Pediatric dentistry
Dentistry

 

Highlights

Languages

• Ukrainian, English

Gender

• Female

PSMU Affiliations:

• Department of Pediatric dentistry

Location:

• 23 Shevchenko Str., 36011 Poltava, Ukraine 
• email: o.sheshukova@pdmu.edu.ua

 

About Prof. Olha Sheshukova

Primary Academic Title

• Doctor of Medical Sciences  since 2013
• Professor (Pediatric dentistry) since 2015

Professional Titles

• Head of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry since 2014.

 

Background

Olha Sheshukova is a Head of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Poltava State Medical University.

She is the author and co-author of more than 380 scientific and research works, of which 28 articles are in journals indexed by "Scopus" database (h-index: 5) and over 40 certificates and patents for inventions.

Professor Olga Sheshukova is a co-author of more than 80 methodological articles, 8 teaching aids, co-author of the Higher Education Standard in the Specialty 221 "Dentistry" of the Training Direction 22 "Health Care" for the Second (Master's) Level of Higher Education, curricula and specialization (internship) programs in the specialties "Pediatric Dentistry", "Dentistry". Expert of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education of Ukraine since 2021.

She has been awarded 4 Honorary Certificates of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Gratitude of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and the distinction of Excellent Educationist of Ukraine.

Research Interests

• Pediatric dentistry
•  Dentistry
• Prevention of dental diseases
• Oral hygiene

Researcher unique identifier: 0000-0002-4739-4890

Scopus Author ID 57203337950

 

Expertise

Education

1989 – Dentist (corresponding to MD), Poltava State Medical Stomatological Institute, Poltava, Ukraine.
1996 – Candidate of Medical Sciences (corresponding to PhD), Poltava State Medical Stomatological Institute, Poltava, Ukraine. Title of PhD thesis: “"Rationale for the prevention of caries of permanent teeth in children in a region with high fluoride content in drinking water".
2001 – Associate Professor of the Department of Postgraduate Education of Dentists of the Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy, Higher Attestation Commission.
2013 – Doctor of Medical Sciences (Dr. habil.) in Dentistry, Higher state educational institution of Ukraine "Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy", Poltava, Ukraine. Title of Postdoctoral thesis: “Pathogenetic features of periodontitis of primary teeth in children and differentiated approaches to treatment”.
2015 – Professor (Pediatric dentistry), Higher Attestation Commission

Selected Publications

• Polishchuk TV, Sheshukova OV, Mosiienko AS, Trufanova VP, Bauman SS, Kazakova KS. Determination of dysbiosis by the method of multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction in chronic catarrhal gingivitis in children. Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2024;52(3):300-303. doi: 10.36740/Merkur202403106. PMID: 39007468.
• Maksymenko AI, Sheshukova OV, Kuz IO, Lyakhova NA, Tkachenko IM. The level of interleukin-18 in the oral fluid in primary school children with chronic catarrhal gingivitis and type I diabetes mellitus. Wiad Lek. 2021;74(6):1336-1340. PMID: 34159915.
• Sheshukova OV, Trufanova VP, Bauman SS, Kazakova KS, Polishchuk TV, Mosiienko AS, Lyakhova NA. Affection on caries and its complications of temporary teeth of children in a region with excess fluorine content in drinking water. Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2023;51(6):620-623. doi: 10.36740/Merkur202306107. PMID: 38207063.
• Holovanova IA, Lyakhova NA, Sheshukova OV, Trufanova VP, Bauman SS, Bilous AN, Nesterenko ON. Studying the skills attitudes on factors affecting dental health of children. Wiad Lek. 2018;71(3 pt 2):640-647. PMID: 29783239.

Honors and Awards

4 Honorary Certificates of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine,
Gratitude of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Hhe distinction of Excellent Educationist of Ukraine.

Memberships

• Member of the Ukrainian Dental Association
•  Member of the Ukrainian Association of preventive and children's dentistry

Professional Activities

• Reviewer and member of the editorial board of the scientific journal "Actual problems of modern medicine: Bulletin of the Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy (Ukraine)
• Member of the Commission on Medicine 1201 of the Scientific and Methodological Council on Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2011-2016)
• Member of the Scientific and Methodological Commission 12 on Health and Social Security (Chairman of the Subcommittee 221 Dentistry) of the Scientific and Methodological Council on Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2016-2021).
• Member of the Scientific and Methodological Commission (sub-commission 1I Dentistry) of the Higher Education Sector of the Scientific and Methodological Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine"