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Start of Accepting Applications for Admission in Educational Program “Dentisrty” for Spring Semester of Academic Year 2020/2021 at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Awarded qualification: Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.D.M.)

Duration and Volume of Program in Credits:  Program duration is 5 academic years (10 semesters) and includes 300 credits

Language of Education program: English

Tuition fees: annually 7000$ (3500$ per semester)

The program was accredited in 2020 by the authorized center of WFME (World Federation for Medical Education).

 

Admission Requirements:

  • Application form (Please, see attached file)
  • Secondary school certificate translated into Georgian language and attested by notary.
  • Proof that Biology, Chemistry and English language courses were passed at school
  • the NEET certificate required for the citizens of the Republic of India
  • Passport copy

Send your application and all required documents to the following email addresses: chancellery@tsu.ge and medicine@tsu.ge

 

After submitting documents, candidates should be invited for the video interview by skype to confirm efficient knowledge of the English language.

University can provide the part of foreign students with a dormitory (We will have exact information after enrollment).

Head of the Program:

Vladimer Margvelashvili – D.D.M., PhD, D.M.Sci. (Dentistry), Professor, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

 

Departments:

  1. Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Implantology

Vladimer Margvelashvili – D.D.M., PhD, D.M.Sci. (Dentistry), Professor, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Implantology, Faculty of Medicine, TSU

  • Head of Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Implantology, TSU
  • Since 2018 - Speaker of Senate of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
  • Since 1999 - Author and Program Director of residency in prosthetic dentistry in Georgia
  • Founder and President of Georgian Implantological Association
  • Founder and Secretary General of Georgian Stomatological Association
  • 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 2016 - Chairmen of FDI-ERO (European Regional Organization) Working Group
  • Since 2008 - International member of American Dental Association (ADA)
  • Expert of Ministry of Health of Georgia in Dentistry
  • Chairman of License Council of Ministry of Health of Georgia in Prosthodontics
  • Author of more than 100 scientific publications – 60 of them are published in journals with high impact factor
  • Supervisor of 20 defended PhD theses
  • Visiting Professor of Kazakhstan National Medical University (Almaty)
  • Speaker and Participant over 200 International Dental Congresses
  • Member of editorial board of 8 International Scientific journals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Propedeutics

Manana Kalandadze - D.D.M., PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Propedeutics, Faculty of Medicine, TSU

  • Since 2018 - Head of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Propedeutics, TSU
  • Since 2006 - Associate Professor at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State university
  • Since 2003 - lecturer at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State university
  • Author of more than 40 scientific publications – 20 of them are published in journals with high impact factor
  • Supervisor of 4 defended PhD theses
  • Supervisor of 5 PhD students
  • Speaker and Participant over 80 International Dental Congresses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Department of Therapeutic Dentistry

Ketevan Gogilashvili – MD. PhD. DMSc, Professor, Department of Therapeutic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, TSU

  • Head of the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry, TSU
  • 2010-2018 – Professor at Illia State University
  • Since 2014 – Founder and Clinical Manager of a company - Ltd. Ketevan Gogilashvili Dental Center ‘Albius’
  • Since 2016 - World Dental Federation’s (FDI) women council
  • Since 2016 - Professional Development Sectoral Council at Georgia’s National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (EQE)
  • 2015-2016 - Facilitator of Professional and Higher Sectoral Council Capacity Building Program
  • Since 2014 - President of Georgian Dental Association; Vice-President of the same organization in 2006-2014
  • Since 1999 - Parliamentary delegate of the World Dental Federation (FDI)
  • 2005-2014 - Co-chair of the organizational committee of international congress of the Georgian Dental Association and chair (from 2014)
  • Since 2016 - Editor-in-Chief of Dental magazine “GSA news”
  • Author of national clinical manual in conservative  dentistry, approved by the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
  • Speaker at the World Dental Federation (FDI) congresses
  • Member of American Dental Association, Pierre Fauchard International Academy, European Regional Organization of the FDI World Dental Federation (FDI-ERO), Charity organization „International Association of Lions Club” (since 2005), Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIDP)
  • Supervisory board member at Business leaders’ Federation “Women for Tomorrow”.
  • Author of 109 scientific works and 9 textbooks for students, post-graduates and practitioner doctors.
  • 2010 - Golden Award for Contribution to Development of dentistry, presented by international organization (ABI)
  • 2013 - honorary membership status awarded by Scientific Research Center Radix

 

4. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery

Giorgi Menabde – MD. PhD. DMSc, Professor, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, TSU

  • Since 2019 – Head of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, TSU
  • Since 2010 – Professor at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, S. Khechinshvili University Clinic
  • Since 1995 – Clinical Manager of Dental Clinic "Dentex-95"
  • 2009-2019 - Director of the Medical Scientific-Researching Institute of the Ilia State University
  • 2005-2009 - Rector of the Tbilisi State Medical University
  • 2004 -2014 - President of the Georgian Dental Association, since 2015 honorable President of the same Association
  • Since 2004 - Rector of the Georgian State Medical Academy
  • 2002-2004 – Head of the Department of Surgical and Prosthetic Dentistry of the Georgian State Medical Academy
  • 1993-2002 - Professor of the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry of the Medical Training Institute
  • 1992-1993 - medical resident of the Department of Microsurgery in the Surgery Institute under the name of Vishnevsky
  • 1987-1992 - senior scientist in the Department of Head and Neck Microsurgery in the Moscow Stomatological Institute
  • 1982-1987 - in the Medical Training Institute in the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry as an assistant
  • 1980-1981 - Dental surgeon in the Makharadze Pediatric Hospital
  • Member of the Florida State Academy of Implantologists
  • Member of the World Association of Dentists
  • Author of up to 100 scientific publications
  • Head of 13 scientific works, an official opponent of 12 theses and an expert of 8 theses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Collaborations:

Faculty has research and educational (including the international one) projects, being funded by national, as well international funds. In April, 2018 the phantom course in dental implantology and lectures was hold in TSU by Prof. Manfred Lung (Nurnberg, Germany). The duration of the course was 3 days.

 

In December, 2018, in Main Hall TSU (First building) the conference “Focus on Esthetics” was held by prof. Kennet Mallament (Tufts university, school of dental medicine, Boston, USA) and Assistant-professor Mariam Margvelashvili (Tufts university, school of dental medicine, Boston, USA). Conference was attended by Georgian and international dental students and dentists. (almost 350 participants).

 

It’s remarkable that leading specialists of dentistry field in Georgia, founders of professional associations and presidents participate in implementing the dentistry programs: Georgian Dental Association and Georgian Implantological Association. These associations are the member organizations of the World Dental Federation (www.fdiworldental.org). In addition, it’s remarkable, that Georgia has two official delegates in the World Dental Parliament of the World Dental Federation, as well in European Regional Organization, Prof. Vladimer Margvelashvili (head of dental department) and prof. Ketevan Kiguradze-Gogilashvili (head of therapeutic dentistry), and alternate delegate prof. Manana Kalandadze (head od pediatric dentistry and dental prevention), who are the leaders of dental program and chairman of the dental chamber at TSU.

 

Faculty has collaboration with the following institutions:

  • ADEE (Association for Dental Education in Europe)
  • IDEA (International Dental Education Academy)
  • Ohio University (California)
  • Sapienza University (Italy), Department of Periodontology

 

With Collaboration together with IADR Israeli section and TSU dental department, Prof. Vladimer Margvelashvili and Prof. Manana Kalandadze conducted the study in child population in Georgia. Prevalence of caries, dental trauma and main dental diseases was assessed among child population in Georgia. 3 scientific articles were published based on the study results (2011-2012).