Prof. Stella Chaushu, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Stella Chaushu is Professor and Chairperson of Department of Orthodontics, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. She is the coordinator of three different clinical fields in the department: adult orthodontics, orthodontic treatment for impacted teeth and treatment of Special Needs children. Dr. Chaushu also has a Ph.D. degree in immunology. Her basic science research focuses on the relationship between dentistry and immunology: the role of the immune system in periodontal disease and in orthodontic tooth movement. The results of her clinical and research activities have been published in over 100 articles in international refereed journals and in 6 chapters in books. She received several competitive grants and awards, including the prestigious Dewel award, given for the highest-ranked clinical research published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and of Orthodontics in 2015. Dr. Chaushu is a member of the Editorial Board of American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and of Orthodontics and reviews manuscripts for many international journals. Invited speaker at the national orthodontic congresses of U.S.A., Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Greece, Australia, Austria, Cyprus, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Italy, Romania, India, Portugal, Poland, Canada. She presents lectures and courses internationally on the various aspects related to impacted teeth, the orthodontic-periodontic interface and the delivery of orthodontic treatment to special needs children.