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Doctor of Dental Medicine

Orthodontic Specialist

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Dr. Rashela Petkovska

With more than 20 years of working experience and special interest in the orthodontics and aesthetic dentistry (making of ultrathin veneers), DMD Spec. Rashela captivates with her ambitions for professional development, which always results in professional success. DMD Spec. Rashela tirelessly strives for the continuous improvement, progress, and education of the whole team. Proof of this is the success of the Denticija polyclinic, which thanks to its team of over 20 employees is fully committed to patients. Dr. Rashela has successfully completed more than 38 courses, small part of them are:

FILO Implantology - Greece
Orthodontics course - Serbia
Minimal preparation under a microscope - Austria
Endodontics under a microscope - broken instruments - Bulgaria
Dento-facial orthopedics - Macedonia
Certificate for Botox application - Serbia
Digital diagnostics with T-scan - Bulgaria
Dental photography - Macedonia
Certificate for hyaluronic fillers - Macedonia
Laminate course - Turkey
Powder varnish technique - 4 modules - Slovenia
Mini implants in orthodontics Nikola Derton, hands on - Serbia

The presence of DMD Spec. Rashela at many international congresses in America, Italy, Slovenia, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria further confirms the fact that when you are a patient in Denticija, you really are in safe, professional and experienced hands.

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Doctor of Dental Medicine

Specialist In Oral Surgery And Implantology

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Dr. Tome Piperavaliev

His commitment to continuous training and education has been successfully validated in the past 4 years through every day practical work in PHI Denticija. This is a common motivation for all members of our team, that is always upgraded. Visits to European renowned centres for education in the field of implantology enabled Dr. Tome to offer numerous solutions for complete implant-prosthetic rehabilitation of our patients, including augmentation procedures of jaw bones.

Dr. Tome is also a key opinion leader for the Open Dental community since 2019. Through cooperation with ROOTT Implants, he shares his knowledge and experience with colleagues from all over the world. Teamwork, fairness and determination are but a few characteristics of his daily work. Treating impacted teeth, infectious processes and cystic lesions are just part of his job. Here are some educational events which he participated in, that we would like to point out:

Modern Implantology - Dr. Radoslav Jadah - Bucharest 2019
EAO Congress - Lisbon 2019
AEEDC Dubai 2019
Periodontal surgery - Dr. Reno Burcht- Salzburg 2019
Immediate implantation - Istanbul 2019
Sinus Lift - Dr. Mohamed El Moheb - Paris 2020
Soft tissue Surgery - Dr. Snezana Pohl - Zagreb 2020

Dr. Tome is a member of the Macedonian Dental Chamber, the Macedonian Dental Association, and the European Association for Ossetian Integration. Sanja is also a member of the Dental Chamber of Macedonia and regularly attends symposia and seminars for professional development.

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Doctor of Dental Medicine

Prosthetics Specialist

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Dr. Sanja Ruseva

Dr. Sanja Ruseva was born in Gevgelija, and she discovered her love for dentistry in the municipal high school "Josif Josifovski" in Gevgelija, R. Macedonia. She continued her education at the Faculty of Dentistry in Skopje, which she completed in 2013. Enthusiasm, work excellence, care, kindness and friendly attitude towards patients and colleagues is an added value to the professional career and work experience gained from the first day in 2014 when the employment relationship begins with PHI polyclinic "Denticija" as a doctor of dental medicine.

Denticija and especially Dr. Rashela Petkovska as a mentor who showed immense love for the profession, recognized the abilities and skills and supported Dr. Sanja's decision to start specialization in the Department of Dental Prosthetics at the Faculty of Dentistry in Skopje, where Dr. Sanja gains her professional title - Specialist in dental prosthetics, because the motive that leads us is to strive to be at least a little better in our work TODAY than we were YESTERDAY. Dr. Sanja has attended a number of lectures, courses and workshops and has gained many certificates. Among the most significant are:

Application of hyaluronic fillers - Serbia
Application of PRP in aesthetic medicine - Macedonia
Digital Dentistry - Croatia
Digital smile design
Dental photography
Style Italiano in everyday practice
T-Scan
Second class first class - Serbia
Advancement of art and science in aesthetic dentistry - Turkey
Minimal Invasive preparation and adhesive cementation
Digital Veneers Micro Preparation - Dr. Sofien Riahi - Bulgaria
Endodontic treatment in 4 levels – Bulgaria

Dr. Sanja is also a member of the Dental Chamber of Macedonia and regularly attends symposia and seminars for professional development.

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Doctor of Dental Medicine

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Dr. Victoria Bjelish

Doctor of dental medicine and active member of the Macedonian Dental Chamber and the Macedonian Dental Society. Since 2020, Dr. Victoria Bjelish has been part of the Denticija team, under the mentorship of Dr. Rashela Petkovska.

She was born in Gevgelija, where she completed her secondary education. She continues her studies as a student at the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje Faculty of Dentistry – Skopje. After completing her studies, she obtained a diploma and a license to work as a doctor of dental medicine.

Kindness and patience are the first things you will notice about dr. Bjelish. Her ambition and diligence led her to successful results on a professional level. She shows special interest in the field of endodontics and children's dentistry.

She continuously upgrades her knowledge and manual skills by participating in courses and education, all to provide first-class care to patients. Enthusiasm for work and the desire for continuous improvement as a doctor is reflected daily, especially under the mentorship of Dr. Rashela Petkovska, from whom Dr. Bjelish says she derives the main motivation.

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Doctor of Dental Medicine

Orthodontic Specialist

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Dr. Kristina Janeva

Born in Kochani, graduated at the Faculty of Dentistry "St. Pantelejmon" - Skopje as a doctor of dental medicine in 2009 and completed specialization in orthodontics at the Faculty of Dentristry - Shtip in 2021. Her thoroughness, empathy and patience are recognized by patients and colleagues as well. Although being the newest member of the team "Denticija" she immediately recognized and adopted the high standards of dental practice set by the clinic.

Dr. Rashela Petkovska's long and rich specialist experience is a big support in solving every day orthodontic cases, but also presents a challenge to maintain high standard of expertise and commitment to the patients. Continuous education and keeping up with new trends in general dentistry, as well as orthodontics is just one of Dr.Janeva's qualities. Small part of the educational events she attended:

Orthodontic summer school - Rieka
Orthodontic Treatment Mechanics and preadjusted appliance McLaughlinBennett 5.0 - Dr.John Bennett, Thessaloniki
3RD BAOS Congress - Ohrid
DAMON course - Skopje
Dental World - Budapest,2020
Application of hyaluronic fillers - Belgrade


Member of Dental Chamber of North Macedonia.

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Doctor of Dental Medicine

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Dr. Zagorka Trifunova

Dr. Zagorka Trifunova was born in Radovish, where she started her education. She continued as a student at the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. After completing her studies in 2016, she obtained a diploma and a license to work as a doctor of dental medicine. Since then, she builds her experience with daily work and practice, complemented by continuous education.

Three years ago she started working at PHI Denticija, led by Dr. Rashela Petkovska, where she shows her ability to work in a team. Excellent team communication, complemented by patience, professionalism and perseverance in the work of Dr. Zagorka additionally allow her to upgrade in all branches of dentistry, which results in successful treatment and care for her patients.

The tireless enthusiasm, work ethic and great desire for daily education by Dr. Rashela Petkovska, additionally encourage Dr. Zagorka to upgrade professionally. She shows special interest in endodontics, restorative and aesthetic dentistry, striving for improvement in these fields.

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Doctor of Dental Medicine

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Dr. Elica Karakabakova

Having graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry in Skopje, she’s currently enrolled at the University of Siena, Italy, doing her Masters in Prosthodontics and New Technologies. Throughout her journey with Denticija and guided by Dr. Rashela Petkovska, she found her passion for aesthetic, adhesive, minimally invasive and digital dentistry. She thoroughly enjoys the challenge of solving cases of full mouth rehabilitation and treating her cases in accordance with the latest digital protocols. During this period of time, she has proved herself in the fields of Prosthodontics, Endodontics, Restorative dentistry, but her main focus is Digital Smile Design and Cerec same-day dentistry.

Dr. Elica is highly professional, patient, empathetic and kind. Helping the patients with their dental needs, improving their dental health and seeing the impact their new smile has on their lives and confidence is her main goal. She is a great believer in continuous education and as part of her professional improvement, she has attended various courses, congresses, workshops and lectures. Brief list of some of the certificates she has obtained:

CEREC Masterkurs - Berlin, Germany (2019)
Two days aesthetics with Nazariy Mykhaylyuk (2022)
Master Restorative Course by Ivan Raychev - Zagreb (2019)
Ceramic Veneers - Tamas Kovacs, Belgrade (2020)
DSD/Digital Smile Design hands on - Tamas Kovacs, Belgrade (2020)
18th ESCD Annual Meeting - Athens, Greece (2021)
The PREP-indirect adhesive restorations - Sofia, Bulgaria (2019)

Dr. Elica is a member of the Dental Chamber of North Macedonia.