Dominique Declerck is full professor at KU Leuven (Belgium) where she is responsible for the undergraduate teaching in preventive & public health dentistry, pediatric dentistry and special care to dental trainees. She coordinates the postgraduate training program in Pediatric dentistry and Special dental care. Within the University Hospitals Leuven, she provides dental treatment to children, patients with disabilities and medically compromised patients, with main focus on preventive aspects.
She is (co)-author of more than 150 peer-reviewed international papers.
She is a member of EAPD since 1994 and served on several committees. She is past-president of the Belgian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (BAPD) and president-elect of EAPD.