor Kuiš is actively engaged in daily clinical practice at the Clinic of Dental Medicine, specializing in periodontal and peri-implant therapy and serves as a consulting periodontologist for several private practices.
Periodontologist are dealing with hopeless teeth daily. Patients with advanced periodontitis should consider extract these teeth and replace them with prosthetics. However, patients are often not very happy with such a plan and wish to preserve their teeth for as long as they can. Sometimes, these hopeless teeth remain in the patients' mouths for an extended period.
By adopting an individualized approach for these patients, we can assist them in retaining such teeth in function. This approach may sometimes require a slight "modification" of the Guidelines set by the EFP.
During this process, nowadays we can benefit from new and modern devices that not only facilitate our work but also make visits to the periodontologist more pleasant for patients.