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Publications by Anastassia Kossioni

PhD Thesis

Kossioni AE. The effect of gender, age and rehabilitation with complete dentures on the masseteric jaw-jerk reflex and the silent period. An EMG Study. Dental School, University of Athens, 1994.

MSc Thesis

MSc Thesis. Kossioni AE. The effect of ageing on digastric motor responses to the abrupt unloading of tension in mandibular elevator muscles. MSc Thesis, University of London, 1990.

Research Monographs

Kossioni AE. Oral health status in older hospitalised patients with mental disorders. University of Athens, 2012.
Kossioni A.E. Design of a dental continuing professional development programme in the oral care for the elderly (Gerodontology), Hellenic Open University, 2001.

Publications in scientific journals

Kossioni AE, Ioannidou K, Kalyva D, Marchini L, Hartshorn J, Kaufman L, Smith B, Barlow PB. Translation and validation of the Greek version of an ageism scale for dental students (ASDS_Gr). Gerodontology. 2019 Apr 7. doi: 10.1111/ger.12403. [Epub ahead of print]
Marchini L, Ettinger R, Chen X, Kossioni A, Tan H, Tada S, Ikebe K, Dosumu EB, Oginni FO, Akeredolu PA, Butali A, Donnelly L, Brondani M, Fritzsch B, Adeola HA. Geriatric dentistry education and context in a selection of countries in 5 continents. Spec Care Dentist 2018;38(3):123-132
Kossioni AE, Marchini L, Childs C. Dental participation in geriatric interprofessional education courses: A systematic review. Eur J Dent Educ 2018 2018 ;22(3):e530-e541.
Krois NR, Kossioni AE, Barlow PB, Straub-Morarend CL, Marchini L. Preliminary Validation of an Instrument to Assess Students' Perceptions of Clinical Learning Environments at U.S. Dental Schools. J Dent Educ. 2018 Jun;82(6):575-580.
Kossioni AE. Recommended action plans for oral health in older Europeans. Stoma Edu 2018;5(1):6-7
Kossioni AE, Prevalence and factors associated with the use of denture adhesives by older complete denture wearers. Eur J Prosthodont Restor Dent. 2018 Nov 29;26(4):197-201.
Kossioni AE, Hajto-Bryk J, Janssens B, et al. Practical guidelines for physicians in promoting oral health in frail older adults. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2018;19(12):1039-1046
Rucker R, Barlow PB, Hartshorn J, Kaufman L, Smith B, Kossioni A, Marchini L. Dual institution validation of an ageism scale for dental students. Spec Care Dentist. 2018
Kossioni AE. The association of poor oral health with malnutrition in older adults: a review considering the potential implication for cognitive impairment. Nutrients. 2018 Nov 8;10(11). pii: E1709. doi: 10.3390/nu10111709.
Brocklehurst PR, McKenna G, Schimmel M, Kossioni A, Jerković-Ćosić K, Hayes M, da Mata C, Müller F. How do we incorporate patient views into the design of healthcare services for older people: a discussion paper. BMC Oral Health 2018 6;18(1):61.
Rucker R, Barlow P, Hartshorn J, Kaufman L, Smith B, Kossioni A, Marchini L. Development and Preliminary Validation of an Ageism Scale for Dental Students. Spec Care Dent 2018 ;38(1):31-35
Kossion AE, Maggi S, Müller F, Petrovic M. Oral health in older people: time for action. Eur Ger Med. 2018; 9:3-4. Editorial
Kossioni AE, Hajto-Bryk J, Maggi S, McKenna G, Petrovic M, Roller-Wirnberger RE, Schimmel M, Tamulaitienè M, Vanobbergen J, Müller F. An Expert Opinion from the European College of Gerodontology and the European Geriatric Medicine Society: European Policy Recommendations on Oral Health in Older Adults.J Am Geriatr Soc 2018 ;66(3):609-613.
Kossioni A, McKenna G, Müller F, et al. Higher education in Gerodontology in European Universities. BMC Oral Health 2017;17:71.
Kossioni AE, Kossionis GE. Dental management of the older patient with depression. Stomatologia 2017;74:55-60.
Ιoannidou K, Trola A, Kossioni AE. Attitudes of healthcare students toward older adult. Hellenic Hospital Dentistry 2016; 9: 101-106.
Retsas A, Kalogeropoulos K, Kossioni AE. The use of rotary instruments in endodontic therapy of older dental patients. Stoma Edu J 2015; 2(1): 63-68
Riga V, Kossioni A, Lyrakos G. Can DREEM Instrument (Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure) measure the learning environment in a School of Education? Educational Journal of the University of Patras UNESCO Chair. 2015; 2:59-69.
Gkavela G, A. Kossioni Α, Lyrakos Γ, Karkazis Η, Volikas Κ. Oral health related quality of life in older people: Preliminary validation of the Greek version of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). European Geriatric Medicine 2015; 6(3):245-250
Gkavela G, A. Kossioni Α, Lyrakos Γ, Karkazis Η, Volikas Κ. Translation and preliminary validation of the Greek version of the Xerostomia Inventory in older people European Geriatric Medicine 2015; 6(3):237-240
Kossioni AE, Lyrakos G, Ntinalexi I, Varela R and Economu I. The development and validation of a questionnaire to measure the clinical learning environment for undergraduate dental students. European Journal of Dental Education 2014; 27:24-27
Kossioni AE. Frequent neurological and mental disorders in older dental patients. Odontostomatological Progress 2014; 68: 172-181.
Kossioni AE, Kossionis GE and Polychronopoulou A Predictors for perceived need and demand for oral care in older patients with mental disorders. J Disab Oral Health 2013; 14: 91-96.
Bullock Α, Bailey S, Cowpe J, Barnes E, Thomas H, Thomas R, Kavadella A, Kossioni A, Karaharju-Suvanto T, Suomalainen K, Kersten H, Povel E, Giles M, Walmsley D, Soboleva U, Liepa A, Akota I. Continuing professional development systems and requirements for graduate dentists in the EU: survey results from the DentCPD project. European Journal of Dental Education 2013; 17(1):e77-e81.
Bailey S, Bullock A, Cowpe J, Barnes E, Thomas H, Thomas R, Kavadella A, Kossioni A, Karaharju-Suvanto T, Suomalainen K, Kersten H, Povel E, Giles M, Walmsley D, Soboleva U, Liepa A, Akota I. Core continuing professional development (CPD) topics for the European dentist. European Journal of Dental Education 2013; 17(1): e82-e87.
Suomalainen K, Karaharju-Suvanto T, Bailey S, Bullock A, Cowpe J, Barnes E, Thomas H, Thomas R, Kavadella A, Kossioni A Kersten H, Povel E, Giles M, Walmsley D, Soboleva U, Liepa A, Akota I. Guidelines for the organization of continuing professional development activities for the European dentist. European Journal of Dental Education 2013; 17 (Suppl 1): 29-37.
Kossioni A, Kavadella A, Tzoutzas J, Bakas A, Tsiklakis K, Bailey S, Bullock A, Cowpe J, Barnes E, Thomas H, Thomas R, Karaharju-Suvanto T, Suomalainen K, Kersten H, Povel E, Giles M, Walmsley D, Soboleva U, Liepa A, Akota I. The development of an exemplar e-module for the continuing professional development of European dentists. European Journal of Dental Education 2013; 17 (Suppl 1): 38-44.
Kavadella A, Kossioni A, Tsiklakis K, Cowpe J, Bullock A, Barnes E, Bailey S, Thomas H, Thomas R, Karaharju-Suvanto T, Suomalainen K, Kersten H, Povel E, Giles M, Walmsley D, Soboleva U, Liepa A, Akota I. Recommendations for the development of e-modules for the continuing professional development (CPD) of European dentists. European Journal of Dental Education 2013; 17 (Suppl 1): 45-54.
Kossioni AE, Kossionis GE and Polychronopoulou A. Self-reported oral complaints in older mentally ill patients. Geriatrics and Gerontology International 2013; 13: 358-369.
Kossioni AE, Kossionis GE and Polychronopoulou A. Variation in oral health parameters between older people with and without mental disorders. Special Care in Dentistry 2013 ; 33: 232-238.
Michael L, Petraki V and Kossioni AE. Subjective oral complaints in older people in a day center in Athens. Stomatologia 2013; 70: 5-9
Kossioni AE. Current status and trends in oral health in the community-dwelling older adults- A global perspective. Oral Health Prev Dent 2013;11(4):331-40.
Petraki V, Thomopoulos P, Kossioni AE. Factors affecting recent dental services utilization by an urban older population in Athens. Stoma. Edu 2013; 1 : 48-51.
Anastassia E. Kossioni, Flora Zervou-Valvi. Domiciliary dental care: A social necessity for frail social groups. Hellenic Hospital Dentistry 2013; 6: 43-48.
Kossioni A, Varela R, Ekonomu I, Lyrakos G and Dimoliatis IDK. Students’ perceptions of the educational environment in a Greek Dental School, as measured by DREEM. European Journal of Dental Education 2012; 16: e73-e78.
Kossioni AE. Is Europe prepared to meet the oral health needs of older people? Gerodontology 2012; 29:e1230-e40.
Kossioni A and Bellou O. The effect of ageing and dental status on the frequency of eating out. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2012; 54: e130-e133.
Karkazis H and Kossioni A. Edentulism and complete dentures. Current aspects and educational trends in the light of epidemiological data. A literature review. Stomatologia 2012; 69(2): 39-46.
Kossioni AE, Kossionis GE and Polychronopoulou A. Oral health status of elderly hospitalised psychiatric patients. Gerodontology 2012; 29(4):272-283.
Petraki V, Michael L, Gavela G and Kossioni AE. Dental status in older community-dwelling people in a day-center in Attica- A pilot study. Hellenic Stomatological Review 2012; 56: 271-282.
Kossioni A. The prevalence of denture stomatitis and its predisposing conditions in an older Greek population. Gerodontology 2011; 28: 85-90.
Kossioni A and Bellou O. Eating habits in older people in Greece: The role of age, dental status and chewing difficulties. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2011; 52: 197-201.
Riga V and Kossioni A. Communication between the dentist and the older dental patient. Hellenic Hospital Dentistry 2011; 4:23-28.
Bakas A and Kossioni AE. The development of a “virtual patient” case for the continuing professional education of dentists. Published as a full paper after peer reviewing in the Proceedings of the 6th international Conference in Open and Distance Learning, Loutraki, Greece, 11/2011.
Kossioni A, Kakabura A and Vougiouklakis G. The evaluation of the Higher Institutions. Difficulties and opportunities. The experience of the Athens Dental School of the Internal and External Evaluation Process. Hellenic Stomatological Review 2011; 55: 187-93.
Cowpe J, Bullock A, Davidge J, Thomas H, Bailey, Barnes E,Thomas R, Phillips S, Kavadella A, Kossioni A, Tsiklakis K, Karaharju-Suvanto T, Suomalainen K, Kersten H, Povel E, Giles M, Walmsley D, Soboleva U, Liepa A, Akota I. A 3.3-7. Harmonisation & Standardisation of European Dental Schools’ Programmes of Continuing Professional Development for Graduate Dentists – DentCPD. Journal of the European Higher Educational Area 2011; 3: 1-26.
Kossioni A. Tzoutzas J and Tsiklakis K. The opinion and the attitudes of Greek dentists to continuing professional development. Hellenic Stomatological Review 2010; 54:17-22.
Karkazis H and Kossioni A. The new division of Gerodontology. Historical data and education policy. Hellenic Stomatological Review 2010; 54:353-357.
Kossioni AE and Rahiotis C. Prevention and oral health promotion in elderly. Hellenic Stomatological Review 2010; 54:175-183.
Kossioni AE. Angular cheilitis in older denture wearers. Hellenic Hospital Dentistry 2010; 3: 21-24.
Kossioni A and Zervou-Valvi F. Frequent denture-related oral mucosal lesions in older dental patients. Hellenic Hospital Dentistry 2009; 1: 85-90.
Kossioni A, Vanobbergen J, Newton J, Muller F and Heath R. European College of Gerodontology: undergraduate curriculum guidelines in Gerodontology. Gerodontology 2009; 26: 165-171.
Kossioni A. The management of the geriatric dental patient: a challenge for public health policy. Hellenic Hospital Dentistry 2008; 1: 87-92.
Kossioni A and Dontas A. The stomatognathic system in the elderly. Useful information for the medical practitioner. Clinical Interventions in Aging 2007; 2: 591-597.
Kossioni AE, Vierou O and Bellou O. The profile of the patients who attended the removable prosthodontics clinic for full dentures’ construction. Changes in the last 20 years and implications for dental education. Hellenic Stomatological Review 2007; 51:15-22.
Kossioni AE, Tzoutzas I and Vougiouklakis G. The experience and the opinion of the Greek local Dental Associations on the Continuing Professional Development of their members. Hellenic Stomatological Review 2007; 51:127-134.
Kossioni AE, Tzoutzas I and Vougiouklakis G. The position of the Greek Dental Scientific Societies on the Continuing Professional Development of the dentists. Hellenic Stomatological Review 2007; 51: 235-41.
Kossioni AE. Neurophysiological aspects of jaw vertical dimension and centric relation. Basic theory and clinical applications in Removable Prosthodontics. Hellenic Stomatological Review 2006; 50: 215-222.
Kossioni AE, Tzoutzas I and Vougiouklakis G. Continuing professional development for dentists. Necessity, tendencies and questions. Hellenic Stomatological Review 2006; 50:261-274.
Κοssioni AE and Karkazis HC. Development of a Gerodontology course in Athens: a pilot study. European Journal of Dental Education 2006; 10: 131-136.
Κοssioni A, Pepelassi, Kourtis and Vougiouklakis G: A review of Comprehensive Care Clinic at the University of Athens in Greece. EuroCondenser 2006; 8(1): 12-14.
Kossioni AE. Functional aspects of the stomatognathic system in the old age and the dental realistic approach. Odontostomatological Progress 2001; 55: 347-367 (in Greek).
Kossioni AE. Educational needs’ assessment of general dental practitioners in order to design a dental CPD course in the oral care for the elderly (Gerodontology). Full text published after peer reviewing in the Proceedings of the 1st National Conference for Open and Distance Learning, Patra, May, 2001, 8 pages.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. Bilateral variation of the masseteric myotatic reflex and the silent period in young humans. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 1999; 26:138-144.
Karkazis HC and Kossioni AE. Normal side-to-side variation of the exteroceptive suppression of the masseter muscle in young dentate adults. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 1999; 26:944-951.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. Socio-medical condition and oral functional status in an older institutionalised population. Gerodontology 1999; 16: 21-28.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. Jaw reflexes in healthy old people. Age and Ageing 1998; 27: 689-695.
Karkazis HC and Kossioni AE. Surface EMG activity of the masseter muscle in denture wearers during chewing of hard and soft food. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 1998; 25: 8-14.
Karkazis HC and Kossioni AE. Re-examination of the surface EMG activity of the masseter muscle in young adults during chewing of two test foods. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 1997; 24: 216-223.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. The demented patient and recommendations for the dental management. Stomatologia 1996; 53: 24-30.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. Parkinson’s disease in Dentistry. Odontostomatological Progress 1996; 50: 97-106.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. Random variation in the masseteric silent period after chin taps. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 1995; 73: 450-456.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. Variation in the masseteric silent period in older dentate humans and in denture wearers. Archives of Oral Biology 1995; 40: 1143-1150.
Karkazis HC and Kossioni AE. A copy-denture technique: Laboratory and clinical procedures. QDT 1995: 159-164.
Kossioni AE. Stroke. Oro-facial problems and dental management. Hellenic Stomatological Review 1995; 39: 169-178.
Kossioni AE, Karkazis HC and Molivdas PA. The masseteric jaw-jerk reflex in older dentate subjects and edentulous denture wearers. Gerodontology 1995; 12: 31-36.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. EMG study on the effect of ageing on the human masseteric jaw -jerk reflex. Gerodontology 1994; 11, 30-38.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. The influence of gender on the masseter electromyographic jaw-jerk reflex in young human subjects. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 1994; 21: 419-430.
Karkazis H and Kossioni A. Neurophysiology of the stomatognathic system. A brief review of current concepts. Hellenic Stomatological Review 1994; 38: 241-250.
Karkazis H and Kossioni A. Adaptation to complete dentures. Neurophysiological aspects and clinical applications. Hellenic Stomatological Review 1994; 38: 227-234.
Willigen van JD, Broekhuijsen ML, Melchior HJ, Karkazis HC, Kossioni A and Heath MR. Digastric muscle response as a function of knowledge of the task to be performed. Archives of Oral Biology 1993; 38: 113-121.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. Reproducibility of the human masseteric jaw-jerk reflex in association with the menstrual cycle. Archives of Oral Biology 1993; 38: 1099-1105.
Karkazis HC and Kossioni AE. Oral Health status, treatment needs and demands of an elderly institutionalised population in Athens. European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry 1993; 1:157-163.
Kossioni AE and Karkazis HC. The effect of intercuspal clenching on the masseteric jaw-jerk reflex in humans. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 1993; 69: 605-610.
Karkazis HC, Kossioni AE, Heath MR and Willigen van JD. Anterior digastric muscle responses to sudden unloading of the mandibular elevator muscles in younger and older adults. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 1993; 20:433-439.
Kossioni AE, Karkazis HC and Demitriou P. The jaw-jerk reflex and its clinical significance. Stomatologia 1991; 48: 204-210.

Books - Contribution to Books

Kossioni AE (Ed). Gerodontology Essentials for Health Care Professionals. Springer, 2020 www.springer.com
Kossioni AE (Ed). Gerodontology. 1st Edition. Athens, 2018 (accessed in http://www.gerodontology.gr/gerodontology.html)
Kossioni AE. Common diseases in older people affecting dental care. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, e-class, http://eclass.uoa.gr/modules/document/file.php/DENT385/. Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 GR). E-book in Greek
Kossioni AE. Epidemiologia buccal nas populaces idosas no mundo (Oral epidemiology among the elderly in the world). In: Luiz Fernando Brunetti-Montenegro and Leonardo Marchini (eds) Odontogeriatria. Uma Visao Gerontologica (Contextualization of dental care in Gerontology). Rio de Janeiro, Elsevier, 2013, pp 49-60 (in Portuguese).
Kossioni A. Educational issues. In: Tzoutzas I, Bridges G (eds): Dental Reception and Practice Management. Athens, Litsas, 2010, pp. 287-295.
Kossioni A. Educational techniques in the area of Health. In: National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance, Ministry of Employment and social protection: Programme for the training of the trainers. Athens 2006, pp 25-37.
Kossioni AE and Kokkos A. Methodology for identifying the learners’ educational needs in a CPD programme in Gerodontology. In: Violaki-Paraskeva M et al (eds): Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics. Athens, Synedron, 2000, pp 64-66.
Kossioni A. The physiology of learning. In: Adult Education: Parallel papers. Patra, Hellenic Open University, 1999, pp 1-9.
Kossioni A. Medical conditions in the elderly with importance to the dentist. In: Karkazis H, Polyzois G (eds): Gerodontology and Maxillofacial Prosthetics. Athens, Bonisel, 1998, pp 27-74.

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