dr. Martina Poldrugač dr. med. dent.

Education:

• 1984-1995 primary and secondary school - V. Gymnasium in Zagreb
• 1995-1996 USA High School, Georgia
• 1996-2002 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Dentistry.
• 2005-2008 specialization in orthodontics at the Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry in Zagreb
• 2016-2018 Master of Orthodontics: FACE (Functional and Cosmetic Excelance), Spain and Italy

Congresses and professional development:

1. IDS Cologne, 2017
2. FACE Advanced Course - 8 sessions (2017-2018)
3. 3rd Congress of Croatian Society of Orthodontists, Split, 2016.
4. Bjorn Ludwig course - mini implants, Germany 2016
5. INVISALIGN CERTIFICATION 2015
6. IDS Cologne, 2015
7. WFO MEETING LONDON 2015
8. SEMINAR, DUBROVNIK, RAVINDRA NANDA, APRIL 2015
9. ZAGREB, ORTHODONTIC CONGRES 2014
10. ZAGREB April 19th 2013: SYMPOSIUM-BIOMETRIC ORTHODONTICS. CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS OF ORTHODONTIC MINI-IMPLANTS AND MINIPLATES, SEONG HUNG KIM, PhD, ORTHODONTIC SPECIALIST
11. IDS, Cologne 2013
12. ROME, October 3-5 2013: 21 ST CENTURY ORTHODONTICS, GAC ORTHODONTIC CONGRESS
13. PARIS, July 2013, WORLD LINGUAL ORTHODONTIC SOCIETY CONGRESS
14. NAPLES, May 2013: SURGICALY MODULATED ORTHODONTIC TOOTH MOVEMENT, R.SPENA
15. LJUBLJANA: November 2013, Mc Namara
16. ZAGREB October 12/1, 2012, CONGRESS OF CROATIAN SOCIETY OF ORTHODONTICS: 21ST CENTURY ORTHODONTICS
17. LISBON October 30 th / November 1st 2011: THE ART OF ORTHODONTICS: 21ST CENTURY ORTHODONTIC CONGRESS
18. MAASTRICHT July 2011: ORTHODONTIC IN-OFFICE MANAGEMENT COURSE, SAMPERMANS
19. MAASTRICHT, July 2011: 2DAY PRACTICAL IN-OFFICE COURSE, SAMPERMANS
20. ZAGREB, November 20th 2010: When and how to aesthetically reconstruct the front area
21. AMSTERDAM, November 26/27 2010 FIRST EUROPEAN SELF-LIGTING CONGRESS ORGANIZED BY DENTSPLY GAC IN CORPORATION WITH DENTHOUSE
22. LISBON: EOS LISBON 2008, JUNE 10-14, 2008
23. ZAGREB: UPDATE IN ORTHODONTICS, April 11/12 2008
24. ZAGREB: MINI IMPLANTATI, ZAGREB, February 16 th 2008
25. DUBROVNIK: Bagden: DAMON SYSTEM: UNUSUAL ASPECTS OF DAMON SYSTEM TREATMENT, March 31st / April 1st 2008.
26. ROME: Damon Symposium: Rome, September 2008
27. PRAGUE, IOS
28. SEATTLE, May 2007: AAO MEETING
29. ZAGREB: UPDATE IN ORTHODONTICS, ZAGREB, March 30/31 2007
30. ZAGREB: SLIDING MECHANIK IN EXTRACTION AND NONEXTRACTION TREATMENTS, February 16 2007.
31. ZAGREB: Press techniques (BIOSTAR, MINISTER), February 10th 2007
32. ZAGREB: Adult orthodontic treatment, December 2006.
33. VIENNA: EOS VIENNA: SEARCHING FOR EXCELLENCE IN ORTHODONTICS, JULY 4th-8th, 2006
34. FLORENCE: Mc Namara: AN EVIDENCE- BASED APPROACH TO CLINICAL ORTODONTICS, MARCH 16-17, 2006.
35. ZAGREB: Christiansen: Orthodontic and Surgical treatment using MBT Technique, ZAGREB, 17-18. March 2005
36. OPATIJA, September 2005: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, FRONTAL AESTHETICS, IMPLANTS: V. KOKICH
37. ZAGREB, April 2005: MBT TECHNIQUE

Professional experience:

• 2002- today: Polyclinic 'Dr.Zubović', www.zubovic.com
• 2008-2011 GAC opinion leader
• 2014 - Vice President of the Croatian Orthodontic Society
• 2015 - Invisalign certification
• 2016- Bjorn Ludwig course, Germany for mini implants
• 2017-2018 - FACE Course, TMJ Specialist, Chairmen: Dr. Domingo Martin

Lectures:

lecturer at the first congress of the Croatian Society of Orthodontists HLZ 2012, topic :: timeing of orthodontic treatment

poster presentation 2012: rapid palatal expander in a vertical growth patient, a case report

poster presentation 2012: twin block treatment

lecturer at the second congress of the Croatian Society of Orthodontists in 2014, topic: functional treatment with twin block appliance

translation of the book chapter: Proffit: COntemporary Orthodontic treatment 5 th edition

Special interests and experience:

• orthodontics in children and adults
• temporomanbibular dysfunction disorders, diagnosis and therapy
• lingual orthodontics
• preprosthetic orthodontics
• mini implants in orthodontics
• orthodontic-surgical therapy
• marketing in a dental office
• aesthetics in dentistry
• orthognathic surgery
• complex cases in orthodontics
• multidisciplinary collaboration
• temporomandibular joint problems

Companies:

• member of the board of directors of the Croatian Society of Orthodontists
• vice-president of the Croatian Society of Orthodontists
• editorial board South European Journal of Orthodontics
• organizing committee of the first, second, third and fourth congresses of the Croatian Society of Orthodontists
• member of the Croatian Chamber of Dental Medicine
• member of the European Society of Orthodontists
• member of the World Association of Orthodontics
• Symposium Organizing Committee, Dubrovnik, Dr Ravindra Nanda, 2015
• Organizing Committee of Alpe Adria Symposium 2017, Poreč, Croatia