Program of the 1st Slovak-Ukrainian Medical Congress MedBridge SK-UA 2025

Speaker: OKSANA PETRENKO – oculoplastic surgeon, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry at the Institute of Postgraduate Education of the National Medical University named after O.O. Bohomolets (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Modern possibilities of reconstruction of traumatic injuries of the peri-orbital area.

Speaker: Jozef ZHIVCHAK – Doctor honoris causa, professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Technical University in Košice (Košice, Slovakia)

Presentation Topic: Craniofacial implants in biotechnological reconstructions.

Speaker: ANDRIY KOPCHAK – maxillofacial surgeon, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies at the Educational and Scientific Institute of Dentistry of the National Medical University named after O.O. Bohomolets, Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Dentistry, Honored Doctor of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Mine-explosive injuries of the head and neck: analysis of primary and secondary reconstruction results.

Speaker: Andriy YENCHA – Doctor honoris causa, professor, Doctor of Medicine, Clinic of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University and Specialized Hospital for Diseases of the Head and Neck, Kosice Academy (Kosice, Slovakia)

Presentation Topic: Maxillofacial surgery in the treatment system of orofacial diseases in Slovakia.

Speaker: JORGE CORONA – oculoplastic surgeon (Dallas, Texas, USA)

Presentation Topic: Reconstruction of the oculofacial region: basic methods of restoring humanity in war trauma.

Speaker: Stuart SEYF – oculoplastic surgeon (San Francisco, USA)

Presentation Topic: Lacrimal Considerations in Facial Trauma

Speaker: Andriy YENCHA Jr. – Associate Professor, Doctor of Philosophy, Clinic of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University and Specialized Hospital for Diseases of the Head and Neck, Košice Academy (Košice, Slovakia)

Topic: Orofacial oncology in the context of comprehensive oncological treatment.

Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Katarina VDOVIAKOVA, PhD; Assoc. Prof. Lenka KRESAKOVA, PhD; Ľubomír MEDVECKY, DrSc.; Prof. Ján DANKO; Prof. Andriy YENCHA; Assoc. Prof. Andriy YENCHA Jr.; Assoc. Prof. Adriana PETRASOVA; Assoc. Prof. Janka YENCOVA; Philip HUMENÍK (Kosice, Slovakia)

Presentation Topic: Biomedical approaches to eliminate jaw defects in experimental animal studies.

Speakers: Prof. Andriy YENCHA, Assoc. Prof. Andriy YENCHA Jr., Assoc. Prof. Adriana PETRAŠOVÁ, Assoc. Prof. Janka YENČOVÁ, Prof. Ján DANKO (Kosice, Slovakia)

Presentation Topic: Biomedical approaches to eliminate jaw defects in clinical human studies.

Speakers: Andriy YENCHA Jr. – Associate Professor, Doctor of Philosophy, Clinic of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University and Specialized Hospital for Diseases of the Head and Neck, Košice Academy (Košice, Slovakia); Andriy YENCHA – Doctor honoris causa, Professor, Doctor of Medicine, Clinic of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University and Specialized Hospital for Diseases of the Head and Neck, Košice Academy (Košice, Slovakia)

Presentation Topic: Craniofacial implants in in vivo reconstructions.

Speaker: Viktor BED — Bishop of Mukachevo and Carpathian, Head of the Mukachevo-Carpathian Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, President of the Carpathian University named after Augustin Voloshyn, Uzhhorod Ukrainian Theological Academy and International Academy of Theological Sciences, People's Deputy of Ukraine of the First Convocation, Doctor of Theology, Doctor of Law, Professor, Academician (Ukraine).

Presentation Topic: Mental health and spiritual resilience of a person in the era of war: theological-psychological dimension and the role of military and medical chaplaincy in healing the individual.

Speaker: CHEPURNY Yuriy – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Acting Head of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Dentistry of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Topic: National Standard for Combat Trauma Treatment: Challenges, Discussion Issues, and Perspectives

Speaker: AVETIKOV David – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Surgical Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Professor of Higher Education Institution, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of Poltava State Medical University (Poltava, Ukraine)

Topic: Application of Cryopreserved Placenta in the Complex Treatment of Purulent Wounds Considering the Patient's Chronotype

Speaker: DENYSIUK Olha – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology of the P.L. Shupyk National University of Health of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine) (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Endoscopy vs. External Dacryocystorhinostomy: A Modern View on Indications and Efficacy.

Speakers: KOVTUNYAK Oleh – Head of the Head and Neck Center, Maxillofacial Surgeon, Orthognathic Surgeon (Lviv, Ukraine) 
MAKSYMIV Ostap – Maxillofacial Surgeon (Lviv, Ukraine)

Topic: Our Experience in the Treatment of Gunshot Wounds of the Head and Neck

Speakers: KOZLOVSKY Serhiy – Medical Service Colonel, Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry of the National Military Medical Clinical Center "Main Military Clinical Hospital" (Kyiv, Ukraine)
SHMIDT Pavlo – Medical Service Lieutenant Colonel, Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry of the National Military Medical Clinical Center "Main Military Clinical Hospital" (Kyiv, Ukraine)
PRYSIAZHNIUK Oleksandr – Medical Service Captain, Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry of the National Military Medical Clinical Center "Main Military Clinical Hospital" (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Experience of Specialized Treatment of Wounded with Maxillofacial Combat Trauma in the Conditions of Full-Scale War.

Speakers: KOVALENKO Vitaliy – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Honored Doctor of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry of the Ukrainian Military Medical Academy, Medical Service Colonel (Kyiv, Ukraine)
BORYSOVA Yelizaveta – Lecturer of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry of the Ukrainian Military Medical Academy (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Topic: Organization of Medical Care for Military Personnel with Maxillofacial Combat Trauma at I-III Levels of its Provision in the Conditions of Large-Scale War.

Speakers: Kushta Anna – DSc in Medicine, Professor of the Department of Surgical Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery of Vinnytsia National Medical University,
Shuvalov Serhiy - DSc in Medicine, Head of the Department of Surgical Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery of Vinnytsia National Medical University.

Topic: Efficacy of Complex Supportive Therapy in Patients with Oral Cavity and Oropharynx Cancer in the Pre- and Postoperative Periods.

Speaker: HOLUBCHENKO Oleh – Maxillofacial Surgeon of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the SHE NMCH "Okhmatdyt" Ministry of Health of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Compression-Distraction Osteogenesis of Facial Bones

Speakers: Assoc. Prof. SABERIAN Elham, Prof. ZARDINI G., Prof. SHAMSI G., Prof. MILLS D. K. (USA)

Topic: Bone Regeneration Induction after Apicoectomy with Stem Cell Transplantation and 3D Scaffold.

Speaker: BLESNIUK Zhanna – Head of the Head and Neck Tumors Department of Vinnytsia CNP Podilsky Regional Oncology Center (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Oral Cavity Reconstructions in Oncological Surgeries.

Speaker: VASYLYEV Oleksandr – Maxillofacial Surgeon, Head of the Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry Department of the Head and Neck Pathology Center of CNP "Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital" (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Treatment of Patients with Mid-Face Defects and Deformities.

Speaker: OMEROVA Leila – Otorhinolaryngologist, Aesthetic and Functional Rhinologist of the National Military Medical Clinical Center "Main Military Clinical Hospital" (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Features of Nasal Reconstruction in Patients with Combat Trauma: Our Experience Working as Part of a Multidisciplinary Team.

Speaker: Tselishcheva Maryna – Ophthalmologist, PhD student of the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Malaga, (Malaga, Kingdom of Spain)

Topic: Methods of Conjunctival Cavity Reconstruction in Patients with Anophthalmos.

Speaker: SHUMYNSKY Yevhen – Maxillofacial Surgeon, Doctor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Advantages of Reducing Metal Volume in Patient-Specific Implants for Maxillofacial Reconstruction: A Strategy for Reducing Stress Shielding and Postoperative Imaging Artifacts.

Speaker: TERLETSKY Rostyslav – Maxillofacial Surgeon, Doctor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Clinical Efficacy of Total Temporomandibular Joint Replacement with Two-Component Endoprostheses.

Speaker: SLOBODIANIUK Alina – Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry of the Head and Neck Pathology Center of CNP "Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital" (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Personalized Approach to the Treatment of Endocrine Orbitopathy Based on a Digital Protocol and Assessment of its Clinical Efficacy.

Speaker: PAVLYCHUK Tetyana – Maxillofacial Surgeon, Doctor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Experience in Treating Patients with Congenital Syndromic Craniosynostoses in Ukraine.

Speaker: CHERNOHORSKY Denys – Head of the Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 1, Candidate of Medical Sciences (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Perspectives of Using Patient-Specific Implants Made of 3D-Printed Hydroxyapatite in Maxillofacial Reconstructive Interventions: A New Era in Bone Defect Replacement.

Speaker: PALYVODA Roman – Maxillofacial Surgeon, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Topic: Immediate Dental Implantation in the Posterior Maxillary and Mandibular Regions. 5 Years of Experience with Neodent Implants (Straumangroup).

Speaker: LEONENKO Pavlo – Professor of the Department of Orthopedic Dentistry, Digital Technologies and Implantology of P.L. Shupyk NUOH of Ukraine, Academic Ambassador International Academy for Ultrasonic and Implantology (Vienna, Austria), Doctor of Medical Sciences (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Equipment of the Anesthesiology Service in Outpatient Dentistry: Risk-Free Adaptation to the Ministry of Health Requirements - Minimum, Optimum, Expert Levels

Speaker: RADUKAN Viorel – Dental Surgeon, President of the Association of Implantologists of Ukraine (Chernivtsi, Ukraine)

Topic: Activities of the Association of Implantologists of Ukraine during the War in Ukraine.

Speakers: FUTEYOVA Maria, SOKOLOVA Natalia, HOMZOVA Nadia, HOLLO Martin, PANDIYOVA Kornelia, Assoc. Prof. ENCOVA Janka, Assoc. Prof. PETRASOVA Adriana (Kosice, Slovakia)

Topic: Skeletal Classes and Their Definition.

Speakers: VOVK Yuriy – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Surgical and Orthopedic Dentistry of the Faculty of Postgraduate Education of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Co-founder of the Ukrainian Association of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons, Advisor from Ukraine in the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS) (Lviv, Ukraine)
VOVK Volodymyr – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Surgical Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Responsible for International Activities at the Faculty of Dentistry of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Member of the Ukrainian Association of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons (UACMS), European Association of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EAOMFS) and International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS)

Topic: Results of the Application of Clinical and Instrumental Registration in Patients with Physiological Intermaxillary Relationship in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Somatognathic System Dysfunction.

Speaker: FILONENKO Dmytro – Maxillofacial Orthopedist, Assistant Professor of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Prosthetic Rehabilitation Supported by Dental Implants for Patients After Replacement of Segmental Defects of the Mandibular Body.

Speaker: RADUKAN Viorel – Dental Surgeon, President of the Association of Implantologists (Chernivtsi, Ukraine)

Topic: Immediate Loading on Straumann Activ Implants with a Permanent Prosthetic Construction within 45 Days (11 Years of Experience).

Speakers: SHCHEPANSKY Borys Fedorovych – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Dentistry of the Lviv Medical University (Lviv, Ukraine)
PYNDUS Tetiana Oleksiivna – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Lviv Medical University (Lviv, Ukraine)
SHCHEPANSKY Fedir Yosypovych – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Orthopedic Dentistry, Lviv Medical University (Lviv, Ukraine)
PYNDUS Volodymyr Bohdanovych – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Lviv Medical University (Lviv, Ukraine)

Topic: Complete Orthopedic Rehabilitation of the Oral Cavity Using a Digital Protocol and Immediate Functional Loading: A Clinical Case

Speakers: SOKOLOVA Natalia, FUTEYOVA Maria, HOMZOVA Nadia, HOLLO Martin, PANDIYOVA Kornelia, Assoc. Prof. ENČOVA Janka, Assoc. Prof. PETRAŠOVA Adriana (Košice, Slovakia)

Topic: Orofacial Clefts – A Comprehensive View on Treatment and Diagnostics.

Speaker: KORNIYENKO Oleksandr – Maxillofacial Surgeon, Military Medical Clinical Center of the Southern Region, Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry (Odesa, Ukraine).

Topic: Issues of Auricular Reconstruction for Military Personnel

Speakers: HOMZOVA Nadia, FUTEYOVA Maria, SOKOLOVA Natalia, HOLLO Martin, PANDIYOVA Kornelia, Assoc. Prof. ENČOVA Janka, Assoc. Prof. PETRAŠOVA Adriana (Košice, Slovakia)

Topic: Reconstruction of Dental Arches with Optimized Methods.

Speakers: PANDIYOVA Kornelia, FUTEYOVA Maria, SOKOLOVA Natalia, HOMZOVA Nadia, HOLLO Martin, Assoc. Prof. ENČOVA Janka, Assoc. Prof. PETRAŠOVA Adriana (Košice, Slovakia)

Topic: Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets in Treatment.

Speaker: ROMANOVA Anna – Maxillofacial Surgeon, Doctor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Topic: Soft Tissue Management in the Peri-Implant Zone.

Speakers: HOLLO Martin, FUTEYOVA Maria, SOKOLOVA Natalia, HOMZOVA Nadia, PANDIYOVA Kornelia, Assoc. Prof. PETRAŠOVA Adriana, Assoc. Prof. ENČOVA Janka (Košice, Slovakia)

Topic: Stability of Photocomposite Fillings in In Vitro and In Vivo Conditions.

Speaker: MAZUR Viktor – Maxillofacial Surgeon, Military Medical Clinical Center of the Southern Region, Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry (Odesa, Ukraine).

Topic: Restoration of Gunshot Defects of the Mid-Face

Speaker: BUN Yuriy – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Surgical Dentistry of the Lviv Medical University (Lviv, Ukraine)

Topic: Minimally Invasive Methods of Pre-Surgical and Surgical Stages of Dental Implantation in Patients with Secondary Adentia in Outpatient Settings

Speaker: DIENHA Oksana Vasylivna – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the Field of Science and Technology, Honored Doctor of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of Major Dental Diseases, Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics of the State Institution "Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine", Head of the Department of Therapeutic and Pediatric Dentistry of Odesa National Medical University (Odesa, Ukraine)
SHNAIDER Stanislav Arkadiyovych – Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Director of the State Institution "Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine", Head of the Department of General Dentistry of Odesa National Medical University (Odesa, Ukraine)

Topic: Modern Schemes for Prevention of Dental Caries and Periodontal Diseases in Children with Somatic Pathology

Speaker: Tetyana PYNDUS – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, PHEI “Lviv Medical University” (Lviv, Ukraine)
Volodymyr PYNDUS – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, PHEI “Lviv Medical University” (Lviv, Ukraine)
Iryna DOROSH – Doctor of Philosophy in Dentistry, Associate Professor, PHEI “Lviv Medical University” (Lviv, Ukraine)
Iryna MEDVID – Assistant, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, PHEI “Lviv Medical University” (Lviv, Ukraine)

Topic: Dynamics of changes in selected biochemical parameters of oral fluid in patients with chronic generalized periodontitis associated with metabolic syndrome during periodontal prevention and treatment

Speaker: BED Viktor — Bishop of Mukachevo and Carpathia, Head of the Mukachevo-Carpathian Eparchy of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, President of the Augustyn Voloshyn Carpathian University, Uzhhorod Ukrainian Theological Academy, and the International Academy of Theological Sciences, People's Deputy of Ukraine of the first convocation, Doctor of Theological Sciences, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Academician (Ukraine).

Topic: Mental Health, Spiritual Resilience, and Chaplaincy Service: Theological, Medico-Psychological, and Social Dimensions

Speaker: Anna Zhmurko – Maxillofacial Surgeon, PhD student of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Scientific and Educational Institute of Dentistry of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University (Ukraine)

Topic: Germanium-Doped Calcium Phosphate Ceramics in Combination with Neural Crest-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Rabbit Vibrissa: Experimental Model of Rabbit Jaw Regeneration.

Speaker: Mariia Borkhalenko – Ophthalmologist (Ukraine)

Topic: Modern Possibilities of Eyelid Reconstruction in Patients with Military Trauma.

Speaker: Serhii Luhina – PhD student of the Department of Orthopedic Dentistry, Digital Technologies and Implantology of P.L. Shupyk National University of Health of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Topic: Personalized Prosthetics on Dental Implants from the Level of Multi-Unit Abutments: Orthopedic Aspects of Collaboration at the First Surgical Stage

Speaker: Maksym Kebkalo – Maxillofacial Surgeon, PhD student of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Scientific and Educational Institute of Dentistry of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University (Ukraine)

Topic: Patient-Specific Solutions in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Orbital Injuries Accompanied by Anophthalmia.

Speaker: Danylo Kalashnikov – Maxillofacial Surgeon, PhD student of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Modern Dental Technologies of the Scientific and Educational Institute of Dentistry of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University (Ukraine)

Topic: Mine Blast Injuries of the Head and Neck: Analysis of Hard and Soft Tissue Damage.

Speaker: Iryna Chepel – Dental Surgeon (Ukraine)

Topic: Possibilities of a Digital Protocol for Planning Mandibular Bone Reconstructions.

Speaker: Nuri Ibrahimov – Intern Dentist (Ukraine)

Topic: Application of Cryopreserved Placenta in the Complex Treatment of Traumatic Injuries of Maxillofacial Tissues.

Speaker: Yelyzaveta Hatalska – Dental Surgeon (Ukraine)

Topic: Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Patients with Mandibular Defects Using Dental Implant-Supported Restorations: Muco-Gingival Aspects.

Speaker: KRYMUS Veronika – 2nd Year Student of the Faculty of Dentistry of Lviv Medical University (Ukraine)

Topic: Full Maxillary Rehabilitation According to the All-on-5 Protocol

Speaker: BUN Bozhena – 4th Year Student of the Faculty of Dentistry of Lviv Medical University.

Topic: Minimally Invasive Methods of Pre-Surgical and Surgical Stages of Dental Implantation in Patients with Secondary Adentia in Outpatient Settings.

Speakers: Lutsenko A. – 5th Year Student of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University, Regional Director of the Kyiv Regional Branch of the Young Implantologists Club,
Lobur M. 5th Year Student of O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University, Regional Director of the Kharkiv Regional Branch of the Young Implantologists Club.

Topic: From Training and Mentorship to One's Own Clinical Case: How Volunteering Transforms Students into Practicing Physicians.

Speakers: Daniel Padyshak, V. Siva (Slovakia)

Topic: Arthroscopic Diagnostics of TMJ Disorders.

Speakers: Patrik Keshelak (Slovakia)

Topic: Results of the Study on the Marginal Seal of Fillings.