Academic profile

Barbara
Dorocka-Bobkowska

Professor · MD, DDS, PhD
Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland

01 / Profile

Clinical expertise. Academic perspective.

Physician, dentist and specialist in prosthodontics. Her work connects clinical practice, oral health research and dental education.

Head of the Chair and Clinic of Prosthodontics and Gerostomatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences.

02 / Appointments

Academic appointments

2019 — present

Head of the Chair and Clinic of Prosthodontics and Gerostomatology

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

2019 — 2020

Vice-Dean, Faculty of Medicine

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

2017 — 2019

Head of the Clinic of Gerodontology and Oral Pathology

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

2014 — 2017

Head of the Clinic of Oral Mucosa Diseases

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

03 / Education

Education and qualifications

2019

Title of Professor

Polish academic title conferred in 2019.

2012

Habilitation in medical sciences

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

1997

Specialist in prosthodontics

Second-degree specialty qualification.

1996

Doctorate in medical sciences

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

1990

Degree in dentistry

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

1988

Degree in medicine

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

04 / Research

Research interests

  • Prosthodontics and gerodontology.
  • Candida biofilms, denture stomatitis and type 2 diabetes.
  • Oral mucosal diseases and links between oral and systemic health.
  • Biomaterials, titanium surface modification and implant biocompatibility.

Selected publications and bibliography →

05 / International experience

Research fellowships and visits

  • University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA — 2001, 2007, 2008, 2011; including a Kosciuszko Foundation fellowship in 2001.
  • University of Edinburgh, UK — 2009.
  • University of Geneva, Switzerland — 1995.
  • Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy — 2015.

06 / Contact

Academic contact

bdorocka@ump.edu.pl
70 Bukowska Street, 60-812 Poznań, Poland
ORCID 0000-0003-3659-7761

Profile adapted from the Polish CV. Polish academic qualifications retain their original meaning. Draft updated: 9 October 2026.