Helena Fransson

Helena Fransson, D.D.S., Odont.Dr. (Ph.D.) is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Sweden. Dr. Fransson graduated in dentistry from the University of Lund 1998 and completed postgraduate clinical training in endodontics at Malmö University (2007), where she also completed her research training. Her doctoral thesis “On the repair of the dentine barrier following pulp capping” led to the doctoral degree (Odont.Dr.) in 2012 and she holds a docenture since 2017. Most of her research is related to tooth survival after root canal treatment, apical periodontitis at previously root filled teeth and vital pulp treatments. Another research interest is risk assessment and decision-making in dentistry. She is a driving force behind the Scandinavian Research Collaboration (EndoReCo), a collaboration striving to increase the knowledge about the root filled tooth. As most research of today is based on collaboration rather than on individual achievements, the EndoReCo collaboration aims to provide a nourishing research environment for researchers and PhD-students pursuing joint research projects. Dr. Fransson is past president of the Swedish Endodontic Society and as chair of the Benefits of Endodontics Committee also serves on the Executive Board of the European Society of Endodontology.