Prof. Vygandas Rutkūnas – DDS, PhD, Dip Prosth.

Education:

• 1995-2000 undergraduate studies in the Faculty of Dentistry, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania;
• 2002-2004 PhD studies in Department of Masticatory Function Rehabilitation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
• 2004 recipient of “A.R. Frechette 2004 New Investigator Award” prize in IADR) meeting, Honolulu (USA).
• From 2005 Assistant Professor, Center of Prosthodontics, Institute of Odontology, Vilnius University;
• 2006 PhD degree, Institute of Odontology, Vilnius University/ Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
• From 2006 Head of Division of Prosthodontics, Institute of Odontology, Vilnius University;
• From 2009 Associated Professor, Division of Prosthodontics, Institute of Odontology, Vilnius University.
• 2019 Full professor in Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania.

Founder of the dental clinic ProDentum, DigitORIS lab and education center.

Leader of the DIGITORR (Digital Oral Rehabilitation Research) team, focusing on validation of the digital workflow in prosthodontics and implant dentistry, 3D printed bone scaffold, bruxism monitoring etc.

Developer of the ADIP workflow (Accurate Digital Implantology and Prosthodontics).

President of Lithuanian Society of Prosthodontics.

Board member of the European Prosthodontic Association (EPA), Digital Dentistry Society (DDS).

Main research interests: accuracy of the digital implant placement, digital prosthodontics, bioengineering.

Reviewer in 12 peer-reviewed journals.

Co-author of 6 textbooks.