Dr Timo Närhi

Dr Närhi graduated as a DDS at the University of Turku, Finland, in 1986. He completed his PhD Thesis in the University of Helsinki, Finland, in 1994 where he also got his specialist training in prosthetic dentistry.

In 1995-1996 Doctor Närhi worked as a visiting professor in the Dows Institute of Oral Health at the University of Iowa, USA. From 1996 to 1998 he was employed as a senior teacher in the Sector of Oral Function at the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Since 1998 Dr. Närhi has been working in the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomaterials Science at the University of Turku. In 2006 he was appointed as a professor of Prosthetic Dentistry in the same department. He holds a part time position as a chief hospital dentist in the clinic of oral diseases at the Turku University Central Hospital. He is a former president (2004-2005) of the IADR Implant Research Group.

Dr Närhi was a president of the European College on Gerodontology in 2003-2004. For several years he was a council member of the European Prosthodontic Association. Professor Närhi has published over 70 articles in international and national scientific journals. He is a supervisor for three PhD theses. His research is focused on gerodontology and most recently on biomaterials.