Prof. Dr. Lydia Katrova
Academic in
Bulgaria
Lydia Katrova is a dentist, specialist in public health, experienced teacher, skilled in curricula design, lecturing, international relations, and healthcare research. She lectures the integral courses for 2nd and 3rd year dental students in Bulgarian and English. She teaches courses to undergraduate students, graduate students, dental practitioners in Social Medicine, Medical Ethics, Public Health; Community Dentistry and Dental Practice Management; Ethics and Deontology; Dental ergonomics, Research methods, and Burnout prevention. She publishes academic research papers, textbooks, manuals and guidelines for undergraduate and graduate students, contributes in scientific conferences; workshops, experts’ groups and editorial boards. She directs PhD students, including international students; leads students research groups (“Dental ergonomics”, “Research and writing”, “Sociological investigations”). She cooperates for the elaboration of regulations relevant to health and education reforms; organizes national and international research and professional meetings. Her production consists of 306 works, including 106 publications (3 monographies, 13 textbooks, 90 papers in Bulgarian, English, and French). 109 contributions (47 international and 62 national), 47 articles’ reviews (41 in English, 5 in Bulgarian and 1 review of a monograph), 3 reviews of international graduating student theses (1 in Bulgaria, 1 in France, and 1 in Canada), 12 reviews of academic grade awarding (10 in Bulgaria, 1 in FAROM, 1 in USA), 8 reviews of scientific projects, 2 international institutional and program accreditation procedures’ participation. Her work is recognized with the Sign of merit “SIGNUM LAUDIS” for contributing to the implementation of advanced educational and research activities at the M U of Sofia for 2012 and the Award for mature educators: ”Excellence in Dental Education ”ADEE for 2011, GSK/ADEE sociology in dentistry award for 2020. Her biography is included in the “Great Bulgarian Doctors” Book for 2010, the Golden medal “Excellence in educational and social skills achievements in high school” (1976)
