On December 26, 2009 at Sheraton Metechi Palace Hotel the Georgian Young Dentists Association ‘s II Christmas Conference was held. The event was supported by GSA, dental clinics “Dentex-95” “Cedex” “Medi” “Orthodontic Centre”, dental company “Tbilisi-Dental ” and Scientific Research Center “Radix”.
At the opening ceremony greeting speeches was held by president of GYDS Ana Gibishvili, President of GSA Professor George Menabde and Vice –President of GSA Professor Ketevan Gogilashvili.
Conference was held in two sessions . In first section N.Kharatishvili, dentist from the clinic “Medi” presented “The methods of professional bleaching”. President of Georgian Association of Maxilla- facial Surgery made presentation “”Surgical treatment of tumors and tumor-like formations in maxilla- facial area “. Ana Gibishvili presented “Dental implantation: interesting clinical cases”. Supervisors of this report were Professor G. Menabde and Dentist-Prostodontist A. Machavariani.
In the second session the students of Grigol Robakidze University, Tbilisi State Medical University, University “Geomedi”, Tbilisi State University and the residents of Dental clinic “Unident” and “V.Margvelshvili Dental Clinic” made their presentations. The members of Jury were:
Mardaleishvili Konstantine – MD PhD, Chief of , Oral, Head and Neck oncology department of Tbilisi State medical University. Head of Jury
Shishniashvili Tamar – MD PhD Chief of Conservative Periodontics Departments of TSMU.
Khakhanashvili Irma – dentist of clinic “dentex-95”
Shonia Nato – Grigol Robakidze University.
Tvildiani Khatuna – Associated Professor of university “Geomedi”
Tsikolia Zviad – MD, PhD. Head of Dentistry department of Clinic “Medi”
Darjania Otar – Associated Professor of TSU
Jury named 3 winners:
First place:
Gvantsa Tabaghua: TSU 5th year student
“Modern nanotechnologies and perspectives their use in dentistry”
Supervisor: associated professor Nata Manjavidze
second place:
Landa Lursmanashvili, Nino Gvasalia
“Antimicrobial photo-dynamic therapy by inflammatory periodontal diseases”
Supervisor: Professor Ketevan Gogilashvili MD PhD
Third place:
Zurab Alkhanishvili, Nino Gvasalia
“Deontology and bioethics in dental practice”
Supervisor: Professor David Zurabishvili
The winner were granted with 300, 200 and 100 Gel coupons from “Tbilisi Dental”, manuals by Ketevan Gogilashvili “Basics of Endodontics” from GSA. Report “Deontology and bioethics in dental practice” will be published in next issue of GSA-news.
GYDS nominated favorite student Ana Bokuchava. She will participate in students exchange program in Germany for one month.
Radix also named its favorites and granted them with gifts and certificates: Mariam Sichinava (TSMU), Lela Duduchava (TSU), Sofo Filiev (Geomedi)
Students, residents and young doctors were attending the event.