Dr. Codruța Ciurescu
Primary Care Dentist - GENERAL DENTISTRY
Specialist - DENTO-ALVEOLAR SURGERY
Certified in IMPLANTOLOGY
Certified in PERIODONTOLOGY
About
Dr. Codruța Ciurescu, a graduate of the "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca, is a specialist in dento-alveolar surgery and a primary care dentist. She completed her training in implantology and periodontology at the Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse.
Dr. Codruța Ciurescu is one of the first dentists in Romania specialized in laser dentistry, holding a Master of Science from RWTH University in Aachen, Germany. She is currently a member of AALZ (the postgraduate educational department of the laser dentistry department at RWTH), a speaker and trainer in the use of lasers in dental medicine, and the ISLD ambassador for Romania. She remains actively involved in clinical research projects and scientific activities and is a member of the Advisory Board of the journal "Lasers in Dental Science."
She is the coordinator of the DENT ESTET - KronDent team of doctors.
For Dr. Codruța Ciurescu, the greatest professional satisfactions come from solving difficult cases. In dental medicine, solid training, multidisciplinarity, and creativity have given her the ability to solve very difficult clinical situations and bring a smile to many patients' faces.
She loves working in a team and sees dental surgery as a continuous and enjoyable challenge.
Being a field in continuous development, she dedicates her free time to individual study, congresses, conferences, and courses to offer her patients the best treatments.
She spends her personal time with her children and enjoys outdoor sports, especially water sports.
Conferences where Dr. Codruța Ciurescu has been a speaker:
2023
- The Perio-Prosthetics Congress of the Association of the Private Practice Stomatologists in Romania, Innovative Periodontal Therapeutic Protocols, March 1-2, 2023, Speaker
- Dentis: Dental Students Congress, april 6-8, 2023: Lasers in Day-to-Day Practice, Speaker
- Dentis: Workshop: Use of Diode Lasers in Dentistry, Speaker
- Mastership Periodontology, AALZ, online, April 27-28, 2023, Speaker
2022
- ISLD Congress, Cairo, Egypt, may 26-28: Lasers and Implants: What we know and What we don’t Know, Keynote Speaker
- Immediate loading implant training course, Neodent, May 31 - June 5, Curitiba, Brazil
- Mastership IX Erbium Module, September 23-24, Bucharest, Speaker
2020
- Prevalence of peri-implant Inflammatory diseases and their association with potential risk factors, 5th International Conference of New Trends on SMT for Life Science, Brașov, 2020, Speaker
- Online Webinar: Laser Periodontics: The New Wave, Speaker
- Webinar int AALZ: The Laser Treatment in peri-implant inflammatory diseases, Speaker
- Online Webinar: Biolase Epic X - Indications / Clinical applicability, Speaker
- Online Webinar: Laser Clinical Cases Marathon, Speaker
- WALED, November 6-7: Two-year outcomes following the adjunctive use of INGaAsP and Er,Cr:YSGG lasers in nonsurgical periodontal therapy in patients with stage III and iv periodontitis, Speaker
- Quintessence International: Two-year outcomes following the adjunctive use of INGaAsP and Er,Cr:YSGG lasers in nonsurgical periodontal therapy in patients with stage III and IV periodontitis. First Author
2019
- The Perio-Prosthetics Congress of the Association of the Private Practice Stomatologists in Romania, February 28 - March 2: Bucharest, the 1st Conference – “Periodontics on Two Wavelengths”, Speaker
2016
- SPIE. The International Society for Optics and Photonics: Laser assisted periodontal treatment: for bactericidal effect to local modification of the host response, https://spie.org/Publications/Proceedings/Paper/10.1117/12.2189324. First Author
- WALED CONGRESS – World Academy for Laser Education in Dentistry; 25th Annual Meeting of the DGL, November 28 – 29, Munich, Germany: “Maintenance after periodontal Therapy: Clinical and microbiological evaluation”. Speaker
- Erbium Lasers, Germany, Aachen, Module III.
- Low-Level Laser Therapy, Medical Statistics I, Symposium, Germany, Aachen University.
- Diode Lasers, Photodynamic Therapy, Germany, Aachen University.
2015
- WFLD – The 5th Edition of World Federation for Laser Dentistry – Congress – European Division, Bucharest – Romania, The 6th Edition of the International Conference on Laser in Medicine - “High-end Medicine based on Laser and Biotechnologies”, “Laser-assisted periodontal therapy: from bactericidal effect to local modification of the host response”, Speaker
- Dental Club - Minimally invasive treatments. Laser in periodontology and dental surgery. Speaker
- Physics of Light. Laser Safety, Germany, Aachen, Module I
- Physics of Lasers, Caries Diagnostics, Germany, Aachen, Module II
2014
- Laser Safety Officer Training Course (LSO), Dubai
- Laser Therapy in Dentistry, Germany, Aachen
2012
- Europerio 7 – Aspects of computed tomography in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular accidents and periodontal disease, June 6-7, Vienna, Poster Presentation
2011
- Dental Club – Treatment of totally edentulous patients supported by dental implants. Variances, Problems, Solutions, April 3-4, Brașov. Speaker
- Dental Club – Involving orthodontics in the treatment of periodontitis. Ortho-periodontal treatments, April 2011, Brașov. Speaker
- The Perio-Prosthetics Congress of the Association of the Private Practice Stomatologists in Romania, February 28 - March 2, Bucharest: The 2nd Conference – Therapeutic alternatives in the inflammatory diseases of peri-implant tissues, speaker
- The Perio-Prosthetics Congress of the Association of the Private Practice Stomatologists in Romania, February 28 - March 2, Bucharest: The 3rd Conference – The change of the periodontal biotypes or gingival augmentation – speaker
- 17th Congress of ISLD, 10th Anniversary BDLS Congress, 28th DGL Annual Meeting, 7th International WFLD Congress: Peri-implantitis – A different therapeutic approach, Plovdiv, July 2019. Speaker
- Romanian International Laser Conference: The Future of dentistry is here: Laser and implants: friends and enemies? Constanța, August 30-31, Speaker
- ISLD Member: https://isldlaser.com/laser-dentistry-professional/codruta-ciurescu/
- Quintessence Int: Adjunctive use of InGaAsP and Er,Cr: YSGG lasers in nonsurgical periodontal therapy: a randomized controlled clinical study, vol. 50, no. 1, 2019. First Author
2018
- Dental Club 10th Edition - “New therapeutic perspectives in periodontology and oral surgery. laser-assisted treatments”, Brașov. Speaker
- Biolase Congress: The Future of Dentistry is Here: “Laser Periodontics New Approach is Bringing Remarkable Results”, March 23-24, Brașov. Speaker
- Europerio 9, “PC260 – Evaluation of 2780nm Er, Cr: YSGG Laser treatment of moderate and advanced periodontitis”, poster Presentation
- Laser Dentistry World Congress, Aachen, 16th WFLD, 27th DGL, 6th WALED: Laser periodontics – is it the new path? Speaker
- October 22-23, 16th Laser Dentistry World Congress, 27th DGL Annual Meeting, 6th International WALED Congress: LASER PERIODONTICS - IS IT THE NEW PATH? Speaker
- Lasers in Dental Science, March 2018, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp. 43–51| Cite as The antibacterial effect of the combined Er,Cr:YSGG and 940 nm diode laser therapy in treatment of periodontitis: a pilot study First Author
2017
- WFLD-ED Thessaloniki, September 22-23, Greece, 6th Congress, European Division, 5th International WALED Congress: Microbiological Evaluation on Dual Wavelength 940 & 2780nm laser therapy in nonsurgical periodontal treatment. Speaker
- Nd: YAG-Lasers, Germany, Aachen, Module VI
- Module VII Co2 Lasers and Medical Statistics II, Germany, Aachen University, Module VII.
- Marketing and Colloquim, Germany, Aachen University, module VII.
- Master’s Thesis, Germany, Aachen University, Module IX.
- Documentation of Clinical Cases, Germany, Aachen University, Module X.
- Medlife National Conference, June 3-4, 2017 – From Dental Medicine to the health of the whole body: “new therapeutic perspectives in periodontology - laser-assisted treatments”. Speaker
- WFLD-ED 2017 Thessaloniki Greece - The 6th Congress of the World Federation for Laser Dentistry – European Division – WFLD-ED, September 22-23: “Microbiological evaluation of combined wavelengths 940 nm and 2790 nm laser efficiency in nonsurgical periodontal therapy” Speaker
2010
- Dental Club – Novel Directions in Clinical Periodontology, September, Brașov. Speaker
- Dental Club – The Importance of utilizing the facebow in complex oral rehabilitations, September, Brașov. Speaker
- SFPIO Congress – Severe Periodontitis in correlation with cardiovascular affections, June, Strasbourg, France, Poster
- SFPIO Congress – The Importance of conjunctive tissue graft in one surgical manner with frenectomy in aesthetic implantology, June, Strasbourg, France, Poster Presentation
2008
- Bradenta – Replacement of the central superior incisor. The Criteria of success, January 31 - February 2, Brașov. Speaker
2007
- Bradenta – Periodontal aesthetic criteria in the implant-prosthetic reconstruction of the central incisor, February 1 - March 3, Brașov. Speaker
- Stomatological Life, IX, no. 49, February 2007, Complex oral restoration – A systematic approach of surgical treatment, Part I. Co-Author
- Stomatological Life, IX, no. 49, February 2007, Complex oral restoration – A systematic approach of prosthetic treatment, Part II. Co-Author
2006
- The IXth International Congress of Oral Implantology – The Importance of Periodontal Biotype in Aesthetic Implantology, November 22-25, Bucharest. Speaker
- Bradenta – The management of the “red component” in aesthetic implant therapy, February, Brașov. Speaker
1999
- National Journal of Stomatology, Guided bone regeneration with non-resorbable membranes in implantology, Romanian Journal of Stomatology, National Publishing House, First Author
Philosophy
"I consider myself a forward-thinking person who likes to stay constantly informed. I am always up-to-date with the latest developments and continuously follow the specialized literature. This habit has kept me connected to the trends in orodental surgery, periodontology, and laser dentistry.
I enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team of dedicated and passionate doctors who are committed to the evolution of dentistry. I believe that the best treatments can only be achieved when we have a comprehensive view of a case, considering perspectives from multiple specialties."
Questions
You have a complex and in-depth background in dental medicine. Can you tell us about your academic journey?
From the very first year of university, I understood that merely memorizing and reproducing the lectures was not enough to become a good doctor. Behind the performances lies a lot of individual study.
Throughout my university years—a wonderful period, student life in Cluj-Napoca, especially in medicine or dentistry at that time, was a miraculous combination of study, friendship, fun, development, solidarity, and again, study. I completed my professional training under mentorship. It was an extremely formative period during which I gained a lot of practical knowledge, especially in oral surgery.
Later, I decided to further my studies in implantology and periodontology in Germany and Austria to offer my patients the best treatments.
What attracted you to laser dentistry, and since when have you been a lecturer in the laser dentistry department at RWTH University in Aachen?
I got acquainted with lasers later on. I had already read quite a bit about them and knew that my future would be in this field.
Today, my greatest professional satisfactions come from laser treatments: laser treatment of periodontal diseases is an extraordinary advancement for the patient. The treatment is much more delicate, less traumatic, and the results are much better. I also use it in oral surgery with extremely good results for both bone and soft tissues. And not just that. They are extremely versatile devices that can be useful for a large number of treatments.
In 2017, after completing my scientific master's degree at RWTH University in Aachen, Germany, I was invited to teach courses and give lectures on this topic.
What does the future of dentistry look like in your opinion?
I believe lasers are part of the "therapies of the future" and that it will be a field that will develop significantly.
Today's patients want treatments that are as minimally invasive, painless, and offer rapid recovery, without significantly disrupting their fast-paced lives, while also using materials that are as biological as possible, exposing them as little as possible to synthetic chemical molecules.
I believe the future of dentistry involves more and more technology, medical decisions that are not always easy, but also a lot of empathy for patients. Dental medicine has evolved and branched out so that complex treatments are now performed by multidisciplinary teams of doctors with different specialties.
What is your promise to patients?
What I can promise is that they will always receive the best and most appropriate treatment for their dental health.
How would your patients characterize you?
Most of them say they appreciate the honesty, empathy, and confidence with which I perform a treatment. Confidence comes from training and experience. Honesty and empathy in the medical profession, I believe, define the human side. The "technical" component in the medical profession comes from constant learning, training, practice, and experience, while the "human" component in the medical profession comes from empathy and honesty. I believe both are needed in maximum doses to be a good doctor.
The most important advice for patients.
To trust the chosen doctor or medical team. They should not create personal treatment plans to be offered to the doctor for execution. Medical training and experience, if competed by the internet or personal will of someone who "knows what's best for them," cannot lead to better treatment.
What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?
Two wonderful children. And the fact that people I treated yesterday, 10 years ago, or 22 years ago smile when they see me on the street and I can see the appreciation in their eyes.
Do you have hobbies or passions? How do you spend your free time?
A good part of my free time is still dedicated to study, conferences, research activities, and university involvement. Besides that, family and friends are the ones who recharge my batteries. I also find my well-being through sports and travel.