
Education
Syllabus
- Pediatric dentistry – Part I
- Pediatric dentistry – Part II
- Dental prevention
- State exam in Pediatric dentistry
Sources for individual preparation
Academic Staff
Prof. Ani Bozhidarova Belcheva-Krivorova, DMD, PhD, MSc – Head of Department

e-mail: ani.belcheva@mu-plovdiv.bg
Assoc. Prof. Veselina Kondeva Kondeva-Glavinkova, DMD, PhD

e-mail: veselina.kondeva@mu-plovdiv.bg
Assoc. Prof. Mariana Milcheva Dimitrova-Haruil, DMD, PhD

e-mail: mariana.dimitrova@mu-plovdiv.bg
Senior Assist. Prof. Stela Angelova, DMD, PhD

e-mail: stela.angelova@mu-plovdiv.bg
Senior Assist. Prof. Maria Shindova, DMD, MSc, PhD –‘Educational activites”, coordinator “Quality of education” coordinator

e-mail: mariya.shindova@mu-plovdiv.bg
Senior Assist. Prof. Vanya Veleganova, DMD, PhD

e-mail: vanya.veleganova@mu-plovdiv.bg
Senior Assist. Prof. Aleksandar Atanasovski, DMD, PhD

e-mail: a.atanasovski@mu-plovdiv.bg
Senior Assist. Prof. Michail Onov, DMD, PhD – Web-site coordinator, ‘Distance learning” coordinator

e-mail: mihail.onov@mu-plovdiv.bg
Senior Assist. Prof. Tanya Nihtyanova, DMD, PhD

e-mail: tanya.nihtyanova@mu-plovdiv.bg
Senior Assist. Prof. Sevda Rimalovska, DMD, PhD

e-mail: sevda.rimalovska@mu-plovdiv.bg
Senior Assist. Prof. Plamena Sapunarova- Stefanova, DMD, PhD – „International cooperation and Project activity” coordinator

e-mail: plamena.sapunarova@mu-plovdiv.bg
Assist. Prof. Svetla Petrova, DMD – “ Science and Research activities” coordinator

e-mail: svetla.petrova@mu-plovdiv.bg
Assist. Prof. Stanimira Mileva, DMD – coordinator “Postgraduate education”

e-mail: stanimira.mileva@mu-plovdiv.bg
Assist. Prof. Yordan Tarpomanov, DMD – Web-site coordinator, ‘Distance learning” coordinator

e-mail: yordan.tarpomanov@mu-plovdiv.bg
Research
Textbooks
1. Tests in Pediatric dentistry – Part I, Edited by Prof. Ani Belcheva, DMD, PhD, MSc, Plovdiv, Publisher: Medical University – Plovdiv, 2020, ISBN 978-619-237-047-3
2. Preventive dentistry – clinical tasks for dental students, Plovdiv, 2021
3. Veneva E, Belcheva A, Raycheva R. Vibrotactile devices, DentalVibe, and local anesthesia. In: Treatments, Mechanisms, and Adverse Reactions of Anesthetics and Analgesics, Academic Press, 2022
4. Veneva E, Belcheva A, Raycheva R. Virtual reality induced analgesia and dental pain. In:
Treatments, Mechanisms, and Adverse Reactions of Anesthetics and Analgesics, Academic Press, 2022
Publications
Monographs
Dissertations
1. Krumova E., Chronic catarrhal gingivitis in preschool and school children, Plovdiv, 1987
2. Indjova K., Treatment of pulp necrosis (gangrene) and periodontitis of primary teeth applying the two-visit formalin-resorcin method, Plovdiv, 1988
3. Ivanova K., Milk fluoridation program used in caries prevention, , Plovdiv, 1991
4. Stoilova R., Pathology of the primary teeth in relation with the prenatal and postnatal development of the child, Plovdiv, 1991
5. Mateeva H., Caries incipiens in children – epidemiology, morphology, prevention, treatment, D.Sc. Dissertation, Plovdiv, 1995
6. Ilieva E., Evaluation and management of the behaviour of pediatric dental patients, Plovdiv, 1998
7. Kukleva M., Prevention and treatment of incipient caries in children with fluoride gel, Plovdiv, 1999
8. Dimitrova M., Early childhood caries – epidemiology, risk factors and treatment, Plovdiv, 2003
9. Belcheva A., Incisor crown fractures of permanent teeth of children and teenagers – epidemiology, etiology, treatment, Plovdiv, 2006
10. Kondeva V., Occlusal caries in children – epidemiological and clinical study, Plovdiv, 2008
11. Kukleva M., Risk factors for dental fluorosis, D.Sc. Dissertation, Plovdiv, 2009
12. Angelova S., Application of Bulgarian propolis as additional therapy in plaque-induced gingivitis in childhood, Plovdiv, 2016
13. Shindova M., Emotional and behavioural adjustment to dental treatment in children, Plovdiv, 2016
14. Veleganova V., Oral health in children with Diabetes mellitus Type 1, Plovdiv, 2016
15. Atanasovski A., Oral health in children actively training football, Plovdiv, 2019
16. Onov M., Comparative study of dental caries in children from the regions of Plovdiv and Smolyan – prevalence and risk factors, Plovdiv, 2019
17. Sapunarova P., Oral health in obese children, Plovdiv, 2020
18. Nichtyanova T., Dental erosion in childhood, Plovdiv,2020
19. Rimalovska S., Caries associated with restorations in primary and permanent teeth in children”, Plovdiv, 2020
20. Veneva E., Non-pharmacological strategies for control of pain and anxiety associated with local analgesia in children, Plovdiv, 2021
21. Shtereva L., Diagnostics and control of silanization of first permanent molars, Plovdiv, 2022