The Department of Prosthodontics was established in 1959 headed by Assoc. Prof. K. F. LEPEKHIN, DMD, PhD, and Lieutenant Colonel of Medical Service Corps.
In 1967-1972, the Department was led by Prof. Assoc. N. D. DANKOV, DMD, PhD, who set up a photo-laboratory and initiated the experiments studying the changes in the temporomandibular joint in orthodontic interventions.
Since 2010, Andrey A. STAFEEV, DMD, PhD, has been a Head of the Department. He has been implementing the state-of-the-art dental technologies into education process.