Dr. Despoina (Despina) Bompolaki

Dr. Despoina (Despina) Bompolaki is a Prosthodontist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics. She currently serves at the Board of Directors of ACP, as the Continuing Education Division Director.

She received her DDS from the National and Kapodistrian University in Athens Greece, and holds a Certificate in Prosthodontics and a Master’s in Oral Biology from Texas A&M University. She is currently an Associate Professor with tenure and the Director for Clinical Restorative Dentistry at Oregon Health & Science University.

Dr. Bompolaki serves on multiple committees within professional organizations, including the Research Submission Committee of the Academy of Osseointegration and the Osseointegration Foundation Research Grant Committee. She has also previously served as Chair of the National Prosthodontic Resident Examination Committee of the ACP.

She is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP), a Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO), and a member of the American Association for Dental and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR), and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). She maintains an active private practice focused in fixed, implant and removable prosthodontics.

As a researcher, she focuses on dental implant outcomes and complication management. Her work has been internationally recognized and published in peer-reviewed journals.