Doctor

Šime Živković, DDM

He was born in 1964 in Rijeka, graduated from the Faculty of Dental Medicine in Rijeka in 1991. Until 1995, he worked in private offices in Croatia and abroad.

In 1995, he opened his own private practice which he is still managing.

For the last 15 years, he has been actively involved in implant dentistry. He is licensed to work with several implant systems (Nobel Biocare, Branemark, Astra Tech, PHI), and he acquired those licenses by undergoing training in the leading world centres for implant dentistry and cooperating with numerous peers throughout the world. In 2004, he became a member of Nobel Biocare's Mentor Team for Croatia. He has led several courses in the field of implant dentistry. In early 2005, he was the first in Croatia to place implants using computer-guided implant dentistry. During his long career, he has placed more than 10,000 implants.

Dr. Šime Živković is fluent in Italian and English and is a member of numerous national and international associations of doctors of dental medicine, some of which are:

Doctor

Tomislav Živković, DDM

He was born in 1971 in Rijeka, graduated from the Faculty of Dental Medicine in Rijeka in 1997.

He has attended numerous courses at home and abroad. Today, he is mostly involved in functional diagnostics and analysis of temporomandibular joint dysfunctions. He is fluent in Italian and English.

Doctor

Iris Lukšić, DDM

She was born in 1971 in Rijeka where, after finishing dental school, she enrolled in the Dental Medicine Study at the Faculty of Medicine which she finished in 1997 with high grades.

After passing the intern exam, she joined the team of the Zaverski Polyclinic where she acquired training in the field of conservative, aesthetic and prosthetic dental medicine and orthodontics. She continued her training at the Rident Polyclinic where she worked from 2005 to 2011. She specialised in aesthetic and implant-prosthetic dentistry. Later that year, having spent several years in a private office, she opened her own office.

Today, she is part of the Dentvitalis Clinic team.

She implements cooperation with numerous experts from all the branches of dental medicine and dental technique. In her work, she focuses on aesthetic dentistry (smile design, veneers, non-metal ceramics).

She maintains high professional standards by taking various renowned courses at home and abroad.

She is fluent in Italian and English.

Doctor

Vesna Komadina Vukasović, DDM

She was born in Rijeka in 1977 where she graduated from the Faculty of Dental Medicine in 2002. Having worked for 4 years in private offices, in 2006 she joined Dr. Šime Živković’s team.

She has attended numerous courses at home and abroad, amongst others, Competence Aesthetics in Vienna in 2013. She is especially interested in aesthetic dentistry, endodontics and fixed prosthetics.

She is fluent in Italian.

Dental technician

Tomislav Datković

He is a dental laboratory manager who was born in Rijeka in 1983 where he was educated for work in the profession. In his ten years of work experience, he has attended a number of courses and participated in important international congresses with the purpose of further education and training.

• - ICDE (International center for dental education) certificato IPS d.SIGN – 2002
• - Certificato Interdent – Configurazione biologica di una protesi dentale con denti Vita Physiodens -2006
• - Perio Implant 2 – Congresso internazionale 2010
• - ICDE (International center for dental education) certificato IPS e.max CAD-on - 2010
• - Perio Implant 3 - Congresso internazionale - 2012
• - Certificato "Sirona Dental Academy Advanced Training inLab" - 2013

Tomislav is fluent in Italian and English.

Dental technician

Marko Kovač

He was born in Rijeka in 1987 where he went to school and served his professional internship. He has been employed in the private dental medicine office of Dr. Živković since 2008. During this period he has attended various courses and congresses, the most important of which are:

• - Corone telescopiche e coniche con protesi dentale parziale, 2006


• - Tecnica di fresatura e collegamento, 2006


• - Master "Metal ceramic Vita VMK", 2010


• - Making implant-prosthetic tooth replacements using the Sky implant system, 2010


• - Certificato E.MAX, 2012


• - CEREC, Verona - 2013

Dental technician

Ivana Klarić

She was born in Zagreb in 1992 where she attended the School of Health, affiliation: dental technician (2007-2011). She served as an intern at the Zagreb Dental Polyclinic where she trained for work with fixed and removable dentures.

Administrative secretary

Darija Petrić

She was born in 1980 in Kastav. She possesses extensive experience in sales, promotion and administration. She is fluent in English, Slovenian, German and Italian.

Administrator

Snježana Živković

She was born in 1966 in Sanski Most where she went to school. With her work and positive attitude she has contributed greatly to our office's work.

She is fluent in Italian and English.

Purchasing manager

Marija Srdić

She was born in 1973 in Pforzheim, Germany. She has a university degree in economics, more than 10 years work experience in procurement and 6 years in sales. She is fluent in English, Italian, German and Russian.

Sales manager

Berislava Marković

She was born in 1972 in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Opatija in 1996, and in 2010, in Zagreb, she finished RRiF's course for independent management of bookkeeping, accounting and financial affairs.

She is fluent in English and Italian and a basic user of French and German.

Administrator

Helena Kuzmanović

She was born in Rijeka in 1971 where she received her education. She has been cooperating with Dr. Šime Živković for more than 12 years. She is fluent in Italian and English.

Medical assistant

Vivijana Goršić

She was born in 1980 in Rijeka where she finished a medical-programme in secondary school.

She is fluent in Italian and English.

Medical assistant

Sandra Turkalj

She was born in 1988 in Sremska Mitrovica. She finished a medical-programme in secondary school. She is fluent in Italian and English.

Driver

Igor Dedo

He was born in 1977 in Rijeka and has more than 15 years of work experience.

Matron

Sonja Trgočević

She was born in 1962 in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.