Unit of Dentistry, Head of the Unit,
Department of Orthopedic Dentistry and Implantology, Head of the Department

Address: Ingorokva st. 10
E-mail: vladimer.margvelashvili@tsu.ge

Education/Academic Degrees:

• 1976-1981 Tbilisi State Medical University, Faculty of Dentistry
• 1991 defended the candidate dissertation with great success in Moscow and was awarded the scientific degree of  PhD
• 1992-1995 Doctorante, Central Scientific Research Institute of Dentistry (Moscow, Russia)
• 1995 Successfully defended his doctoral thesis and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences, The degree of doctor of medical sciences

Professional Activity:

• Since 2018 - Speaker of Senate of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
• From 2018, Author and Program Director of residency in prosthetic dentistry in Georgia
• 2012-2015 - Initiator  and Vice -Chairman of the Organizing Committee, International Congress of Georgian  Implantological  Association
• Founder and President of Georgian Implantological Association
• Founder and Secretary General of Georgian Stomatological Association
• Expert of Ministry of Health of Georgia in Dentistry
• Chairman of License Council of Ministry of Health of Georgia in Prosthodontics
• Visiting Professor of Kazakhstan National Medical University (Almaty)
• Speaker and Participant over 200 International Dental Congresses
• Member of editorial board of Scientific journals

Membership of professional associations:

• Since 2013 - Committee Member  of IADR  (International  Association of Dental Research)
• 2013-2016 - Committee Member of IADR (International Association for Dental Research)
• 2010-2013 - FDI - World Dental Federation Committee Chairman
• 2006-2009 - FDI - World Dental Federation Committee Member
• Since 2008 - International member of American Dental Association (ADA)
• Since 2001 - Council Member, Continuing Professional Development council of Ministry of Labour Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
• Chairmen of FDI-ERO (European Regional Organization) Working Group

Important publications:

Author of more than 80 scientific publications – 60 of them are published in journals with high impact factor, Supervisor of 20 defended PhD theses.

• Effective Implementation of Rationale Use of Antibiotics into Dental Practice.  Vladimer Margvelashvili, Dorjan Hysi, Erdem Karabulut, Ege Nadir Aytac, Meltem Özdemir, Ihsane Ben Yahya, Gencay Keçeli Keçeli, Nermin Yamalık. International Dental Journal, 2019.
• Edentulism and prosthetic needs of elderly population in Georgia, Puturidze S., Kalandadze M., Margvelashvili V., International Dental Journal, 2018
• Dental Diseases and Intestinal Dysbiosis Among Children., Shishniashvili T, Suladze T, Makhviladze M, Kalandaze M, Margvelashvili V., J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2018;42(3):217-220. doi: 10.17796/1053-4628-42.3.9. Epub 2018 Apr 26.
• Clinical Guidelines and Implementation into Daily Dental Practice. Guliz Nigar GUNCU, Secil Karakoca  NEMLI, Eunice CARRILHO, Nermin YAMALIK, Elena VOLODINA, Paulo MELO, Vladimer MARGVELASHVILI, Alessandra ROSSI.  January 2018 Acta médica portuguesa 31(1):12  DOI10.20344/amp.8942LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
• Traumatic dental injuries among 12- and 15-year-old adolescents in Georgia: results of the pathfinder study. Leon Bilder, Vladimer Margvelashvili, Harold Sgan-Cohen, Manana Kalandadze, Liran Levin, Rusudan Ivanishvili, Eli E Machtei. Dental Traumatology 10/2015; DOI:10.1111/edt.12236.  1,60 Impact Factor
• Periodontal Diseases among the Adult Population of Georgia and the Impact of Socio-behavioral Factors on Their Prevalence. Lela Tsitaishvili, Manana Kalandadze, Vladimer Margvelashvili. Iranian Journal of Public Health 02/2015; 44(2):194-202
• Implementation of evidence-based dentistry into practice: Analysis of awareness, perceptions and attitudes of dentists in the World Dental Federation-European Regional Organization zone. 
• Nermin Yamalik, Secil Karakoca Nemli, Eunice Carrilho, Simona Dianiskova, Paulo Melo, Anna Lella, Joel Trouillet, Vladimer Margvelashvili. International Dental Journal 03/2015; 65(2). DOL:10.1111/idj.12160
• Dental caries among children in Georgia by age, gender, residence location and ethnic group. Sgan-Cohen HD, Margvelashvili V, Bilder L, Kalandadze M, Gordon M, Margvelashvili M, Zini A. Community Dent Health. 2014 Sep;31(3):163-6.
• Analysis of the extent and efficiency of the partnership and collaboration between the dental faculties and National Dental Associations within the FDI-ERO zone: a dental faculties' perspective. Yamalik N, Mersel A, Margvelashvili V, Melo P, Jerolimov V. Int Dent J. 2013 Oct;63(5):266-72. doi: 10.1111/idj.12045. Epub 2013 Jun 14
• Periodontal status among adolescents in Georgia. A pathfinder study. Levin L, Margvelashvili V, Bilder L, Kalandadze M, Tsintsadze N, Machtei EE. PeerJ. 2013 Sep 17;1:e137. doi: 10.7717/peerj.137. eCollection
• Collaboration between dental faculties and National Dental Associations (NDAs) within the World Dental Federation-European Regional Organization zone: an NDAs perspective. Yamalik N, Mersel A, Cavalle E, Margvelashvili V. Int Dent J 2011 Dec 61 (6): 307-13

Lecturer of the following subject: Orthopedic Dentistry