Tina Poklepović Peričić was appointed as the new Co-director of the Cochrane Croatia. She replaced Dario Sambunjak, Cochrane Croatia Director from 2009 who was later joined by Irena Zakarija-Grković, the current Cochrane Croatia Co-director.

Tina Poklepović Peričić is a Doctor of Dental Medicine and an assistant at the Department for Research in Biomedicine and Health, at the School of Medicine, University of Split. She completed her PhD in May 2015 at the School of Medicine in Split with the thesis “Interdental cleaning devices for the prevention and control of periodontal diseases and dental caries: Cochrane Systematic Review”. She has participated in the activities of the Cochrane Croatia for several years and collaborates with the Cochrane Oral Health Group as a clinical advisor.

The former Co-director of Cochrane Croatia Dario Sambunjak will continue to actively participate in Cochrane as a member of the Learning and Support Department.