Dr Eleni Besi

Profile

Eleni is a Senior Lecturer & Consultant Oral Surgeon at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and the lead for the Oral Surgery Undergraduate Programme. Following the graduation with honours from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece in 2010, she worked and trained at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, at the Eastman Dental Institute, UCL and at the Edinburgh Dental Institute, NHS Lothian, where she completed her NHS specialist training in Oral Surgery in 2018. Following the completion of her training she was subsequently appointed as an NHS Consultant in the same hospital.

​Eleni has a broad experience of clinical teaching and research in Oral Surgery. She has completed a Masters in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the prestigious Eastman dental Institute, UCL and a Doctorate in Dental Surgery in stem cells for bone and nerve regeneration from Edinburgh University alongside her NHS training.  Her current job involves teaching and supervision of trainee dentists at various levels, and she leads the undergraduate Oral Surgery alongside her clinical work as a Consultant Oral Surgeon.

​Eleni has multiple publications in peer review journals and has presented her work Nationally and Internationally. She has a keen interest in education, and this has flourished through teaching postgraduate NHS and university trainees as well as being an external examiner both nationally and internationally. Eleni has represented prestigious organisations such as British association of oral surgeons and the Association of British academic oral and maxillofacial surgeons.

Her practice mainly involves complex teeth extractions including wisdom teeth, ectopic teeth in adults and children, surgical procedures to assist orthodontic treatment such as expose and bond of canines, implant placement and bone augmentation / grafting, management of cyst, soft tissue biopsies, IV sedation as well as treating facial pain patients.

Research

Publications

• Powrie, M Cresta, E Besi, Philpott R: The outcome of apical surgery in teeth treated using TotalFill® RRM Putty as a root end filling material during apical surgery: Case Report Series, February 2023, Oral Surgery Journal, DOI: 10.1111/ors.12803

• E Besi, L. Fracaro, B Vezzani, M Crisan, B Peault: Mesenchymal progenitor cells (MSC) in human dental pulp: Purification and characterization, Journal of Dental Research Vol 101 (B), June 2022

• A. Crummey, A. Graham, E Besi: Virtual consultations for Oral Surgery Patients, BMC Oral Health BMC Oral Health, 22, 83 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02076-7

• A. Keogh, E Besi, A Ulhaq: Multi-disciplinary management of an unusual presentation of bilateral mandibular dentigerous cysts in a non-syndromic child, Oral Surgery Journal, November 2021, https://doi.org/10.1111/ors.12684

• Contributor: Guidance for the management of trigeminal neuralgia, Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, September 2021

• F Capaldi, E Besi, EM Roebuck, The importance of periodontal screening in children. A case report. Dental Update, June 2021

• Hamilton A, Lamey P, Ulhaq A, Besi E, Commonly used terminology in Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine; the patient’s perspective. British Dental Journal, June 2021

• Wright F, Ritchie C, Malden N, Besi E, Management of tuberosity fractures: A troubleshooting guide for general dental practitioners. Dental Update, February 2021

• V. Lyris, C Millen, E. Besi, A. Pace-Balzan, Effect of leukocyte and platelet rich fibrin (L-PRF) on stability of dental implants. A systematic review and meta-analysis, British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.01.001, January 2021

• Besi E, Zakrzewska J. M, Trigeminal Neuralgia and its variants. Management and diagnosis. Oral Surgery Journal, accepted for publication January 2020

• Cresta M, Philpott R, Besi E, Nasopalatine cyst or apical pathology? A diagnostic dilemma and how to manage it. Dental Update 2020; 47: 165-169

• Ulhaq A, McCrory E, Besi E, A review of surgical methods for accelerating orthodontic tooth movement, Orthodontic Update, October 2020

• Wright F, Besi E, Malden N, Systemic Sclerosis: A case report and considerations for General Dental Practitioners, Dental Update, accepted for publication November 2017

• Besi E, Besi C, Lees B, Morrison A, O’Connor N. ‘’Comparison of fasting and non-fasting patients receiving intravenous (IV) sedation.’’ Oral Surgery Journal, Sep 2017: doi:10.1111/ors.12305

• O’Connor N, Besi E, Lopes V, Malden N. ‘’ Incidence of deep fascial space infection following lower third molar removal’’, Oral Surgery Journal, DOI: 10.1111/ors.12278

• Besi E, O’Connor N, Conn B, Handley T, Ulhaq A. ‘’An unusual presentation of a Unicystic ameloblastoma in a child: a case report and literature review.’’ Oral Surgery Journal, 10.1111/ors.12271

• Fung P et al, collaborators (59) E Besi, “Time to onset of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws: a multicentre retrospective cohort study”. Oral Diseases 2017 May;23(4):477-483. doi:10.1111/odi.12632. Epub 2017 Mar 6.

• Besi E., Boniface D., Cregg R. and J. M. Zakrzewska, Comparison of tolerability and adverse symptoms in oxcarbazepine and carbamazepine in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and neuralgiform headaches using the Liverpool Adverse Events Profile (AEP). The Journal of Headache and Pain, 16(1):563 · December 2015

• Al-Hamad, A., Mercadante, V., Besi, E., Porter, S., & Fedele, S. (2015). Salivary Electrostimulation in Primary Sjogren's Syndrome: Results from LEONIDAS-1 Feasibility Study. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 81 (5), 357-358.

• Besi E., Leeson R. and J. M. Zakrzewska, "Adverse effects of drugs in patients with cranial neuralgias”. Oral Surgery Journal 2014; 7:2:127-128

• Al-Hamad A., Besi E., Porter SR., Fedele S. "Salivary electrostimulation in primary Sjogren’s syndrome: results from LEONIDAS-I study”. Oral Diseases Journal 2014; 20:s2:5

• Cregg R, Besi E, Boniface D, Zakrzewska J Comparison of carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine tolerability in patients with trigeminal neuralgia. The Journal of Headache and Pain 2014, 15(Suppl 1):I2

• Ioannidis K., Lambrianidis T., Beltes P., Besi E. and M. Maliari, “Endodontic management and cone-beam CT evaluation of seven maxillary and mandibular molars with single roots and single canals in a patient”. Journal of Endodontics 2011; 37:103-109