Orthodontics
Dentistry
Prosthetics
Gnatology
Highlights
Languages
- Ukrainian, English
Gender
- Female
PSMU Affiliations:
- Head of the Department of Orthodontics
Location:
- 23 Shevchenko Str., 36011 Poltava, Ukraine
- email: lyubovsmaglyuk12@gmail.com
About Prof. Lyubov Smaglyuk
Primary Academic Title
- Doctor of Medical Sciences (Dr. habil.: postdoc degree since 2006)
- Professor (Orthodontics) since 2006
- Clinician at the Educational, scientific and medical structural unit "Dental Center", Chief doctor at the Medical Center “ORTEX ST” (Specialization: Orthodontics, Prosthetics,Gnathology)
Professional Titles
- Head of the Department of Orthodontics since 2010.
- President of the Association of Ukrainian Orthodontists, 2019.
- Honored doctor of Ukraine since 2017.
Background
Lyubov Smaglyuk is a Ukrainian orthodontist, Head of the department of Orthodontics at Poltava State Medical University.
She is the author and co-author of more than 350 scientific and research works, of which 14 articles are in journals indexed by "Scopus" database (h-index: 3) and over 40 certificates and patents for inventions.
Professor Lyubov Smaglyuk is a member of the European Orthodontic Society (EOS), World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO), Society of Italian Orthodontists (SIDO), International Collage of Dentistry (ICD). She is the President of Association of Ukrainian Orthodontists (AUO).
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Research Interests
- Orthodontics of Children and Adults
- Management of Interdisciplinary Treatment
- Functional Therapy of Malocclusion
- Gnathology
- Prosthetics
- Digital Technology
- Orthodontic treatment acceleration
Researcher unique identifier: 0000-0002-7030-8313
Scopus Author ID 57203505123
Expertise
Education
1986 – Dentist (corresponding to MD), Poltava State Medical Stomatological Institute,Poltava, Ukraine.
1989 – Orthodontist, Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy, Poltava, Ukraine.
1996 – Candidate of Medical Sciences (corresponding to PhD), Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy, Poltava, Ukraine. Title of PhD thesis: “The state of occlusion and functional activity of the maxillofacial muscles in children aged 3 to 6 years in normal and with different forms of prognathic relationship of the dental arches”.
2007 – Doctor of Medical Sciences (Dr. habil.) in Dentistry, Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy, Poltava, Ukraine. Title of Postdoctoral thesis: “Modern methods of treatment of distal occlusion of the dental arches. Errors and complications”.
2007 – Professor (Orthodontics), Higher Attestation Commission.
2018 – VieSID Basic Curriculum University course (Wien, Austria).
Selected Publications
- Smaglyuk, L., Kulish, N., Nesterenko O. Interdisciplinary approach in treatment of patients with dental anomalies. Ukrainian Dental Almanac.2022;2:28-33.
https://doi.org/10.31718/2409-0255.2.2022.05 - Smaglyuk LV, Liakhovska AV. EMG-characteristic of masticatory muscles in patients with class II malocclusion and temporomandibular disorders. Wiad Lek. 2019;72(5 cz 2):1043-PMID: 31175741.
- Smaglyuk LV, Voronkova HV, Karasiunok AY, Liakhovska AV, Solovei KO.
Interdisciplinary approach to diagnostics of malocclusions (review). Wiad Lek. 2019;72(5 cz 1):918-922. PMID: 31175796. - Karasiunok AY, Smaglyuk LV. The role of parents in motivation for orthodontic treatment for children. Wiad Lek. 2018;71(3 pt 1):529-533. PMID: 29783218.
- Smaglyuk L, Liakhovska A, Kulish N. Features related to EMG-activity of masticatory muscles in patients with unilateral posterior crossbite: a cross-sectional study. Forum Ortodontyczne / Orthodontic Forum. 2021;17(2):144-121. doi:10.5114/for.2021.107531.
Honors and Awards
2017– Honored Doctor of Ukraine.
2024 –Honorary Certificate of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
2024 – Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Memberships
- Member of European Orthodontic Society (EOS).
- Member of World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO).
- Member of Society of Italian Orthodontists (SIDO).
- President of Association of Ukrainian Orthodontists (AUO)
Professional Activities
- Oral and poster presentations:
- EMG-activity of masticatory muscles in girls with reproductive health disorders at pubertal age (92th Annual Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Stokholm, Sweden, 2016).
- Features of orthodontic treatment in girls with TMD and delayed sexual development at pubertal age (93th Annual Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Montreux,Switzerland, 2017).
- Tongue parafunctions: morpho-functional and therapeutic and diagnostic aspects (XI international congress of the association of functional orthodontics IFUNA, Kyiv, 2018).
- Electromyographic characteristics of masticatory muscles in patients with malocclusion and
temporomandibular disorders (96th Annual Virtual Conference of the European Orthodontic Society, 2021).
(3rd International Conference on Dentistry and Oral Health, 2021). - Functional approach to orthodontic treatment of subjects with malocclusion and postural disorders (International Spring Orthodontic Meeting, Rome, Italy, 2023).
- Electromyographic activity of masticatory muscles in subjects with bruxism (98th Annual Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Oslo, Norway, 2023).
- Functional disorders of the dental-maxillary area - identification of the problem and a personalized approach to its solution (Polish-Ukrainian orthodontic conference, Lublin,Poland, 2023).
- Features of primary stability of mini-implants used for orthodontic anchorage (100th Annual Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Krakow, Poland, 2025)
- Co-author of textbook: Caracteristicas de la actividad electromiografica de los musculos masticatorios en pacientes con mordida cruzada lateral. Tratamiento sin extracciones.
Volumen II: Expansion, disyuncion y protrusion. Barcelona: CVT, 2021; P. 783-798.